New-York tribune., 1907-12-20

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of the votes of the aldermen of Manhattan the
Chair declares him elected Borough President
for the term ending December 81, 1903" added
tine MAJOR.
The vote was as follows:
Abearp-AIdermen Ahner, Callahan, Cronih'
DowIing, Doyle. Fried. Haggerty c. Ham, hat
ton Higgins Jacobson Kennealiy, LeFeret''
Levine Moff1tt, Noonan, OlVany. f'ea'oo'''
Richter Smith, Stapleton Sullivan iofpey'
Doull: total "a
Observation-Disclosures Brown. Davies. Dolz-
Ier Farrell, Freeman. J. J. Ham, Mesei -
Schoss, Schneider Sturges. Goodman h'o"on'
total, IL.
The result was greeted with cheers' "hion ''.0
Mayor restrained with some oifhcuHs. "ii gu
,ivan r,ovea for a committee OF ore to escort
Ahearn to the chamber In oruel 'o .aAe
oath of Office. and the Chair appointed Mr. SUI
,;uor =, rerfor., that office In few moments
a,esr, with q half defiant. half exuitant iooh
n, bis face came through the crowd ana sIooo
6,rec,lv IN front Of The Mayor and looked UP al
him.
AHEARN TAKES THE OATH.
The appearance of Ahearn in the cha"oef
mas tbe signal for an outburst OF applause
cheering. shouting and stamping Wheh Quie'
came MAYOR Mcclellan said
.I have executed a certihcate OF eieclioii Ao'
John F. Ahearn for Borough President Oh MAN
haitian for the unexpired term enoing Deceiiipei
"a 1909. You have been legally elected and
ir oon,nliance with, your election. without pass
inc unon vour eligibility either as the Chair. as
,-oror or as citizen / will administer to you
thu oath of Office Hold up your right hand
After a conference with Martin w. Littletoh
rorough President Ahearn issued a statement
bitterly attacking the Mayor. In part 1t is as
follows:
Jtook I'D the duties Of my Office for my second
term on January 1, 1906. On that day poli'lGai ga,
warfare Of extermination was oeSuh uy nS r
Mayor against his old friend, Mr.. Murphy: aho
heral,se / was a friend Of Murphy ne Iliaue up
his mind to drive me from public once or iof &c
me TO turn against and betray the irleHus sa " o
lifetime lust as he drove from public life NC
Adoo his Commissioner Of Police Deiany, ms
Corporation Counsel; Ellison. his Corporalioh
Counsel; Grain, his Tenement House inars Solria,s
sioner. the three Civil Service commissioners
ReIl Tallv and another; Mack, the Deputy fo-
lice Commissioner; Mathot, Deputy Ponce Cou
missioner. and others whom do not now reca,i- S,
was anxious not to be drawn into this con
troversy and / personally told the mayor dt
that time that I was willing ofnclaiiy 10 CO.
operate with him In order 10 make ms auh.n ,
istretion a success but that he must not ask
me to sell my manhood in order TO enjoy MS
favor or friendship. From that time on he and
his handful of oficehoders have done every
thing In their power to injure and pun me GOWN;
In public board meetings he has sneefed AT anu
insulted me. In private he has made MS APP
pointees accuse me- and at al ties ne ri mas G
out of public office. He has never had the couI-
age openly to charge me with any wrongooing
to point TO any reason why 1 snoulu ,+S Ioe "
allowed to hold the Office to which was elected
by the people His warfare against me is based
wholly on the fact that refused to desert the
friends Of a lifetime
When the Mayors attention was called to the
Ahearn charges he said:
Mr.. Ahearn's charges are too absurd to oe-
serve any attention. 1t is a matter OF record
that the investigation Of his office was begun
by me at his own request because Of certain
charges which had been made by the City Club
and that he was finally removed by the Gov
eynor Of the state only after fair and thorough
trial"
Controller Metz was asked II he would pay the
December salary Of President Ahearn. He said
he had asked the Corporation Counsel for an
opinion, and had been advised that Ahearn was
legally entitled to salary up to December 10. the
day his removal notice was filed with the Secre-
tary Of State.
Ahearn will be permitted to sit at the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment meeting to-day
without his right being questioned.
The Bureau Of Municipal Research gave out
the following statement relative to the re-elec-
ton Of Ahearn
Ahearn is not indorsed by New York. No
is misled by the marionette performance OF this
afternoon. A dozen tainted oVations will not
undo the benefits which have resulted from the
trial and removal Of the Borough President OF
Manhattan for gross Incompetence. To-mor-
row thousands OF high minded men who here
tOfore have suffered from the same mental as
tigmatism as that which atIcts the apologists
for Ahearn will realize that they, like the alder
men. have been actuated by plausible arguments
about personal honesty" and "soctability-" The
Bureau of Municipal Research will welcome this
awakening. Ii should never be possible Tor New
York to relap. = to a SNUG feeling that public
officer is 6 good officer SO long as his personal
corruption is not proved.
The Ahearn case will go into history as one
that has educated millions in the United States
to test government by its results, not by the
personality OF personal honesty Of officials This
lesson the aldermen have brilliantly Illuminated.
perfume time to help Legislators provide
noyal power that shall not be subject to such
President George McAneny OF the City Club
said last night
Further legal action in the Ahearn matter
will certainly be taken by the City Club. We
are tonight not prepared to make public what
form this action wifi assume. have been to-
night in consultation with counsel and others,
and our plans will probably develop tomorrow"
Mr.. McAneny said that he would have con-
ference to-day with Governor Hughes to ascer-
tain what further action the Governor is willing
to take, if any. II was also announced that
the Citizens Union would take indepen-
dent action against Ahearn to- day, and F. H.
Clarkin said he understood that the Peoples
Institute likely TO call a mass meeting of
protest