New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17
DUTY OR DAVIS.
MAYOR Hoos HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
TWO MASTERS
WILL HE MAKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 4
PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
AND NEGLECT HIS CHANCE TO RE-
FORM THE SCHOOL BOARD7

PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
AND NEGLECT HIS CHANCE TO RE-
FORM THE SCHOOL BoARD7
Mayor Hoos is perplexed. On or before satur-
day next he will announce his appointments and
his slate is not completed because his conscience
dictates one set OF appontees and the political
bosses demand another lot OF men VINO would
serve them. The vacancies are numerous and
there are candidates galore. The terms will
pire next Saturday OF City Treasurer Dickinson.
Controller Hough, Finance Commissioners Bailey
and Simpson Police Commissioner Abernethy. Fire
Commissioner Brennan, Tax Commissioner Love.
Directors OF Education higgins, Nimmo. Mooney
Quinn, Broderck. Finn, Firm. Gallery. Rice and
Mersheimer.
The one Office which the bosses desire above ell
others is that Of Police Commissioner. During the
reign OF the Democratic ring before the election
of Mayor wanser. in 1892. the Police Depart
ment was a potent branch Of the party machine.
Commissioner Abernethys term will expire next
Saturday. and the Board will become Democratic
Mayor Hoos asserted his independence last spring
and appointed Adolph Walter to the Board TO
coed John p. Feeney. whom the bosses wanted
appointed. Davis has selected this time ex-Tax
Commissioner job ID. German, a loyal subject,
but the Mayor is not inclined to appoint German.
Some of the ring Democrats insist that the ap-
pointments were agreed upon before the nomina-
,b o" Msvors APPROVAL OF the sS 600 water Contract
was what ended doubt to his denomination. and
no pledge exacted concerning the appoint
menis. The large majority received by him IS ac-
cepted by the Mayor as an Endorsement OF his ad-
ministration. which includes his independence In
making his appointments last April.
The Mayor favors for Police Commissioner a man
who will act in harmony with Commissioner WAL
ter and prefers ex-Commissioner James N. Davis
is also a candidate and Is Endorsed by the Nc
Iaughln wing, and is the second choice Of Davis.
The Mayor. IL Is said has manifested disposition
to name men of his own selection, and II Is prob
able that a compromise candidate will be named.
The Mayor Is also determined TO make numerous
wishes of Davis. The Mayor was member of this
Board when elected to the ONCE OF chief executive.
and ne left a harmonious Board that had elm
mated politics. He induced to appoint
Board and has expressed regret because OF the
numerous scandals which have been caused by
self respecting members resigned because Of the
methods of the political clique.
The Mayor while determined TO select the Police
Commissioner and Directors Of Education, con-
cedes to the bosses the designation Of the ma
jority of the other appontees. and. i is said will
James Hennessy. Fire Commissioner. and either
ex-Postmaster Robert Jordan or Finance Commits
soner Heppenheimer as City Treasurer. II Is
stated that Controller Hough, while not Davis
Democrat will probably succeed himself.
The interest Is centred on the appointment Of
the Police Commissioner as the bosses want to
control the force absolutely and make II an i'm
portant branch Of the machine and would cheer
fully surrender all the other appointments TO Sc
cure the naming of the Commssio SO eager
were they to dominate the Police Department that
they resorted to threats. as soon az Mayor Hoos
was installed two years ago. to try 20 brighten the
two Republican Commissioners and induce them
to resign their offices.