Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19
SAYS HE is INCOMPETENT
Ex-Commissioner Says Incumbent is a
Foolish Megaphone."
McAdoo Declares That Gen. Bingham
Knows Nothing of Police Affairs
in Gotham.

NEW YORK, January l9.-EX-P Police Conn
| missioner William McAdco made short
statement yesterday in reference to a criti-
cism by Police Commissioner Bingham of
some of the members, former members.
of the Citizens Union police COMMITTEES.
Mr.. McAdoo said that Commissioner Bng-
ham was grossly ignorant incapable ot
learning. foolish, and was a mega
phone. not
The remarks of Mr.. McAdoo were the
indirect result of the advocacy by the
Citizens Union Of the bills which Conn
missioner Bingham proposed to have pre-
scented to the Legislature. Three members
of the Citizens Union committee dissented
from the opinion of the majority. and
result of the split the three resigned from
the union and the present police commits
sioner made some facetious and sarcastic
remarks about them. When Mir. McAdoo
was told of this he said:
McAdoo's Provocation.
Up to this time have never made any
criticism of General Bingham or his adj
mirers although l have had ample oppor-
tunity and provocation to do 50. 1t would
be impossible TO have a controversy with
General Bingham about police affairs in
New York subject about which he is
grossly ignorant and consttutionally and
temperamentally incapable of learning.
He has allowed himself to become a mega
phone and not man. L VIII read what ne
is alleged to have said against reputable
and distinguished citizens. and if deem
it worthy of notice 1 will have something to
say to the owners of the voices behind the
unfortunate and foolish megaphone
When this statement was shown to Com
missioner Bingham he sent word through
his secretary that he had nothing to say.
Previously, referring to the designations Of
David Mcclure r. \. G. Smith and Colonel
George R. Dyer, he said:
THE recent advisory committee. COM
posed of these three gentlemen, of the
Citizens Union. thinks it cannot agree
with the sentiments of the union. The
citizens committee. after looking over what
l want said it would support my bills.
The three gentlemen resigned. | am sorry
these three gentlemen resigned. They had
SO much information and theirs was so
much greater than that of anybody else it
would not allow them to serve.
Needs of Department.
Il am sorry these three gentlemen do not
agree with me to the needs of the police
department. l am also sorry l have got
along so far without their advice. That
these gentlemen were members of an adj
vsory committee of a former administra-
ton is of little interest to me. for every
body who knew. anything about the police
situation looked at that committee as a
joke" '-..'--"--.-
THE three members of the committee
who resigned were d. A. Mcclure, r. A. e.
Smith, and Colonel George r. Dyer, and 1
want to add to the statement: This COM
mittee may have assisted in more promo
tons than ever happened in the same
length of time in any police department
but, while they may have assisted In a
large quantity, the quality has been in
doubt"
Commissioner. did you promote all OF
the men that the committee refused to
pfemota?'" s.rra.
Yes"
It's it "a fact that these mems records
We're bad?'
VERY few of them, as far the records
went 1 going to promote the rest OF
them as long as L do not find their records
bad"