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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13

Mayor William J. Gaynor, of New
York city. who died on the steamship
Baltic while en- route to Liverpool,
England, accompanied by his son,
sailed away from New York. fast
failing man on the morning OF Sept.
4. An hour before he sailed, only one
man, his secretary. knew OF his plans
outside of members of his immediate
family. The mayors announced pur'
pose was brief vacation on the
ocean. He felt that the tonic effect Of
salt air would restore him in some
measure TO health.
Before the mayor sailed his secre =
tary issued a statement denying re-
ports Of the mayors serious illness.
Mayor Gaynor LETT New York at a
time when the city was seething in
one OF the strangest municipal politi-
cal campaigns in its history. The day
before his departure, he was notified,
on the city hall steps by representa-
tives of independent political organi-
cations, that they had chosen him as
their standard bearer in the mayoralty
campaign. A throng that crowded
city hall park assembled 70 hear him
accept He had prepared a speech Of
acceptance, out was 50 weak that he
was unable to deliver It, and his secre-
tary read it for him, the mayor stand
ing beside him.
Think Old Wound Killed Him.
Mayor Gaynor had been III and had
gone 20 him home IN st. James. L. l.,
for rest several days before he sur
prised his political managers by sail.
ing for Europe instead OF taking q va
cation in the Adirondacks, as he had
stated he was going 20 do.
There will be doctors, some OF them
noted in New York, who will always
contend that the bullet at the base OF
P he brain Vi MAJOR Gaynor. fired there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
Attacks City Administration

During his service on the bench
Judge Gaynor often attacked the city
administration for abuses OF power
and for negligence in caring for the
people. He condemned the police sys-
tenn which had countenanced club
bings and brutality and which had
stood for arbitrary arrests for trivial
OF doubtful offenses He condemned
the system Of accepting straw" bail
which had enriched hangers-o and at.
taches of the courts.
He was elected mayor of New York
city alter many times refusing to be a
candidate for that Office and after hay
ling turned down the chance TO be
named as The democratic candidate for
governor on many occasions His
candidacy was endorsed by Tammany,
y u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
GAYNOR'S RELENTLESS
FIGHT ON HEARST AND
HEARSTISM RECALLED.

The death of Mayor Gsynor recalls
an address he made April 80, 1910, be-
fore the American Newspapers Pub
fishers Association, in which he as
sailed William R Hearst and his
newspapers This speech emphasized
Mr.. Gaynor's determination to carry
on a relentless warfare against
Hearstism. This notable address was,
in part. as follows:
/ The press. as a whole, is just to
public officials. When the election is
over its wholesome wish is to see that
the one who is elected gives good
government and to help him to do so.
In that just frame of mind you often
| forbear much. This is true of all hon.
est and unselhsh publishers and
editors.
Disgrace Upon Journalism"
But II publisher or editor be him
self a perennial oficeseeker he may
desire to sssassinate everyone whom
/ he thinks in his way. and then. alas
what disgrace he brings upon Jour.
uslism
at is painful to mention such ex.
ceptions and 10 speak of their acts
but we should not shrink from doing
il in kindly spirit and for the sake
Of good.
you expect me to be plain and no,
sbate jot or a title. A newspaper
proprietor or editor who is simply
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13

cret that he believed the bullet at the
base OF his skull eventually would kill
him. Some said the mayor feared
ever a worse fate than death-that he
was in constant dread that his mind
would be affected by the bullet so
near his brain and always showing a
tendency TO work upward.
For many weeks after the mayor
was shot New York newspapers kept
correspondents at his Long Island
home in the same fear that is said to
have entered the mayors mind.
Never was a sick king or a poten-
tate more closely watched by news
paper men than was Mayor Gaynor.
For it was not only his physical i'll
ness. but his supposed mental impair
ment, that concerned the people of
New York
Has the bullet ruined Gaynor's
great mind,'
For FIVE weeks that was the ques.
ton put in different words to news
paper men at St James, by their
editors, who had instructed them to
look for any little sign that the brain
had been affected.
/ After Gaynor had recovered suf-
/ hciently to talk 10 these watching
newspaper men, most of them re-
ported to their Offices their belief that
! the mayor was suffering only physi-
cally, but that his characteristic irasci.
bility OF temper, which was manifest
even while he was a Supreme court
/ judge, had been increased
This uncertainty of temper made for
Gaynor most OF his enemies. He was
SO excitable that he has been known
TO hurl book at one of his best
friends in fit of rage 1t was while
in this temper that he wrote many OF
the famous letters in which he min
gled sarcasm with homely and phi
losophioal expression and gained fame
as one Of the most famous letter
writers of his time.
Mayor Said He Was Cured.
The mayor himself, just before leav
ing New York, spoke OF his condition
as follows:
u have been nearly four year.
mayor and have not yet had any vaca
ton. ! suppose almost everybody viii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13

