Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-12
NJ 'ANENY TURNS
DOWN OFFER TO
REPLACE GAYNOR
Fusion Candidate for Alder
manic Presidency Refuses
to Oppose Mitchell.
BOTH MAIN FACTIONS SEE
STRENGTH IN SITUATION
Tammany Claims Candidate
VIII Draw Two-Thirds of
Dead Mayors Supporters.


NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The funeral
of William J. Gaynor will be held In
Trinity Church, at II n. M, September
~. The services will be public.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-George Nc
Aneny, president of the Borough of
Manhattan and Fusion candidate for
president of the Board of Aldermen,
was designated today by the Gaynor
campaign managers as their candl-
date for mayor, to take the place
made vacant by Mayor Gaynor's
death.
/. Mr.. McAneny was quick to decline
the designation as head of the old
Gaynor ticket.
II sincerely appreciate the honor,
he said in a formal statement, but
under no circumstances could ac-
cept a mayoralty nomination in op-
position to Mr.. Mitchell, the Fusion
candidate"
George McAneny, Democrat,
was born at Greenville, N. j.,
on December "a. 1859. He was gradu-
ated from the Jersey City High
School in 1885.
Was Newspaper Reporter.
On January 4. 1900. he married Miss
Marjorie Jacob, of New York. For
fifteen years before and two years
afterward he worked on New York
newspapers He read law with Ed
ward NJ Shepard from 1903 to lso6..
He was president and chairman or
i. the executive committee OF the CITY
Club from 1906 to 1909.
He was one of the incorporators or
the Bureau of Municipal Research,
and member of the New York City
Charter Revision Commission in lsoe.
He is a member of the Century, Man
haitian, City and Lake George Coun-
try clubs. His home is 19 East Forty
seventh street.
shock from the news of. Mayor
Gaynor's sudden death at sea still
weighed heavily upon New York city
today. From beneath this weight de-
yeIopments in the complicated
, mayorality situation emerged put
slowly and assumed no more tangloie
. form than opinions voiced by varl.
Gus political leaders as to the e1ec,
which the mayors sudden reInoyai Ss
would have upon the election OF mo-
vember 4. f H
Opfnfons Differ on Situation.
Tn come quarters it was held that
the situation was very much slmpil-
fed in Others that the political OUT
A-jno;S was still more muddled ls
Neither case it was an entirely difIer-
ent situation which the leaders con-
frnnted today with Tammany and
anti-Tammany forces asserting tnat
the elimination of the mayor woula
swing votes to their respective can
didates, Chairman Edward y. McCali.
of the Public Service CoIiln,ss n,,satar ,t,.
and John Purroy Mitchell. coiector
The Tammany forces claim that
,,,ara tban half. perhaps even two
thirds of the votes that would nave
Gone IN Gaynor will be cast for NC
SaI How this was figured out was
not made quite clear, in view or tne
tact that Tammany had been con-
tending right along up to tne tilne "
Mayor Gaynor's death that most %
the latter.s strength would pc Drawn
from Fusion sources ,as
lanes ]. Allen, lawyer mas
heen designated as the lnde-
mavor % John Purroy Mitchell, the
Eusion nominee had been frst asked
=, head the Independence League
ticket. but refused. 1t was SAID.
however, that Aliens name might pe
withdrawn after the primaries mex.
Tuesday, and MitchePs sunstltuteso 70
should he consent to withdraw MS
declination. .,, -,
u,as formerly president of the Board
of Aldermen under Mayor Gaynor. de-
clared him to be a man of extraordl-
nary ability and attainment. Mccall,
the Tammany nominee, claiming an
intimate acquaintance with Mr.. Gay.
nor extending over period OF
twenty-five years, declared that this
acquaintance had revealed great
T. character He added:
nIIis long career of devoted, pa
triotic public service leaves an onli-
CATION on the part OF the citizensmp
of this community which, strive as we
may, in my judgment. we can never
fully meet nor repay.