New-York tribune., 1905-12-28
MCCLELLAN TAKES OATH
MGOWlAN ALSO SWORN IN.
Mayors Slate Incomplete Defends
Murphy and Denies Breach.

Mayor Mcclellan, on his return from Princeton
yesterday, said that his slate was still incomplete
Inc Mayor. at HOO a. m. received his certificate
of election from President Voorhis of the Board of
Commission meeting, Mr.. Mcclellan ACCOMPANIED
by his private secretary, Mr.. O'Bren, and Patrick
f. MCGOWAN president of the Board of Aldermen
elect, walked over to the private chambers Of Su-
preme Court Justice Leventritt, where the oath of
office was administered to both the Mayor and Mr.
MCGOWAN.
The Mayor added to the gayety of nations in the
afternoon by saying that there was no breach be-
tween himself and Charles F. Murphy his political
chief He said that he expected to confer with Mr.
Murphy before Saturday night. The plain fact is
that there will not be a breach between Murphy
and Mcclellan until Murphy sees the slate and
then there Will be a breach.
Murphy will protest against the dismissal from
office of Commissioners Featherson, Oakley and
Best. He will tell the Mayor in unnistakabIe Ian
guage, that Tammany Hall gave him whatever he
got in the way of political prominence and that
Tammany Hall will not tamely submit to the bu-
initiation Of seeing its district leaders turned adrift
If Oakley goes, probably Goodwin of the 9Th
and Prendergas of the 9Th will also 60 as thew are
IN oakieys department. A new commissioner of
the business man type, naturally would want
new men at the head of the important bureaus
commanded by Goodwin and Prendergast.
A big shakeup is expected in the Tax Department
on January !; While it is thought that President
o'ponnel will remain. as a sort Of peace offering
TO Murphy, 1t is practically settled that Commits
sioners Strasbourger and Raymond, Republicans,
and Bouck. Muller and Todd, Democrats, will be
succeeded by new men. Mr.. Bouck is a personal
friend of Senator McCarren. Ex-Congressman
Nicholas Muller will not leave the department with
light heart. as Richmond Borough did more to
elect Mcclellan than any other section of the city
Mr.. Muller claims lot of credit for the showing
Election Day and his friends bitterly resent his
being turned down"
Deputy Controller Stevenson is slated for the
Bridge Department 1t was thought until yester-
day that Stevenson would remain in the Controllers
Office. but Controller Metz and the Mayor fixed up
deal whereby place was made for Mr. Steven
son. This enabled Mr. Metz to appoint his friend.
John H. McCooey. a Deputy Controller, and retain
Deputy Controller N Taylor Phillips.
So far as known the Mayor has not made up his
mind about Police Commissioner McAdoO's sue
cessor.
Mayor Mcclellan. in commenting on the story
about Murphy being the financial @ hacker of the
said report had been brought to him that, in
order to protect certain banks which had dis
counted Murphy's notes, the Chamberlain had In
creased the deposits of the city moneys in those
banks He had investigated that phase Of the
story because it practically accused the Chamber
lain of a msdemeanor and a default of his official
oath and had found the facts not to sustain the
stories He said that he did not consider that the
Endorsement of notes by Mr.. Murphy for his broth
er's firm was any proof that he swore falsely be-
fore the Stevens committee.