The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-24

Department. even the appearance OF ap-
pointments or promotions going by favorit-
ism or purchase. There In no finer or more
faithful body Of men in tho main in the
world, and my great wish IL to treat them
with bcnevolcncc and Justice.
There are a large number OF vacancies TO
be flied by promotion. The delay In that
respect mas been against my judgment
and wishes. Let that he one OF the first
things TO he attended to. and would like
30 he present and participate when the
promotions are conferred. When the civil
service examinations for tho vacancies
among the captains we're beinS held
warned the candidates that ~ outside
influence Of money. politics or anything
else would secure their promotion and
that they would he taken in numerical
order from the list. regret that the carry.
ine on, of the Mayors word has been ~
long delayed. Very truly yours.
W. y. GAYNoH. Mayor
Rhinelander Waldo. Esu
May 30
Mr.. Wado was sworn in bv the Mayor
and with acting Chief kcnlon Of the Fire
Department left AZ once for Police Head
quarters. and speculation began at once
az TO his successor in the Fire Depart
ment. Ex-Chief Croker WAS one of tho
Mayors witnesses. but he said that h"
had only been appointed honorary con
eulting engineer" to the Mayor on fire
matters, now job Commissioner
O'Kecffc came over from Brooklyn later
in the afternoon and had an interview
with the Mayor. Tho Mayor said that
Mr.. Okeeffe was candidate for the job.
and he added that he might make an
week.
Commissioner Waldo took TO Police
Headquarters with him Wnfe,dsS Shee
han, who has been his secretary III the
Fire Department. and said that the public
would get whatever news there was AZ
Police Headquarters Mr.. Cropsey has
not been a news dispenser. There was
some talk that the dismissal Of ey-ln-
epector o Brien had been illegal because it
happened after Cropsey had got out. Mr..
Waldo disposed of that by saying that
Commissioner Cropsey had full power
when he got rid of O'Brien. and the Mayor
eaid he supposed MIR. Cropsey knew what
he was doing. O'Brien's lawyer, George
W. Morgan, is going to look into it,
Mr. Cropsey didn't got ihrough col.
until o'clock. Meantime his secretary
eaid that MIR. Cropsey's resignation had
been verbal and he was sorry that he
couldn't accommodate everybody with
copy Of il. But presently MIR: Cropsey
told the Mayor last Thursday that he could
not continue as Commissioner in view
Of his criticism and evident lack of con
fdence in me. as shown by rho publication
of Mr.. Creelman's letter" As 10 the ap-
pointment Of patrolmcn referred TO by
Mr. Creelman he said he had followed the
precedent established by the Civil Service
Commission and that records Of the COM
mission and tho Police Department would
bear. him out. His sole object in making
appointments was 70 keep out of the de-
partment improper men and TO elevate
the standing Of the force. The men ho
had passed had failed TO appear had been
rejected by tho police surgeons. or had
made false statements in their apphca-
tions. or had had records from former
statement he sent to the Civil Service
Commission Of his reasons for the re-
jections. Mr. Cropsey went on
To app oint men on the force who had
made false and periured statements in their
applications for appointment would seem
to me to he placing merely premium
on untrnthfulness. and among other things
which have attempted to do while have
teen commissioner. one has been to eradi-
cate untruthfulness from the force. ! will
gladly welcome any investigations into the
reasons for passing any of tie men passed.
Taking up his refusal TO make promo
tions OF inspectors and captains which
the Mayor had been urging for months
MIR. Cropsey says:
This I have declined to do, not because
! did not believe in promotions as an alb
stract proposition for | do believe IN it -
but because ! could not see that there were
any vacancies, in any real or proper sense.
which were TO he filled and so stated 10
him. also furnishin. him with some pnr-
tculars which bore out this statement.
Since my appointment have reduced the
number OF inspectors and believe II should
he still further reduced. because there H. no
need OF the number which is allowed by
statute. They have comparatively little
work to do. especially since the matter
Of looking after gambling and disordcrly
houses has been taken out OF their hands
and attended to directly from Headquarters,
Mr.. Cropsey names the precincts where
there are no captains now and where.
he says. there il no need for them. adding
that to put captains III charge of them
appeared Ia him 70 be uniustiieble ana
an expenditure Of 'he c,y'> money which
he was not willing TO permit lhe nessi
Of additional lie itenEnts and sergeants
is even less than the need of additional
captains and inspectors. AMI the money
might better b" spent for NOR" patrol
men, who are needed He adds:
realized n month ago that this was not
in accordance with I've wisnes of the Mayor
and when he referred 10 this matter again
In connection with tho appointment of
patrolm"n. which has been referred to-
told him that would cert AMY not bc any
embarrassment to him and that | would
resign so that he might have the promo
tions made. There are other matters in
addition 10 those | have named concerning
which the Mayor and ! have not agreed,
but refer merely 10 the two because they
are the things referred to in the Mayors
letter TO Commissioner Waldo.
leave the department without regret
except tho loss of the companionshp and
association OF the Deputy commissioners
and those in all grades in the department
with whom have been brought in conta
and whom / have found 10 be faithful.
earnest. efficient and honest coworkers
and conscious that during the entire seven
months Of my tenure no influence. either
personal or political, has ever cont rolled
or even colored a single act of mine and
that every member of the force has been
treated fairly.
Mr. Cropsey was asked about the "other
matters" on which he and the Mayor had
disa greed
Il guess ! have said enough for the
present" he said,
May it be inferred from that that Won
may talk more freely now that you
are out of the department." he was asked
You never can tell what may happen
in the future he said. and Mr.. Cropsey