New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-16
CALLS HAFFEN A JOKE.
BRONX CLUB SAYS BOROUGH IS TAIu
OF HIS BUSINESS KITE.

At meeting on Saturday night at the Passa-
connawa Club. OF the XXxvth Assembly Dis
trict. of which State Senator Joseph P. Hen
Messy is the leading spirit. long document
containing a vigorous attack on Louis T. Hafers
president OF the Borough OF The Bronx.
( adopted. The document states that for several
years The Bronx has been used farm or
tax district for the preposterous Baron Haffsn-
1t goes on as follows:
We earnestly and ernphaticaIly protest against
nayag t the o aalrS OF our borough adnsSsred
xbsTsysy W. ,potat- szsfrSs+ 10 s.s1Ssfo,Is
methods WHEREBY our o2rough IS DEGRADED INTO
vanity waste and Incapacity the salient feat
ures OF Haffen's administration His appointments
a member Of what is called the Tammany Tri-
unnyrate is said 70 be d concession or compliment
observers affirm that it is a gold brick"
ton He Certainly has increased the family FORT
unes- But what has he accomplished for the Dor.
oUgh? He has tried to grab credit for The work CT
others He has found positions by the score at fat
salaries. for favored henchmen. while worthy and
competent men are excluded and the pay OF labor
ers is cut in half Property owners have been
small accidentally hoisted into positions OF
prominence Borough President Hafen is satu-
pOrtant party issue, he maintains an advertising
tertfon to public business Mr. Efaffen is what
may be termed a heavy thinker. or what Germans
call 'sChwerfaIHger Denker-
Weighty public problems so engross him that he
spends much OF his time in clipping cancelled post
age stamps from envelopes after the fashion OF the
his profound thinzfng 1t is rurlored that he con-
templates me building OF little Han Of Fame for
cancelled postage stamps A silly notion. say,
dead two-centers said to be the largest In the,
% IN n Dg5 s s5sr 5R vi 5ns ] o5 d saa
less accuracy which it is claimed IS strong evi-i
neer- Was there ever such concrete evidence OF
We hold that no man should be both borough
president and district leader the time and
sgainst Mr. Hafen. No man with ten tines the
brain OF HaTen can Ill both offices simultaneously
ness promote He must neglect duties OF either
negIecting and 6edevflIing both
It IS hard 10 blame him for growing stoop Shout
dered under his load of cares and Offices He -
nov: .., ,o.z.- - - .,-.-... a..
present. fs oke Of the Tria rus DrestdeRs
Of the borough Acting GoInr1issISEer OF Pubic
Der OF the Board OF Estimate and ApDortOnmenr.
apponter of school inspectors and hose repairers
and last, but not least, outside for the oc1aI
His Public Works Commissioner and Building
Superintendent are dummies The former devotes
water business. while the nominal Building Super
intendent is keenly interested N IRE escapes
controls the expenditure OF immense sums What
tons have been passed at his instance from time To-
time in period OF nearly six months by the Board
heavy was the pressure Of this public business
upon him that he could not catch an elevated trirr
I--i 10 - : 80 ~9}- a. @T9{s io o.
not by Mr. Haffen'
When a delegation Of residents OF The Bronx
sought 10 consult him 70 the selection of sites
for the Carnegie libraries in this borough Hafen
said . had nothing do with their selection.
while everybody knew that he had Doubtless the
right and official brand OF beer Will be tap in
close proximity TO every library unless Mr. Car
negie objects.
Mr.. Hafen a Triumvir may be Joke. but
ne is d costly joke TO the residents OF The Bronx
Borough. who have the lest reason 70 know him.
Haffen Is playing hide and seek with other
Triunvfrs- II his business Il have been at
Tamnany Hall sign not TO sign the three
card monte proclamation The poor man was de-
tanned at the last moment.
We for clean. TesOlUte. truthful, reliable
man be our leader. and We believe that have
such a in the person OF William E Seltner a.
OF honor and ability. and never q d0dger.