The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26

10, might well be taken to sum up the
editorial characterizations of the man
and his administration in the New
York papers. Political opponent were
not a whit behind the most Jealous adj
vocates of the mayors reelection in
paving tribute to his courage, his in
dependence, and his executive ability.
Nor was the occasion simply one for
recounting the achievements of an
administration now ended, for mourn
ing the loss of a strong, original, and
picturesque personality. For Mayor
Gaynor died on the deck of the Baltic
just one week after ne had accepted
an Independent nomination for re-
election on the steps of the city hall,
and had begun a series of characteris-
tically bitter attacks upon the political
organization which had not seen fit
to honor him with a second nominal
ton. The Gaynor candidacy was clear
ly an anti-Tammany cause Now the
political experts in the great city are
wondering, will the Gaynor followers
flock to Mitchell or to Mccall, or to
them better? A nomination which the
leaders of the Gaynor movement Of
fered to McAneny was at once re-
jected by him. There are now, as
Chairman Hapgood of the fusion COM
mittee points out, only two tickets
left in the field--one straight Tam
many ticket and one straight anti
Tammanry ticket" AS many of the
late mayors active supporters "as are
honest in their opposition to Tam
many will" declares the New York
Tribune (Rep.), promptly declare
their intention of supporting Mr..
Mitchell, for he is now the only hope
of keeping the mayoralty out of the
lbosss, hands. So, too, argues The
World (Dem0, and The Globe Gnd.)
holds that for these "Gaynor independ-
ents" Ito vote for Mccall or to be in
active against him would insult the
mayors memory in glaring, way.
The Press tProg), which, with Gay
nor in the running, was emphatically
for him and emphatically against Nit
chel,' is apparently convinced by the
argument, and says:
Yesterday has passed. another con-
dition presents itself today 1t is Nit
chel or Tammany, and between these
two The Press is for Mitchell"
SO 1t appears to the Jersey City
Journal Qnd), just across the Hud-
son, that Mayor Gaynor's death,
should have the effect of making
Mitchel's election certain by attracting
to him the entire opposition of Tam
many" Yet the New York Herald
rGnd) recalls, that much Of Gaynor's
backing in his campaign for re-elec-
ton came from conservative, business
men who were out of sympathy with
the radical views of John Purroy Nit
chel and feared to place him in the
mayors office, while at the same time
they could not come out openly and
advocate the election of the Tammany
Hall ticket" According to The Her.
aid the fusion leaders themselves do
not expect to get the bulk of this sup
port, and The Sun Gnd),l which was
supporting Gaynor, asserts that the
very first concern of the good citi-
zen lis to save New York from the i'm
disaster of the socialistic
or semi-socialistic experiments per-
tended by the continued presence of
Mr.. John Purroy Mitchell at the head
of the Hapgood ticket"
Irrespective of their opinions as to
the wisdom or funwisdom of his Off |
cial acts, and whether they were at !
tracted or not by the STRONGLY indi- !
vidual personality Of Mayor Gaynor, |
editors and men of prominence
throughout the country and in ALL
walks of life regret the passing Of "a
great public character" The salient
points which impressed themselves up
on those who knew the. man are thus I