New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
.CROpSEY STILL ON THE JOB
Mayor Off for st. James, Silent
on Police Situation.
cREELMAN SEES GAYN0R
r. Is Said Commissioners Pay
ne roll of 'Ineligibles" Will
Be Held Up.

,,.,,or Gaynor left the City Hall yester-
-. Gov his weekend at ST. James with
-, ,ak,ng any further steps in the police
situation. He is expected back on iues-
sav but may come in on Monday on &C
count Of the troublesome aspect OF the
police question.
commissioner Cropsey, about whose head
.na storm has centred since the recent
-Y-reelman letter was made public. there
-.ors remained on the Job and will be able
~ breathe freely at least until the De-
.4-,ing OF next week None OF the men
r. have been mentioned as possibilities
Cor the commissionership would admit hav-
INC heard from the Mayor in regard TO IT
Yesterday and the wiseacres were saying
that the Mayors policy Of retaining Crop
cav M 10 the present indicated that he
-,,sht possibly intend to keep him.
Crselnan's letter. these supporters Of
c-o,sav argued. could be considered more
a. slap at the Board of Police Surgeons
han AT the head Of the department. DR..
nsarvin r. Palmer. Of the Board of Sur
ICONS. would not comment upon this view
~ the Creelman letter nor upon the situa-
ton in general
Cropsey's tenure Of office seemed 10 be
Yesterday as secure as It had been at any
time since the so-called "crime grand jury"
began its work following the public letter
~ Magistrate Corrigan exposing the de-
r,oralization Of the force. It was rumored
strongly all through the period Of the grand
,u~v investigation that Cropsey wanted 10
s,av in Office only until the grand jury fin
,shed its work. He was perfectly confident
then there would be no indictments, but 1t
was said he wanted the public exoneration
he felt would come with the end of that in
ouirv. after which he was willing to get
out
His bearing yesterday and since his hour
and quarter interview with Mayor Gay
nor on Thursday has been just as conf
dent, and he has at least given a good ini-
tstion OF a man who expected to hold his
job
Those who saw the Mayor yesterday,
however. before he left his Office came
away with the impression that Mr. Crop
s,v's reign in the Police Department was
nearing an end. and that in all probability
an announcement Of his resignation would
come early in the coming week. The Mayor
RETAINED from talking about his Commits
sioner. and when asked if Mr. Cropsey was
stin Police Commissioner answered:
Now. as TO the matter of Manhattan s
water supply reserve. which 1 consider OF
paramount importance. it dropped last
week 10 three billion gallons etc, etc.
James Creeiman. president Of the Munic-
ipal Civil Service Commission, whose let
ter % the Mayor charging that Mr.. Cropsey
had exceeded his authority in his treat
ment Of the eligible candidates names
furnished him by the commission, spent a
half hour with Mayor Gaynor yesterday.
but neither Of the officials had any infor-
nation 10 make public as result Of the
interview
II was learned. however. that if Mr.
Cropsey was still in Office on June l the
case would come to a head then, when the
Police Commissioner presented his payroll
70 the Civil Service Commission for certi-
fCation. member of the commission
stated yesterday that the certifcation
would not be made as long as the forty
eight names mentioned in Mr.. Creelman's
letter as illegally appointed remained on
the payroll