New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
AFOOT FROM HONE TO
CITY HALL.
Replies in Brief Speech to DIR.
Mcclellan, and Shakes q
Thousand Hands.

yesterday noon at the city Hail.
The reception was about all there was
Of interest at the City Hall yesterday, az
the new Mayor decided to- withhold his
appointments until Monday morning
The officeseekers fingered long after tbs
word went around that there would be
no announcement Of appointments. un-
willing to leave the building until they
knew something about the changes In
the heads of departments
Mayor Gaynor couldn't get anything
TO eat after finishing his days work and
quitting at $50 o'clock He tried To get
a luncheon at the Lawyers Club. La the
Equitable Building. and found 1T closed
The same thing happened at the Hard
ware Club He tried a restaurant La
Park Place and found IL shut down for
the day.
Take me home to Brooklyn. I car
get square meal at No. 20 Eighth ave-
nue." said he. and the chauffeur soon had
him on the way across the bridge.
The new Mayor was affabfltty Itself
shaking hands with about twelve hun
dred people at the end Of brief speech
making. and exchanging jokes with
scores Of people who personally greeted
him
He brought down the house. as be
shook hands with Miss Grace StrachAn.
the militant leader of the school teach
ers who demand equal pay for equal
work.
You'll be Mayor Of New York yet IL
you live long enough" said he.
THE MAYORS FAMILY PRESENT
The reception following the speaking
by the outgoing and incoming Mayor
was witnessed by Mrs. Gaynor and her
five daughters and two sons
A fair sprinkling of Tanmany district
leaders were on hand to greet the new
Mayor, but neither Charles F. Murphy
nor j. Sergeant Cram reported
Judge Gaynor had his wish that there
be an absence of police as far as prac-
ticable. Lieutenant .'BiIP' Kennel. the
stalwaFt guard who has done duty ar
the City Hall for fifteen years. was the
only officer in uniform, the other seven
wearing plain clothes. Kennel handled
the throng without trouble. and received
the personal compliments of Mayor
Gaynor afterward.
The crowd was surpassed in size only
by the one which greeted Mayor Van
Wyck following consolidation At one
time the Mayors friends suggested that
the doors be shut and that the hand
shaking cease, but the Mayor said:
"Oh. let them come"
Judge Gaynor left his home in Brook
lyn at about 10: 20. in company with Rob
ert Adamson. his secretary. and SarnueI
law office. All the way along the route
the new executive was recognized. ano
several times he stopped to shake hands
with friends. He reached the City Hal
at 11:35. and went at once to his private
office. where George B. Mcclellan. pri-
vate citizen. was awaiting him The two
men exchanged compliments and talked
briefly about the old and the new admin
istration.
In the large reception room the crowd
was packed tight against the walls. with
only narrow lane left open leading To
one of the tables. Half a dozen camera
men had trouble in getting their ma
chimes adjusted. but they were in posi-
ton for broadside when the clock over
the centre door pointed to L.
INTRODUCED BY MIR. MCCLELLAN.
Preceded by Secretary Adamson and
Lieutenant Kennel. ex-Mayor Mcclellan
and Mayor Gaynor quickly took their
places IN front OF the long mahogany
table, while the spectators applauded.
Mr.. Mcclellan then addressed his z,,r-
cessor IN clear, ringing tones. He said.
Mr- Mayor 1t is my privilege TO wei
70 h.
OF New York 1t is my privileges 10 bid
You Godspeed upon the very dtf7c,,If
journey that you have begun / mos
sincerely wish you all possible success
and all possible happiness When the
day comes that you follow me into re-
tlrement, may you do so with the con
sclousness that You have done your best
and that you leave our city a little better
than you found her
l have gone back TO the ranks. where
with every other just man who stands
behind you in the cause of good govern
ment I join with you. the Mayor. In the
heartfelt prayer, God bless New York,
Fellow citizens, let me introduce to you
the Mayor of New York.
Judge Gaynor in a low but distinct
voice replied as follows:
Mr. Mcclellan, thank YOU very much
for this kindly greeting which you give
TO me on my coming into this great once
from which you now retire after labor
ing in IL for the interests of New York
for two terms. aggregating six years.
/ enter upon this office with the iusen-
tion of doing the very best that I can
for the city of New York. That WI
have 10 suffice: / can do no more And
in trying to do that | am happy 10 say.
on your retirement. that I shall try 90
emulate everything for good and so much
for good that YOU have tried 20 do AMI
often successfully done during your In
cumbency of this office. / thank you
exceedingly.
Applause followed the new Mayor
closing statement and then the picture
men had their inning
Then came the handshaking and ths
New Year greetings. The Brookiynites
predominated. one OF the first 10 greet
the Mayor was Freeborn G. Smith. OF
Brooklyn.
"Oh. YOU old Prohibitionist. I'm glac
to see you' said the Mayor, as the men
with red noses chuckled.
man from the Park Slope was greet
ed With: How are you-how are you
How are all the croquet players in Pros
pect Park"
ONE MAN KEPT HIS HAT ON
Another man. looking like Ions
Island farmer wore his hat.