New-York tribune., 1908-12-29
C0GGEY TO GET OUT
At REQUEST OF MAYOR.
Mcclellan Breaks scitk McCarren
and Murphy.

Tohn Y Correx Commissioner Of Corrections,
viii hand in his resignation in few days 1t was
learned yesterday that Mayor Mcclellan had asked
the Tar7many district leader TO resign. The Com
missioner will resign withou. making a fight Mr.
C-oCgey was a witness before the CASSIDY investi-
eating committee a few days ago.
II looks as IL Fire Commissioner Hayes also
Will go he. too. is a district leader. and inclined
"a stand with Nurphy through thick and thin The
Mayor has mas not as yet found man for his
place bu; Il is expected that by Friday noon he
viii have q
The retention Of Park Commissioner Berry OF
The Bronx depends TO some extent the findings
Of the Commissioners Of Accounts who just no"
have Nj Berry on the grill
Dock Commissioner Spooner probably Will stay
he lives 81 Charles r. Murphy's Assembly dis
rricf but since he appointed Dock Comms-
sioner he has had much 10 do with politics
The Mayor has broken with both Charles r
Nurrfv and Senator Patrick II McCarren. the
organization leaders respectively in New York ana
Kings and viii practically ignore them for the re-
rnainder Of his at the City Hall
There Is no particular news in the feet that Muir
rhy and the Mayor further apart than ever. nut
the break with McCarren is ne~, unexpected ana
significant
II probably means that the Mayor. recognizing
;he futilitv and unvisdom Of trying TO mix poitics
with municipal business. decided that for the
next twelve months TIE taxpayers shall have
straight business administration, without a lam
many or AfcC-arren stick" in it
The Tarnmany law committee. Of which Danel
T. Cohalan is chairman oNerlochen tile laI' eiA'
the recommendation Of the general committee for a
Commissioner Of Elections be filed with the
Mayor five days before the first day OF the year
The Mayor did not see ht remind Cohalan Of the
fact and Tammany has lost a chance to have one
Of its own formally appointed TO the Board Of hlec-
lions
II Mt. Murphy had suggested any one except
John T. DooIinE. the present incumbent Of the
presidents chair in the board. he would not have
been appointed. AS q matter OF fact. the TamT1ars
people expected to recommend some one for the
place on the Board Of Elections a. the recrganlza-
tion and election of the executive anc general com
sni1tees At the WigwaI:, tonight When il came
out yesterday that the committee too late with
its recommendation The district leaders pU- on the
best face possible stoulg asserted that no rec
or1u1endation had been contemplated. because Muir
phy would not have anything further TO d. with
the Mayor. The Mayor the following letter to
John T Dooling. president Of the Board Of Elec-
tions:
Sir: Il is my intention to reappoint the present
Board Of Elections on the 1st day Of January. 1909.
ciates 10 appear before M II the City Hall at
noon January ]. 1872 and take the necessary
cor~rnittee of the COUNT Of New York failed 10
9s % % spfar e tn m of the q aRI d I
Che general election law.
Before be knew what had happened Thomas F.
McAvoy. chairman of thu Tamu1any Executive
Committee. was asked about recommending can
didate for the Board Of Elections
We do that tomorrow night" said he
Later when asked about it, he said that nothing
would he done. as the organization did not wish
the risk Of another rebuff similar to that
cf two years ago when John II. Eoorhis was rec
ommende1 for reappointment- The Mayor at that
time turned down Voorhis and named John T
Doong in his place. When it suggested to
the Mayor yesterday that the Tammany County
Committee would repudate tonight his admins
traticn the Mayor smiled blandly and replied:
i was not aware that it is Tammany Halls
administration. II is my administration This rumor
s. rza11x Hr7r
il is a fact
The other members Of the board are Charles B.
Page and Rudolph g Fuller, Republicans, and
James Nckane a McCarren district leader.
The Teappointment Of McKane on the surface
looks as If the Mayor and the Brooklyn leaders
were still on cordial terms. Mckane was reap
pointed because the Kings County organization
unanimously recommended him for the place. ana
under the law the Mayor Is supposed 70 accept the
recommendation OF The general committee.
Senator McC'arren called on the Mayor yesterday.
He calls regularly on Monday His stay was
shorter than usual Il is understood that yesterday
he tried TO convince the Mayor that he had made
a great mistake in acting summary in closing
down the moving picture shows IN Brooklyn Ihe
Mayor told him that he would stand 10y his guns
He told Senator MCCarren in 50 many words that
he personally inspected many of the picture shows
and saw enough to convince him that many Of the
places are practically disorderly houses, where
little girls and boys are enticed by agents OF the
proprietors Of the shows. and where many women
of bad character congTeEate
Mayor Mcclellan made fl perfectly plain to The
Brooklyn leader that il would be useless for the
next twelve months T. suggest the names OF mer
for public office unless they are men Of proved
character and ability
The break between the Mayor and the Brooklyn
leader prompted inquiries the City Hal yes
terdav concerning the status OF Bridge Commits
sioner Stevenson. Brooklyn man. The Mayor
seems To be cordial toward the Bridge Commis
sioaer. but Brooklyn politicians suggested YesteI
day thai the break with McCarren meant that the
Mayor and Commissioner Stevenson are nearing
me end OF the road. and that soon after the hrs
OF the year there VIII be new Bridge Commits