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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
MEXICAN REBELS
ATTACK FEDERALS
Seven of Huerta's Men Killed in
Sonora Battle.
BRYAN CABLES TO WILSON
Secretary of State Compliments Am.
bassador and His staff on Their
Conduct During Trying
Times" at Capital.

Douglas, Ariz., March 10.-Seven
federal soldiers were killed in the
first battle Of the Sonora rebellion at
Nacozari, below here, and one Ameri-
can, ]. S. William, Jr, manager of the
Montezuma Copper company, was shot
in the leg.
It is believed that many of the fed
eraI defenders were wounded. Con-
stitutionalists sustained no apprecia-
BILE loss, and succeeded in advancing
their lines considerably.
Rebels Precipitate Fight.
The fight was precipitated when a
force of 500 rebels under Colonel
Bracamente, former prefecto Of Monte
yuma, was marching to reinforce the
rebel command which is encamped on
the outskirts of Aqua Prieta, and en-
countered part of the federal garrison
Of $50 rurales protecting the town.
Most of the fighting was done at
long range. After the first hour the
rebels began to draw in closer about
the little town. 1t is expected the
constitutionalists will take a degree Of
darkness to enter Nacozari, town
which they intend to capture, if pos
sible, at the beginning of the cam
paign.
Autos to Americans Rescue.
Nogales, Ariz., March 10.-To rescue
Americans stranded at interior points,
three automobiles have left here for
the south. They were sent in re-
Spouse to urgent appeals from Mag
dalena, fifty miles below the border
The Americans we're passengers on
northbound trains seized by the rebel
troops.
Clash of FederaIs and Rebels.
Monterey, Mex, March 10.-The first
serious clash between federals and
Carranzistas is reported to have &C.
Cured at Reata in the state OF
Coahuila, midway between here and
Monclova. The engagement lasted
four hours, the rebels offering stub.
born resistance.
The losses as reported from govern
ment sources included twenty-six fed
erals killed and eleven wounded and
thirty three rebels killed. The rebel
forces have fallen back on Bajan,
thirty miles to the north.
Bryan Compliments Wilson.
Mexico City, March 10.-Ambassa.
dor Wilson has received the following
telegram:
''The department of state desires to
give expression of it's qualification at
the very cool, capable, and successful
manner in which, throughout the re.
cent difficult situation in the City OF
Mexico, the United States citizens
there, American organizations, and es'
pecially the United States embassy
and it's staff, have conducted them.
selves. The department of state con
siders that if it had not had such
efficient and prompt cooperation on
the part of the embassy the conduct
of the relations of the governments OF
the United States and Mexico through
out this trying time would have been
less effective and successful.
civilian JENNINGS BRYAN"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
FAMILY ROW IN
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Brewers and SaIOOnkeepeTS Of
State Are at Outs.
"ORYS" ENJOY CONTROVERSY

Senate Advances to Enqrossment the
Teasdale Ant-Treating BiII-Con-
siderable internal Trouble over the
University of Observation-Disclosures
over Removal of State Fair.
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sor consented to join the fusion move
ment as far as the Endorsement OF
Mitchell and Prondergast went, but insist
Cd or naming a. their own candidate Tor
Mayor william X. Hearst
The campaign which followed was one
Of the most exciting ever Wdgcd In the
city. Hearst was known as a good cam
paigner. and Barnard. too. rapidly devel-
oped into am effective speaker Gaynor
carried on a most vigorous canvas. tax
ing especial pains to deny that he was
the candidate OF any boss.
Gaynor was elected by a plurality OF
about 800 over Barnard, while Hearst
ran third. Every other fusion candidate
was elected by large margin. which fact
indicated that II Hearst had supported
Barnard as did the rest OF the fusion
ticket Gaynor possibly might have been
defeated.
The election over. the question arose IN
the minds Of many as 10 how II would
be possible for the plans Of the reform
ors to be carried out with a man who
had been supported by Tammany I'm the
Mayors chair.
