Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-06
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Installation of New Police Com
missioners in New York.
Mr. ROOSEVELT CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Mayor Strong Abused by Outgoing
Officials.
ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH

NEW YORK. May 6.-Theodore Roose-
welt and Col. Fred Grant were sworn in
as police commissioners this morning.
When the new board met later in the
day Commissioner Roosevelt was chosen
president, Commissioner Andrews was
elected treasurer, Commissioner Parker
was appointed chairman OF the committee
on elections and of the committee on pen
sions and Commissioner Grant was appoint
ed chairman of the committee on repairs
and supplies and also chairman of the
committee on rules and discipline.
Mr. Murray Makes Charges.
Before relinquishing his Office Commas
sioner Murray sent letter to Mayor
Strong refusing to comply with the request
for his resignation.
In concluding the letter Mr.. Murray said !:
1.-The pa rty of which 1 am a member, and
which. prior to your election as mayor, you
were identified with, through its represen-
tatives In the legislature, with mistaken
confidence in your discretion. fairness and
republicanism. conferred upon you ar
bitrary power Of removal. This power
should not be used with vindictiveness, nor
exercised for the purpose of building up
fractional republican.sm. or causing repub-
lean disorganization or dissens.on.
THE spirit of this act You have violated.
The exercise of the power by you, however
narrow, capricious or unjust, l cannot pre-
vent. If you think you can afford to en-
pioy this power. do SO. l can AFFORD to be
made It's innocent victim
Commissioner Kerwin today gave out
second letter to the mayor, in which he
went more into details in regard to the
alleged violation of ante-election pledges
by MIR. Strong than he did in his letter OF
last Saturday. Both Mr.. Kerwin and Mr..
Murray are Platt republicans.
Called TreacherOus by Kerwin.
In his later letter Mr.. Ksrwin says:
1.-THE republican organization OF this coun-
ty through accredited representatives, call
ed upon you before election, and you volun-
tariy gave pledges of the most binding
character that In the event of your cleo
ton you would rot recognize any faction.
but would do all you could to harmonic
and uild up the republican party.
Tine record proves that you were false
to every promise you made. and in the face
of overwhelming evidence you have not
dared to deny your wanton treachery.
Here are some things that the history
OF your administration up to the present
time shows:
THE appointment of sufficient number
of democrats to office to warrant the fu-
ture soiidity and success of that party, and
to render very improbable future victory
by the republican party. CIT Is a note
worthy fact that. after securing all that
was possible from a republican mayor. the
leader of the Grace democrats resigned his
leadership. thus giving his followers the
opportunity Of assimilatng with Tam
many)
1.-The appointment of non-residents to i'm
portant places in the government of New
York city
Tine recognition of faction in the re-
publican organization in this city.
Tie utter ignoring of the regular repub-
loan organization by the municipal admin
istration.
The unblushing refusal of mayor
elected by republicans to carry out pledges
OF honor made by him previous to election.
THE attempt to discredt, insult and dis
rupt the republican organization in this
county through the encouragement of a
faction minority.
The patient people Of this city. my dear
sir, viii not forget that You remained silent
in the face of charges Of the most dam
aging character, directly creditns you with
teing untruthful in your statements and
false to the pledges subscribed by YOU
I hey will not soon forget the puerile ex-
PLANTATION you made when you startled the
con- munity with the false declaration that
the city's finances had been tempered with
Least of all will any self-respecting citizen
forget your conduct in going outside of this
city for persons to conduct the affairs of
the municipality. In doing this, you gra-
tuitously insulted every man who cast a
vote at the last election"