New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-05
Mayor HurIs Parting BroadSide
at "Tammany Grafters and
GuzzIerS" as He Sails for
Vacation on Liner.
SURPRISES HIS MANAGERS
Slips Away Almost Without
Warning, Leaving Johnson
and Adamson to Worry
About Issues of Shovel
Candidacy.

Navor Gaynor put one over on ms
political managers yesterday by SAILING
ON the Baltic. of the White Star Line,
for A brief vacation on the high seas.
Fire Commissioner Johnson. the Gay
nor campaign manager. and the rest OF
the official staff at the extensive Cay
nor headouarters at the Hotel Breslln'
evidently did not know of the Mayors
plans until just before he sailed. Inc
Mayor expects to return on the nrst
boat he can get from the other SIDE II
was said. and probably will arrive back
in the city by September 20. Mean
while Colonel Ardolph l.. Kline VIII be
acting Mayor.
With communication with the Mayor
for at least two weeks shut on MS
managers are placed at disadvantage
in keeping the campaign warm WIN
good material" during the candidates
absence. The Mayor left a parting
statement, however, which his secre-
tary gave out after he had sailed IN
which he fired another broadside into
Tammany. The impression had peen
created that the Mayor would spend MS
vacation in the Adirondacks. and ms
heading for Europe instead was great
surprise 10 all his political friends and
supporters.
The Mayor was carefully guarded by
eight detectives from headquarters, and
private detectives of the White Star
Line. at the pier and on the boat until
she sailed. These precautions were
taken to preclude a repetition OF an
attempt on his life such as James Gal
Iagher made on the deck Of the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, three years ago.
The Mayor was accompanied on the
trip by his son. Rufus, and trained
nurse. Lieutenant Kennel, the Mayor
police aid, who cleverly managed his
quiet departure; his daughter Marion
R.A. c. Smith, Commissioner OF Docks;
James Creelman and Ralph lsham,
friend of Rufus Gaynor, were the only
ones who went TO the pier TO see the
Mavor off. Three staterooms, Nos. 10
% and 2S. were reserved for the Mayor
his son and the nurse. They cost sooo'
Mavor Gaynor looked pale and Ill as
he boarded the boat He said that ne
was taking the sea trip purely as
rest and TO get himself in better shape
for the coming campaign. He said that
ne could not possibly get any privacy
on the land. and that he would spend
two weeks on the ocean, where NOBODY
could get at him. Mr.. Adamson issued
q statement from the City Hail en-
phaticaIly denying that the Mayor was
seriously i'll. The recent attack OF the
old throat trouble. due 10 his wound
had entirely disappeared. Mr.. Adamson
said, and the Mayor expected TO return
and enter the campaign with all his
old-time health and vigor.
Il have been nearly four years
Mayor" the Mayor said. "and have not
vet had any vacation. and l suppose
almost everybody will concede that
may have one now. l have been laid
up a few days with one Of the sharp
attacks which occasionally have from
my mishap Of a few years ago. but
am now over it, and hope shall never
have another
In the statement the Mayor left as
consolation for his political friends and
campaign managers during his absence
he made no mention Of the running
mates who might be added to his ticket.
HIS omission of any word about the
fusion ticket and his promise that he
would hurl other broadsides at Tam
many upon his return led some of the
politicians TO believe that he intended
N keen before the minds Of the voters
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