The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-13

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Manhattan and fusion candidate for
! president Nof the board Of aldermen
was designated today by the GaynoT
| campaign managers as their candidate
| for mayor, TO take the place made Va
cant by Mayor Gaynor's death.
Mr.. McAneny was quick to decline
the designation as head Of the old
Gaynor ticket.
81 sincerely appreciate the honor"
he said in a formal statement, "but
under no circumstances could accept
a mayoralty nomination in opposition
TO Mr.. Mitchell, the fusion candidate -
Whether Mr.. McAneny would accept
the designation was an open question
when meeting adjourned. His desig-
nation as head of the Independent
ticket was embodied in a resolution
adopted at meeting Of the Gaynor
campaign managers with the Gaynor
Indep endent League, one OF the organ
izations which was supporting the late
mayor. There seemed little doubt that
other Gaynor organizations would en-
1orse this choice, should Mr.. McAneny
accept.
The resolution further recommended
that the Gaynor headquarters be kept
in operation and that the work in
progress before the death of the mayor
be continued. Thus far the head of
the ticket was the only place filled.
Among the leaders formerly fore
most in support of the Gaynor candi-
dacy who attended today's meeting
were Herman Ridder, Henry Clews~and
Jacob H. Schiff.
Among the many messages Of con-
dolence that came to the city hall to-
day was cablegram from the mayor
of Toxic, which said:
"city Hall, New York: Please ac-
cept deepest sympathy with your citi-
zens for demise of your beloved Mayor
Gaynor from myself and citizens.
BARON SAKATANI,
Mayor of Toxic
Heads of the city departments met
with Mayor Kline and adopted appro-
pirate resolutions.
At ST. James, the mayors country
home, a public meeting was called for
next Monday evening to take action on
the mayors death.
Funeral services for Mayor Gaynor
will take place in Trinity. church, this
city, at IL o'clock on Monday morning
September %. The services will be
public.
w men the arrives mere
September 10 the body will be taken to
the Gaynor home in Brooklyn. On
Saturday afternoon 1t will be brought
to the city hall to lie in state over
Sunday and until the hour for the
funeral procession Monday morning.
CITY IN MOURNING.
New York city was city of-mourn-
ing today for its dead mayor, w. ].
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public buildings-tfle city hall, police
headquarters, the municipal building
were draped IN black.
The board of estimate, called to-
gether by Adolph L. Kline, the mayors
successor, met this forenoon to arrange
for public funeral 20 take place after
the arrival of the mayors body aboard
the steamer Lusitania, which sailed
today from Liverpool and is due here
rext Friday.
Monday, September %, has been sug-
gested as a tentative date.
There also were to be meetings of
the dead executives cabinet-comnis-
sioners of various city departments
and of the board of aldermen to pass
appropriate resolutions on the death of
the chief executive and to take in hand
the city government, confused by the
mayors sudden taking off.
The recent resignation of John Pur-
roy Mitchell, now candidate for mayor.
from the presidency of the board OF
aldermen, and the sudden elevation Of
Mr.. Kline, vice. chairman of the board,
to the mayors chair. has left that
body without head.
The new mayor, a republican, who
will serve until a successor, to be
chosen at the coming November cleo
ton, is inaugurated on January 1, in
tends, he has announced, to carry out
the policies Of the Gaynor administra,-
ton insofar as / know them" and 10
make no changes in appointive offices.
None of these officials. II was believed
today. would hand in their resigna-
tons.
Messages of coincidence from all
parts of the country continued 10 pour
in today at the office OF Robert Adam
son, the mayors secretary, and at the
Gaynor country home, ST James, Long
Island where Mrs. Gaynor and her