The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
A Partisan's Experiment I'm Brief
Dtography.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir: viii
You step with mo for moment into the politi-
cal biography room. and turn the light on tho
non -partisanshlp OF the committee OF nine
20 reform the police. appointed by the meeting
AT the Chamber OF Commerce. to which Mayor
Mcclellan tTammuny Dern.) had generously
rendered his full support
To begin. we have;
Austen g. Fox, chairman, who. when Mr.
Mcclellan was candidate for tho oi1lce he
now holds, signed document declaring that
the election OF Mcclellan would be triumph
for tho brothel." He has never reoanted
although honest men OF truo non partisan
stamp who opposed Mcclellan have made
opportunity TO FREQ their consoienccs Of that
incident. But let US not be too harsh with
Mr.. Fox Leave him TO live on filing per-
fectly the description nlade by one OF the
great of the New York bar: Austen Fox. lie
who sits solcmny all afternoon in n downtown
club draped in frocs coat. because tho
Appellate Division Is not in session and no
cannot appear except before fun bench,
Eihu Root manly. straI gh forward
citizen. but Republican, whose party must
profit by anything which discredits the Nc
Clellan administration
Henry DoForest Baldwin. An orioeholder
under the Strong reform administration.
and put cut OF onlce BY 1anmany.
Jacob H. Schin The OdeIlGauterbnch
candidate Tor the Republican nomination
Tor Mayor. and possibly Mr., McClelan's next
opponent before the people
Isaac Y. Seligman. IN IL compromising
and enthusiastic Republican.
John G.. Mllbur A nominal Democrat.
who has lived in New York only year lie
did not vote against Mcclellan, for no was
then resident OF Buffalo.
William Church Osborn. nonresident.
who lives in Hudson. and who ran for state
Senator in the Columbia county district last
fall He took hls uamo from tho personal
property tax rolls by swearing that he was
not resident in this city. lIe TOO signed the
public appeal which predicted that Mcclellan
"a Mayor would be the protector OF the pros
titute and the divekecper. although he had
been McClelHn's college mate at Princeton.
We ARE told lie WAS put on because no has
peculiar knowledge Of police conditions
james McKeen OF Brooklyn Was Corpora
ton Counsel for the Borough Of Brooklyn
under the Mayor whom McClellnn defeated
for reelection
George McAneny. Was secretary Of the
Civil Service Commission under Mayor Low.
Not one man on the list supported Nc
Clellan for Mayor. not one can be set down
as a supporter II ne be a candidate again. Yet
there are good citizens, Republicans. too.
whose services could have been had to give a
genuine color OF non-part sanship to the
committee N u lONNlil' IA4Al Atlf9 AiN'i4Ali-
ncd themselves By private or public expires
eiou IN commentator Of Mr.. NcClellans
conduct OF his onice.
From a meeting held In the Chamber of
Commerce one might naturally expect such
Republican names Hs Norris *. Jcsup. Alex
snder +. Orr Charles Stewart Smith OF John
Cad wHlader: but. instead. We yet three former
ofloeholders under anti 1amnany admin
istrations. one non resident, one Il resident
here for only ear the most conspicuOusly
talked OF candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for Mayor. two straight out Republic
chns CRoot and Sclimanl and-Austen G.
Fox.
l fear for tho solidity OF the committee. II
know Elihu Root. he VIII not serve on COM
mittec OF which Mr. Fox ia chairman.
Must on-partsanship always have but
ono sde' Did not MIR McClollan's voluntary
tender OF cooperation entitle him to fair nlay3
j. the municipal campaign Of zoos to be stirred
and Seasoned by such cooks az Mr.. Fox
ind Mr. Osborn OF Columbia county, Can
you pick more than two out Of the nine. whose
political amhtions--if they have any-would
not be helped If Mcclellan could be discredfted
In the opinion OF tho people OF New York?
or course no one would think Of attacking
the integrity or the honest motives OF any OF
these gentlemen. ] have simply picked out
these facts from their biographies 10 Illus
trate how non-partsan d hon-partisan COM
mttee can be. A PARTISAN.
NEW YonK. Feb l.