Happily for those interested in the c,ty' s
best welfare. however, harmony was cs-
tablishcd between Gaynor and his fusion
associates in the Board Of Estimate, and
all united In endeavOring 10 carry 10 a
successful issue tho task before them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-12
MAYORS APPOINTMENTS
DIDN'T PLEASE TAMMANY

After Mayor Gaynor was installed in
the office of Mayor the people began TO
wonder just what part Tammany was to
take In his appointments. Those who did
the most wondering were the men who
gathered about the big chief in the
18th street Wigwam. and II was not long
before they were enlightened
Charles r. Murphy went down 10 city
Hall TO see how the land lay. He was
received with due courtesy. but when the
announcements OF appointments began to
be made 1t was plainly seen that the men
Gaynor was selecting were not closely
AFFILIATED with Tammany Hail. after ALL
Soon afterward Murphy went to Mount
Clemens. and while there number ~
letters received by him from his lieuten'
ants were stolen from his room and pub
lished They showed that efforts were
made 20 land jobs for Tammany men,
but they did not show that any Tammany
man ever got near 10 Gaynor.
Mayor Gaynor had not been long in
office before the strain began to tell upon
him, but he kept at his work until well
into the following summer, when he
planned to go To Europe for a short rest.
Shot by Gallagher.
The entire country was shocked August
2. 1910. when James j. Gallagher. for
mer. employe OF the Dock Department.
who imagined he had grievance. went
aboard the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse at her dock at Hoboken and shot
the Mayor while he was saying soodby
to party OF friends.
one bullet entered the Mayors neck,
and while Gallagher was trying to shoot
a second time he was grabbed by William
II. Edwards the Street Cleaning Commits
sioner, who received the second bullet in
his arm.
The Mayor was in ST. Mary's Hospital.
Hoboken until October .. 1910. when he
was removed to his country home at ST.
James, Long Island. The physicians
probed several times for the bullet, but
never were able to locate II, and because
of the Mayors weakened condition no
operation for its removal ever was per-
formed.
Soon after Mayor Gaynor took office he
was confronted by situation not unlike
that which is to-day before the grand
jury. There was a play being shown at
one OF the theatres which was said to be
Objectionable. The play was stopped At
this time Mr.. Gaynor began To close
cares. although his actions were by no
means so strenuous as In the last few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-12
9Early in His Career, as Newspaper Reporter and
Lawyer, He Began Activities That
Ended Only at Lies Close
PUT John Y. MKANE IN SING SING
Three Years in Home of Christian Brothers, Where he
Was Known as Brother Hadrian Mary-Flouted
Tammany in Appointments Chief
Magistrate of the City.

INC exact date OF the birth OF William
J. Gaynor was never made public. ana IL
was not known whether his middle name
was Law or James. These facts Mayor
lGaynor never considered important, and
iii was generally set down that he was
born at Whitestown, oneida County y.
~. in 1851 His father was an Irishman.
Kendrick or Kieran Gaynor, and William
j. spent much of his young life on the
farm. where he acquired a love of out
idoor life that he cherished until the day
of his death.
T, In youth it was the intention of Mayor
Gaynor 10 become a Roman Catholic
priest. and with that aim he attended a
school conducted by the Christian Broth
ers at ST. Louis. after he had finished his
tstudies at the Whitestown Academy. lie
iassumed the name Of Brother Hadrian
MARY and remained three years at the ST.
EIouls institution.
He went from ST. Louis TO San FRAN
cisco. after travelling through Mexico
and Central America. and il is said that
The was in a mission in California. There
fis a story that one day he asked permits
Ision to take a walk outside the limits OF
1.-THE mission, and that he never went back.
Fit was always said TO his credit that, al
Though he left the order without due
Inotice. he had never taken any vows.
The younger days Of Mayor Gaynor
were shrouded in more or less mystery.
sand he never saw that there was any
sparticular obligation resting upon him TO
set the public right. 'He did not even
| take occasion to deny stories that were
iooviously founded on no fact at all, and
tassumed the attitude Of one who was in
Ediferent 1t is known that he taught
ischool in Boston when a very young man.
land he was a reporter working in Brook
Hyu forty years ago while he was study
binC law.
1 1t was in 1873 that Mr.. Gaynor went to
what was then the city of Brooklyn, and
ifor the next two years he was hard at
work He had little preliminary work
jim law while at Utica, in the Office OF
Ward Hunt. before he went TO Boston.
and with that foundation he managed to
get enough ahead 10 gain admission TO
the bar In 1915. He settled in FlatbuSh.
which was then a separate community.
II was there that Mr.. Gaynor came into
contact for the first time with corrupt
politicians and learned the basis Of their
game.
Becomes Police Commissioner.
One thing that Mr.. Gaynor found in the
town where he made his home was that
while there were forty saloons in the
place only one OF them had taken out a
license. lie obtained evidence against
them calling for arrests and the pro-
prietors were compelled TO take out
licenses. II was in Flatbush that Mr.
