New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-06
WATERLOO FOR WALDO
MAY Be FOUGHT JUNE Il
Battle in Board of Aldermen to
Adopt Curran Report Ex-
peCted on That Date.
"C0BH0USE," CRIES MAYOR
Shipley Says He Intends to
Vote with Fusion Majority,
Notwithstanding Mr..
Gaynor's Pleasure.

Gaynor's Pleasure.
Without any definite action in prospect
until next Monday. when the final report
Of the Curran aldermanc committee will
be considered, the Mayor and the com
mittee continued yesterday the battle OF
statements and skrmishes Of banded
words over the question Of the fitness OF
Police Commissioner Waldo to hold his
job.
The Mayor was plainly pleased that the
Tammany aldermen on the committee. as
well as Downing and Shipey. the tive
baking fuSionists. absented themselves
from the meeting on Wednesday, and he
made no secret that he believed the re-
port Of the committee would be rejected
by the Board of Aldermen.
Shipley said yesterday that he intended
TO vote with the fusion majority in the
committee. and that he would not hold or
from voting when the final report is up
for consideration next Monday. Downing
previously had expressed the same view.
and il appeared certain yesterday that
the recommendation to Mayor Gaynor that
Waldo should be removed will he present
ed 20 the board as the majority report.
Alderman Frank Bowling. the Tammany
leader. will ask for a weeks delay TO pre-
pare a minority report. rs soon as 1t is
demonstrated to him that the fusonists
on the committee will stand together.
Therefore it is not likely that the real
battle over Waldo in the aldormanic
chamber will be fought out before the
June II meeting.
Curran Admits He Doesn't Know.
Chairman Curran OF the committee adj
mitted yesterday that he could not even
make a guess as to the probable vote on
the report in the board Since the retire
ment Of President Mitchell the fusionists
| have a nominal voting strength of Al. as
against 81 Tammany votes. but neither
Curran nor Bowling expects that the
vote will hold 20 those lines.
Each leader expects 10 get votes from
the other. and the indications yesterday
were that the committees report would
squeak through by a very narrow mar
gin. if at ali. AR. Curran added that
whether the report was adopted or not
I he believed the effect Of such report
would be a good one on the Police De
partment.
Mayor Gaynor issued statement yes
terday By way of comment upon the fact
| that only three members Of the curran
committee appeared for the meeting on
| Wednesday afternoon. The Mayor said
What have to say about the Curran
scandal committee dwindlng down 10
~ 10
| fall down at the first jar. and down comes
| this dollhouse Of sensation. lying and
scandal. . In il all only one act Of
graft by a policeman within four years
was shown. The whole object OF raking
up the derelictions Of the last twenty
wears was in the silly notion that the In
| telligent people OF this city would suppose
/ they were Of the present. and thereby
disgrace this grand and good city. But
down came their cobhouses on their nasty
and silly heads "
Chairman Curran's only comment on th'
/ MAYORS dollhouse statement was that
/ calling names did not answer facts.
| The alderman then referred 10 rhe infor-
nation collected in the record Of The
| committees inquiry showing that com
| plants against police officers were re-
| ferred to those officers for investigation
embodying the "self-investigation" charge
which both Commissioner Waldo anc
| Mavor Gaynor have so hotly denied since
it was made.
Seven "Complaint" Letters.
The alderman gave out seven com.
-. x-ari N
spcctors, which were referred almost i'm
| mediately upon receipt to the identica
officer accused in the letter. TWO Of the
| complaint" letters were addressed &c
Mayor Gaynor and on these the subse'
quent Endorsements made Al Police Head
quarters, after the Mayor had turned
! them over TO Waldo, showed that wher
the Mayor was Interested in a complaint
the accused officer was always directed
! to Investigate and report"
Letters Of complaint addressed TO the
Police Commissioner. however, were usu
| alIy Endorsed more mildly one OF them
| I'm which the names OF proprietors anc
addresses OF thirteen resorts were gwen
with the fat statement that certain
patrolman, whose name was given col
| lected the graft from these places for
| certain inspector, whose name also was
| given.
The Endorsement on this letter was as
| follows: Respectfully referred through
official channels TO commanding officei
- Inspection District. for his informa
ton BY direction OF the Police Commits
sioner (Sgned) W. r. Sheehan. Score
! tary."
Mr.. Curran pointed out that in severa
| OF the complaints the reference TO thu
identical officer accused was made anc
indorsed on the same date the letter was
written, which, the alderman contended
seemed 70 indicate that II a confidential
investigation" was made by some Other
police official before II was referred TO Tho
accused officer. as Waldo claimed, the
CONFIDENTIAL Investigation must have
been accomplished in record time.
DOUBLING THOMAS SPEAKS