concede that may have one now. 1
of the sharp attacks / occasionally
have from my mishap of few years
ago, but ] am now over it and hope /
never shall have another"
GAYNOR'S DEATH THROWS
MAYORALTY RACE INTO
CONFUSION; WHITMAN
MAY RUN.
The death of Mayor Gaynor has
cast gloom over the political head
quarters of the allied factions which
had rendered him the mayorality NOM
nation. Such men as Comptroller
Prendergast and Borough President
McAneny, who were Endorsed by the
Gaynor independent nominators, are
nonplussed at the situation. Mr.. Prem
dergast and Mr.. McAneny are fusion
candidates on the ticket headed by
John Purroy Mitchell.
Charles F. Murphy had his usual
nothing to say" ready for the report
ers, and both Prendergast and Nc
Aneny declined to be quoted. The
last two are endeavoring to get into
touch with Col. Roosevelt az Oyster
Bay Roosevelt, |: is understood, has
advised them to stuck to John Purroy
Mitchell, the fusionist candidate. Prem
dergast. who was formerly a republi-
can, has a large following as pro
gressive, and McAneny, an indepeud-
ent democrat. has a considerable
democratic following.
In the event of the abandonment. of
the Gaynor fusionist ticket, and this
would appear probable. Prendergast
and McAneny may divide their forces,
the former throwing his influence TO
Mitchell. and the latter returning TO
the Tammany fold. Should this be
the case the mayorality race narrows
down 70 the fusionists of the progress
sive stamp backed by republicans, and
the independent democratic forces
/ aligning themselves with Tamrlaay
and voting for Mccall. the tiger can
didate Herasts Independence league
has Endorsed Mitchell. There is just a
possibility that District Attorney
! Whitman's name will supplant that oil
! Gaynor and head the ticket.
! Should be become candidate for
mayor, the situation would remain as
/ complex as il was before Gaynor's
death, as Whitman would Draw many
votes from both Mitchell and Mccall
Another eventuality is that Hearst
may decide to head the independence
I League ticket as candidate foI
mayor. This would tend to make Ger
tain Tammany's success. Whitman, il
appears, is the only one who can give
/ Tanmany a fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13

bent on cutting throats is an awful
spectacle.
Let me illustrate by mentioning
one thing out OF many. AS late as
April Is, w. R. Hearst printed in his
principal newspapers here the fac
smile OF a draft on the treasurer OF
this city fog $4,000 with headlines
and an article attributing such draft
and the expenditure to the present
mayor.
The headlines and article assert
that l liked the award and amount and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
Long Island that he had forbidde
the doctors from removing it.
Caused "Fishhook" in Throat.

Long Island that he had fOTDioden
the doctors from removing it.
Caused "Fishhook" in Throat.
The bullet, in passing through the
throat. created what Mayor Gaynor
recently called a "hshhook" in his
throat Ever since he was shot he
found difficulty in speaking, save in a
low tone OF voice. He has done some
public speaking, but always in con.
versational tone.
Only a few days ago, when he &C.
cepted the nomination for the mayor.
atty at the request OF independents
who marched 70 the city hall to ask
him TO stand for reelection, he was
unable 10 address the assembled
crowd. His answer consenting to run
was read to his unconventional nomi'
majors by his secretary, Robert Adam
son.
Pantomine Gives Campaign Emblem.
While the mayor could not address
the gathering in front of the city hall
( on this occasion, he did some panto-
mine work that gave the Gaynor can
/ didacy and ticket an emblem. In the
( subway controversy that has lasted
+ for years in New York, the mayor
I has been presented with shovel in
. his acceptance speech, delivered al
I secondhand, he had said that he
would shovel the "Tammany grafters'
/ into the common dump.
( The shovel happened to be handy
and the mayor went through the mo-
ton of shoveling corrupt politicians
/ into the dump after his secretary had
finished reading his speech. Thus the
shovel was to have been the emblem
OF the Gaynor ticket in the campaign
this fall.
To hundreds OF close persona
] friends of Mayor Gaynor it was no Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
STRUGGLE TO SAVE BOY
FROM POLICE TYRANNY
GAVE GAYNOR MAYORALTY.