Gaynor first held public Office, and this
he accomplished by a reform movement
in which he was Joined by the leading
citizens Of the town. The refomers met
the bitter opposition OF both political
parties and the fight was q hard one but
It was won handily and the Town Board
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"cranks," but Mayor Gaynor received
many persons and listened to their stories.
To many he gave a helping hand 1t
was a novel sight, and for a time those
at the City Hall accustomed to the old
order Of things smiled Soon they real
lied that the Mayor was in earnest and
that few would be turned away
They came from far and near, and some
who were not able 10 get 10 the City
Hall wrote letters one woman from far
off Alabama wrote to the Mayor and
asked him ii he would not go TO a certain
drygoods store in this city and sec why
she had not received SIS due her for sew
eral years She was in need. she said,
ard the Mayor wrote letter TO the store
A few days later he received letter in
which it was said the matter had been
looked into and the money forwarded 70
the woman in the South.
At another time woman went TO the
city Hall 10 see about a claim. The
Mayors secretary made an effort TO sat
isfy her. but she insisted that she should
see the Mayor The Mayors secretary
told her to see a lawyer. The woman
said she did not want to bother with
lawyers and the secretary reminded her
that the Mayor himself was a lawyer.
But He Was Honest"
Il know" she said But this is diff
fcreut. The Mayor is honest"
She got into the Mayors private office
and talked Tor an hour Finally Mr..
Gaynor asked her if she would trust him
10 get her a man VINO would collect her
claim She consented. and the claim was
collected.
Mrs. Gaynur and seven children survive
the Mayor. The youngest. Ruth. called
"Toodles" by her father. f. nine years
old The oldest is Rufus ". Gaynor.
who was with his father ut the time OF
his death. The others are Mrs. ". Sew
ard webb. jr. Mrs. Harry K. Yingut,
Norman. Helen and Marion.
The three older children showed their
fathers independence OF spirit by mar
Trying rs they pleased. Rufus Gaynor left
Amherst College I'm 1908 and married May
Queen. an actress. with whom ne elopcd
20 San Francisco. They got out of money
there and the Mayor sent funds for them
10 return East. In 1910 tic marriage was
annulled on the grounds that the young
actress had another husband an Italian,
at the time she was married 70 Rufus.
Miss Edith Gayuor eloped with Harry
X Vingut on June p. 1919. Nineut is
rich young man who is interested IN
horses. Miss Gertrude Gayuor and Will
lam Seward webb, jr.. grandson OF
William H. Vanderbilt, eloped 20 VII
mington. Del. on May %. 1911, and were
married there.
Mayor Gaynor's other relatives arc
Thomas J.. Gaynor, a brother. a veteran
OF the Civil War, who lives at Spring
field. Ohio: Miss Mary +. Gaynor, OF
Utica: Mrs. Theresa Lynch. also Of Utica,
and Mrs. Emily Gaynor Macauley. OF
Brooklyn Mayor Gaynors mother died
in 1883 and his father in 1897.
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. friends stoutly maintained that he acted
in most chivalrous manner toward his
wife. permitting her 10 win her release.
However, the stories had their effect and
Gaynor's name was dropped at the con-
vention.
Hill was nominated for Governor and
some of the Democrats sought to get
Gaynor 10 run on the ticket for judge OF
the Court Of Appeals. lie refused 10 run,
however. Whatever effect the refusal Of
Gaynor TO run on the Democratic ticket
may have had. Hill was defeated and
Levi =. Morton was swept into Office by a
Republican landslide.
Gaynor refused TO run for Mayor OF
Brooklyn on the Democratic ticket in
1895 on the ground that he would not be
the candidate Of the entire Democracy
A year later he supported the free silver
policy Of the Democratic party.
For a time Mr.. Gaynor did not figure
conspicuously in politics, but after the
consolidation of the boroughs into Greater
New York he again came TO the front
When the Democrats were looking for a
candidate for Mayor in 1903 Martin w
Littleton put Gaynors name in nomina-
ton at the city convention and he re-
ceived 2l9 votes. This vote was all except
one Of the Brooklyn representation
Again Tammany opposed Gaynor. Muir
ply placed Edward NJ. Grout and Charles
" Fornes on the slate, but as they had
been nominated by the fusionists the
Gaynor adherents did not wish them on
the Democratic ticket. The result was the
nomination Of George Il. Mcclellan and
his election followed
Two years later the fusionists wanted
Gaynor as their candidate. but the Citi-
zens Union was opposed 10 Gaynor and
withdrew its support. Gaynor refused TO
run for Office that year. In 1906 his name
was mentioned prominently for Governor.
