New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
M'ADOO DINNER TABASCO
NOT Il TASTE FOR MAYOR.
Brisbane Pours 1t, FreeIand Gets 1t,
CrjmaninS Orders 1t 47cay.

About seventy-five attended the dinner given
for ex-Poiice Commissioner NcAdoo by his former
advisory committee consisting of David Mcclure
John D. Crfmmins, Walter G. Oakman George r.
Dyer and r. A. c. Smith. at the Hotel ST. Regis
last night. Mayor Mcclellan was not invited. Mr..
Mcclure in his address gave a brief summary of
the work done by the advisory committee He
praised Mr.. McAdoo highly for his work in the
department. Attorney General Julius NJ Mayer
said that although ex-Commissoner McAdoo may
have succeeded here and failed there. man has
questioned his allegiance and no man has ever
said that he honest, efficient and sincere in
every detail
Letters Of regret were received from Robert W.
de Forest, F. c. Bourne AdOph S Ochs. the Rev.
Thomas f. Slicer NJ. Linn Bruce. E. P. Bryan,
Isaac Stern and Francis NJ. Scott. In place of
Morris K. Jesup, who was absent. J. Edward
Simmons spoke briefly.
Mr. McAdoo gave a long defence of his admin
istration in the department Early in his ad-
dress, he said:
The whole police question in New-York must be
approached from large public point OF view:
questioning the honesty and efficiency of the pO-
elementary way He knows things just because
he has rubbed against them Talk does not i'm
1t was better force on January l. this year than
more honest and with higher deals Of duty, and
more pride in the organization @ There was - lfss ISIS
population than any other city in America. There
were on that day, according to the most most accurate
poolrooms in the whole greater New-York and
junction from or the bg5ep courts The lid on the
other vices was never tighter in twenty years.
Continuing he said that there were no defects IN
the police system which could not be cured Mr..
McAdoo then extolIed the virtues OF the traffic
squad. He said there should be harmony be-
tween District Attorneys office, the courts and
his former department On the subject of the num-
ber- of the force he said 1t should be In
creased from one thousand to fifteen hundred men,
He added
lation grows; why should not the police, who are
The posts now in some of the residential parts of
New-York are too large. Some of the outlying
boroughs, growing marvelOusly in population. have
not sufficient police
He then spoke in great detail regarding the work
of the department, through which he connected
with the advisory committee thanking the men
on the committee for their assistance
Arthur Brisbane was called on and he talked
about the Mayor He said that the Mayor had not
yet removed Mr.. McAdoo from office and referred
to Mr.. McAdoo the Police Commissioner" He
added:
Speaking for the newspaper men and public as
I understand it, there is universal opinion that
Commissioner McAdoo excelled in honesty, in in
tegrity in efficiency. any Police Commissioner We
know and It is a pleasure to greet him tonight
bo9est bodT RG When TanK We aG6 e6nsr f IS that
these men on the street are being paid 500 month
| to guard life and property, it is small thing if
! they accept money on the side
am going to deyate from fixed rule and t9,lf talk
! tonight. l wish to call attention here to the
which will surely result the indivdualization
if might call it so. of all the moneys in the United
at the present time and looked into carefully, and
think that the reader. the quicker attention is
@ come fl from any reforms afected along those lines
h ses 6dsg IS f a she II II Mr. the
who sits over there/ would-take one half of the
$40 600 earnings frorh the Metropolitan City Rail
a o 200 dS Rd INSTEAD Sae a IF % ha
a
proposition that on MonNay that amount Of money
circulation.
| Mr.. Brisbane illustrated his point some length
| and sat down after complimentng Commissioner
McAdoo many reforms made in his adpinis-
tration
He was followed by John S Wise a former Con-
| gresham, now a resident of this city. who served
| in Congress with Mr. McAdoo. Mr.. Wise made a
humorous address which laughingIy received
Colonel George b. NJ. Harvey called and
he spoke at some length along the lines of criticism
of many of the speeches that had been made prior
to his own different times he took to task Mar
| Herrick Attorney General Mayer. Mr. McAdoo,
Mr.. Mcclure and other speakers with whose sentl-
ments he was variance. Mr.. Brisbane in his re
| marks had alluded to Mayor Mcclellan being In
| Mexico. Colonel Harvey said that the Mayor was
| not in Mexico and that it was not good policy 10
| say he was there when he not there. Colonel
| Harvey went on champion Mayor Mcclellan and
| his administration. and he Interrupted at diff
| ferent times by Mr.. Brisbane who sat beside him
| and who interjected remarks The whole tenor of
! Colonel Harvey's address appeared to be along
| humorous lines. although he spoke with the great
| solemnity.
John D. Crimmins, when called TO speak
| turned 10 M Brisbane and Colonel Harvey. Some
| thought he was about make careful attack on
these two men the ntcrjection into the speec-
making of subjects foreign the general tone MI
! Crimnins said that he did believe that there
| was any danger. even Immediately or in the near
| future or at any time whatsoever, of any great
panic or even slight disturbance the result of the
! accumulation of wealth the part of few men,
Nj Crinmins said he desired square, honest
| and fair deal for every man. He added:
! Now MI Brisbane don't be an alarnlst, don t
! ;eiI The people what you don't honestly feel |
don't believe you illustrate where these allese
| dangers lie amount of careful labor alohS
! those lines can convince man thoroughly know =
mo on the lines labor employment myself tIial
there is any danger either immediate or distant
! In closing Mr. Crmn.ips addressed some words
! directly to Coloael Harvey, which were taken 10y
! some Is REMARKS cf admontior,
Among the other guests Isldor Straus. Isaac
/ \ Seligluan II. II. VrecIend. Robert {. Ogden
Tanes Speyer J. p Comb. Frank II. Plat August
/ belmont Justice Gildegsleere, Iames j. Marth,
! John A Schlechcr. John |. Waterbury Jnsiace Ji
! Ieogr. Edward Lautcrbach, Cornelius Aahdeei
/ filt H. r. winthrop, h p. Bryan ). b Mcbci.'l'
/ Colonel Appleton and Melville =. stone.
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