The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-22
G.MY.D.F ORPUSION;HEPT0U1
HE HOPS OVER TO TAMAANY
WITH HIS LONE VOTE.

Cantor Succeeds % Chairman u Execu'
tive C0mmittee-vOto In COMMITTEE
30 to l-Hep.All.Aiono Resigns His
o. 1000 city job with Lows Approval.
The Hon. william Hep, who ID formally
referred to in the City Record with SUNK
RUSSELL resigned yesterday the ONCE OF
Commissioner of Accounts 30 that he might
be free TO deliver long speech against
Mayor Low at the meeting Of the executive
committee of the Greater New York Democ-
racy last night. The Mayor accepted the
resignation with alacrity that suggested
gladness. Then the Hon. William Hep
went to the gathering OF the executive
committee OF which he was the chairman
and combated with all his forensic force
resolutions which indorse Low and fusion.
The vote was so to 1. with the Hon. VIII
liam Hep casting the one. thus throwing
in the face Of his foes the SANDER that he
couldn't deliver his own vote.
| Having obtained this vote OF confidence
the Hon. William Hep resigned aschair-
man of the executive committee OF the
| G, N. Y. D. and the Hon. Jacob A. Cantor
was elected in his place. Mr.. Russell shook
hands with John c. Sheehan and Presadsot
| Cantor and others, and passed out into the
night. distributing copies OF his speech
as he went.
| The resignation as Commissioner OF
Accounts. salary 5000 q year. was pre-
sented to the Mayor early yesterday. Hep
asked the Mayor to accept his resigna-
ton Immediately or on Oct. I. lmme-
diately it was Hep wrote to the Mayor
that he could not join in the belief thas
local affairs ought to be separated from
partisan issues.
1T is simply impossible, az believe
he said, ito conduct the business Of this city
on non-partisan basis as long as partisans
must be appointed TO Office; and true nom
partisans, as Office holders, even in this
administration, are practically non-existent.
While you have given the city an admirable
business administration, cannot. upon
fair reflection and full consideration, view
the administration as II stands to-day az
really non partisan In the great appointive
departments, and firmly believe that the
city campaign now at hand must be con-
Quoted as a preliminary skirmish in the
national contest Of 1904.
Mr.. Russell holds to the belief that as
the city goes this year so will the national
election 20 next year and that for that reason
there should be this year straight party
contest and not a coalition:
In accepting the resignation, TO take enect
Immediately, Mr.. Low wrote:
appreciate your expressions Of personal
confidence and good will and thank you
for the good work that you have done in the
office you are about to lay down, IL IS cyl cyl
wishes to subordinate the interests Of the
city Of New York, in the coming election. t., to
some outside and indirect eneGt: mas no a3h FER
to subordinate the interests Of the city, ut
any time. to any other consideration what
TO YOU to be relieved Of the ONCE at once.
and your resignation is therefore accepted.
D take effect Immediately. Reciprocaung
your feeling of good Viii, ] am: yours very
truly, SETH Low. Mayor
The Hon. William Hep called ex-Surro.
gate Ransom to the chair when the execu'
tive committee Of the Greater New York
Democracy met at HAT Broadway. Mr.
Sheehan precipitated the trouble by offer
ing the following resolution:
Whereas this organization has repeatedls
sSp n manie IL az sars and has also I'M
nnalifediy Endorsed the present honest ant
efficient city administrations now therefore
- Rssolrsd, That we hereby heartily sustain
and indorse the action of the fusion conferee
in the selection Of Seth Low LOT Madyo o. 70
{ "I Fornes for president OF the Board of 4 lder
> men, and firmly believe that continuation o
, good government will be guaranteed By
Resoired, That as regular Democrats il
] State and national affairs we have no fea
Mayor and OF those sterling and life loni
1 Democrats Edward NJ. Gront and Charles
Fornes will nany wise aiIeet future stat
', "a our opiniop that the repeated defeat o
: fammany Hall corIuptionists. who Tor 5,
many years have used the coax OF DenoGrac
;, essential 0 rehabilitation OF ne Democrali
party OF this city in the eyes OF the nation AM
enable y to again exercise n the ne s psaona
d Then the Hon. William Hep got rid of hi
a prepared speech. He told how he ha'
a gone to see the Mayor with John C. Sheeha
q 20 get the Mayor to appoint Mr.. sheeha
CommissioneTship, when Col, Partridg
II got out. The Mayor turned them down
N Then he went to see the Mayor to have ex
Surrogate Ransom appointed on the CouI
: House Commission. and the Mayor said nj
We are the catspaws.' said the Hor
William Hep. I've are good enough 7
pull the chestnut out of the fire, but W
are not good enough to serve in the office
D. Of the administration. He begged tina
the Sheehan resolution be wlthuraWn.
said the rottenest piece OF political corruE
ton that he had discovered in his examins
10 ton OF accounts was in the Office OF the sec
n retarv OF the Armory Board
es Mr., Cantor said that he resented Pres
as dent Roosevelt's interference in this mlnic
pal campaign, but he also resented Oh
- Interference of David B. Hill. Then h
G. said TO William Hep:
Don't be a traitor. Don't try to snea
in into Tammany Hall. You yourself p,
-. in the MAYORS hands the evidence on whic
-. the John Doe proceedings were brougt
al against the boss Of Tammany Hall. 70
e, are the man who had the confidence of Il
vn Mayor and got IS, 900 job out OF 1t. II v
40 down to defeat, which don't think v
- will, let us 20 down with hags flying.
y will be time Tor us to go back to TamInaI
ne Hall when Tammany Lii run by principl
he not by pocket"
its John T. Cronin said that Judas 1scari
u was fellow to chum with compared wi
w. the Hon. William Hep.
On the resolutions offered by Mr.. Sheehi
the vote at first was 40 to 2. but ex-A
semblyman John Kerrgan changed b
.- vote, leaving the Hon. Hep in solitude,
er Then il was that with dripping vol
the Hon. Hep offered his resignation,
was accepted as promptly as the May
NJ had taken il in the afternoon. Mr. Sheeh
- moved that Mr., Cantor be elected in
ny place and that vote Of thanks be given
he Mr. Russell for his faithful and untirl
A work as chairman This was done.