Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-09-12
MAYOR GAYNOR'S
 DEATH SUDDEN
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 mer chairman of the public safety l committee of this district.
 l The mayors renomlnation was ! brought about by no particular party, but represented only his personal pop ularlty. Politicians who discussed his death today expected that his follow CTS would make no attempt to nomi- nate candidate in his place. No oth- CT places on the Gaynor ticket had
 been filled.
 Refused Nomination by Tammany. Mayor Gaynor was placed at the 4 head of the independent ticket after
 Iammany Hall had refused him a re- nomination.. He was to lead those who opposed the regular Democratic or Sanlzatlon and yet were unwilling to ] join the fusion of Republicans and \ ProSressives. His standard was the f shovel, reminding voters of his efforts to hasten the building of the new sub \ ways. The mayor also said it was em- I blematic of his intention to "clean the ] grafters out"
 The passing of Mayor Gaynor re- called the sudden death of Henry II George of sngle-taX fame and a third party candidate, almost on the eve of the New York mayoralty election six teen years ago.
 Adolph l.. Kline Acting Mayor. Secretary Adamson received the ca blegram announcing the mayors death while he was at his home in BFpohlyn. .sIe notified Mrs. Gaynor at lie mayors Country home at St. James and then endeavored to reach by tele- phone .Adolph L. Kline the acting mayor, iswhe will be New York's chief executive until inauguration of Mayor 4'aSnorls successor to be elected ill November. In this he was unsuccess- iu.s,nColonel Kline had left the home )f 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 of the city hall we! lalf-masted by MT. Adamson's orders.
 Attempted Assassination.
 Mayor Gaynor's death recalls the attempt on his life made by all assas- sin at Hoboken in August, 1910. On his occasion the mayor had decided almost the same circumstances as he eft week ago. He was standing with friends and a. group of city officials tt the time.
 Into the friendly gathering James l. Gallagher made his appearance md was unobserved When close to he mayor he drew revolver and fred shot. The bullet pentrated Mir. 3aynor's throat. He suffered from this serious injury for many weeks, but fi- lally recovered to sufficient degree o enable him to resume his duties md was apparently none the worse for the experience until recently, when the wound began to give him rouble again. Gallagher had been dismissed from the dock department >f the city of New York under Mayor iaynor's order and had repeatedly en 1eavored to induce the mayor to re- nstate him. For his crime he was sen- enced to serve twelve years in pris )n. After little more than a year in prison he was transferred to the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane 1t Trenton and died there last Feb ruary.
 Probable Cause of Death.
 Lacking details of the manner of the mayors death his friends here believ- ed that the heart attack spoken of ill Rufus Gaynors cablegram was brought on by return of the cough ing fits that had recurred at intervals since he was shot. Although the may or had no present guarantee that his rip would end fatally he had at times within the last year or two told his secretary that the violence of these at- acks was a great strain on his heart and he feared that some time one of hem might result seriously.
 Just as he received notification of his nomination by the popular demand at the city hall the mayor had been in bed Tor about week. Mrs. Gaynor an. one ai her younger daughters are at their country place: the other two married daughters are at boarding sch sol The mayors other children arc at the mayors Brooklyn home.
 Hhe mayor had two married daugh- ters-Nrs. Seward Webb, and Mrs. Harry K. Vingut.