New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-01
HE SAYS TT WAS JEALOUSY.
c,.erNcr " C. VAN DEUsEN EXPLAINS
HIS DISMISSAL FROM OFFICE
THE ELECTION LAW EXPERT TELLS WHY THE
COMMISSIONERS WERE ANXIOUS ~ "Ni
RID OF HIM-No PLANS FOR
THE FUTURE.


THE FUTURE.
Clarence v. c. Van Deusen. confidential clein ~
the Brooklyn Board OF Education, VINO was us,
,..a IN SATURDAY for selling election codes anu
oosc,ai Instructions to election officials, which 'he
Commissioners assert were city property al" NJ
Van Deusen says were his personal P'ope''' '
,h., his dismssa al the result OF feehhs OF per
sonal jealousy on the part OF the me'ioe's "a ~,
poara To a Tribune reporter Mr.. van Deuseh sa'u
yesterday: ar.
..rhe Election Commissioners in this matter were
eeeed on by jealousy OF me and by enemies w"o
have been trying to injure me. Az the 'eaueS. u
Secretary Pinney helped to draft Ior 'le oo,'
mittee on Drafts OF the Greater New 1oI~ " ThIs
sion the chapter on the Elections bureau. '
chapter Iegislates the present Board out Oh onioo
and creates a single responsible heau.
.erhese men have had feeling OF jealousy toward
me that they have lily concealed due 10 the iAc'
that a subordinate had been preferred 10 'heh' W
give assistance in framing important eiec'io" 'ee''
Iation worked with Senator Raines all last Win
tor nv request in amending the election laws. MY
was accepted by the Secretary OF S'a'e
also drafted the special act under wh'ch 'ne A -
election in the Greater New-York Is to be heid'
"The Commissioners have taken this course 10
LII, mo no,,,ically NV work on these various mat
,ers had put me IN line TO be high official under
the consolidation II the Republicans had won.
LOOKING FOR HIGH OFFICE.
.1 was a candidate for Commissioner when MI
schieren was Mayor. and at that time told MT
schieren Of a way by which the city might save
SaOO a year. He told the Commissioners OF TINS
plan. and by their adoption OF 1t the city saved
about $4,000 The city will save $4,000 more this
year by the State law drafted ana huhdreos o.
thousands will be saved TO the state 49,. o..
ct is absurd to say that would sacrihce the iu-
COPIES pies Of the code Compiled by Mr. Jewett and
ocs requested Mr. u 5eT ,ba.s to s seHe dn
7 tn my
canvass was being made; Colonel Morton asked me me
send some of these down to tne MY w ms Sa
property of the publisher and of myself.
sprTH,s SHARE IN THE TRANSACTION.
LAS TO the compilation of the election laws which
was got up by Mr.. Speth and myself, WI" say
this: had made a condensed statement or the Ia"
as an introduction and after copies had been print
"a with this statement Mr.. Blair decided to change
the introduction The Board finally ordered l0VVo
copies and the price was set at $3.50 wrote 10
learn II they could not some of these c9m2lia-
bough first decided that he did not need them and
then asked Mr. speh for 600 copies for whien ne ne
o %as " and asked X On him have thou
sand of the copies that had been printed ne Win my
haf he Would Print an asdOns Thousand ana
SsSd them Ses6 d ssd he ns
claim that the thousand were not returned but
they sSe a ne prSSb IS Van Deusens Political
Hand Book, for which there was no SAFE peca Use
of the delay IN puDNCdllOn' Sd'u ~ rs
10 get out this handbook and that ! owed so nm
money He asked me the other day now much
wanted of the $3.50 paid him by General Roden-
bough, and agreed that $50 would 90 ana ne
semi a check for that amount. which deposited
believe now that made mistake In not telling
the Commissioners about the thousand books, but
he would" , .
When asked what course he intended to pursue
Mr. Van Deusen said that ne did not know yet
that he would weigh the matter In dischargins
him he said the Commissioners had mace , no s o.
fetal charges. but had simply removed him TOT
cause 80, 49,,
MIR Van Deusen added that he had worked hard
for the Department for seven years, and that some
of the Commissioners had taken long vacations out
had not. forgotten TO draw their salaries.