New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-12

At the meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men. the board being without a presld-
ing officer. City Clerk Scully will probably
call the meeting 10 order state the rea-
son for the assemblage and then leave
it to the members OF the board 10 select
the presiding officer.
| The Mayor said most OF the heads OF
departments had called on him during the
day Ito express their sorrow at the death
OF Mayor Gaynor and. I suppose, TO pay
their respects TO me"
Colonel Kline is the frs, Republican TO
| hold office as Mayor OF New York city
since Seth Low was elected. after the Van
! Wyck administration. He has been prom
/ inent as a party man in Brooklyn for
many years. and Is now designated for
! alderman on the Republican ticket in his
district
| He is member Of the 10th Assembly
| District Republican club. In 1892 he was
| the candidate for Sheriff Of Kings County
on the reslar Republican ticket but was
defeated. He was elected alderman from
the 5lst Aldermanic District in 1894. and
| again In 1896 and 1897. He has served on
many important committees.
! Colonel klines election 10 the vice
| Craftsmanship in the aldermanic body
which resulted in his finally becoming
| Mayor. happened two years ago, and was
tie outcome OF a sharp factonal fight il
| the Brooklyn Republican organization. il
which Naval Onicer Kracke lost his lead
ership. Coincident with Colonel Kline's
| advancement was the rise OF his sup
porter, Jacob \. Livingston. who is still
Republican feader in Kings County
The new Mayor was born in Sussex
County. y. J. His father. Anthony Kline
was Of German extraction. and his moth
er. Margaret Busby. OF Scotch-Irish an
cestry. Young Kline attended schools al
Andover and Newton. y. j., and entered
, the employ OF ". c. Peet & CO.. Men
| York city where he remained until 1856
Later be engaged in the aeokwear bust
ness for himself. retiring with a consid'
cradle fortune I'm 1890
In 1890 Colonel Kline married France:
A. Phalon. They have one daughter. who
is married.
! one OF the new Mayors chief interests
has been in things military. His father
had been a member OF the ed Regiment
| New Jersey Volunteers. serving through
| the civil War. The younger Kline. who
has been a member Of the 18th Regi-
mcnt New York National Guard. since
1876. was made lieutenant colonel at the
outbreak OF the Spanish American War
and saw service in that conflict. Later
he passed through all the grades. becom.
ing on July ". 1901. brevet brigadier gem
| eral
Mayor Kline vas made colonel OF the
| 18th Regiment. " q. y. Y, May 1, 1895
| succeeding Colonel Bertram T. Clayton
| He is "A member Of the Old Guard, an
honorary member of Winchester Post. q
A. r.. Naval and Military order of the
| Spanish War, Lafayette Camp 10, Sons
of Veterans and Of the Ex-Otticers' AS
ISOLATION OF the 18th Resiment.
The peculiar succession OF incidents
| which resulted in Colonel Kline's becom-
| ing Mayor were the subject OF comment
| yesterday. Mayors have died in office
before but an alderman becoming Mayor
in the way Mr. Kline has is said. to be
unique i'm the history OF the Mayoralty.
When he was elected vice-chairman of
the board two years ago there was little
prospect OF his rising TO his present high
Office. which came successfully through
the appointment OF John Purroy Mitchell
as Collector OF the Port and the death
OF Mayor Gaynor.
There was some talk of the possible In
validity of Colonel kline's title yesterday.
but this was said to have been disposed
of when he was sworn in by Justice De-
lany.