21.   But the new mayor is a Republican, and he is eager to please.

22.   By November, when voters choose a new mayor, they may not regard grace under pressure as the cardinal mayoral virtue.

23.   Genoa is the only large city likely to find itself with a new mayor after the ballot, though the political hue of the administration may remain unchanged.

24.   He opened them Tuesday night to a sellout crowd that included the new mayor, Michael Bloomberg.

25.   He said the new mayor can help the conference articulate its agenda and work with state legislatures.

26.   He thought the new mayor might end what he saw as years of financial irresponsibility.

27.   His advisers are preparing for the new mayor to have considerably less control over how he is portrayed to the public.

28.   If the new mayor was hoping his listeners would rally to his theme of shared sacrifice, he was disappointed.

29.   In fact, the aesthetics of his office was the first thing the new mayor griped about after his swearing-in last month.