New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MAYOR DEPARTS
In HIGH DUDGEON
THOUGHT DIGNITY
U4S OUTRAGED.
Suffolk County Association
Diners Get Taste of
Gaynor's Spirit.

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of outraged dignity last night at the
dinner of the Suffolk County AsSocia
ton at the Hotel Astor. when. after
coming TO the banquet room and having
been waited upon by committee. ne
turne5 around and walked right OUT
gain
With his nearest neighbor at St-
James. Melville Smith. and A. W tut
hill the secretary OF the ASSOCIATION.
walking beside him. and endeavorlnS 10
offer their apologies the Mayor tnois-
nantlv stalked out and left the building
with but few words Of explanation
II wouldn't mind IL I were prfvate
individual the Mayor told me-" said
Secretary Tuthiu, but as the Mayor or
the city I should have been waited upon
and received properly, and they snouia
have waited for me.
The Rev. Dr. John F. Carson OF
Brooklyn, was speaking when the Mayor
arrived, and as his allotment Of time was
nearly I'D the committee VINO met 'ns
Mavor at the door offered TO escort him
to the platform.
KEPT ON WITH SPEECH
He chose. however, to stand just in
side the door, and the Suffolk County
men near by craned their necks and tnen
quickly offered chairs TO his honor
Dr Carson kept on. Evidently he did
NOT GEE the distinguished guest. or. IL
he did. he took the Mayors hesitancy At
+ba door as leave to finish his talk
Secretary Tuthi1l was apprlseo oI
r-a
Mayor Gaynors arrival oeIore
reached the banquet room. ana went
with Melville Smith TO welcome MN
After the surprising episode Win 'h7
Mavor. Mr. Tuthill returned 10 the plat
form. where he whispered rev "oluS
to Charles D. Baker, or BroohiSn' ~A0
toastmaster Of the dinner
"r have very bad news 20 break 10
,,o,, said the toastmastsr then 10 tns
diners. Mayor Gaynor, whom we All
.x,.c+sd tn he present, will not be here
He arrived at the door while Dr. Car
son was speaking; he was Waited upoh'
but was unwilling 10 wait. he went
away at once"
Deep silence greeted the toastmasters
explanation. and a gloom tell over In7
dinner, which UP to that point mad 0eeh
a happy. laughingly enjoyable anaH'
BEFORE that each speaker had proudly
referred to the fact that New York lad
had 10 go to Suffolk County, 10 81
James to get its chief executive
Mr. Tuthin explained afterward the
action of the welcoming committee. con-
sistins of himself and Neighbor Smith.
of St James
HE promised to be here at 10. 80, said
Mr.. TuthilI speaking OF Mayor GaynoT'
"and we were ready to receive HIM He
arrived a half hour ahead OF time Dr-
Carson was i'm the middle of his speech
We waited upon him at once ar the door
and offered him seat DR. Carson was
soon TO finish, and we we're ready 10
escort him to a seat, OF to the platform
ir,-nediatelv. He walked out without
anv explanation. and directed the ele-
ator boy to take him down II DR. Car
son had not been nearly through vs
would have stopped him at once.
GAYNoR SHOWED ANGER
Mr.. TuthilTs explanation covered only
the bares- outline. AS a matter Of fact
he and other witnesses explained after
ward. the Mayor walked down the long
hallway Of the hotel with every evidences
of great displeasure-
His brief explanation to the COMMITTEES
of the Suffolk County Association was
shot al them just before the elevator
doors changed shut as the Mayor was
taken down 10 the street floor and away
from the diners, numbering about SIX
hundred. who were then awaiting him
Groups Of diners got up end left tbs
hauouet room 10 stroll into the adjoining
hall. apparently with the hope that their
toastmaster had been mistaken and that
the Mayor was simply waiting outside
They talked IL over in the hallway. and
more and still more OF them came out
until the banquet room was half de-
serted after t--e toastmaster told them
of Mayor Iaynor's departure.
The dinner, previous TO the arrival and
sudden departure Of the Mayor. was full
OF Long Island fun. frequent references
to the Mayors own pet campaign phrase
OF Long Island clam -diggsrs, oh. ys
ella NJ diggers" provoking a roar of ap-
plause each time 1t was mentioned
After the announcement about III.
Mayors failure 10 remain with them.
however, there were no more reference.
TO Suffolk County and St James. and
Congressman J. Hampton Moore. OF
Philadelphia, friend of Congressman
Cocks, of Oyster Bay, brought up the
name of another hero of Long Island
We've heard a rumor.' said the Phil
adelphia Congressman. that when a
certain citizen comes back from Africa
Mr.. Cocks will voluntarily retire IN his
favor, so that this famous citizen OF
your county may preside over the ma
tional Legislature"
The utterance was well received by
the diners, but Congressman Moore went
on TO say that he hoped this would never
happen.
The Mayor was expected at still an
other dinner last night. The Browns
willie Board of Trade waited and waited
for him in the Imperial Hotel, Brooklyn.
but waited in vain.
AT midnight every one OF the two hun
dred or more in the company confessed
himself entirely mystified because neither
Mr. Gaynor nor ;. W. Rowe. chairman
Of the Eastern Parkway Association " ith
some newspaper men who went for nirn
in an automobile, had arrived or sent
word. They were 10 take Mr.. Cfayno- to
the reporters dinner and Mr.. Rowe then