/: has been said that William J. Gay
nor was elected mayor of New York
by worthless youth a street corner
loafer. The statement has its founda-
ton in Gaynors championship of a
19-year-old Brooklyn boy named Duf-
fly. whom it is alleged the police were
prosecuting.
Gaynor was on the Supreme bench
in Kings county (Brooklyn) when the
Duffy case came up. The boy had
been arrested for the third time in a
few weeks. The police had little evil
dence against him. His father took
the matter up with Judge Gaynor. The
Judge saw in the arrest of the Duffy
boy what he thought was case of
police injustice and tyranny. Worst
of all. in his opinion. the police had
put young Duffy's photograph in the
rOgue's gallery.
Fights Bingham; Has Him Removed.
! Justice Gaynor entered into cores
pondence with Gen Theodore A.
/ Bingham. then police commissioner of
/ New York, about the case. He wrote,
as he always did. in pretty plain Ian
guage. He called the police methods
worse than those in Russia.
Gen Bingham sent a reply defend.
I ing the police and declining to re.
movemove the boys photograph from
the rogue's gallery.
/ Justice Gaynor then appealed in an
open letter TO Mayor Mcclellan. who
after controversy with his police com
missioner. removed him from Office
The incident occurred just before the
Tsmmany nominating convention
met, and Justice Gaynor had won such
widespread public approval by his bat
tie against tyranny" that he seemed
to be the logical candidate He was
nominated and elected after a stirring
campaign.
As mayor, Gaynor proved a disap
pointment to Tsmmany in many re
spects, yet he threw out enough
crumbs to the organization to prevent
an open break
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
GAYNOR HAD FIGHTING
CAREER AS PRIVATE CITIZEN
AS JUDGE AND AS MAYOR

William J. Gaynor was born at
Whitestown, Oneida county, n. Y, in
1851. In 1873 he went TO Brooklyn
and in 1875 was admitted to the bar
and began the practice of law.
In 1890 he became judge advocate
on the staff OF Gen. McLeer, second
brigade national guards OF the state of
New York A year later he became
nationally known for his work in
breaking up political rings within the
democratic party.
In 1898 he was elected judge OF the
Supreme court and again in 1907 was
reelected for fourteen years, but did
not complete his term.
In 1909 he was elected mayor of New
York.
Aug. 9, 1910. he was seriously
wounded as he stood on a steamer
ready to sail for Europe.
In Office he became obnoxious to
Tammany, which refused TO run him
again this year, and he became an in.
dependent candidate for the mayor
atty.
Was Born on Farm.
Mayor Gaynor was or lrlSh ances-
try. The homestead which was his
birthplace was carved out of the will
derness OF Oneida county, \. Y, by
his grandfather, an Irish immigrant.
His father inherited the farm. but ex-
istence on small farms in those DAYS
when Mayor Gaynor was a boy was
hard, and while following the pillow
young Gaynor determined to seek a
wider field for his work.
He attended the country school and
the academy of his district and be-
came teacher. He went to the pub
/ lie schools OF Boston, and while an in
structor there studied law in the Office
Of Ward Hunt, who afterward became
a justice of the United States Supreme
court. In 1873 he moved TO Flatbush
ioow q part of Brooklyn. became a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13

but that organization no longer
the strings of city government.
Reforms which Judge Gaynor adv
Gated were put in effect by Mayo
Gaynor After his election he wa
able to make practice of theory and h
did SO. Heads fell by hundreds on h,
advent at the city hall. Ability rattle
than party usefulness became the ne
essary road TO officcholding
In his campaign to build up the p,
lice department and take it out OF tn
hands of politicians, Mayor Gaynor i
sued an order that all appointment,
from the civil-service list of candidate
should be made in strict numeric.
order, according to the standing OF tn
men. This merit system was trie
out two full years, and then was al
piled to every department of the cit
government
Passed Summers on Farm
The love and knowledge of fart
life which Mayor Gaynor acquired o
his fathers farm in Oneida county PEI
sisted through all his political career
He, had farm at ST. James, L.
where he passed the greater part q
every summer, doing much OF tn
farm work with his own hands II
directed all the work OF this property
and no man in his service there knew
more about crops and animals tina
did the owrter
MAYOR GAYNOR SHOT BY
DISCHARGED CITY EMPLOYE
IN 1910; WOUND UNHEALED
1t was on Aug. 9, 1910. that Mayo
Gaynor was shot down on board tn
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross
half hour after he had boarded tina
vessel to take trip to Europe
James J. Gallagher. discharged en-
ploye of the New York dock depar'
ment, was his assailant.
Gallagher had in some way lcarne
that the mayor was to sail on tn
Kaiser Wilhelm, and he spent one G
last nickels to go across to Hoboker
after buying a revolver
Chatting with Friends When Shot
The mayor was talking with a part
of friends. including the president c
! Chile, when Gallagher approache
! him. The party was on the top dec
of the steamship and it was near sal
ing time. Mr. Gaynor was givin
some final instructions to his seer
tary, Robert Adamson; to Pig Bill
! Edwards, the STRENGTHENING commi
! sioner. and to Dock COMMISSIONS
Thompson when Gallagher brok
! through the crowd, drew a revolve
! and fired at the mayor
The first shot went true and til
mayor reeled ard iell into the arm
of his secretary and OF Rufus Gayno
The assassin was about to fire agai
! when Edwards, who had been a footba
| player at Princeton and knew how I
| make tackle, pounced upon him. RI
! fus Gaynor, Secretary Adamson an
others, including the newspaper me
! present, also went at the assassin, VIII
was quickly disarmcd after lie ha
fired a second shot, which did n
| harm.
Mayor Gaynor's wound was FIR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-13
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The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-24
To Chanae Vatican Rules.

