The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13
PARTRIDGE OUT WHO NEXT?
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but ututT no OtItf clTt utI StdH'tS al"
Goddard has Zig business on his hands
and To accept any public Chioe would m
volve great personal sacrifice. The
captain, although an active member OF
the City Club, does not indorse the clubs
action IN condo inning Partridge. In speak
ing Yesterday Of tie Commissioner, Capt.
Goddard sad.
Il think Mayor I.o". will have great
di fficuty in finding Police COmniss.oher
who will serve HIM bel,rr than Col Part
ridge. The Commissio ner hAs worked under
adverse circumstances. lie Vac Completed
TO handle the situation in way not popular
with the people or for the best interests OF
the department,
Mr.. Nash is a lawyer with large practice.
and has never held public Office. District
Attorney Jerome has very high regard
Tor him, and. I was said Yesterday
had suggested some time ago that MIR.
Nash would make a fine Police Commits
sioner. Mr.. jerome had no comment TO
make on Col Partrldges resignation.
Before Commssion er Partridge left Head
quarters he had talk with the reporters,
IN the course Of which he said
i have been thinking seriously OF re-
signing well. not seriously, but I've been
thinking of it-ever since YOU fellows com
menced coming in here every morning,
wanting to know If ] had resigned. But
that didn't hurry Inc up any. j made ar
my mind j would not resign until the end
on The year. anyway. and don't know that
N'uiu HON NkTt ON'I WI htu anu
pulled down and in need Of a rest I'm in
need Of complete rest
rs that your only reason" the Commits
sioner was asked
No, that's the impelling reason. great
many p ople, who, think. are Mayor Low +
supporters, think there are better men for
this position, and, 80 far IA I'm concerned,
m going TO give hiin "A chanc" To put
one in.
You don't want to cmbarrasS the adj
ininistration?"
Il don't want 10 embarraSs the admins
tration. not a particle: neither this adinnis-
tra,ion nor any future administrator VINO h
may rise or ian on the success or ash"s 81
this one. think had the hardest job Ia
the city, know ! had
Have you any idea who YOUR successor
will be-"
NO, the remot.st"
did You discuss your resignation with
the Mayor"
i may have done so"
The Commissioner vas ro'. -committal
| ~ To whether or got Ia had discussed htr
resignation with III" Mayor before be- sent
| it in \ friend Of his said last night, how
ever that the Commissioner did call on
the Mayor a few days ago and that a con-
versa, ion about like this took place:
Il though, Id call 20 tell you that I'm
about TO send you my resignation"
Il hope you are Joking, Colonel, tn"
Mayor is reported 20 hav" =, pied
Maybe | am. hu, this jokes got a point
to il. Sir MAYOR. From "h hat | can learn
you've been listening 70 some men no
think they know something about running
the Police Department and "ho think !
don't | don't need this Job, and I'm not
holding onto it for the love Of the work.
or the fun I'm having in doing it. Nov,
you just keep on listening 70 these folAs
and maybe you'll hear hem tell you Of some
| body who can take this job of your hands
III turn it over to you for New Years
present
A City Club committee headed for the
City Hall yesterday morning with request
for the immediate removal Il Commissioning
Partridge The committee. Of which
Wheeler II. Peckham was the chairman,
got ~ far a. the Aston House. where they
learned that Col Partridge had tagged
them by sending in his resignation. Learn
ing this. the committee decided 10 change
the wording Of the document IL carried
and send it to the Mavor by mail
This was done. The communication
recited that Commissioner Partridge had
not introduced single reorganization
measure, such as physical training Of the
men, improved patrolling by roundsmen
and sergeants, or in dozen other ways bet =
tered conditions which were susceptible
of improvement without legislation or out =
side help. Most of all was stress laid upon
the fact that Col. Partridge totally failed
to obtain the confidence of the public that
he never once frankly stated his difficulties
or appealed TO the public for their sym
pathy or support IN Straightforward
way,
In the City Clubs statement stress was
also laid upon Col. Parridge's failure to
break up the alliance h"twe"n the vicious
elements in the community and the vicious
policemen. Al the same time the COM
mittee did not fail To give Col Partridge
credit for honest endeavors 10 improve
matters.
The Citizens Union was about TO send
a committee To the City Hall on similar
mission, but IT didn't start. Later in the
day the executive committee of the Union
issued statement, of which this is part
The prevalence of vice and crime, IN.
elaring offences against decency and order
and the connection OF the me- bets OF the
poiicc force. with Illicit business that Charac-
terilsd the last administration haN" not been
adequately diminished. The removal OF the
abuses Of a department which, for years.
has been believed 10 have been engaged IN
and creation of the new standard OF duty
in the depar, mcnt an even ehcater one. Hat
st-ivcn To- accomplish these PURPOSES admits
OF no question. II il, however. in our judy
men, o ,s, Ss.G '5a ms his ao.,s
been WHOLLY insufficient
Aitrr twelve months Of lis Commissioner-
ship the police force is practically impotent
The countydet"Ctives OF the District Attorneys
ONCE and cmploye"S, of the cruz, ms zion
nnd no dif1culty ia discovering the oNistcnC 90
of illegal resorts. but the effective bureau
Of III" Police department. does II is in
brttcr In polio" service can be Effected until
this suspicious ncspacty Is corrected
In giving out this letter of resignation
the Commissioner added this statement
of the work he has accomplished
mouths o,
Total on force Observation-Disclosures. 7,s.s iisi
90. s.H