New-York tribune., 1896-04-08
lave recommended the biggest rascals on the

have recommended the biggest rascais on the
force.
Il must say" remarked Commissioner Roose-
welt, that the politicians have always recon-
mended better men than the otner people
Mr.. Parker-You have said. Mr.. President, that
you going to shed the importunltles In be-
half Of the policemen more ana more -
Mr.. Roosevelt thilk you have more politi-
clans coming to see you than me. ten 10 one.
Mr.. Parker-Oh, no. you are an organization
man. The party men come to YOU
Commissioners Parker and Roosevelt then got
into hot discussion over Acting Captain Stein
kamp. Mr.. Parker saving he had been impor-
tuned to promote Steinkamp.
"AlI the information you ever gave me about
Steinkamp." said Mr. Roosevelt vas that ex-
Secretary Whitney had written in his behalf
Ycu said you dii not want to promote any man
whom a politician had spoken about. l investi-
gated the matter and found that Steinkamp
had handled the police of the Whitney-Paget
wedding. and that the eX-Secretery had offered
him money. which he refused. and Mr.. Whitney
wrote a letter commencing him. did not con-
slider that this warranted your holding out Then
you told me there had been great increase
of crime in Steinkamp's precinct ] looked into
this and it not Hereafter | shall ineist
when We agree merit mark that we agree on
something that the Board will stand by"
Mr. Roosevelt was angry by this time and
his face flushed Mr.. Parker. who was pale.
said with great elaboration: What YOU want
ard desire. Mr. President. carries great weight
with me- / sorry YOU don't remember more
l told you about Steinkamp | told you some
thing ! would lot mention in public Do you
remember telling you about Steinkamp be-
s;egng the office of a friend of mne?"
II do not" snapped Mr.. Roosevelt.
A SHARP RETORT
We'll" continued Mr. Parker. when you be-
gin to talk about yoir wants and your desires
| beg you will recollect that my wants and de-
sires have as much right yours. Your man
ner conveys thu impression that your wants and
desires you mean 20 be law"
No snapped Mr. Roosevelt. my manner
did not convey that impression" and he ap-
pealed to Mr.. Andrews to decide the question
Commissioner Andrews sided with the Presl-
dent Commissioner Parker started TO say
something when Mr. Roosevelt interrupted him
and said: commissioner Parker. my manner
did not convey any such impression as YOU
said have striven to yield to you even more
than to any of my other colleagues"
Il coincide with the president. said Mr.. An
drews Colonel Grant also agreed with Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Andrews that a standing
eligible list would bc mistake. AS Mr.. Roose-
welt was in hurry to get away, the meeting
adjourned.
Mr.. Roosevelt went away on the p. m
train for Boston, where ne is to attend meet
ing of the Harvard Overseers to-day. MI
Roosevelt will go to Albany in behali OF the
amendments to the Bipartisan law giving to
majority of the Board power TO make promo
tions and curtang Chief Conlin's powers. IL
is understood that Commissioner Parker VIII
also go to Albany and oppose the bill ihe
trouble between the Commissioners caused
sensation in the Department: 1t Is predicteu
that from now on the fight between Commits
sioners Roosevelt. Andrews and Grant on ore
side and Commissioner Park, and Chlef COZ
lin on the other will be bitter one