New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-04

voice.
Across the plaza from where the Mayor
stood on the portico Of the City Hau
was a large pile of iron shovels. the KIND
q subway contractor might use, ana
above tine pyramid arose large black
board sign. with painted border of deep
mourning. on which was inscribed;
WAY down under these shovels lies
the body of {. +. NJ, who tried 10 hre
I Governor and grab a city all in one
year"
Remorseless War on Tamnany.
There was no mistake about 1t, the
stage settings all pointed 10 a remorse-
, less Gaynor campaign against TammanN
. Hall and the miserable little political
rrafters. The Mdyor supported this theo-
~ i'm the brief address he prepared, but
which mis- secretary. Robert Adanson'
read for him, owing to his throat trou-
BILE. In II the Mayor called Tammany
names. referring particularly TO the eight
little Tammany tigers who met at Del
,conico's and nominated Mccall and for
mally declared that he would accept the
nomination or an independent ticket.
II accept" Mir. AdamsOn read. What
You are teaching the intelligent people OF
this city how they may nominate theW
g. candidates for Office. if they see INT ana
nave the spirit and not submit 10 having
, candidates imposed on them by little
coterie ri men who follow pollucs as
dishonest trade and have no other means
of support.
How different this vast and impressive
scene is To- the little scene when oc-
. Cured in room 1T Delmonico's one
night a week ago. There sat at table
eight men TO decide who might run Tor
Mayor and other Offices. They were ali
of one stripe and of a kind At even TO
cast lots OF the garments OF the CITY.
Let me read their names TO you lest you
have forgotten them; Charles f. Murphy
John n. McCooey. Thomas Foley, Philip
Donohue Edward f. Mccall, John F1tz-
gerald. Arthur Murphy and John f. Cal
vim.
There was no room for any one e*-
- cept themselves. None of you were IN
vited. None Of you we're allowed 10 MAKE
a suggestion But here to-day all the
different people of the city and their
representative men have voice MI
Chairman. in presenting me with THIS
shovel YOU stated that the meaning OF "
was that the work of constructing the
subwavs was 10 20 on vigorously III
means far more than that. 1t means that
the people OF this city are going to shoVel
nll these miserable little political grafters
into one common dump heap.
About 5000 people. including the various
organizations of Gaynor supporters, VINO
and q notice escort, assembled in the CITY
Hall plaza TO witness the notiicd''oi'
ceremony. The crowd, though large was
not especially enthusiastic. Inere seelheu
Ia be more cheers for Gene Mcclure
and Tom" O'Neil. former Tammany lead
srs in The Bronx, who headed delega-
lion Of about 800 from the Bronx county
Ieffersonian Union, than for the Mayor
himself The Mayor got his hand ana
cheer now and then, but the delegates
seemed more bent on cheering their own
leaders.
Mayor Anuses Crowd.
The Mayor amused the crowd several
times during the proceedings by stepping
forward with the shovel in hand anu
making imaginary scoops in the air. as IL
digging. He held il aloft at other times so
that the crowd could see the large black
letters on it's face, which admonisned
them 70 vote Under the shovel me
Nayor looked i'll and called for glass
of water occasionally.
The police arrangements for the occa-
sion were perfect All of the 800 officers
and patrolmen present. under the direc-
ton OF Inspector Lahey, Of the I'd lnspec-
tion District, were orderly and respectful
in the presence Of their chief at the
CITY Hall. The crowd had the right OF
way. and took 1t, swarming up TO the
City Hal. steps soon after JACOB H.
schin opened the meeting. The other
sneakers were r. Ross Appleton. chairman
Of the Mayor Gaynor Fusion and Nomi-
mating League, and Herman Rider, rep
resenting the various ORGANIZATIONS OF
Gaynor supporters, about forty in num-
Der.
The windows and roofs Of the buildings
in the neighborhood were well populated.
Several hundred men and some women
crowded into the corridor of the city Hail.
and the Mayor ran the gantlet through
them when he walked from his office to
the portico.
Most of the members Of the city capl-
net" and the committee on arrangements
headed by Fire Commissioner Johnson
who is managing the Gaynor campaign
gathered in the Mayors office half an
hour prior TO the exercises. The Mayor
was cheered as he went through the City
Hail to the speakers table. and the
cheers for other leaders were stopped
long enough outside TO give him fairly
loud welcome when he appeared at the top
of'the steps.
MI. Schin, IL. his Opening remarks. SAID
he considered the gathering more
unusual fusion or non-partisan one than
had ever taken place in the city before.
He declared the people would know how
10 reward zone" who had served them
well.
Mr.. Appleton outlined the Gaynor move
ment. which originated with the Gaynor
Fusion and Nominating League, Of which
he is the head and the committee OF one
thousand headed by William Lustgarten.
the same organization which nominated
Mayor Gaynor by petition four years ago.
Mr.. Appleton declared that Mr.. Gaynor
had been Mayor in fact as well as In
being over fifteen years OF age They