New-York tribune., 1909-07-02

asfzry end deputtes-s except Raker-Eo along
with ms. Baker is running the Job.
'I am going of for the summer now said
ssaneraI Bingham. as he shook hands with the
reporters and thanked then, for the fairness
with which they always treated him. but shall
:bs back neIt fall"
Just why Mayor Mcclellan should do all this
probably will remain unexplained accurately for
many a dav. II is known that he has been
-cherishins q considerable degree Of resentment
toward General Bingham for some time Tia
vas made apparent early in the course OF the
Duffy case and while those around the City
Hall know that the Mayors personal likes and
Cislikes enter into his ofcal acts to very large
degree. rurnors that he would remove Bingham
on the Duffy evidence were r3dicDled by many
experienced politicians. who maintained that he
would be bringing dscredit on his own admin
istration by attacking its strongest feature
Though they still held that view Of the situation
to-day they conceded that the Mayor might
have been willing ~ remove Bingham 10 show
his friendliness to the powers that be In 14th
street and across the BROOKLYN Bridge lust as
Ia was willing dismiss c5ellaher- the Com
missioner of Accounts. who short time 90
rited some degree Of apprehension by what
many poltieisns considered greatly rnisdirected
energy
Then TOO. there are signs that the Aravor still
Just what form his ambitions taking is not
tnevn He hss expressed determination more
than once IN friends 10 be a factor in the
-nsvoraltv contest this vAar Most Tamrany
rnen laugh when g. is suggested that he NAV
want . denomination. But many Democrats ad-
-1ft that the Mayor nav have an eve on the
Democratic nomination for Governor a wear
from now. or may want some other plum 70 OBJ
tain which he would n4ed the good will Of
ssdurphv and Tamnaany Hail.
BAKERS CHARACTERIsT1cs
The Mayors appointment of Baker as com
s.aissioner was held 90 hear ont this theory
BAKER, if was argued r-as good enough 70 be
,srpointed. but in al probability vas the type Of
-aasn ~ho would not be good enough 10 he Of
tensize 70 Tan,r1any McCarren or any other &C
rfve politician who had certain interests 70 serve
Bsker as first deputy directly in the line of
Advancement. and this would offer Mcclellan
whatever argument he needed IN favor Of his
srpointment
Mayor Mcclellan was asked yesterday about
the paragraph in the farewell letter Of General
Bingham in which he said that the transfer Of
lpaker from BROOKLYN had the approval of Mayor
Mcclellan
I agreed r. ST. but dia not consent 10 the
iehanse." remarked the Mayor. enignaticaIly
ARE the duties OF Yeny. the inspector at
I
Re was asked.
s-co I defined the duties Of Inspector Kelly
.r nv report on the Duffy case He IS 20 in
vestisate al the complaints. and will be sub
sect 20 the orders of the Mayor All the com
plants and the action taken on them viii be
sent 20 him If there is anything that we be
aieve demands special attention it will be looked
snto bv him In other words. he will be the
Mayors investigator
"Otherwise his duties and his status are no
et~erent from that cf any other inspector in the
tepartrert
The Mayor refused 70 discuss the projected
sppointrnsnt Of three new deputies He declared
-hst they had not yet been decided on.
fI hope the matter viii be settled. however.
before leave on my vacation, he said
The Mayor would not affirm or deny any OF
the -7iraors that have been current about Cit-
Han stncs the removal He contented himself
with the sole assertion that the deputies would
PROBABLY be named before Saturday the day he
goes on his vacation.