New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
HAD BINGHAM WORRIED
ENEMIES IN CITY HALL.
Er-COmmissiOner Tells More Of
Clashes zcih the Mayor.

In General Theodore A. Bingham's version Of the
causes Of his removal from the Police Commission
ershiD. which IL continued in the October number
OF The Van Norden Magazine" he Te-eTnphasiAes
his statement that Mayor Mcclellan would have
welcomed his retirement long before IT actually
took place. The Mayor stirred 10 annoyance
By his Police Commissioner, according TO the lat-
tiers statement. when he discovered that that ON
cab wouldn't consent 10 do things that the Mayor
wanted.
One OF the things that General Bingham says he
would not do promote PatrOlman Henry r.
States who had q detail in the Appellate DiNl-
sion OF the Supreme Court Of Kings County to a
first grade detective. The request was made In the
spring OF 1901. Bingham saw that his enorts IN
improving the Detective Bureau would be for
naught II obeyed the order. the police In gen
ersl would know that pull was factor TO be
reckOned with in getting promotion. He went to
the Mayor and protested. The Mayor, says Bing-
ham. replied:
These Brooklyn justices want this done. have
had request from OF them 10 do this. and l
want IL done"
Then follows Binghsm's italcised statement:
The Brooklyn Appellate Division WAS at that i1
portant decision In the recount case
The Mayor was evidently dspleased at the Com
rnissioner's obstinacy. He wouldn't let Bingham
announce TO the police force. however, that Satess
promotion had been made at the request of the
Appellate Division justices. but did consent reluc
antly to allowing Bingham 10 try 10 remove the
pressure put upon him Cthe Mayor in behalf OF
States.
SENT MAN TO GAYNOR.
With this permission Bingham got newspaper
reporter. TO whom he told the state affairs. The
reporter went 10 Brooklyn found from Justice
Gaynor that the decision in the recount case would
probably be handed down that week. and then sur
prised the Justice by asking If the Appellate Div
sion had not asked for States's promotion. Bling
ham himself also went over and had interview
with Justice Gaynor and another justice, who
seemed most interested personally in Patrolman
States. Fear OF newspaper publicity in the matter.
General Bingham intimates. had its influence with
the justices. and States did not get his promotion
The Mayor couldn't bring himself. says Bingham,
10 make frank demand for his resignation, but
hedged and looked around something that would
bring the public thunder upon the Police Commits
sioner's head and give Mcclellan his chance
He tells OF a Saturday call from William B. Eli
son. then Corporation Counsel. whom Bingham
quotes saying: I'VE have decided it Will be
good policy for you 10 close up every theatre that
opens fits doors in this city tomorrow night"
Bingham refused do this
Two other instances OF where the Mayor and his
friends tried to get Bingham lin bad" the former
Police Commissioner cites. One when they
hoped that Bingham would go 10 Washington with
a detachment OF the mounted police for President
Talts inaugural. and make ii appear that he was
looking for his personal glorihcation; another
when the Mayor tried TO make il appear that Bing-
ham was responsible for preventing the Army and
Navy Union Of Brooklyn from having music IN Its
Memorial Day parade which held Sun
day, on which day. under the Law. music is forbid
den in a parade except in OF funeral.
WANTED TO SPANK HIM
The Commissioner sizes up the Mayor in this way:
often I felt like taking him over my knee and
administering a good. old-fashioned spanking. one
minute he was genial and pleasant. the next he
was childish and petulant You never knew how
TO take the lie would listen 10 all sorts of
petty gossip. and he was a last mans man." BY
that mean that the last visitors advice was the
best-the last information correct.
To Bngham's refusal TO grant requests OF Nc
Carren,s the ex-Folice Commissioner attributes the
Brooklyn Senator's unceasing pounding OF him TO
the Mayor. OF McCarren's connection with his re-
mOval he says
That McCaTren had a great deal 10 do in creating
the situation that resulted in Mctellan's removing
Is my firm belief. Whether Justice
eseynor willingly lent himself to the scheme is an
other question. If Mcl'arren did not the
situation he quick TO take advantage Of IT,
Incorporation Counsel Ellison issued a state
rnent last night in which he said his memory Of
the Bingham interview was vastly different from
General Bngham's He said he TO the Police
Commissioner as friend. fearing that the minis
tiers would prefer charges against him for non
enforcement Of the Sunday law and urging him to
enforce the law. He the general expressed
great satisfaction at his suggestions.