New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16
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CHARGES OF FALSEHOOD.
COMMISSIONER PARKER ACCUSED BY
HIS COLLEAGUES.

CERTAIN STATEMENTS REGARDING PROMOTIONS
MADE BY MR. PARKER DENOUNCED By MR..
ROOSEVELT IN LETTER TO ED
WARD LAUTERBAcH.
The publication of letter which was sent oy
Theodore Roosevelt. president of the Police
Board, to Edward Lauterbach. the chairman OK
the Republican County Committee on Friday OF
last week, caused stir among the politicians
of the city and among the members Of the Police
Department las. evening. 1t contains a severe
criticism of Police Commissioner Parker. accus.
ing him of making a number OF false statements
about promotions In the police force In letter
which Mr. Parker had sent to T. c. Platt ana
Mr. Lauterbach. Mr.. Roosevelt and MI. Parker
opposed each other In arguments before COM
mittees of the Legislature In Albany last week
at hearings on the bill to take some Of the power
away from Chief Of Police Conl;n. At that time
Mr. Roosevelt learned that Mr. Parker had
written the letter to Mr.. Platt and Mr.. Lauter.
bach.
Upon his return to the city Mr.. Roosevelt OBJ
tanned a copy Of Mr.. Parker's letter and ex'
hibited it to Commissioners Andrews and Grant,
and they were with him when the letter to MI
Lauterbach was dictated on Friday.
MR.. RoosEvELTs LETTER.
Mr.. Roosevelts letter to Mr. Lauterbach Ii In
part as follows:
Nv Mr. SeTYSrss aS ApTl e ths s.
ter in the presence of my two colleagues; Messrs.
You viii see their comments upon it.
have shown them the typswritten copy Of NJ
dne wen he nd went y over with You yesterday in
the corridor OF the Capitol, telling you that his
truth This statement contains a list OF the men
Notice hys NJ parker y ss re Who was responsible
for the promotion OF each man. The statement Is
ba ,hs IN nq M s pu COW was signed
hv AIR Parker md he assumed the genuneness Of
se e1dIy IN MS OF II VIII" me
Nearly fortnight ago. Mr.. Quigg told me that
@ had been s,l laid before M s Mr. Pats patti Up to that time
had never SO far as / car recollect ever discussed
with any member OF the Republican organization
the politics OF any man recomnnended for promotion @
Qugg that the statement was false, that It was.
noTeVet POSSIBLE tnaa we mao s bsnsse W.
had promoted the men purely on their merit, with
out knowing anything of their Rot,es , put tnat a h
Board were now anxious to make were in the ma.
lor OF gases m so tar a Ins sana1
favored for inspectors McCuIlagh Brooks. Vreeden-
burgh; Thompson and ana sheehan; that toia MIN tnas
wond agree TO- ali these Appointments. although I
knew that they thought well OF all five men l also
for captsns ~ whom nom we favored namey' Groo. Grant
Steinkamp and Norman Westerve.t. 40
b,snrv ~ the force have Repubcans been SO large.
ly selected The list below will show this; and these
Yos, n,v.riabv smSeesfed by Mr parker and he
has been the one who has held up the Democrats.
d s M fhat he beevsJ the force wonld have 70 be- re-
organized. mainly II not wholly with Republicans
for reasons which he then stated and with which
c. F. concurred lie continued to noid 70 tnat opn::
lon. and his actions will show that he has applied
NJ NJ i Papsar has "a ihee1 RsnnbIicsn and Mr. Roose.
vel. Democrat 80
ring for
myself, wish to say that Il has never occurred to
us 10 try to divide uo the appointments ana promo
tons among us. or 10 Keep memoranda as 10 "uo
was orglhaiiy suegeste1 py any gwen CouIniis-
sioner ana we mase maui OUT ptTSn1,odds S d ps'sh sh
Wsw svcs reon,red and the merits Of the appIeants
demanded But the statement of Mr. Parker that
he is responsible for the bulk OF the Republican ap-
pontments, and responsible solely for the Demo-
Gratis is unqualihediy false.
DENOUNCED IN STRONG TERMS
w. .. -. ..o ,o..or .,o.o
In the con'hua'ioh oi 'e ie''e'' 'here aro
Parker's statement about the promotions Of
sorr, rouhars ~ tho no;ce force and attamnts
so'he members VI TIE po"oe io'ee. anu attempts
to promote other members, mentioned as either
Democrats or Republicans These comments In
sor,e coses ars "an absolute untruth /" IAN ahzo.
"-s1,'..N,.. ,-
iu'e laisehoou' anSoiu'eiy untrue anu en-
tirely untrue" and there are etateme nts and ex-
plantations in support Of the comments. At the
end of the letter Is the statement:
'In conclusion. would only ssy that we have
been obliged in the Course OF this letter to again
" 0e " ~ - e
and again brand Mr.. Parkers statements as
f.lse"
iase' 49,
Appended to Mr.. Roosevelts letter were
signed statements by Commissioners Andrews
snd crsnt that the statemants made bv Mr.
anu 1 uian' .na' orraot ,,v 81 ,h hast LII;
hoosevelt were correct 70 the pest OF tneir
knowledge.
Commissioners Roosevelt, Grant and Andrews
have drawn up another bill to give the ma ioritv
Of the Board more power and have sent II to
s,hany Tha Con,r,sriouers oy;santi,, hoiio,a
thns ~ -aeort Iii rhioh e. ~ .ta ueeSs
. .a' tre o ' r,; % h 10 S 81 ,,e naus % ~
the committee on Clues IN the Sehate' Will nor
pass In view or the oo1ections tnat nave been
understood "a