New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-26

promptly removed most Of the obnoxious MEM
bers Of the Board Of Education who had brought
such discredit upon the schools but the president
of the Board. Mr.. Knox. allowed 10 hold over
until the Mayors power of removal had nearly
ceased. This delay In the removal Of Mr. Knox
accounted for. the best OF authority, by his
promise to resign June II he were allowed TO
hold ~fice until then. as he intended TO take his
family to Europe at that time. Mr.. Knox now de-
MES. in letter The Tribune yesterday. that he
made any such promise to the Mayor lie says:
The statement in to-day's Tribune tha, told the
Mayor that would resign at a certain time and
dd not do II is without the slightest foundation
The Mayor himself has denied 1t. Your other
statements In regard 10 me are equally without
foundation.
1t certainly was given out on good authority
that Mr.. Knox did make such promise 10 the
Mayor. and several of the Commissioners under
stood It so Furthermore. Mr.. Knoxs bearing IN
the last few months has fully justified that belief
and his conversation with some Of the Commits
sOners has tended 10 strengthen tho belief. Mr..
Knox's statement .ha; he made such promise
has caused much surprise. and only places his
resignation Mt the eleventh hour In n more un-
favorable light.
THE QUESTION OF A SUCCESSOR.
The question that will mostly interest tho mem
bers Of the Board next Monday Is. "Who shall be
our next PRESIDENT" IT has been suggested that
Commissioner John l.. " Hunt. being the only
Republican Of the Board. should be elected It's
president. Mr.. Hunt already has served in this
capacity two full terms and a part of a third.
When seen at his office yesterday Mr. Hunt said:
II have idea whatever OF becoming the next
president Of the Board Of Education. | have
served in that capacity two and a haN years. ana
think have done my duty. There Is only one
,itI and he
missioner Robert Maclay. I know OF no other
candidate. do not believe that any other Is even
thought o. | am unqualhedly In iaVoF oi Nj
Maclay and will support him
A number OF commissioners We're seen by a
Tribune reporter and the same feeling was ex-
Dressed by all Of them. Mr. Maclay is one OF the
Oldest members OF the Board and has served Tor
a long time as chairman Of the Building Com
rnIttee which Is one Of the most important com
rnitteas in the Board. He always has been at the
head Of tho reform movement In the Board even
back IN the days when the reform element was
hopelcssly In the minority In January. 1898 MI
MaclAy was asked by one Of the TanInany mem
bers In the Board to be their candidate Tor presl-
dent This was at the expiration OF Mr.. Hunt
term Of office when ne declined 10 serve another
year as president. Mr.. Maclay refused to be me
Tammany candidate. because in order 10 secure
the support Of the ring II was necessary -
promise to FIX the makeup OF the committees
| to its satisfaction. This Mr. Macay declined to
do and so the ring put UP Adoph l.. sanger.
| Mr. Macay then became the candidate of the
| reform element. and was defeated. as was eH
| pected In January. 1894. Mr.. Maclay was again
| N. candidate Of the reform element. AS against
| Mr. Knox and again was defeated. but on an ex-
ceedingly clos. vote. In the election OF January.
| 1895 the Tammany ring was 80 obviously IN 'h'
! minority that the reform members did not put u
| n candidate, but merely cast DIank phIi"'S' an"
| Mr. Knox was reelected.
MIR. MACLAY's ATTITUDE.
such being the antecedcnts OF the case. II Is ad-
n,,ted on all sides that Mr. Macay is the only
| logical candidate for the election next Monday
Whom seen at his Office, No. &C Broadway. yester-
dav by q Tribune reporter. Mr.. Maclay said: Il
cannot say that am candidate for the presi-
depcv Of the Board OF f. iucation. but can say
that I will not consent TO be "A candidate II
have not the rwheIming support OF the mem
hers of the Board. There are great REFORMS 70
be inaugurated In our schools which can be done
only by the cordial and united support OF the
nresident Of the Board by It's members These
reforms are Of a most pressing nature ana we
owe II TO the electors t. see 10 II that they ar'
promptly carried through. In order to DO thi'
The president needs the hearty co-operati0h oi M m
| fellow-members II / ha that VIII siadIy
,,nn.rtake the task II not. l cannot consent tt
| be candidap' . 49,, po.ra h,,.o nv
| nrossed themselves unqualihedly as being ir
| r,nr ~ Mr. Maclay president ana III u
thought that he will receive the unanimous Vo''
| ~ the Board on Monday:
| WilI,am j. Van Arsdale VINO the Mayor an
''nned Monday would be made School Com
| noissioner called at the CITY nan YESTERDAY
af,ernoon and formally sworn IN. mayor
| S.,o administered the oath OF office. after
hth the new Commissioner wrote his name ir
~" ofIlcial appointment book Commissioner var
IN. '.nn4aie succeeds President Knox, who was re-
| ,nnved TO make way TOR ni!n