New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
MR.. HINKIN And COLONEL WOOD.
TWO TAMMANY WARRIORS AT ODDS.
WHAT TIE MAYOR SAYS OF MIR. HAsKINs CHARGE:
COLONEL WOOD S REPLY.

WHAT TIE MAYOR SAYS OF ME. HAsKIN's CHARGES
COLONEL WOOD REPLY.
John b. Haskin published long letter in
Tie SUM- yesterday. entitled An open letter to Colonel
Edward T. Wood, Mayor EdsOns alter ego aud brother
M-law" 1t gins as follows; "sr-In reply to yours
Of Til, date take pleasure in stating that deem you
falsiGer and political trckster" Mr. Haskn explains
that he wrote the letter TO prevent Colonel Wood from
being made Corporation Counsel He prays Providence to
forgive him Tor his share OF the responsibility in nOmnat-
ing aud cccting Mayor Edison. He refers TO conver-
saon ia les2 when Colonel Wood suggested Mr. Haskin
or Mayor provided that he might be appointed Corpora
ton Counsel.
Regarding Colonel Woods influence ID the Mayors OF
! nee the letter says:
You besride the departments Of city Ike a Colos-
,u. having OF an Of them, as the representative
JoI c having had the run Of his kitchen and been his
III The giving out of all his fat Offices. GOu
10000 year when, outside OF it, he could not earn
II 200 You have another unfortunate brother in "a
Mayo's son IN So bcrtl in the Health Department
and nov You are abolng AT Albany 10 nave lhe Mayor
autocratic power III appointing ana removing from
| Office.
| MIR IIaskn charges Mayor Edison with making pledges
| before lie nominated. He says:
Colonel, permit recall 10 your recollection that
mn, hst engineered 10y you bringing with yOu Franklin
agreed to rcappolnt John j. German Fire Commissioner
| Sidney p Nicnols Police COnmlSsioner, Thomas :.
Brennan Charity Commissioner and 10 distrbdte his
other patronage share and share alike, among the Tam
many and County Democracy upon the recommends
! tons Of the leaders OF those organizations.
"It is a lie" said Mayor Edison, angTiy, when a
TRIBUNE reporter asked him If he had any TO
make to tic charge Of Mr.. Hasln. "I never made a
pledge and my only TO this disgracefd letter j.
70 refer You my letter of acceptance. then stated
that had made pledges and answer then is my
answer These charges made just previous TO
NV election and answered them at that time"
81. there any foundation for the suggestion that you
are to appoint Colonel Wood TO succeed Corporation
Counsel Anircw" asked the reporter.
''NOne whatever"
Colonel Wood declined to answer any questions relative
to the charges made Mr. Haskn but he prepared the
following reply 10 his letter:
Ii is communication from disappointed politician
Haskin has failed to secure either Dock or "a Park
COmmissiOnershp, TO say nothing OF any other Office
He has failed lease to the city for ten his old
Fordham Court House. He has also failed, up 10
This time, to secure for his clcuts renewal Of
Inc lease fifteen years of the bukhead at the East
River end Of FultOu-st He dropped from the Tam
many Hall Committee Organization. While one OF
his brothers quartoed the city at $1,000 year. he
has failed similar berth fOI another DTOtler
He seems attribute his failures and dsappOint-
ments me hence his personal attack. Ho
has been misled as 10 my Army record and 10 many
other things. was never III the Army never spoke 10
General Banks and never saw the Red River. never
WAS his guest except when he dinner 10 political
committee of which was a member, and have had no
such intimate personal relations with him his letter
implies have never introduced 10 Mayor EdsOn either
directly or indirectly, the subject OF my appointment TO
office cr do expect reward for services TO the
Democratic party except through the medium OF the pO
mentioned by Mr.. Haskin l pass over as beneath my