The sun., 1897-07-31
SUCCESSOR TO COL. GRANT.
MAJOR SELECTS 4 FORMER REPUB-
LICAN COUNTY COMMITTEEMAN.

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Mayor Strong received and accepted yester-
day the resignation Of Col. Grant as Police Com
missioner, and selected Col. Grants successor,
who, according to law. must bo Republican.
Who the new man is the Mayor refused to tell |
yesterday. He simply said that be had chosen |
aman to succeed Commissioner Grant and that |
the man had accepted the place. When pressed |
to give the name OF tho new Police Commission |
or, Mayor Strong said: |
NO. his name won't be made public until to-
morrow ! promised him that. He said he |
wanted to talk the matter over with his wife to-
night or course. he is o Republican"
man who 10 near to the Mayor said last |
night:
"The selection is splendid one and know 1t
will give universal satisfaction. The new COM
missioner Is q soldier and strict disciplnarian.
He is o merchant and man of some promi-
nence and has never hold public Office. He
is stanch Republican and he was once
member OF the New York County Committed.
The Office Of Police Commissioner was, believe,
offered to him once before. but at that time he
was not in position to accept It."
"Is he a Platt Republican or anti-Platt
Republican ." asked the reporter.
"An Republicans are the same" was the
answer.
"who recommended himr persisted the re-
porter.
"No one that know Of except William L.
Strong" was the reply.
Col. Grants resignation was brought to tho
Mayors Office early yesterday morning by q
special messenger. 1t was inclosea In one OF the
Police Department envelopes. and for q long
time 1t lay the Mayors desk unopened.
Mayor Strong knew what it was but he deferred
reading 1t until he had cleared his desk OF other
matters. Col. Grants letter was as follows:
HSn Ktian L s'rSn0 ON MOI Ncvs, Of s Ns,S york H., -.
Police Board q statement, with two resolutions,
which, together with an extract from sffidavits
Sence nee .e against Capt. Vt Groo, forward to your
Honor herewith for your perussl. My resolutions
should not be performed by oiieers Of the sni:
6e appointed from the LAWYERS Of the board TO
devise after GO consulting With the y, City Mssis
OF il-repute. without the commission of acts of
msde that eosS and offered those reso
he o tes fhs
which i consider demoraiizins and deErading
the entire pose force
into body of liars and sneass. My colleagues
s%"ys ase That
the result has been much corruption IN ,hr the
is RoinS on s' BY ocers @ in eitG
zens clothes. There seems to be no abatement p
iaoisssive. and believe Pat @ change s3S shguId "a
adopted. Men whose duties corrupt them can
not he expected to be homes, and sprFhss
my shs ana Sas Seh
morally and physically the police forsS. have
pssy e.
viii compel policemen to lie 60 that they cannot @
s esr sss he
slate that they ell expressed dislike for the
aassts V W Hd aSaSh marx With 70 numbers 5 70 avoid
pM Ky principiss and all my training prevent my
fayorfne methods 50 de6asing and win not
Policemen Which naesss shsir dsSraaa,ion
modern civilization. ~
After weeks consideration ny ny colleagues ge1ts
decided II favor Of policy to which it is utterly
fpr or
Eoie as disssn.Hg minority ma y f0uid carry % mo-
promise in the matter. cannot tconscientiously
EeceSs on" step from ny position NOR
OF the police Of New York. Neither am willing
fore. while thanking your Honor for the compli-
ment paid me when yon appointed me: l now nc,
Commissioner. and beg your Honor at the same
time to consider my resignation final and to nc-
fsRy Immediately FRaDEniGSE m ia Soht'a aRAsS fsf'
Late in the afternoon Mayor Strong de.
spatched tho following letter to Col. Grants
NY DEAR Col. GRANT: I have this day y. re,
s9s ss
also the two resolutions and aaidavits OF the the
Capt Groo You conclude your letter by asking 8
me to consider this resignation as hnal' and to
Relating to the particular subiec. upon which
ss 4r Il
~ .sssSa i yo vss sasnsss
to b T s h% wbo
However, your resignation has evidently been
no alternative other than TO accept. 1t is there
fore sScsptsG to take esct 49, g. the a SIEse Of bust
fully yours. ns.' '''' -O' W. L. STRONG, Mayor.
The salary of Police Commissioner Is S5. 600
The Mayor had so many callers yesterday that
1t was impossible to hazard a guess as to whom
he had named to succeed Col. Grant. On.
Of the callers was Lemuel Eli Quigg President
of the Republican County Committee. He had
long talk with Mayor Strong. When he wal
leaving the office he said his presence in City
Hall had nothing to do with the resignation o.
Wns or sso RPs% With a"yor
Gen Coils was in and out of the office severa
cO Ws1g Eh him tb
GRANT TURNS IN HIS SHIELD.
Col. Grant came to Police Headquarters a
noon and said to the reporters much the SAM
10 said:
fwIli not recede one step by acquiescing, IL
the methods of obtaining evidence against dis
orderly houses which the majority OF the boar'
approve OF and have decided upon. Ihave on
deAyored earnestly to improve the force. and
will not now help to degrade 1t. will not ap
prove bills for services OF policemen when thos
bills tell plainly OF degradation and debasement
and give such disgusting array OF de ails q
imposslble
The majority rule and the board should b
In harmony as TO its policy and methods. d.
not not understand. however that even to secur
This harmony my official position justihes m
in seeing wrong in any different light iron
me one In whit see 1t as an individual.
must act according to my conscience and prin
ciples. and my coll 'egues must act according l.