New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-04
THE TIGERS PAWS ITCHING
GOSSIP ABOUT COMING VAN WICK AP-
POINTMENTS.
"OI.D sTAGERs" SAID TO HAVE no cHANcE-
STATEMENT BY THE MAYOR -ELEcT-RU-
SoRs ABOUT COLONEL wARING-
GRADY TO BE TAKEN CARE
oF-sHEEHAN SAYS HE
WILL. ACCEPT

WILL. ACCEPT
NOTHING.
Mayor-eiec, Van wyck made this statement yes
terday regarding the appointments ne VIII "iahe
In this administration
"As 10 the men I shall call to fill office under
me ! will be frank and plain. Put none but Demo-
Gratis on guard shall be the motto OF my admins
tration. Fitness and honesty and worth as cit-
zen shall together make up my first demand IN
selecting a man for office. The man appoint
to Office must own this trio OF requisites. must
have proof that the public Is TO be honestly. faith
fully efficiently served and that no call of duty on
the part Of an official is 10 be denied. must Know
that the man | name will do his whole. full duty
to this city"
In addition TO this declaration. quiet tip has
already been passed around that the "old stagers.
as they are described Of former administrations
are to be ignored by the incoming Mayor. who IS
In quest OF new blood for the places which he
must hll As II to inform the former occupants OF
good places. they stood before Mayor Strone
began 10 make havoc In the Tammany ranks WIN
the aid OF the Power OF Removal bill. that they
must look for prominent recognition from the
new administration John c. sheehan said yester-
day that he would accept nothing at Mayor-eiect
Van Wycks hands. not the office OF Police
Commissioner which he held under Mayors Grant
and Groy. Many Of the "old staRcrs' thus ruin
l,sey get aside refused TO believe that Judge van
Wyck had issued any such edict.
Every Tammany man who lost his place through
the revolution OF 1894 expects to get his old job back
again or 70 have better ono In spite OF the report
that the Mayor-elect has determined TO have new
blood IN his administration. and that he prefers
men OF polish and social standing for heads OF de-
partments and like places.
Senator Tom Grady. It is given out. Is slated
for n hrstclass post. II he docs not get me ap-
pontr,cnt Of Corporation Counsel he IL to have the
highest place next TO Colonel Asa BRO 'arui'e'
in tho District Attorneys Office II was said There
was a well-authentica,ed report yesterday mat
William " Clark who Counsel TO the 'or-
poration from 1859 20 1895 Ia 10 be restored 10 MS
former office by Judge Van Wyck Mr.. croker
himself was said desired TO SEQ MI oiarh III ".
Office he held before he gave way 10 Justice-'ec'
Francis NJ Scott
Fx-Comulssioner James J. Phelan. who was as
ISOLATED with cx-Mayor Grant In the management
Of Judge Van Wyck'e campaign. may go BACK 10
tho Office OF Dock Commissioner. II he wants 1t.
and I Sergeant Cram and Andrew j. White were
also talked Of Yesterday likely to be IN the next
Dock Board as Mr.. Phclan's associates. James j.
Martin who is the chairman c. 'he 4h"i''n"y
nan Executive Committee 10 said 20 be down on
the list FOR Police Commissioner again. or petteG
place Michael r DAILY will not be Commissioner
q, Publ,c Works again but his closeness TO Mr..
Croker makes Il certain that he will be provided
for literally Ex-commss!oner Thomns 3 breh-
r.r .bo has heen both Charities Commissioners
and Street Cleaning Commissioner wants to re-
turn n is understood to the former place Tom
Will get something. but " may not DC 'o'""'
soner of Charities.
report was circulating yesterday that Colonel
waring would ne asked 10 continue his work as
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning. the Tammany
leaders believing tha, nobody could so well shield
them from criticism In regard TO street-cleanins
matters the present occupant OF the pace'
Colonel War!ng said yesterday:
"I do not think there Is anything In the report
that am going TO continue In the Dep9 'ment-
could not carry on the work as have bern doing
II ~ nv hands were tied. and I would NJ accept
retention II they were. Tammnny Hall Will probably
have somebody else ready 10 step into my shoes on
January next
Who this "somebody else" IL was already topic
Of discussion yesterday 1t was rumored that II
would be offered 10 Captain +. NJ Gibson. Colonel
Warnings Deputy Commissioner. who has con-
duc,ed the Department In his principals absence
from the city and from the county at various times
cantaIn Gibson Is n retired officer OF the United
states Army and only few weeks ago threat
.ued Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner. now District-At-
,orncy-elect also a retired Army officer. with a
court martial for refusing 10 say whether he had
declared on the stump that "thc Street Cleaning
department was stealing million year. cap
tain Gibson had received no ovcrtures on the sub'
tcct OF taking charge OF the street cleaning De-
1,rtm.nt last evening. but some OF his friends be-
iieved that he was sure TO become Coionei "arng
Mr. shcehan said last evening that all talk OF
appointments under Mayor-eiect van Myck i "hs
receive Judge Van Wycks attention Tor AT ieast a
fortnight.