That was the year that Tammany's sup
port was thrown TO Hearst, and the news
paper owner was made the candidate
against Charles Evans Hughes, Republi-
can, who was elected. Gaynor gave his
support to the party and did what he
could for Hearst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-12
MAYOR HAD GIVEN UP HOPE
Believed His Days Were Num-
bered, Brother Says.

Springfield. Ohio, Sept 1l.-Thomas l.
Gaynor, OF this city, only brother OF
Mayor William J. Gaynor. WAS greatly
shocked when ne was informed this morn
ing that his brother had died.
Where did ne die? On the oceanN
inquired Mr.. Gaynor. after he had recov-
cred from the shock.
Mr.. Gaynor said that nc was not pre-
pared for the news OF his brothers death;
that letters received recently indicated
his health was improving.
II received letter from him about sl1
months ago." said Mr.. Gaynor. but l
have heard from him through my sisters
more recently. The Mayor had pract-
cally given up hope Of getting well TINS
was the reason he gave up the proJec,
OF running for Governor.
ut was his opinion that his days were
numbered. Recently ne appeared better
and as a result he decided to come out
as an independent candidate for Mayor
The Mayor visited me here about four
years ago"
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Wins Tsmmany DisapprovsI.
BRYAN SEEKS HIM ON HIS
TICKET FOR VICE-PRESIDENT

When the present Secretary of State.
William jennings Bryan, was preparing
for his campaign for President, in 1905. he
believed that William j. Gaynor would be
a most acceptable running mate, and at
Denver the name Of Gaynor was put for
ward. II was at this time that delegates
at the convention produced old charges
that Gaynor had repudiated the Roman
Catholic Church and attacked II on the
lecture platform. and so the Gaynor boom
for Vice-President died.
As justice Mr. Gaynor was assigned
20 the Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court In 1907 lie was elected 10 the SUI
preme Court bench in 1899, and as trial
justice he was regarded as one OF the
most efficient men in the I'd Department
he was seldom reversed In the courts
above. and his decisions were generally
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the Chamber OF Commerce in an address
iu April on that occasion the Mayor
said. In part.
THE new government has no idea OF
being nigsardly. though It intends 20 Top
of waste and spoliatlon This is a grow
ing city. and with its growth there must
be honest growth Of the budget. which
Will increase from year 10 year. The
budget grows too fast only when money
IS 100 spent or stolen. Now. we have been
Including In the city's debt issues of cor
poratc stock. sud IL is questionable
whether IL should be included there or in
taxation There are many expenses right
ou that border lire. 1t does not seem 10
me that the taxes OF this city are high.
Compared with the taxes OF other cities
they are low.
Whatever may have been the past
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looked upon as very good law, however
much his attitude toward lawyers while
on the bench may have been criticised.
Early in his career as judge Mr. Gay
nor made the police "A target. and fire.
quently he asserted that the Police De-
partment was worse than the police Of
Russia Long before he was elected
Mayor OF New York City he made use of
these words from the bench:
IF the police are suffered 10 invade and
raid houses and business places without
warrants. they will Inevitably use that as
means Of extorting money. Experience
shows this TO be thing not open TO
doubt. Indeed, it is sufficiently known
among us that that is the method by
which millions OF dollars have been ex-
torted annually in the City Of New York.
and police officials have been enabled to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-12
Duffy Case Action.

II was through his attacks upon the
Police Department that Mr.. Gdynor was
elected Mayor, for his attitude IN the
case Of young George Duffy brought HIM
prominently before the public. Duffy Was
FIRST arrested in Brooklyn in 1901 Tor a
misdemeanor and was discharged by =
magistrate, but his pictIre was taken by
the police and placed In the Rosucs' Cal
lery.
