The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-30
GAYNOR DESIRES
EISTIC COMBAT
He Would Like TO Try His Fists
on Some Newspaper
Owners.
TALKS or "rIRTY PENS
Tells Oneida Society He Still
Has Good Fight Left
in Him.

New York. January 2s.--There are
,f-ee fellows here that 'own nasty
rov.papers whom Mayor Gagnor
would Ike to lick in the old sohoolooy
fssbiou al Ie art he expressed this d e
sire While welding the gaval as toast
Master az the annual dinner OF the
society of the Sons Of Oneida
Dr Parkhurst got his IN d way. 700,
when tho Mayor. after me 'loIllhe
s.'-,.o Of tho families Of Oneida county
"a RAT II was only due 10 the Park
49, family Of that section 70 say thSt
~, were in no way related 70 RABBI
rsrzhu~st. Of New York, TREND OF
BIS.
1fsro- Caynov gave vent 10 his De
sf.s fo~ 6~tic combat after ne had re-
le-ea how he visited his home county
,,ot long ago and had found that an Ola
,..cua!ntance had been indicted AFTER
licking an adversary who had done me
same TO him when ne was olV -
.f,er AN excursion 10 Utica. ne
Ntsvor said ne wrote 10 the district
attorney pleading for leniency for ms
old protege telling the prosecutor what
+bc custom was up there when ne was d
b1v. and remarking that IN TINS Hgh'
tbc man should be let out without pun
ishment.
No Law Afterward.
The Mayor then went on;
But that was The custom when
uveS ND there When we wanted a
hattie we said 20 the fellow, Say no
layv and I viii lick you. and II ne
vas brave enough he said no law
and then We had II out, and we settieo
), night There was no law afterward-
] would ike 10 have that custom down
here. Laughter and applause
arr three
fellows down here daughter and ap-
,Iat,sel that own nasty newspapers
and | would like to have 1t out with
them on that basis. l don't want 10
boast. because 1 am growing old, but
7 really think l could do them up, 100
(Applause) They may think they can
do me up with their dirty pens. but
mini. could do them up the other
way. ,... -
I think I have sand enough LETT IN
rnc-and it would not require mucn'
either-to tell the truth.
The somewhat rare role of toastmast-
r. seemed 10 be to the liking OF Mayor
Gavnor. who is president OF the society
He looked upon the comparatively sihali
number of members and the many
guests who had been invited TO the
occasion and falling into remlnIs-
cicnt mood. talked of the early days OF
his youth in Oneida County lie ealo
am very happy indeed to greet you
all 1t is very seldom get chance te
he toaetmaster. l tell you that. Laugh-
tory I generally have the other end OF
i So / will try TO be as good toast
master as ] know how. FROM Whal
have seen of toastmasters since nave
been Mayor | do not reInem Der a single
one to pattern after. daughter AS
rule you cannot get a word In edge"lss
with them. They say everything Nc
chi
matter how well you have prepared II
they manage III some way 10 say II be
fore you get d chance to say IL
am not going TO do that tonight
am going to stick TO my own business II
/ can / have hard time TO DO tnat
and some think l do not do II. ana q
Jew think I do. OF course l think the
few are right.
The Mayor mentioned the streams
and creeks in which he fished and the
places. and told of Verona Springs. and
how his father once Went there ano
brought home A barrel az sulphur va
tor that was to cure all members OF
the family Of all the diseases they had
and to prevent them from having
others
Got We'll Without 1t.
The Judge left tho water out in the
fed and got well, came voice from
among the diners
You are quite night. said the
Mayor. my father put II out In the
barn r.ar the pig pen
What. cffect did it have on the
pig somebody asked.
well. Il smclled 20 bad there that
rho PIGS could not stand it So ne took
= barrel Of sulphur water and he put u
ou- IN the middle Of the Dexter lot. Il
1en-acrc lot On the farm. as far away
from the house a. we could get We
could not stand H. even that far away
and ] think we finally knocked the END
- The barrel IN and got rid Of II. They
were trying 10 make watering place
OF Verona. and that was the result
There were the Chrlsties. ana thf
Mars and tho Sutiiffs. and the Paynes
and the ParkhuT-ts. and so on. NJ
said Probably u ~ due 20 the Park
hur-: family. q there be any Of them
here. that ] should say that they We're
II 10 way related 90 Rabbi PaTkhurst-
RABBI Parkhurst. OF New Eork. lie l.
4-t.rH Of mine