New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21
the day | was nominated to the day ] became
Mayor That can assert IN the positive way.
DIDN'T MEET PLATT IN THE CAMPAIGN.

became
Mayor That can assert in the most positive way.
| DIDN'T MEET PLATT IN THE CAMPAIGN
| The fact that the Mayor had no relations with
| P.att during the campaign brought out by a
| question suggesting to the Mayor tina, he had met
| Mr.. P.att during the campaign. To this Coonel
| Strong replied
| No did not. ! don't know that he figured at
| all in local campaign. lis name never men
toned to me until toward the last some one asked
| busy night and day and knew no reason why
should meet him, 50 ! declined So FAR as can
nected with the State Committee management.
| In relation to Commissioner Brookneld's charge
regarding the lukewarmness which prevailed at the
State Headquarters toward the municipal ticket
the Mayor said:
BrooNnelds assertion OF :he lack OF corporation
speak from personal kno Wedge Al that l know
that declined an aPpo,nmsen, 10 mes' , any
more OF him until after election
The first meeting between the Mayor and MT
P,a,t occurred at the dinner Of the Black Lake
Fish Association. The Mayor proceeded
| We first met at the fish dinner He (Mr. PlatO
sat next me- told him that was going to ce IN
a hard position in order TO recosnize an factions
that had contributed to my election lie then agreed
| with that | should keep my pledges ana tha'
certain proportion of the appointments should go TO
asked the privilege of serdng some names n, to
for Pulls M9 Saye him de o III you don't hit
the mar on the head the first time said to him
| JoRngly try again
PLATT's SUGGESTION OF BROOKFIELD.
| Next comes the Mayors remarkable statement
that 1t was Mr. Plat who first suggested MI
Brookheld for Commissioner of Public WORKS
| The Mayor told 1t as follows:
Some time afterward he came TO see me al my
house We talked several hours. he told me OF ms
career in politics and his early ne IL seems ne
w man EneW Hpt for commissSncr Of Pubic
| Wcrls Ike N
| Then he brought up the name Of James L. Weils
wanted ted him i wanted a fighter in tina,
departments strong vigorous man VINO wouia
| Weiss 10 me. and said wouid
inquire about him That, In suos,ance was an TO-
and have never him since except when ne
formally called on me at the CITY Hai Tor Jew
to say in regard this place Of Public Works
Sss srose ' on nq from Vs s or himself or for
his friends offered 1t to J. iarsen khoades and
TO the first man Mr.. platt had suggested ana ne
reluctantly accepted That's all there Il. TO nat
men named that night by Mr. Piatt are now ON
| in the Police Board and Wells in the Tax Board
The discrepancy between this reference Of the
! Mayor and Mr. Lauterbachs story sent out from
Republican State headquarters in April is no.
| ticeable Mr.. Lauterbach. who presumably was
| giving Mr.. Platts version Of the famous meet
ing at the Mayors house, said that MIR Piat'
| first suggested the name Of wel-known ex-
Assemblyman. meaning James L. Wells. Inc
| MAYOR not acceding readily. Mr. Ilatt tMr. l.au-
| terhach SAID then brought forward the name OF
Colonel Frederick d. Grant. Of whose ability and
| aual.nca tons there could be no doubt. Besides
Mr. Platt urged according TO Lauterbach) that as
| Colonel Grant had been connected with no fac
! ton he would be the more acceptable and he able
| to keep the department out Of factional sulie
When Mr.. Plat had said this Mayor Strong
was ouoted as saying: Il don't think need
| look any further and Mr.. Platt departed IN the
| full belief the headquarters report had 1t. that
| Colonel Grant would receive the appointment.
The Mayors removal OF Police Commissioners
| Murray and Kerwln is thus alluded to-
| There was one thing more that told Mr Pati
when he was at my house-hat had no thought %, OF
not nave / spoke my mind frankly Just as feli
expected to let them remain IN one as remnvai
cost me many nights sleep The pace became not
and the arguments nunerous rh poce
force was the OF Tammanys ,ohending, II
wanted on the Police Board; felt that the pe9pie
wanted a change. but hated to remove i.epu th
cans lay awake until o'clock one night tnihk
ing over whether could afford 10 do IT. FINALLY Id ~
ana slept soundiy Ny mind was settled Next
i morn and asked Murray and Kcrwn resign.
They refused. and were removed.
| MR. ROOSEVELT'S WORK.
! Colonel Strong does not seem to worry as much
| as the "dismayed Republicans do. who gathered
at the Oriental Hotel, on Coney Island, to con-
| dole with Mr.. Platt over the enforcement OF the
| Excise laws. The Mayor said on this point:
Now, as Ibis new Police Board ! o am not OF
% heir duty and # they fail they are am W. raD.e
to the law see that they are hs az ,s no. f bns,
| 10 have this question Of whether or not Ia"
should be enforced brought 1rl9re op e pca4ey
and we before election day, Now. they call upon me
to n'erfsTs mercy w,'' carrying out The law II
evadng ii making !, the eans Of haeX 6nn i S
could be called TO account; but cannot say. Mf'
Roosevelt you must Gnor rc me ,hine the iegis
iatmre is the place 10 look for redFoss IL ,he law is
opessye TIDY I be- should s1s scceed u in scins
snu cts Sunday law that would be popu-
lar ana ~ ,ac other My idea le, him work
if out himself lie II entitled TO that NUN IRON
me- s "a v"u regard the criticism that too many
r.mmanv men sin hold subordinate positions In
the most Unfair replied Mayor Strong Il re-
ceived long letter IN my a, and decIaped that
wsS permitting 1900 fammany men to ho,a once ono
though, might as wen Snswer ln we're 6onr
nlaces Among these are the policemen ana nre,
men, who can Only be ds a he ohers II any one
Relieves that would favor paralyzing the work OF
Know me our city government ~ great an "
and II requires a vast know edge ana experience
Zen down 10 the subordinates. Tn" ne" Coininls-
soners have removed Tammany men i,sn, M, aio dn
so far as they could without dsrup'ng ahc,i ne
nartments Not a day goes by that more OF Ies'
Tammany men do not go out ana honest capaD ,e
| nen take their places SO Ii VIII continue uhu
| moi a trace OF Tamman yism is anywhere ieit. Ihcre
| is not a Commissioner who Is not as ANXIOUS as
| IN do this work, but must be permitted 10 10
about IL In the right way as we who are Dehiho
| "My policy is fixed. and shall not deviate from i
one hairs breadth 10 the last day OF my aumii,s
| tration / was elected without pledges ana wlthou
regard TO politics. That IL the platform upon whicn
| / stood as a candidate; II IL the platform up2i
INV word that ! would do so. and intend 10 Keel
| H. Just before the Republican County conyent.oI
| ndorsed my candidacy / told everybody where
stood in an interview In The Mail and Express
| in which / used these exact words:
Il am a Republican, and no one who knows ms