New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
MIR. sHANAHAN'S SUCCESSOR.
GOVERNOR HILL APPOINTS EDWARD HAN
NON, OF TROY.
THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
gEycYMAN OF CHAIRMAN MURPHY
GENERAL sICKLES'S RESIGNATION
SURPRISES PLENTIFUL IN
ALBANY.
rsr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE


Albany Dec 16.-Covernor HiH tcday aPP"n''"
Edward Hannah. Of Troy. az superintendent Of Public
Works in place of James shanahan, who recently ~
signed tina. Office Letters were also maoc pHono
which had passed between the Governor anu ."',
shanahan. The retiring officer merely sV".o' ',i'
he desires to be relieved OF the Once, "inon 80
has held for seven years past, thanks Mr. i.in ~
his uniform courtesy" and wishes ms auii'''~
continued Success Mr. Hill, on his sIie expresses
his appreciation of I" the zeal, ability ana success
vbich have .cbaracterlzcdo Mr. Slianalan's acmi'i-
istratIon OF the Department OF Public WorhS' anu
so Mr.. Shanahan departs, OILY 10 retRrh hoio ="
testimony as a witness before the cominttec Vi '"o
legislature whose members will gather the evidence
concerning the canal contracts which were gwen "
Controller wemples iron frm-evidehFe 'nf' "''
lead TO Mr. wemple's impeachment
Dut who is Mr.. Hannah, who Is 10 DC MI o"a""
hams successor1 No olc heard OF nm peioro
hen the States great canals and Their giethuO oo'i
merce were under consideration. ihose d. '"o up
fol today who saw Mr.. Hannah entering 'pe hAc'"
five Chamber to receive his commission, In coiipa''
,yith Edward Murphy, IT,, Chairman OF inc De"'
cratic state Committee, suspected at ohco ""a "",e
y, man the administrator Of the canals was. "r
uarpon * simply a political follower OF EDWARD
vnrnbv tr with no mental preparation 10
assume the highly responsible duties OF superintendent
NJ Public Works than one OF IN" IaIocrs up'n .'o
line Of the canal He is not appointed 20 lhe onoo
he Is
noonore the canal laborers and maintain
-. canal in good condition. These were
- tho malites Mr.. Hill and Mr. Murphy
~. seekfnp when they selected Mr. Hahiah' ms
merit is that he is practical pohdciah O'eu ~ w
school of practical politics in Troy, winch iSis pe'o
notorious all over the state. Iiat schooi '''"' ~
larger proportion of prohcents III inc art oi oi',e
voters and stufing ballot boxes thah any o''iei " w
c+a+e Mr. Hannah will transfer to the canal couhuc
Tho
onv coso canal county hereafter goes against Da'u
- I'm n will not be the fault Of superintendent
Hannah. The canals will be Z" run for all they are
vortho in the interest Of David b. Hill as caho"a
for President. ,... .,.. ,o
Mr. Hill seems to take pride in the fact thao he
a,os +he appolntment at the suggestion OF MURPHY
Tn little sketch Of Hannah given out at the Executive
Ch,hor TODAY the statement is made that MI
Hannah "is lifelong personal and political irieho
of Edward Murphy, ir" 1t Is iurther
said. "Nr. Hannah Is pracucai Duiiuei'
having erected of the principal buildinss
in the CITY Of Troy" This last was such an interest
inc statement that The Tribune correspondent visited
TROY this afternoon for the purpose OF admirnG MI
uannan,s architectural handiwork The only public
hding that he was able to discover that Mr.. Hannan
had mr. ND was an extension Of the big brewery OF
Edward Murphy IT. Residents of Troy are not proud
of the brewery. They do not consider IL orhanehUt
70 Troy They would not weep If Mr. Murphy SHOULD
tear 1t down. Mr. Hannah, in fact, Is a mason, anu
not a builder of distinguished repute. Mr. Hilrs
effort 10 dignity him is ludicrous Edward Murphy
ir. when Mayor OF Troy appointed Hannah as
Police Commissioners After fouryears' service Hannah
lost that place But four years ago Murphy regancd
mower in Troy and through his influence Hanhan was
apain Amounted Police Commissioner. Murphy knew
that Hannah would be politician upon whom reliance
could be placed in any party emergency.
