New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-02
can come forward and shake hands with the new
IN ORDER.

Mayor.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER
General Arson G. McCook, who took the lead
ing part in the management Of Colonel strong
campaign. and IS one of his most intimate
friends stepped forward at this. saying
LET me be the first.
Colonel strong took General McCook's hand in
both Of his. replying
Yes. that is right .
Colonel George Il. Mcclellan. the Outgoing
president OF the Board of Aldermen. was me mex.
10 wish he new Mayor success. Then followed
a long line Of waiting citizens. among 'heii
being:
Killaen Van Rensselaer,, exJudse John r. BaKer.
General Inspector n. II. O'Connor commissS1 one,
Amos Cummings Thomas r Wen,wOThi Sgr
Toahan. Register Levy G.. C. SAayne ho ninr
lee Seth sprasue Terry. James H. Le Ws M
MLS' l,Shy william NJ j. lyon and Iohn =
GouIdsburg Police Justice g r Tsn dS,h'0T j. k
Kenny. Chief Engineer G. S. Greene jr Of tn, the
accompanied by her husband; John Plum Insn
{. ~ Bovee. jr. Professor A; s BcHmorea Sohh
Ion; Observation-Disclosures James l.. Wells. David j.
Dean First Assistant Corporation Gounse'' W Eiin
Bridge Trustee L. Hsnriques. James W. A AutSn,
Jane W. Hawes Henry C. Robinson @S,r GIeorEe
Murray Philip Bigl1 GommisfsionSr sfr,s q
Eeansy SNnssse gaS % AndreS Columbus
D Johnson Judge Henry r. BeeSman, Day Pd,ifc
ays Lee s,, PneS fv Meade ss5y's wam Da
]. augustus johnson. f. S Gibbs. John Jerolo.
ns sSS OF the new VI boa ncudn
NJ olsot Thomas pwyer Henry !. rG SG FTsdsr lex
=. Ware; George r. Deane. Charles Adee, s eX
comssEneFy James Van r RenssSiae
=. Bixby ex-Dcputy Surveyor JONI n NS,s,:
SS-Collcctor Joel B. Erhardt Cornelius n; Bliss,
John simpson. Julius NJ Mayer pr j. .; BrGpny,
ment; ex.Justice c. A. Flammer. ex-Poce Com
missioner ' stephen b. French, Police Captain H d;
rSmissionsr ancls NJ Scott Judge Fsga
Collector r. Crosse, Gustav sshnrma .Ia H inad
states shipping Com@issoner Ma Tsn,n D. PT~1T
M M,ihR n Es iSEy ASram Hewitt Com
missioner Edward Bell. Major G. =; Throckmor:on'
dg o amme qr eoTse Walton Green
man T. J. Campbell. Daniel Gomez H., ex-on hsl
trct-Attorney John r. Fellows. Recorder John w:
o John Kelly John PfoGt0J john Sarke Henne
Controller Edward V. Loew, and b. F. Palmer OF
the Colored Republican organization
A CORDIAL RECEPTION FOR ALL.
Mayor Strong met all his callers cordially.
Naturally those whom he knew personally re-
ceived little warmer reception than others, but
he went through the ordeal in way to win
golden opinions from the great majority of those
who went TO him. Colonel strong mas d
unique way of using both hands in receiving ms
visitors. and was thus often apie 10 SNAKE hdius
with two at A time BY so doing he got through
with the crowd sooner than Mayor VINO uses
only his right hand -
He replied quickly and pleasantly 10 an re-
marks advanced TO him. EX-Mayor he"l''
stopped long enough 10 say ,.
in view of my experiences mere. can
congratulate YOU but / wish you a good time.
This is the first time I've mad an Opportuhi'! VI
coming here in six years 80 -
Yes responded Mayor Strong. but want
you to come often now - 49,,
Hewitt with a captivating smile, but sha n
do it, Just the same. 49,.
Ex-Mayor Grace stopped to chat moment but
what he said was in so low tone as TO be lnaudi-
To Sheriff Hansen the Mayor said, Sheriff.
I'm glad 10 see you. . ,.. Do
corder Goff MIR. Mayor" said Colonel Re lws'
81 want 10 wish you a prosperous adminlstrauV
Yesterday called him pointing to Recorder
Goff) 'Goff'; now l must say MI. Recoruer' l
suppose" It'd
This is the Mayor. suppose ~,
This is the Recorder L believe returned MI.
Then the Recorder told funny story and the ae
Mayor. District-Attorney and Recorder ''iheo III
a merry laugh
HIS FIRST OFFICIAL ACT
Mayor Strong performed his first ofhciaI WORK
after he cot through with the crowd. He sat
down and under the skilful guidance OF Whhahl
7 Ellis. who has held the post Of conhdenuai
o,ert under Mavor Giroy signed the commissions
Of Job E. Hedges. Mayors secretary ana c'iiei
clerk. and of Bion L. Burrows, confidenual c'erA'
and swore them into Office The Mayor also or
dered that commissions for James 5. Lehmaier
and Seth s. Terry for Commissioners ot
counts and of Edward II. Heaiey ana 1ohn =
Rrennan for Mayors marshals should De mace ie
ont. He will swear them in at III 3ctpcA .;,'S
morning. He went to He Astor HOUSE VII"
General McCook for luncheon 11aages
c. nf the 6rst letters which Secretary Heoses
laid on the Mayors table yesterday was one CON
raining the resignation Of George y. st..a.,t 81
Snmmissjoner OF Public Parks and presldeit -, oi
~ NJ I'd Mavor Strong said that be woulo TAKE
no action upon it yesterday. and declined 70 say
anything about it,