Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-06


each botte-wrapper.
Mr.. Mcclellan demanded that Muir
phy must go and that a new leader of
Tammany should be selected who
would be personally agreeable to him.
self and that the Tammany members
of the legislature prevent the pas.
age OF the recount bill It was an.
nounced that Mr.. Murphy. under pres
sure, had consented to retire, provided
ne was allowed to name his successor.
and that Mayor Mcclellan would rec
ognize the organization by retiring
several of the Independent Democrats
now holding municipal Offices and ap-
pointing Tammany braves to their
places. Mr. Murphy selected as his
successor Thcmas f. McAvoy, chair
man of the Tammany hall general
committee and at present second in
command, who was acceptde by Mayor
Mcclellan.
Mr.. Murphy did not agree to retire
without considerable pressure from the
local leaders, who have stood by him
since he succeeded Croker in com
mand. They finally convinced him
that he could not In justice stand be
tween them and their chances for
getting offices at the city hall. Mr.
Murphy is making money very rapidly
as q member of firm of contractors
or excavation and construction work
for the city government and several
railroads. His firm has big CON
tract in connection with the Penn
sylvania terminals in the city, and
he was warned that he would lose
that business If he insisted upon re-
taining his political leadership. There
fore he agreed to retire in favor of
McAvoy.
On the other hand, Mayor McClel-
Ian agreed to recognize" Tammany
for the purpose Of securing harmony"
In the Democratic party in New York.
He issued an official statement In
which said Il have made no deal
and | have authorized the making of
no deal which alters my position In
any way. 1t is, and always shall be.
my HiiD''iph W Sif' bl' Nlhy tlib Dtbl
administration possible, the factional
politics will not be permitted to inter
fere with that course. | should like
to have the support of the Democrat
c organization, but, II can not have
II under conditions which favor clean
and efficient government. then | must
be content to do without It, If the
ole hn.
hall wish to harmonize on that plane,
then I am for harmony. To insure
political peace, which Is so needful to
my party in this city, and the state
and the nation, am willing to go as
far forward as any man; but not one
step backword. | have not changed
my opinion In regard to the policy or
the conduct of that organization. II
the organization wants to meet me
on that platform, however. there can
be no difference between US" Mayor
Mcclellan concluded his statement by
iterating that IL will continue to insist
upon being left entirely free to III
with the highest class of men that
am able to find"
Having delivered himself in this
manner, Mayor Mcclellan and Boss"
Murphy allowed the doves of peace to
continue 10 carry olive branches be.
tween the city hall and Tammany hall,
and everything was arranged to the
satisfaction of everybody until the
Tammany people were Invited to offer
| suggestions as to the changes they
| desired In the staff OF municipal Off
cials. To the astonishment of every
body they demanded the head of Theo-
dore A. Bingham, commissioner of po-
| lice, on a charger.
Now Colonel Bingham Is a retired
officer of the United States army, q
member of the engineer corps. grand
chamberlain at the White house dur
ing the Mckinley administration. and
gentleman OF very high principles
and sense OF propriety. He has made
an admirable commissioner OF police.
| He has lifted that service farther out
OF politics than II was ever known to
be, and II he Is allowed to continue his
cipline as he has been doing he hopes
to make model force. He is a per.
sonal friends of Mayor Mcclellan, who
has very great respect for his char
acter and his ability. and knows that
SO long as Bingham is In charge oi
police headquarters law and order will
he preserved without respect to poll
tics or persons. He also realizes that
Commissioner Bingham has the con
hdence Of the business element OF the