New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-09
Mayor-EIect Tells Merchants
He Will Not Remove Office
holders Who Are Faith
full to City.
ADVANCE THE KEYNOTE
Mayor Kline, Whitman and
Victorious Fusion Candidates
Join in Cheering for Head
of New Administration at
Associations Dinner.

association in the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel last night. In a nutshell, he said
his policy will be 10 carry out the plans
| laid down during the administration OF
Mayor Gaynor in a manner that would
| do credit to the best private corpora
| ton by administration officials selected
| for their ability and efficiency above
every other consideration.
The Mayor elect let it be known that
| he has a high regard for the trained
officials now In the employ Of the city,
and intimated that wherever possible
he would not turn them out Of office
for the sake OF appointing their suc-
cessors.
1t was the largest dinner ever given
by the ac-ociation. So many wanted
| tickets that 1t was necessary to set ia
bles in the parquet boxes. Above these
scores of women in brilliant costumes
looked down through the haze Of smoke
and applauded the Mayor-elect when
he arose to speak Mr.. Mitchell was In
poor voice, owing TO the severe strain
he underwent during the campaign, but
as he warmed up TO his speech he i'm
proved until he was heard in every COR
ner of the great ballroom.
Judge Mccall Not There.
The dinner was arranged before the
election. Mr. Mitchell and Judge Ed
ward E. Mccall. both the Mayoraity
candidates, agreed 10 be present. Just
before Judge Mccall went TO Hot
! Springs last Wednesday he sent wOrd
TO the dinner committee that he would
not be able TO attend.
The warmth with which the Mayor
elect was received upon his introduc-
ton by William A. Marble, toastmas-
ter. has seldom been surpassed In MI
Boldt's big dining room. II was really
a reception TO the city administration
present and future, Mayor Ardolph l..
Kline. District Attorney Charles y.
Whitman, Borough Presidents George
McAneny, Maurice f. Connolly and
Lewis II. Pounds. Marcus NJ. Marks
| Charles ]. Mccormack and Douglas >.
Mathewson, were on the dais.
one Of the first TO get to his feet
waving napkin when Mr.. Mitchell was
introduced was Mr.. Whitman.
William A. Marble, the toastmaster.
caused a laugh when he said that one
of the statements made during the
campaign which had not been denied
was that Mr. Mitchell was young man.
He said there were some criticisms
made about his age by men who had
passed the Osler stage that the Mayor
elect was too young to be the busl-
ness manager of the greatest business
organization in the world.
"If this is true" said the toastmaster
Eve business men hold that II IL no
dotr,nent whatever. but rather a bene-
Nt as we believe in young blood, and
bis youth is a condition which the
Mayor elect will outgrow.
"We heartily agree with one OF the
sreat writer's Of this city who recently
said regarding him. Mere years are not
,be teet Of either maturity or utility
| 10 tbose wears. II is rather prepared
| ,oes, And II must be admitted that
Mr. Mitchell will take the office with
great preparedness. and the years
which lie before him give him promise
% q rare career, and 1t is hard to say
horo bis services TO the people may
not lead him.
Mitchell Praises McAneny.
| The Mayor elect began by saying that
no got his first assistance in public hte
from the Merchants Association. IL
u,as when he was investigating the Of
fee of Borough President Ahearn ana
the Fire Department. No organizatoh'
be said rendered more efficient aid than
that NJ the merchants. and 1t resulted
in making possible good pavements Tor
Manhattan. as evidenced by the perfec-
tion TO which Borough President NC
Aneny had brought them. Every men,
tion of Mr.. McAneny's name brought
loud applause.
Continuing, Mr.. Mitchell said
"Nov. gentlemen, face these almost
| overwhelming problems Of the admin
istration of the Mayoralty OF this city.
7 am quite conscious OF what has hap
ncned in this election. / fully under
stand that the result is In no sense OF
tho word whatsoever a personal tri-
unnh that means the vindication OF a
nrinciple and the triumph Of a cause.
Ell means that the citizenship OF this
citv has rendered a verdict in favor OF
continuance and a carrying forward
into other and broader fields Of the
Wind of government that we in the
BOARD OF Estimate have tried to give
the city during the last three years
and a half.
"The problem of the next four years
win he TO carry forward and develop
that kind of government and to apply
u IN all the departments. all the bu-
reaus all the divisions, OF this
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