Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-11
MAYOR GAYNOR DIES
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Inc mayor Was
brought about by no particular politi-
cal faction or party, but represented
only his personal popularity. Poll
ticians who discussed his death to-
day expected that his followers would
make no attempt to nominate candi-
date in his place. No other places on
the Gaynor ticket have yet been filled.
Left on Tammany Ticket.
Mayor Gaynor was placed at the
head of the independent ticket after
Tammany Hall had refused him re-
nomination He was to lead those
who opposed the regular Democratic
organization, and yet were unwilling
to join the fusion of Republicans and
Progressives. His standard was the
shovel, reminding voters of his efforts
to hasten the building of the new
subways. The mayor also said 1T was
emblematic of his intention to clean
the grafters out"
The passing of Mayor Gaynor re-
called the sudden death of Henry
George, of single tax fame, and a
third party candidate, almost on the
eve of the New York mayoralty cleo
ton sixteen years ago.
Secretary Adamson received the
cablegram announcing the mayor
death while he was at his home in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Adamson notified Mrs.
Gaynor at the mayors country home
at st. James, and then endeavored to
reach by telephone Adolph L. Kline,
the acting mayor, who will be New
Yorks chief executive until the in
auguration of Mayor Gaynor's Sue
cessor, to be elected in November. In
this he was unsuccessful. Colonel
Kline had left the home of his SON.
in-law after an early breakfast, and
at 10 o'clock had not heard of the
mayors death. At that hour the flags
on the City Hall were half-masted by
Mr.. Adamson's orders.
The attempt on Mayor Gaynor's
life was made at Hoboken in August
of 1910. On this occasion the mayor
had decided to take a brief vacation
abroad under much the same cir
cumstances as those under which he
left here a week ago. He was stand
ing on the deck of the steamer Kais-
er Wilhelm der Crosse, talking with
friends and the centre of group of
city officials at the time.
Into this friendly gathering James
j. Gallagher, the would-be assassin,
made his way unobserved. When
close to the mayor he drew a re-
volver and fired a snot.
The bullet penetrated Mr.. Gaynor's
throat. He suffered from this serious
injury for many weeks, but finally
recovered to sufficient degree to
enable him to resume his duties and
was apparently none the worse for
his experience until recently when
the wound began to trouble him
again.
Gallagher had been dismissed from
the dock department of the city of
New York under Mayor Gaynor and
had repeatedly endeavored to induce
the mayor to reinstate HIM. For his
crime he was sentenced to twelve
years imprisonment. After little
more than a year In prison he was
transferred to the New Jersey State
Hospital for the Insane at Trenton,
and died there last February.
Gaynor's Career.
William J. Gaynor was born at
Whitestone, Oneida county, New
York, in 1851, and was therefore 81
years of age at the time of his death.
He received his early education in the
Whitestone Seminary and in Boston,
and in 1873 went to Brooklyn, where
he since lived.
After arriving in Brooklyn, he
worked for the New York and Brook
Ign newspapers, at the same time
keeping up the study of law. In 1875
he was admitted to the New York
State bar and at once began to prac-
tise, handling many important cases.
as well as becoming well-known as a
writer on legal subjects.
Before going to Brooklyn he had
been a student in the Christian
Brothers School at st. Louis.
Gaynor first became nationally
known in the early COS, when he
faoJ
ring headed by John Y. McKane, OBJ
tanning the conviction of the latter
and a number of Brooklyn hench-
men.
In 1893 Mr.. Gaynor was elected
judge of the Supreme Court of the
State of New York for fourteen
year term, and in 1907 was reelected
for the same period of years.
In 1909 he was named as the Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor of New
York city and was elected by a good
majority. He has been mayor of
Greater New York ever since and
has had q stormy career, his tenure
of the office having been q constant
succession of clashes with the differ
emit political associations of New
York.
His career as mayor of New York
bore the imprint of his personality
In many striking Innovations. AS he
expressed 1t, IT never quarreled with
the organization leaders because
was too busy I simply went on and
did my work from day to day, and I
kept their hands out of the public
treasury"
Mayor Gaynor was a writer of many
letters and attracted national atten-
ton by these and his policies. Prior
- ha nav,. fia =, a fi0na1 caoNanffan
at Baltimore in June. 1872 the mem
ton of his name was frequent in con-
nectlon with the Democratic nominal
ton for President. He did not have
the support of the Democratic organi-
cation in his own State, however, and
was not an active candidate for the
honor.
He had often been mentioned as a
candidate for governor of New York
State. but as repeatedly declined to
accept the) nomination. He was in
nomination in 1912 when Woodrow
Wilson received it, but did not Sc
riously press his candidacy.
Mayor Gaynor, a few days before
sailing for Europe, last week, ac-
cepted an independent nomination
for mayor, thousands Of citizens gath
ering In front of the City Hall and
making a demonstration. His death
will cause a complete change in the
New York city political situation.
The elimination of Mayor Gaynor
leaves e. e. Mccall. the Democratic
candidate, and John Purroy Mitchell,
Fusion, in the mayoralty race.
One OF the most remarkable events
in Mr. Gaynor's life was the disrup-
tion of the Mclaughlin ring in
Brooklyn.
Early in his career he had started
the work that made him famous,
the breaking up of political rings.
corrupt and otherwise. The first
thing that attracted his attention
was the number of unlicensed saloons