The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14

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this ONCE and | will b. believed when l
say that thai u the only reason for my
resignation. A for the Statement that |
did NOT call on the Mayor in the afternoon
20 consult about the situation in Brooklyn
a. he promised. he evidently forgets that
/ did reply To him. and my reply wa in the
hands Of hir servant within three or four
hours after the consultation.
ON Thursday | waS called over 70 the
Mayors Office and found there Senator
McCarpn When the senator demanded
that the Street Cleaning Department be
Organized for political purpOseS-no. l
won't say demanded. that ~ too strong,
better put il sugEe-ted-I replied
Mr. MAYOR. don't DO t.
Il then asked II he intended the transfer
Of Mr.. Clarke my superintendent in Brook
lyn. a. an order.
II IL Is an order. 1 said. 1 must obey
IL "a a soldier. You are my superior officer
and II - my first duty 20 obey before I
take other act OF
He did not give the order. and | felt.
therefore. as a -Jidisr. hat | Na- rot under
any order and vas Therefore free TO resign,
which I did II he mad given the order |
would have pDeyed u first and then resigned
Il viii not stand for any political inter-
IeTflfP anu 4 fFNFl bANA II a. ~
over not my Intrauou to stand for any
thing of the kind from senator MCCarren
or any one else.
Mr.. Clarke j. a man Of the s%trictes- in
tegrity amt = aDDy- all political tnfhl-rces.
He knew a. did all my Assistants, that poll
tics would not Oe tolerated.
SULLIVAN DEMANDS NOT c Up By
MAYOR
Although some surprise was expressed
when the fact that Commissioned WOOD
bury had r--izn-d became nOwn, IL has
been an OEeu secret for some time that the
poIitician- on the Mayors side were be-
coming more and more lnslstent in their
demand that the street leaning Depart
ment should te Used for their purposes
and that Major Woodbury. was not getting
the hacking M got at first ia his refusal
to give heed 10 these influences, even where
IL had - do with ~uCk a small thing AS the
transfer Of a sweeper. Commissioner Wood
bury has maintained be attitude he as
sumed When he took Office under Mayor
Low. and he has declared time And time
again 10 the Mayor that the after could
have hs res gnAtfOn Whenever he dlsap-
proved ths commissioners stand.
According to the friends Of Major Wood
barry. Mayor McCleilan Has thoroughly
cognIzant Of Major WOodD1ry's feelings
on this score and II Vas not until shortly
after the beginning of his present term that
there seemed to ~ any change IN the Mayors
attitude Of UNFOLDING the Commissioner IN
AhN dANFliNfA ~ h'FB "a RbAANA'r anu III "
fnslng t. have anything 10 do with poll
Gciaps Of any stripe.
Rec .ntly. however il was said yesterday.
Major Woodbury. has been called over TO
the Mayors office TO meet politicians with
whom ~ had refused TO treat. Ia the
presence Of the Mayor suggestions have
been made OF changes in the department
which had a political motive behind them.
On several Of these occasions II was some
Of the Sullivans whom Ma Tor oOdbury
fnttnA vaaAv E5Th lgcaZrinnz Tb2aa d.
mands, hOSevsr, were Of minor importance
a. compared to the change which McCar-
rem desired. They were generally such
as the transfer and sppointmenf Of n-h IN
the lower grades.
= Major Woodbury., il vas explained YES
terday, on each and all Of these occasions
when h had been called TO meet politicians
with suggestions in the Mayors ofiCe
had reiterated his declaration that the
depa rtment should not be open to political
influences while he was in charge.
If you desire these things TO be done,
send over my relief. was what h said 10
the Mayor on some Of these occasions.
The Sullivans were then the Mayors political
allies The Mayor did not back up their
demands a. he did the demand, OF McCaren-
A'cARREN HAS LONG BEE HAMNERISG AT 1T.
That McCarren has been after Major
Woodbury. to get him to make changes
in Brooklyn which would benefit McCarrHn
politically has beeT known for a long time.
Never before, it Was said Yesterday, had
the Mayor supported him openly in rhe7e
demands. Following his usual policy
Major Woodbury. had refused TO have
anything TO do with senator McCarren. .
There are more than 400 men in the de-
partnent in Brooklyn. The COMMISSIONS
has the appointment Of these men, but
the superintendent has general charge 81 the
force in that borough. Mr.. Clarke has been
in charge for -Four years. He was sent over
there from this borough 10y Major Wool
bury because, a. the latter aid yesterday.
he was a man To be trusted 70 withstand
the pressure Of the politicians. Since
taking the job Mr.. Clarke has been beset
on all sSde- by men who wanted To use the
department over there for political purposes.
IL was thebeiiet n the Commissioned that ne
appointment Of a McCArren organization
man to take charge Of the force in Brooklyn
would mean the opening wedge in an at
tempt to make the entire force an adjunct
~ McCarren'- Organization This was ex-
planned to Mayor Mcclellan many times,
II was said Yesterday.
When the Mayor gave approval to McCar-
ren's demand made in his presence az the
interview on Thursday Major Woodbury.,
20 his friends Say, saw that il vas up 10 him
either 10 resign or else lay himself open to
the charge Of Inconsistency. Had ne laid
himself open TO such a charge. his friends
Said. his dismissal would have followed
quickly. At least that j. what they be-
heve was IN store for him.
II was pointed ont yesterday that Major
Woodbury. prior 20 every election had read
the law to everv man. from the humbleSt
sweeper up. and had told them 70 keep away
from the politicians and To vote a. their
conzciencpS Ci-eCtel-
You men can cast your vote in any way
yOu choose. and there - no power under
Heaven that com pel- you to submit TO cam
paign assessments. was what he told them.
He inaugurated this policy and Il was hiS
custom TO repeat these instructions before
every election.