Facing pressure from Roosevelt , Walker eluded questions about his personal bank accounts , stating instead that the amounts he received were " beneficences " and not bribes . He delayed any personal appearances until after Roosevelt 's nomination was secured . It was then that the embattled mayor could fight no longer . Months from his national election , Roosevelt decided that he must remove Walker from office . Walker agreed and resigned on September 1 , 1932 . He went on a grand tour of Europe with Compton , his Ziegfeld girl . He announced on November 12 , 1932 , while aboard the SS '' Conte Grande '' , that he had " no desire or intention of ever holding public office again . " Walker stayed in Europe until the danger of criminal prosecution appeared remote . There , he married Compton
Roosevelt 's nomination
1932 Democratic National Convention
Jimmy Walker