New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
PIPE AGLOW In WlGWAM
UH4T 4 LOVELY DREAM!
McGoran, Mayor, in Foreground
Mcclellan IN Congress.

The following remarka bic changes in local
politics are expected by Tammany men:
The election of Mayor Mcclellan to CONGRESS
next fall from his old district. to succeed w
Rourke Cochran, and the retirement OF the
Mayor from the City Hall on March T. lses
The succession of President MCGOWAN oil me
retirement of Mayor Mcclellan, 10 be followed
IN the fan OF 1909 by the candidacy OF Mr.. NC
Gowan for Mayor on the Tammany tlcket.
The appointment OF Deputy Comlnisslonea a
Patrick a whitney as Fire Commissioner, TO
succeed the late Hugh Bonner.
The appointment of new Police ComHis-
<saner as soon as Mayor Mcclellan leaves the
City Hall 10 take UP his duties as Congress
man.
The people who believe that this programme
will be carried out have nothing substantial as
Yet to base their belief on
There is q growing feeling in Tammany Hall
that Patrick A Whitney viii be the new IRE
Commissioner. Mr.. Whitney is secretary OF the
Anawanda Club a man of fair ability and good
character He is a longtime friend of both the
Mayor and Charles F. Murphy His appoint
naent as Fire Commissioner would be strong
proof of the Mayors intention TO place TAM
many under obligations to him.
The theory that the Mayor will run for Con-
Eress next fall in his old district somewhat
stretches the imagination. 1t probably is a fact
that he would like TO return TO Congress- where
he had a good time. and where he enjoyed a
ause Of his being the Ways and Means Com
rnittee 1t is believed by the Mayors friends
that If Uncle Joe" Cannon is reelected Speaker
the Mayor would stand good chance of get
ting Mr.. Cockrans committee places and thal
within four years he would be back on the
Ways and Means Committee.
There would be precedents for remaining in
the office OF Mayor following his election to Con-
gress. David b Hill elected TO the United
ha
served out his term as Governor, much to the
chagrin Of 'Pay-the-Freight' Jones, of Bing-
ham1on who wanted to be Governor for few
months.
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin. Was elected
Senator while Governor and did not resign.
If the Mayor should be elected this fall his
duties as Congressman would not really begin
until the December session of the House in
1903 although his term would begin in March
1863
While il is not al all certain that Tammany
would name Patrick F MCGOWAN for Mayor, in
case the Mayor should. by retiring, make Mr.
MCGOWAN Mayor for his unfinished term, ii is
true that Mr.. MCGOWAN has a large number OF
friends in the Tammany organization who be-
lieve that he is qualified to perform the duties
Of Mayor acceptably- The promotion OF Mr
MCGOWAN would make Little Tim sullivan
President of the Board of Aldermen for the
best part of d year. and for this reason the
Sullivan men would welcome the changes out
lined
Nayor Mcclellan will return TO his desk in
the City Hall tomorrow. There is no certainty
about his appointing Mr.. Whitney Fire Com
missioner for the present. If he intends to pro-
mote him he may decide TO let him serve as
acting commissioner until he has become more
familiar with the duties Of the office.