The Vatican authorities have be- come convinced that certain rules must be changed if the life of any pope is not to be shortened. No ruler of whatever country has greater tasks to perform than the man who lives isolated within the walls of the Holy City, no matter how many attendants, clerks, secre- taries, etc, there are to assist him. In the ordinary run of events the pope receives 50,000 people in audi ence every year. This does not in- clude private and collective audi ences of pilgrims. In addition to these there are audiences relative to the government and administra- ton of the church with the secre- tary of state and the majordomo every day, and with the secretary of the Consistorial Congregation and the cardinal vicar of Rome every week. There are also audiences with the prefects of congregations once or twice a month and with the secretaries of briefs and Latin let ters, the almoner and other minor officials and prelates once or twice a week. He spends two hours ev- cry morning with his private sec retary in going over his correspond ence.
 Such a program, it is declared, is too much for any human being. and il is predicted that such restric- tions will be made in future as will spare the occupant of the pontiff's chair from this strain to as great an extent as possible.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-24
EDITOR NELSON
 FOUND NOT GUILTY
That Is Finding of Commissioner Who Investigated the Contempt Charge-Article Complained
 of Is Substantially True.

Jefferson City, Mo- April % Wm. R. Nelson, editor and owner of the Kansas City Star, was found not guilty of malice, in the publi- cation of the article for which he was adjudged guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to a day in jail last February by Circuit Judge Jos. A. Guthrie The article itself was substantially true" and unless in the courts opinion that article in itself is contemptuous the petition CT should be discharged"
 The article complained of states that Judge Guthrie had refused to dismiss the divorce suit of Minnie l.. against Claude F. CleVinger un- til attorneys fees were paid, and that the refusal came after the Clevingers had been reconciled and asked dismissal of the case. Following is part of the report of Charles C. Crow, commissioner ap- pointed by the Supreme court to take evidence in the contempt pro cedings:
 Having read the article alleged to be contemptu0us, and or which the petitioner was convicted, find it to be true as shown by the re- cords of the court and the testi- mony of witnesses.
 "The Star and it's agents made au honest effort to correctly report the proceedings.
 T am inclined to believe that the Star reporter. Mr. Murphy, was cor rect in saying that he courts de- eision in the Clevinger ease tended to prevent a reconciliation of huS- band and wife, in which society was deeply interested.
 Every person has the he=risht to publish his understanding of what court has decided, and to differ from the court as to what the law is and to also criticize the law, as long. at least, as the citizen does not attempt to impugn the motives of the court or to charge corruption and infamy and thereby attempt to bring our courts into disrepute.
 Tn this case there is no evidence of any kind or character either in the article itself or in the oral or written evidence introduced that there was an intention or purpose on the part of the agents and em- ployes of the petitioner to reflect in any way upon the integrity of the court, and the petitioner should be discharged"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-24
CLOSE CHINATOWN TO
 STOP TONG MURDERS.
San FranciscO'S Show Place Barred to Whites, and Yellow Men
 Are Confined.

San Francisco, April 20.-China- town was declared in a state of seige yesterday when the police and the district attorney announced that no white man would be allowed to enter and no yellow man be allowed to leave the district. | If Chinatown is killed commercial fly, say the officials, well and good, as the price is not too heavy to put an end to Tong murders.
 This is the answer of San Fran cisco to the tenth murder Friday night in the battle of the Tongs.
 Chief White said yesterday he was convinced the rich merchants of Chinatown, whether from fear or from free will, were behind the Tongs. and he believed the best way to touch their consciences was | through the police.
 Not a sightseeing automobile en- tered Chinatown yesterday. The army of professional guides who show tourists the sights was ldle' Every corner was picketed by po- | liceman or detective. ..,
 The blockade will continue until the police are satisfied respect Tor the law is brought home to those who rule the district.
 No opposition is expected rom the Chinese consul, who recently 1 informed the grand jury that Tonss were murderous associations, born on the Pacific coast, ostensibly or ganized as charitable fraternltles but not permitted in China.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-24

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