The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12
WHY MONOGRAM WAS TURNED DOWN
The Party Wanted Him to Get the Police
In Politics but He said No.

why Judge Grubb did not re-appoint bin
During the campaign of last fall M
Thomas N. Stayton came to see me,
my place OF business, in the Third sire,
market. He was candidate for the non
nation for State Senator, and he aske
me to support him and vote for him.
presumed, OF course, that he asked INC [
40 this simply as an individual, and sti
believe that to have been the case.
told him that Mr.. Pyle his opponent fo
inc nomination, was an old friend {
mine, and that intended to vote for hin
:. tell this merely because 1t throws som
light upon what followed A fe day
after had the above talk with Mr.. Stay
ton, was told by Police Commissions
Lawson that Mr. Willard Saulsbur
| wanted to see me at his office As Nj
Lawson had already been to sec Mr.. Sauls
bury at his request, he was able to tell M
the nature of Mr.. Saulsbury's busines.
with me. TWAS in relation to the Police
commission and Its probable attitude il
the campaign.
promptly declined to see Mr.. Saulsbur,
on any such business, but Mr.. Lawson
suggested that it would not do any harm
to have a talk with him, and SO l went vi
to his office. His first words led me t
say:
Mr. Salisbury, do you think the Po
nee Commission can be used in the inter
est 0f any political party or candidate,
because, II you do you are mistaken"
He said: 1t has been intimated that IL
is Already being used in the interest of 0
certain candidate
That may be- said, but you can
near great deal now and then. For in
stance it Is said on the streets that Won
have bought up all the election inspectors
IN the city, paying therefor 5000; is that
He smiled sardonically, but made nc
reply. then told Mr.. salisbury that
Whatever he may have heard about the
nolige commission being in politics, there
was no truth in it at ALL In an official
sense; attended all the meetings, and
know that the commission held itself
strlc'ly al0of from any, ,participations even
by suggestion, in politics. AS to the mem.
bers individually, told him that | could
speak only for myself. said | knew
nothing OF politics, and did not purpose
doing anything for any candidate.
10 thls no direct response was made,
PUG without using precise language to
;nhC purposelt was then pretty broadly
lhtllnated to me that it might be to my
adVanthSeto use my influence as Police
Commissioner in a certain direction
After what have already said this init
nation needed no reply, and made none,
l theh left. can truthfully say that |
kept strictly to my resolve to take no ac-
1--WE part In the campaign, and am sure
that neither OF the other Commissioners
dld; at least not as Commissioners but
what they did as individuals do not
Know nor was it my concern.
heard no more relative to the matter
uhlii the time approached for the appoi t.
lneht OF my successor. | was Indifferent
rs to NyhRthnr I ~, In
nor, anu made no effort to discover whaU
Judge Grubb's intentions were. One day,
ABOUT Two weeks before the appointment,
met him at the Court House and he
gave me to understand that | would he
reappolnted. lie did not say so in that
many words, but what he did say was its
equivalent. In the course of the conyer.
sation Judge Grubb volunteered the re-
mark that was all right
10 not send any of your friends to me-
ne SAD; 1t viii not be necessary In fact
nc auueu with pleasant smile, s'you
might as well go TO sleep on the subject;
it will be all right At different TINES
afterwards several of my friends reported
similar remarke made by Judge Grubb to
mem to which invariably replied that
while would appreciate the honor Of ro.
| did not seek it,
"On March Goth received letter from
the Judge, asking me to meet him at the
Office OF Mr.. Ferguson, Clerk of the Or.
phans' Court, ut the Court House. went
theIe. Judge Grubb shook hands with me
ana SAD: MT Monaghan, l have to per-
form the most painful duty of NV life
hope you will not think it is due to anv
lesScning. of my regard for you. | am
compelled by circumstances
Atthis point, interrupted him and
snid: What is it, JudgeS lit Is any.
self, in the least 0D'
But | must tell you how it is he re.
Piled; what must do distresses mo very
much, but. circumstances leave me no
'bolce. You know Victor Dupont was
my guardian; ne was my friend. Willard
salisbury married his daughter
Wei broke in, what las that to do
with me?' w w
well, You see-thc fact of the mat.
or i,'-he stammered L would like to ro-
lppoint you as Police Commissioner, hut
must turn you down
That's easily lXed.' Irejoined; 4
lont want to be reappointed. | never
lskeu You TO consider me; all that has
'ecn said was said on your own motion,
'hu want TO assure you that shall not
eel hurt one bit if you do not reappoipt
nc. All l want to know is that 90 out
eah hahded-that there are no charges |
glinst mo.
NO: there are no charges he said J
mphatically. They've been hunting for |
hem hard enough, but could find nothing |
galnst YOU am sorry you are the vic. |
I'M wish it was John Lawson, for | |
III gong to clean ont the whole crowd |
don Know when anything has hurt me
o bad rs the fact that ] am Compellni to |
urn you out. But there is no help for il
IS said before, Victor DUPONT was the
est friend ever had, and Pm comnelled |
act in the way | do. But I've done |
his much, and | want to tell you Of it |
lyscif; I've decided to appoint ono of
our creed
JUDGE GRuBB's STATEMENT
Judge Grubb said that Commissioner
lohaEhan saw MIN about the place and
'as anxious TO bu reappOinted. The
udgc told Monaghan thai he would like
} reappont him, but that be had received
cry serious complaints about the conduct
the Police Commission, but not against J
lonaghan personally.
The power OF appointing the Commits
onerS had been placed in the ,Judga,s
ands against his wishes, hut he INTENDED
} Keep the department out of factiOnal
olitics, and determined to make a
lange.
Juuse UruDD says tnAt lhe present Com. !
lissioners seemed unwilling to deal with
lcse complaints and the criticism of the
Dpointment of MIR. Hart i u crafty nt.
npt to raise false issues.
Speaking of tho Pyle bill now before the
egislature to continue Commissioner
onaghan in office, Judge Grubb saws
lat II the General Assembly shall reverse
10 decisions Of the Judges whenever
lcse decisions arc contrary to the wishes
lawless or misguided men there will be
tito hope for good and decent govern
ent in the future.
WHAT SALISBURY DID.
Willard SaulsbUry SAID that if judge
rubb had reappointcd Commissioner
onaghan 1t would have meant that the
olice Department would bo- allowed to
IN the primary elections of the city, Hs
Id told Judge Grubb it was notorious
at the police were taking part in poll.
IS. Il did not recommend the uppoint.
ent of Mr.. Hart, but another man,
mply want the police to keep hands of
politics in this city, said Mr.. Sauls.
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