The New York herald., 1872-08-29
THE GREELEY BANNER WAR.

What Commissioner Van Mort Seys-An
Interview with ME-. n. E. Stewart
Tho Excitement On tho Subject In
creasing.
In consequence Of the news published exclu-
sively In yesterdays HERALD with reference to the
Greeley banner, at the corner Of Eleventh street,
the office Of Commissioner Van Mort, at the De-
partment OF Public Works. was besieged by news
paper reporters and others from an early hour, to
see what action was to be taken-viz., whether the
poles and banner were to come down, or whether
the Methodist Book Concern and Mr.. James Nc
Creery would consent to their remaining.
WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS SAID.
Commissioner Van Mort said matters are at
present at standstill with reference to the Gree
ley banner. Mr.. Shafer, OF the Bureau of Encum-
brances, has given MIR. I. e. Stewart notice that
the banner has been placed there Illegally and 1t
now remains to be seen whether IL Ia not possible
for that gentleman to come to IN understanding
with the agents OF the Methodist Book Concern and
Mr.. James McCreery. Mr.. Mark Lanigan applied
to the Bureau Of Membranes for permission to
raise the banner, but as no consent was given
by the Book Concern, Mr.. Shafer was un-
able to go against the municipal laws and
accordingly the permission requested by Mr.. Lani-
gan was refused, who took the matter into his own
hands and put up the poles for the suspension of
the banner.
7. r. STEWARDS STATEMENT.
In conversation with HERALD reporter yester-
day Mr.. T. E. Stewart said that Langan& q Co. were
employed to construct and erect banner in front
OF Sl4 Broadway, being the headquarters OF the
any other member OF the committee supposed or
had any knowledge that any objection was made to
Concern, or that any had been made until 1t had
been raised. Application, i was informed,
so the bosS for leave to snspend
one end Of the Greeley and'Br0wn banner from their
building, but that the agents, after consultation,
did not wish to be Identified with any political
organization. lnOw learn that their objection to the
s ape srs a the
movement and the election OF Greeley and Brown
by the banner being suspended in front OF their
sioner Van Mort had refused to grant permit or
had made any oSectsna to the b pole being raised
from the Commissioner on the subject
DErARrxKNr or PuBLIc WORKS,
BURKAU OF STREET ENcUnsRANc
M Tuo.M i: sTswARI, Chairman Liberal Republican
DSs erected
So
1ses hs
am informed that the pole was erected under the aus
pices direction the committee Of which you the
honor to be the chairman.
You hereby notified and required the pole
obtained from the and occupants Of the
0u''''ns A0'''A sSpenintsnd.nt SUPER Of EncSmnranccs n @
ANOTHER MOVE IN THE CONTEST.
An ordinance passed by the Common Council
gave the control Of the streets to the Commissioner
OF Public Works, and II Is currently reported that
an appeal will be made to the City Fathers at their
next meeting to see II they will not interfere in
the matter, and allow that pole 30 obnoxious to the
Methodist Book Concern to remain, with the banner
attached to it.
The following letter from prominent Methodist
has been sent to US for publications.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
notice In this mornings issue or your valuable
paper assumption OF authority on the part OF the
agents OF the Methodist Book Concern which,
Methodist Of many years standing, cannot allow
to pass without entering nv protest. wish
through the columns OF the HERALD to inquire by
what right our agents assume to decide for this
large body Of men upon matters that are purely
political In their characterf It appears to me
large pole ia front OF our property tannot In any
way conflict with the business interests OF the
and any other interests must be strictly pri-
vate interests, which they have no delegated right
present. The whole wording OF their protest
against the raising OF Greeley and Brown banner
in front OF our property would lead outside de-
nominations and the public generally to believe we
political machine In the interests OF the repub
ican party, which Is not the fact, and which /, as
democrat most emphatically deny. Hoping the
superintendent OF the Bureau OF Permits will be
sustained In his und0ubted authority am, SIR,
u CONSTANT READER.