New-York tribune., 1909-07-02

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tire situation as seen by l- the E--E-au-lrss and
a z-ea- many others Who never were very ar
Cz-- admirers Of che eN-Cr--.u.ss- What
ever his t--.-= uav have 5=er--rd even his
friends do -o- ----a.r- o. -a-- that he had
cz---z-B.-E1ar. III c=-ee Was --s7cs-b-= % r-7
a7-~-a-- or Influence ot 7------.z-s and refused
% stand Tor" anything of color whether CT
r-- there Was q r-'.-..ts- behind tr He closed
q -0--e-.v resorts and gambling houses. Tam
many men Will tell E---. --l ri ere supposed -
have pulls s--or= enough IN c-zS them along
in s7.-7 of --- protests Of church and lz-rE-
And h did .- mostly a= plain matter ~ b-.=--
ness
re-s-.a=.7rz P=-ubr-7-s. and even '-etc--ers'
who have hopes o. q fusion which will beat
11----ar, in rE7 coming election. were j-5--an-
over --4 Bingham episode Yesterday 81 vas
Par -r-t~s---r and his BROOKLYN Eerch-,en
shared his --v Tamma-v and the NcCa-rsr-
ties ~5-7i-ef because police Commissioner not
or -He.- kind rrz-y lad -52- his Fepubiears
and trGeue-Ie--s conceived the ,l-Cls-71-5lrg
ham affair." 70 be =-rH a -alSeous mess as 20
make rr7r- 70 a-v voter with perception eIacrly
vrsr T4r1r-s-v Hall or ANYTHING connected
even so remotely As Mcclellan a various times
- r4- o5z--7r career has been with Tz07n-a-y
nan vas bound To bring 70 This city N tha
administration Of IFS affairs
BAKER BROOKLYN DEMOCRAT
Baker. the new Commissioner, Is regular
BROOKLYN Democrat When Ia was brought
a-z- 70 Manhattan from Brooklyn. Senator Nc
-a-re- ooros4d his transfer He IS understood
70 b. q close friend OF John n OsBrier. Com
missioner of Water supply Gas and E-ec~
rr5-Irv. who IN turn IS supposed 10 maintain
diplomatic relations with Big Tim Sullivan
and all his harg-rs-on For this reason all ths
Tq77-1arv r@5Isrs who corg-egate in the civ
Hall co-ridors-ard there was a flock OF them
there Yesterday like flock OF crows around
dead Eqrse-vere figuring that IN a short tinne
.thiu-s would be easy again
ComulssIoner Bakers friends resent this i'm
pliczrlo- that he is in anv degree likely 70 h-t
the lid or even let tr tip They declare that
he is a man Of much force Of character and Of
rlrouesriored honesty who Will run the Police
Department 50 it VIII BE- a credit to himself and
70 lI7vor Mcclellan His record as President of
rhe civil Service Commission goes far 70 jus
tfv this contention But some of his friends
admit that he has had close acquaintance with
politics and IT'S ways. and probably may retain
some reverence for a politician as such. though.
on the other hand. they say this knowledgs
makes him unusually keen 70 detect political
canes framed up for The abuse of police au-
thority
Senator lIcCarren satu-ntna Of v-sase. PLAY
ing rre ~ar-e Of politics every minute OF ths
dav. was very busy around the City Hall yes
rerday He waited long 10 see Mayor 1IcClel-
Ian. Who was late in retching his Office.
What do YOU think Of the Mayors action
ns was asked This was before General Blng-
hams repIv 70 the Mayor was known
I don't care TO say anything about it replied
the Brooklyn Senator
.yyorrd Won like TO see Bingham removed
,are the next question
i guess my position on that has been knowz