New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-27
THE ANlI-GRAFT TEAM.
READY FOR mr.. MURPHY.
Trims Names Tits Himself and
Jerome for -Four Years.

A.. impression OF graft in the city govern
,n.nt for the next four years promised by
v,Il.au, NJ. WINS. the Republican candidate for
MAYOR at two speeches In Brooklyn last even
,n~ This promise applauded vigorously as
. new keynote Of the campaign, both at the
nrookivn Union League and at Historical Hail.
..The fine public spirit and generosity Of Judge
r,s,nrler have not only made possible but COM
n.lled the union of all forces who sincerely
opposed to graft in all its FORMS" was his dec
lsrstion at the Brooklyn Union League Club
that led the Republicans there to shout Jerome's
name with that OF the speaker.
"I shall rive with Mr.. Jerome, to do some
team work that will make the life of the
.rrsfter' extremely miserable" was the pledge
that set the crowd cheering wildly in Historical
Hall
Before Mr. WINS spoke in Brooklyn last
ing he appeared before a good sized audience
in Progress Hall, at No. IS Avenue A in Man
haitian, where he was introduced by Ferdinand
Eidman as the next Mayor, and was cheered
several minutes. He said at the meeting:
II meet with the same enthusiasm you have
shown tonight elsewhere in the city, neither you
ton 1 say only few words TO you now. but
p 30 y 'af he R say in oee at the c
Hall four years IL elected 1t does not seem to me
hs1 wha We want to know is If he bidding for
contract with the city 10 sell out three-quarters
u have no DOUBT that the Tanmany candidate is
lending hese anaea hs IS 20 the bes oga anu
lied organization for plumber the country ever
BE SPLENDID facade to a temple Of iniau,ty;
II eeG'ea ne fs dr T b s tern He
ias one Mr. Oakley If Mr. Oakley is to go after
asfen w snd n sentean beang of
that Tammany Hall expects to slip into power
When Mr.. WINS was led to the platform there
we're cheers lasting several minutes before he
could speak The enthusiasm was increased
somewhat by remarks from the audience as Mr.
WINS speaking.
call for three cheers for Jeromei" fol-
lowed Mr.. Ivins's remark about the District
Attorneyship fight. The cheers were given with
q WILL and were followed by more cheers for Mr..
WINS.
When Mr.. WINS talking about the scarcity
Of water in Brooklyn. he was told by the audi
ence that Mr.. De Verona, engineer of the Water
Department, responsible for 1t.
But who is responsible for De verona?" asked
Mr. WINS.
Oakley" was an answering shout
"And who is responsible for Oakley"
Mayor Mcclellan
Then who is responsible for Mayor McClel-
LAM"
s'Tammany Hail."
"Oh. you have not got your catechisn quite
correct" said Mr.. WINS, amid loud laughter.
Murphy is responsible for Mcclellan"
Charlie will have to stay at Good Ground
when YOU are elected was cry.
He'll not starve or die Of thirst, 1 under |
stand" said Mr. WINS.
In his speech at the club. Mr.. WINS said:
Brooklyn's need of additional water supply is
far urgent than the need OF Manhattan /
Neither Manhattan nor Brooklyn wants any poll |
this year the suffering Of the people in many sec
tons of Brooklyn was intense At times the sup
even for the purposes of sanitation and cleanli-
Mr. Mcclellan sees in this opportunity not
for good engineering, but for partisan politics He
tells the people of Brooklyn that the source Of their
sore distress is the Burr law; That this was enact
q sOs s gp9a ag9 the by & Of pRfooRn go
Ing IFS water supply from Suffolk County and
The chief engineer of his own Department of
Water. Gas and Electricity. in answer TO questions
by committee of the Brooklyn League has gone |
shed noW in uee b Broek iR' cane se BT
Improvements be made to yield 10000 coo gallons
tained-an additional supply which would be ade-
SAYS mar The i,oroIe,art Io,Ii ea-el.r reouire
the construction of inltration galleries quick work
ties can be obtained and the entire work could
bs completed within a year Why doesn't the
Mayors Water Department get the work started?
money was obtained and work begun upon three
we're RnoWn @ he Wanas W9 Pdd and
asssaPequa galleries. The record of the Mcclellan
abandoned. A contract for the Massapequa gal
n isry finally let In July Of this year after delay
gallery held up and subordinate officials give
other suboTdnate as the responsbe party In
mean while Mcclellan continues his talk about the
This il will be noted is in the department pre-
Of r. aenda Of puo
tract in spite of the ridiculous and repudiatt3ed
greater New-YOrk and in spite of this scandal:
dry season. is still retained in Office Oakley held
eace at the pleasure OF the Mayor. M MeClean
nee That is the continuing cause Of Bro sTos
put an honest and competent man at the head Of
The Water Department?
REMOVED EXPERT ENGINEER
when Mayor Mcclellan took his place in the
Inent Bridges in the hands of expert engineer;
He promptly removed the expert, and appointed
who had been clerk in the employ Of pronnert
1sa my f firm Mo G Besfs BrSok
lEn Bridge terminal problem. He proposed q pian
city's money, of which 10000 was to be used
70 acquire real and the balance for the con-
The Tamnany Board of Estimate and Appor-
20 approFed the plan pos, on me irsgeduate
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court m
tervened and refused TO appoint commissioners OF
The matter was then permitted to rest until June
brought G GP aga shS before the Board Of Estimate
sad The matter was not a b w a
lad over for week. No notice was gwen 10
The public and no hearing was arranged .ao
At the meeting one week later the recommendas5
IONS Of the Bridge ComB1issoner we're nas an
proved. This without public hearing ana WIN WIN,
sg public notice Il was i spite 0 cd in In dsregard
o. the wishes of hundreds of thousands OF psfed
Gay enquire the % loud advocate
Honest and efficient government lie Voleo i0i '''
Now. what the plan. and what what w snend
s nsggso,nphsa beyond another oppof'u -