New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
CAyNOR TAINTED At
DINNER IN HIS HONOR
East Siders" Force Him to
Listen to Praise They Had
Promised Not to lnf|lCt.
SHERIFF WORST OFFENDER
Mayor, However, Forglves
Them When Alluded to as
Fighter of Fighters'-Re-
ceives Loving Cup.

ColVeS Loving Vup'
Several hundred East Siders" dhe quo
tation marks will be justified later as
sembled at the Cafe Boulevard last night
TO compel Mayor Gaynor to listen TO the
expression Of certain sentiments. which.
he reminded them. they had promised not
10 innict upon him Julius Hamburger
was the worst offender.
"IIe ought to be where he is at the
next election" said Julius. amid a great
capping Of hands and a chorus Of East
Side cheers. II remember it was at an
eastern section dinner that the May
once said to me: stop that. julius -
I'd like TO say stop IL now broke i'm
the Mayor three seats removed at the
long guest table. Il didn't come here Tor
that purpose"
TAINTED by Sheriff.
But had a right then" continued
julius, as I have now. TO express nv
opinion Of good deed done in the
Mayors chair I do IL now. have
right (his face was purple. I'm as indie
pendent as he is
sheriff insisted upon calling them. broke
into yociferations of approval once more.
But as a climax TO his praise Of the Mayor
the orator remarked
II give voice to our sentiments toward
the fighter of fighters. who cares no more
for the newspapers than do
Then pandemonum. that obstreperous
foreigner. actually did break loose.
Il thank YOU exceedingly for this din
nor" began the Mayor when his hosts had
exhausted their vocabularies i'm prelim-
mary remarks. and for the kindness you
have displayed toward me. I had some
hesitation in coming here at all. did not
decide 10 do so until ! made it quite plain
that did not want 10 have 20 stand much
praise and particularly that did not want
to listen 10 any political representations.
The rule has been broken a little by some
Of YOU. but. Of course. ! forgive YOU"
The Mayor dwelt rather philosophically
upon his trbulations as a public officer,
reiterating that he had not tried 10 re-
form everything. but had sought TO bet
ter conditions little by little. line upon
line precept upon precept." as he thought
your prophet" Isaiah had once re-
marked.
Receives Silver Loving Cup.
jacob 4 Cantor. who. by the way. pre-
scented the Mayor with silver loving
cup in behalf OF the citizens Of the East
side. had told the diners that he had tried
TO effect the Mayors nomination at Bal
timore last year. The Mayor referred TO
this saying:
Mr.. cantor has said that he was
anxious 10 raise me to A still higher
sphere Of usefulness. Huh There is
more TO do I'm this city than in any gov
eminent on the face 81 this earth. Two
years ago had the goyernorship In the
palm Of my hand Did quit? No. I
thought il better to stay here. True, II
IS nice 10 he Governor But I do not
know that IL adds any 10 the stature OF
a man To- be Governor. do not know of
anybody who has added anything to his
stature by being Governor.
II got a letter AT the time from a friend
of mine. who was private secretary 10
the Governor. urging me 90 be Governor
He wrote me Of the vilihcation and abuse
he saw ahead for me as Mayor ] saw
the picture ~ II all myself but wrote
him that 7 was going TO stick II out and
20 through the morasses and DO what
could. I'm glad did so. 1t has done mo
good. | don't know whether II has done
YOU good. too. have had all the abuse.
! think. winch can be heapcd upon me.
have stuck IL out. and ! am glad Of ii.
Writes Letter Occasionally for Fun.
Il shall always cherish the idea that
have held rs large an Office as there Is I'm
the country. and that means as large an
office as there is I'm the world I have
tried 10 keep my head. and | have had
some humor and some fun. Now and
then ! write a letter just for fun. | have
done fairly well since ! have your es-
TEEN. and / am satisfied
The Mayor did not omit To defend his
administration more specifically. mention
ing the police force reforms" II his con-
ception. the campaign against the "tur-
key trot places and his efforts TO clean
ny the streets.
lie expected. he said. more graft dis
closures as u result Of his crusade against
the cabaret. He didn't fail to pay his
respects. as usual. To tns "rabbis. Chris
tan and Jew who criticised him with
out lending "A helping hand.
"One Of them" the Mayor said. writes
column a day for a newspaper about
what Jesus would do If he were here. |
can assure him Jesus wouldn't print his
picture at the head of newspaper col
umn''
East siders' Who Were There.
Some of the more representative East
SideIs" who graced the meal were about
all tao city magistrates. with the exccp-
ton. of course. of Magistrate Joe" Cor
rigan: George Gordon Battle. +. Cunliffe-
owen, William f. Delaney. Justice Joseph
NJ. Deuel., Charities Commissioner Michael
j. Drummond. Justice Leonard 4. Shit
kin, Park Commissioner Charles b.
Slower. Patrick \. Whitney. Commissioner
of Correction. and his deputy. William
j. Wright; Tax Commissioner Charles L.
White
Police Commissioner Waldo and his
deputy. George S. Dougherty; Cleveland
II. Dodge, Abram |. Elkus. Justice j. W.