Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-02
NO COMPACT, SAYS MAYOR
MCCLELLAN DENIES He WAS IN
FORMED OF ALLEGED TERMS.
The Truce Between Tammany and
Mayor Says He's Independent.

NEW YORK, May 2.-Mayor Mcclellan
added this contribution yesterday to the
history Of the peace With Tammany:
'It seems to me to be necessary to re-
peat in palmer words what I said in my
statement Of Monday, statement which
believed must be clear to any intelligent
man:
Il. have made no deal and / have
authorized no deal which alters my posi-
ton in any way. I have made no deal
and I have authorized no DEAF bearing on
the so-called recount bill.
'2. / have made no deal in regard to
the police, except deal with Commits
sioner Bingham that he shall do his level
best, without interference from me or any
politician.
49, have done nothing and said nothing
to retract or modify what said months
ago relative to the existing control of the
democratic organization In this county, Its
leadership and its methods.
"A. The only political arrangement to
which was willing to give my consent
was one which believe would result in the
unification of the democratic party in this
county, regardless Of the rise or fall of
any individual or set of individuals. By
this arrangement would as the mayor,
democrat, recognize the democratic organi-
/ zation when men whose opinion and guild
ance I could respect were directing 1t,
| men who would themselves strive for the
advancement Of real democratic ideas and
policies. 1t could be Of no profit to me, ex-
cept in my capacity as democrat who
would like to see his party win when it
is honestly captained 1t could not affect
my administration as mayor, for shall
| not deviate from the path I have chosen.
THAT arrangement has not been made.
Any negotiations for party peace which
are dependent on my assent must neces-
my agreement to terms of which had not
been Informed has, even though his pur-
pose be honest, committed an error which
I regret and which he should regret even
more.
Terms Of Truce.
1.-THE terms to which will agree for the
sake Of party peace are not alone my terms.
but, think, the terms on which every hon.
est, unselfish democrat in the organization
| is united. Such terms cannot entail the
| sacrifice of any Just principle or of any
faithful official: nor can they include COM
promise with viciousness.
80 far as am concerned there will be
| no peace except with honor"
The mayor is In Washington. After
reading the mayors statement Mr.. Ellison
| said last night that Gen. Bingham and
| the recount bill were not mentioned at his
| conference with Big Tim Sullivan or any
other conference in which he took part. He
added this formal statement:
| Il have read the statement given out by
| the mayor, and ii represents his views as
now understand and have understood
| them.
| 'Itwas with such an understanding Of
| the mayors views that I issued my state
ment Of Monday. That statement, as I
understand 1t and still construe it. is in no
way in conflict with the views of the mayor
| as just restated by him. There is no room.
SO far as can see, to fairly misunderstood
| or misconstrue the mayors views or mine
They are In exact accord.
't Ellison and Sullivan.
"Furthermore.s K am quite safe in saying
| that Representative Sullivan understood
| the matter as 40 and did There is not
and has net been any conflict between
| the VIEWS Of the mayor. the representative
! and myself as to the mayors position
| The whole matter and the only matter
seriously discussed were that the demo-
cratic organization should not interfere
with the mayor nor should the mayor in
terfere with the affairs Of the organization
as such. ,sssszsss.s
The heads of the Tammany organization
are furnishing practical evidence that the
fight Is of. 1t was learned yesterday from
Tomas F. McAvoy, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee of Tammany Hall, that the
plan to Dust Fire Commissioner Lantry
from the committee by trying him on
charges OF ,treachery because he refused
to support Hearst at the last election viii
be dropped and that no further trouble
will be made for him because Of his al
lance with the mayor. Further, accord
ing to- MT. McAvoy. Ross Williams of the
seventeenth district, James Ahearn of the
nineteenth and Percy Maggie of the thIr-
tetb will be allowed to take their seats
in the executive committee at the next
meeting Of that body.
Corporation Counsel Ellison for two days
now has not called at the mayors office
Mr.. Mcclellan. although refusing to talk
for publication, made one or two desultory
observations which were taken by his
hearers as applying to Mr.. Ellison. and
were also regarded as implying that the
mayor Is extremely irritated over what
some of Mr.. McClellan's friends openly
term Mr.. EHison's political blunder," in
making 1t appear that the mayor had been
| the suppliant for peace.
Friends of Mr. Ellison who are aware
that he Is rather irritated himself said
yesterday that they would not be surprised
to hear of his resignation before the end
Of the week.