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ssy-Byr.es .,a Ccnncsere vsraersilt
The politicians have nothing but admiration
for the cleverness Of superintendent Byrnes in
assuming the attitude which he has with refer
ence to the Lexow committee investigation and
the Reorganization of the police force. They
say that by placing his request for retirement In
the hands of Mayor-elect Strong, 10 be for
warded TO the Police Board or not, as Mr.. Strong
plesses, and in dsnouncing the administration
Of affairs By the Police Commission as at pres
ent constituted, the Superintendent played q
trump card.
or course all the politicians foresee some kind
Of a reorganization Of the department on Re-
publican lines, though II is uncertain yet how
much of part in the reorganization the Lcgis-
lature will give TO the next Mayor to play.
Meanwhile the Superintendent has not re-
signed, or offered to resign. resignation
would involve surrendering hio pension. lie
has disassociated himself, or has sought to do
90, from the present administration of the de-
partment and has offered his services In case OF
its reorganization. Should his request to be re-
tired be forwarded TO the present Police Board
or TO its they need not grant It, for he
Ia not 60 years old yet. or course he could re-
sign at any tims IL he chose.
The Superintendent spent several hours at
Police Headquarters yesterday packing up his
private papers. He was assisted by his secre-
tary, Sergeant Mangin. and the work was done
behind lowered curtains, the Superintendent's
Office bearing the usual Sunday appearance of
being vacant. Capt Allaire. who was In charge
at Headquarters, said that Mr.. Byrnes did not
appear to be engaged In q joyous undertaking,
and that attempts to draw him into CONVERSE
tion as TO the effects Of the new State Constitu-
tion on the Police Department met the response
shat All that was In the future.
Mr.. Byrnes has been chatting under the re-
straint put upon MN because Oh the power tne
Commissioners exercise over the uniformed
snd ,h.vlnov th.t h. wa, asneci,lIv intsrsst.d
anu 'hoy Nno" t.,s 10
ro,ssi,. ,aT ,hs Police @ and that hi.
interest centred chiefly in the efforts to provide
for . single Commissioner Of Police and to en-
large the power of the Superintendent.
snnsr,r, srdant pvrr.s h.. dsc,.rsd bims.lf
opposed 10 . bipartisan Commission. at least to
the present one-but everything points to the
probability that the Republican majority on the
the Legislature, and the Republican party In
tho state VIII ucnahu ths. ~ny nesisiA'on iooh-
ing 70 . reorganization or the force snail retain
bf-nartlRan Commission. n. u.
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The only thing, then. IL II said, that Superin-
t.nasnt Rvrn.s. n he IA not 70 retiro. can hone
for In the bin 70 be introduced BY the Lexov
COMMITTEES, is provision making ,,k the super
Insan"t msiters per,sinine 10 the maasrement and
sioners, 70 retain thier Supervision OF elections
understood that the Republicans do not care to
permit one man TO exercise absolute power over
Col. Strong said yesterday that he had re.
cetved SUPERINTENDENT byrnes letter, copy OF
Shen tse II. was on kaSe tSe witness staos
Saturday evening. But the Mayor elect declined
to say anything more regarding the matter; t
not know that I care to say anything about 1t
Just at present..
Col. strong said further In response to cues.
tions that he did not wish now To comment on
the reorgsnizatioh OF the foico Department OF 70
sx ssy ss of t6e proersd serTcss s OF Mr
Byrnes Tor that purpose. Nelther woulu ne talk
on the work OF the LeSow eommattee. nave
to express regarding IL now"
Senator Daniel Bradley, who can hardly be
Committee. com since ne is nOminally Democratic
member. said yesterday: 49,
oupofintonuent DSrhoS Lhauo seEy ihNor-
able impression on me. and II the Police Depart
ment OF Nsw aorx rs 70 S oe reoagaLea ,S R aon
be found to do IT, He gave his testimony In
clear straightforward manner, and without
reservation. am In favor OF single headed
department, the power to be vested in the
Superintendent 1 think there should be
non-partisan Board or Election commissioners.
TO consist OF four men, and TO be entirely separate
from the Police Department. l certainly would
not allow Williams and Mclaughlin 10 remain
on the force, or any other man against whom
charges OF corruption were made before the
committee"
senator bradley wants committee to investi-
gate Brookyn's affairs.
In many departments" he said, brooklyn
is worse than New YORK has been since the days
OF the Tweed ring" lie referred TO the street
Cleaning and Street Paving Department. He
said he had some damaging facts against the
Police Department OF his own Iity, but he was
not yet ready 70 make them public. .,,,.
Gen samuel Thomas one OF the hepubucan
Committee of Thirty. said yesterday OF Superin-
tendent Byrnes's action:
Il didn't think him quite capable OF II, but he
has done very clever thlhg' he mas suohe more
the present organization of the Police Depart
ment than all the other witnesses before the
Lexow Committee. He has shown that the
present bipartisan Commission serves no good
purpose. and Is only a leech on the public purse