New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
AAFFEN GIVES UP JOB
no SEEK "A REELECTION.
Pl0r NoSc rs for Aldermen Not to
Name His Successor.

Louis y. Iiaffen, deposed President OF the Ror-
cugh OF The Bronx sent yesterday to the eight
Bronx aldermen letters saying he would not accept
a re-election at their hands. ne believed the
opinion OF the Appellate Division in the Ahearn re-
Snoval should be followed and obeyed"
Mr.. Hafen turned over his office in the Borough
Hall 20 John y. Murray, Commissioner Of Public
Works for The Bronx who in accordance with the
charter viii act until Mr.. Hamen's successor is
chosen.
ing OF the Jefferson Club Of The Bronx AT College
Point to-day II is understood that ne and Com
missioner Murray have sent out as personal gifts
about fifteen hundred s. tickets to insure a large
attendance at the outing. Heretofore the tickets
have cost good. hard money to every one on board
the boat.
Mr. Haffen's letter to the aldermen follows:
81. VII not accept reelection at the hands OF
hs1,., te aldermen ,g, Of the Borough OF The Bronx
Division holds the law. there announced. should
would seek is a reelection ar the hands OF the
voters Of The Borough OF The Bronx.
The notices TO the Bronx aldermen for special
meeting TO choose a successor to Mr.. Hafen have
been made out and viii he mailed or served per-
sonsy the aldermen to-day.
The meeting will he held on Tuesday of next
week, unless the present plan Is changed Tho
law says that the aldermen shall be summoned
forthwith but apparently '1orthwIth''i is some
Whet elastic during the months Of August and
September. Mayor Mcclellan is at Winter Har-
bor on the Maine coast Fixing the meeting so-
Tuesday next at ? O'Clock will allow the Navor
10 stay at Winter Harbor over Labor DAY. which
he plans TO do
The order OF Governor Hughes removing Hafen
from HIS Office Borough President OF The
Bronx was filed in the Office OF the County Clerk
al 10 O'Clock yesterday forenoon. This made the
removal official. While the law does not seem 10
require Il. Acting Mayor MCGOWAN assumed that
no would receive official notice OF the removal
he hesitated about acting the Governors re-
inoval order. because the copy received al the
ci1E iaH bore tho Governors types-ritten sigma
'lre and was not certified. II he had been sure
mat The notice he received was in legal form n.
would have sent ont yesterday the notices calling
lhe aldermen together Tuesday next With she
Ming OF the order in the County Clerks Office he
uecided 10 send them anyway
Friends OF Mr.. HaTen said last night Charles
D. Murphy had told them that John F. Murray was
70 continue as Acting Borough President the re
lnalnoer Of the year The Haffen men saw Nj
MurphN Yesterday At Tammany Hall snd The
bFonN alderman will see him again tomorrow Tho
TRENDS of Mr.. Hafen said il was sn settled that
"hen the Bronx aldermen assembled in special
session 90 elect Borough President they would
rot vote thus leaving the post vacant and insur-
Ing Mr. Murray's occupancy Of the ONCE until the
end OF the year
In this way. II said, Charles F Nurphy
would have more time to handle the perplexnz To-
ltloal situation in The Bronx. Threats are made
ny the Hafen men that sooner than see any one
nut Hahen man elected they will throw enough
votes 20 the Republican candidate to beat the Tam
many nominee.