New-York tribune., 1903-04-30
P. NJ. STEWART REMOVED
Continued from first n.n.

Pq1,cato ron A. member q The NewYork Yacht -,
Among the buildings erected under hi, -
VISION was the Princeton University building 49,
during the last six years - oolit
Mr.. Stewart was seen at his apartmentzt
Nevada. at Seventieth-st and Broadway - -
afternoon. He had little 70 say Of Mr.. Can,o-,.
action in removing him. and no criticism ~
dictated the following statement:
I saw Mr Cantor yesterday morning - -,
house i just dropped IN upon him without as
invitation OF appointment. Much to my surnriss
he suggested, account. he said OF oufsf6
influences which he could not withstand thaf r
should resign. I asked him II he had any fanl.
TO find with the department i controlled All
ne said. None whatever" I said I would bsv
TO consider his request. After due co1sidarat;o,,
believing and knowing that the Bureau OF Build,
ings had been administered to the benefit ana
welfare of the public. I made up my mind 7
would not design | talked 70 some OF my
friends. and they told me To stick TO my de-
cision- I notified Mr.. Cantor. and this after
noon / afforded another opportunity ~
resign Mr.. Blake. Mr.. Cantor's secretary urged
me TO do So but I declined TO retreat from nv
position and was removed That's all there is
to it.
Mr.. Stewart refused to admit that ne knew
what had prompted Mr.. CaEtOr's action Per
hans what he says is true was all he would
say. "and he could not Withstand the outside
influences. Perhaps some one kpocked me
don't know 7 guess I shall be able to make
living"
AT the Tilden Club dinner in honor OF Chiss
Judge Alton b. Parker Mr. Stewart had as his
guests Charles +. Murphy. leader OF Ta1nInany
Hall: Alderman Timothy P Sullivan and num-
Der Of other Tammany leaders He said, IN ex-
PLANTATION that these men had been kind 70
him at the Saratoga convention and he wanted
to return the compliment
Another story is that ex-Congressman John J.
Adams. Mr.. Cantor's law partner. asked Mr..
stewart to do something. and that he refused
the request with a show of considerable lndig-
nation and with hard words Wnat the request
was is a matter of conjecture only
The new superintendent VIII nave tIs appOlht-
r,en+ of A private secretary to take the place
Of Thomas ]. Dunn, who viii reIlre Wlth nj
Stewart The other places in the repartInenL are
protected by the Civil Service
When seen later in the evening oy a tribune
ranorter Mr. Stewart said: Il have met the tte-
publican leaders OF New-IOrk County, ana Ihey
have never asked me to do a wrong thing
have met the Tammany Hall leaders, and tney
likewise have never asked me TO do wron7
thing I will say more should Ike 70 adc
this though: While held Office never tnreN
a man down. / never favored any one, MA MA,
ever his politics might or might not be. Throusn
out I aIwavs tried TO do my best TOr Lne oehel
and welfare of the architects, buLcers ana th'
general public. I going to Boston ana oac'
to my old business I'm not worrying ~
sir-re-e-e" . - -
After Mr. Thompsons appointment was an
nounced friends of Mr.. Stewart called aLtentioi
TO the provision of the charter governing the ap
pointrnent of a superintendent tnaI- ever!
superfntendent appointed shaH De
connpeteut architect builder OF at Ieast tel
years experfence,' in an effort to show that Ml
Tbornpson could not be named legally But IN
letters friends said that Mr.. Thompson, al
though still a young man, had been engaged j.
building for at least decade HIS recoEu I'd
been excellent and his experience unusual