New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
MCARREN, LID OPENER.
REAL PURPOSE OF FIGHT.
.SulliUans SAID To Be sCith HIM an
Battle Against Murphy.

There r. no ooabt whatever in the minds Of
Che inhabitants Of the world OF graft that
Deputy Commissioner Covan resigned from the
Police Department on account OF the 'tc"
issue.
Timothy P. Sullivan and Senator P. II No
csrren regard Il as absolutely essential 10 the
retention OF their prestige among the liquor
dealers and "a nblers that the Police Depart
fpent shall 20 use OF their OWL phrases,
loosen up" Messrs- Sullivan and McCarren
have reached" the friends OF Mr.. Cowan' and
they have made It so interesting for Mr.. Cowan
that he is tired" Messrs. Sullivan and No
Carren are Jointly interested in racing ventures
and other ventures. Business was pretty bad
under Greene and Il is not much better now.
The brewers have told the saloon men that they
viii have 20 put up" for part Of their in
creased license fees on May !. and there is
little surplus money IN she tins. There would
he more money there n things were more free
and easy on Sunday. The resignation Of Cowan
ss plain notice 20 Mayor Mcclellan and Com
missioner AfcAdoo that the '1id' Is on too tight
Mayor McClellsns friends say that he win stand
by McAdoo IN everything he does. and that the
administration OF the Police Department will
be whatever Mr.. NIcAdoo sees nt TO make It
Deputy Commissioner Haggerty told his
friends last night that he would not get out
Senator McCarren and his friends have told
ITaggerty TO stand his ground and fight TO- what
he wants, and Haggerty has promised 20 do so.
Mr.. McCarren. by cloaNing his real game with
the Parker boom issue. has dealt hard blow az
Mcclellan and Murphy. and viii follow it up at
the State convention by making Murphy play
second idGle. McCarren's principal purpose IS
70 force Mayor Mcclellan and Commissioner
McAdoo 20 loosen up"
MCARREN BACK OF HAGGERTY.
Senator McCarren preserves silence as 20 his
connection with the Haggerty situation. That
he Is behind Haggerty and VIII continue 20 up
hold him is known. Luke j.. Stapleton had a
conference with Mayor Mcclellan yesterday. and
Immediately report had 81 that he. the cordial
enemy Of Mr.. Murphys man Doyle was there
10 carry defiance 10 Murphy through the Mayor
or this Senator McCarren denied any knowledge
Asked what he thought Deputy Commissioner
Taggerty was going 10 DO about t. he replied
that ne was not Mr.. HaEgerty's boss and that
Haggerty was free 20 do as ne liked. Between
himself and further questions Senator McCarren
interposed his usual stolidity. He was pretty
close IN Mr.. HaEgerty's friendship. he said. hut
ne couldn't tell about what developments the
fight over the Deputy Commissionership would
have
Commissioner McAdoo was confined 10 his
Mr. Howell. took up 10 him a large bundle OF
papers. When he returned he said tho Commits
soner had heard nothing from Deputy Commits
sioner HaEgerty and there were no Develop
ments IN the case
Commissioner McAdoo IS not going TO ip. the
ia get away from him. Whether IN time the
subterranesn operations VIII undermine his
influence and let him out OF the department IS
question which IS causing the lveliest specu-
lation. on the other hand. Deputy Commits.
Eioner McAvoy is the target for the shafts %
The men bent on keeping down the lid. He
declared yesterday that he had no thought OF
resigning. Beyond that he had nothing 20
say" The latest batch OF rumors at Hesdouar-
tiers had Il that he would probably stay. which
means that the influences under the nd are
boiling over anc the temperature is getting too
high for Commissioner McAdoo's comfort
Commissioner Woodbury. OF the Street Clean
Ing Department Is rated as a likely successor
20 MoAdoo II he gets out DR.. Woodbury. has
been haunting Police Headquarters lately. He
Is rather a good friend OF the Tammanv lead
ers. particularly. Il is thought OF the sullivans
They would give him their support believing
that. while the lid would not be lifted officially
there might be a few vents IN 81. and. while
vice would not be allowed 20 naunt itself there
might be something doing" under cover
Timothy p. Sullivan. better known as .-rsttl.
Tina" and Borough President Ahearn visited
Deputy COMMISSIONS cowan at Police Head
quarters last Thursday.
Two men were mentioned yesterday IN police
circles for Mr. cOwan's place. One was william
Astor Chanler. Another name discussed was
that OF James T. Fareliy. a newspaper man.
MI Fareiiy Is a member Of the Tammany Han
general committee from Eugene McGuire's dis
rziss N Tie eEonx- Hs "a said "a hays the