Hannan's party fidelity was strikngY SHOWN 10
he said 10 Indicate what an extreme partisan ne VIII DC
as SUPERINTENDENT Of Public Works on election daS
November 8, 1888, policeman, Patrick blshe' po
came intoxicated in Troy and while statloheo a' 'o
polls in the first district of the Second Ward acted
with such violence toward voters that Ponce Commis
siorer Maglll Republican, ordered that ne shouio
be arrested and taken to statonhouse. ms arrest
was effected by Police Captain Cary and sergeant
Rogers with Officers German and Lefevre. NO
sooner did Police superintendent Willard, OF Troy VINO
ls an ardent Democrat hear of this arrest than ne
went TO the station-house and suspended RON ou'y
Captain Cary, Sergeant Rogers, aud ohcers norman
and Iefeyre Not content with this. Willard then
released RIaxe and taking him back ts the polling
Mace put him again in charge Of 1t. Such conouoo
on the part of willard and Blake naturally eAci'eu
much indignation in Troy, and charges were pro
ferred against them to the Board OF Ponce 0ohnii'
soners which consisted of two Democrats ana t"o
Rennblicans with Hannah, then, now, the presi-
nature Below is an extract from them -, r
To the Board Police Commissioners OF inc ivy Vi Ivy
We the undersigned residents Of che city OF Troy re-
specfully call the attention OF your Board I" 'hc 'o
Of SUPERINTENDENT Willard the 9th day OF November.
Flrst-sad Willard unlawiully suspended captain cary
and Sergeant Rogers from the official positions neu o
them in the police force OF the ci'y vi Ai"'' VII" ~ NV
since renstated them 49,, Ill.
Second-on said November 6, Patrick Blake, ponce
officer OF the city Of Troy, arrested locked up Tor
being drunk and dsorderly while on duty AZ he poh
place of the election in the hrst district Oh inc e'On'
Ward in tho city Of Troy and for then anu 'hcre o
lawfully threatening and intndatng peaceful cuzens.
said Willard Immediately released him rom CUSTODY anu
while Blake was still drunk, returned nm 70 ou'' d. Su
polling place. - .,.s,
trdaton he unlawflly inericred with citizens ana pre-
vented them freely exercising the fehs OIL Suffrage
at the polling place above Named ana ~ o'ner poihs
places ia said city a.
A large number of the leading citizens of Troy ap
ne,red before Police Commissioner Hannah and testi-
fed 10 the drunkenness Of Blake and his dlsorderly
conduct and to Willard's course. Yet Mr.. Hannah,
with his fellow-Democratc commissioners voted
against removing willard or Blake. Both men are
cot members Of the police force Of Troy. The Republ-
can Commissioners voted 10 remove theh'.
Mr.. Hannan's partissnSmp can DC Harhe"
from This instructive incident in his career.
=, nav be added that his fellow Democratic Police
Commissioner on that occasion was one of his two
hondsmen today The other bondsman was Edward
Murphy, jr -, -. .o.o,
II the Republican Legislature makes large canal
annronratIons to be expended by the Troy politician
VINO mas been reckless put IN charge OF TIE cani'
of tbe stote people here Will be surprised ,.
=" MI AGO. nor complete, however, the surprises
of the day As announced exclusively IN Ihs II nn
uiiI his most of Civil Service Commissioner.
The surprise the information snat Toye aSG iha
~ Ilemocrat in his letter OF resignation,
expressed his indignation that saeh request should
iaVe Deen nr,'nr will ever maze the lctter of Gen
era in slcSies puzzle peppery its STYLE friend
Of General sces saia 'ohsss a right 70 feel bu,t
at such an insult lie has been r r state se aI
.oneressin.'',, I'm lie conferred favor upon MI.
'' by ACCEPTING the once @Sss S Mr 9Th Ser rc e, Con-
missioner. nnt,on simply that he desires to
lag MS Major Treadwell the Re-