Aftcrward he was arrested several
times, and when the matter was brought
10 the attention OF Mr.. Gaynor he wrote
10 Mayor Mcclellan about the case after
writing TO General Bingham, who WAS
then Commissioner Of Police. Bingham
had offered TO remove the picture from
the gallery IL Judge GayHor would as
sumo the responsibility for the removal
but Gaynor took the question ~ McCIel-
Ian, and Bingham himself was removed
from the Police Department. II was Just
the opportunity for which Mcclellan was
looking. because Bingham had incurred
the enmity Of Tammany Hall Bingham
sued Mr.. GaynOr for $1,000 damages by
reason Of the letter that Mr.. GaynCr
wrote TO Mcclellan, but after the case
had fingered in the courts several year,
il was not pressed. Mr.. Gaynor wrote =
letter OF apology TO General Bingham.
1t was frequently asserted that Mr.
Gaynors attitude in the Duffy case Wa
taken because he wished 10 be Mayor. but
he always denied the assertions and said
his nomination by Tammany came 10 him
without even 4 suggestion Of any pledge
or understanding.
IN the mean time he had been put in tue
field by several Independent bodies. The
fusion movement. which comprised the
Citizens Union. the Republicans and
some Democratic organizations that were
opposed to Tammany. had been disposed
10 name Gaynor TO head their ticket. hut
when he announced nc would accept the
Tammany nomination they declined TO
consider his name further
IN accepting the Tammany nomination
the fusion leaders declared that GaynoT
had reversed his former stand OF hostility
10 boss!sm.
They, therefore, selected Otto /. Ban
nard, Republican, for Mayor; Jonn
Purroy Mitchell, an independent Democrat.
for President OF the Board Of Aldermen.
and william a. Prendergast. Brooklyn
Republican, for Controller.
To complicate the situation. the party
for which William II. Hearst was spon-
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made Mr. Gaynor the Commissioner Of
Police.
The new Commissioner went actively e
work, and within two months convicted
the prCprietoIs of several dsorderly road
houses on the ocean Parkway
Until 1855 Mr. Gaynor lived in Flatbush,
but that year he returned 10 Brooklyn
Hugh McLaughlin was the political power
in Brooklyn. q bigger factor I'm Demo
cratic politics than any OF his followers
ever became Gaynor saw his opportunity
in 1889 when 1t was proposed that the
town of New Lots should be annexed to
Brooklyn.
The politicians had not left a stone UNI
turned. Through their representatives
they bought the Long Island Water COM
pany The price they paid was in the
neighborhood OF $4,000, and they intended
to sell the property TO the city of BROOK
Ign for Sl.5Oo.ocO Alfred c. Chaplin was
the Mayor Of Brooklyn at the time, ana
the Mclaughlin crowd contracted through
him TO deliver the waterworks to the CITY
at the enormous price
Gaynor set about to defeat the plan
which he denounced as swindle, and IN
duoed William ZieGler. the baking powder
millionaire, to permit the use Of his name
in a taxpayers suit. The suit was con-
tested to the limit, but after IL was car
ried to the highest court I'm the state the
Mclaughlin faction lost and commits
SIGN was appointed to appraise the prop
erty. The value was fixed at $4,000 and
the city Of Brooklyn was the gamer by
almost N,N0ooo.
Fights Mclaughlin Again.
II was not the last time that Mr.. Gay
nor was 10 defeat the Mclaughlin crowd,
for in 1893 he got another opportunity.
That was the year Of the Columbian cele-
bration. and when the bills for the parade
were presented II was found that charges
were made for more bands than could
have been obtained in both Brooklyn and
New York combined. Also the McLauGh-
lin city officers made out bills for the
erection Of more grandstands in single
street than there were in the entire city
Mr. Gaynor also defeated plans Of the
Brooklyn elevated system 10 avoid the
payment of taxes. Taxes amounting 10
about 81 900 900 were not paid and the city
officers refused to sell the property. Again
Mr.. Gaynor brought a taxpayers suit
and the companies were forced TO pay the
money into the city treasury.
After Mr.. Gaynor carried the matter OF
the eXorbitant charges for parade eX-
penses as far as Albany and induced the
Governor to veto a bill providing for
their payment, the citizens Of Brooklyn
wanted him as a candidate for Mayor
Mr. Gaynor refused TO run for Mayor
however and accepted nomination for
the Supreme Court on the Republican and
Independent Democratic tickets. In that
year Charles y. Schieren was the candi-
date for Mayor Of Brooklyn on the fusion
ticket, and he and Gaynor went into office
after an election that practically swept
away the power of the Mclaughlin crowd.
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weeks. when he ordered Healy's restau-
rant at Columbus avenue and seth street
closed at | o'clock a. m. and it's patrons
thrown out. District Attorney Whitman
himself was one OF the diners thrown out
by the police.