New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-08
M'CA[L SWORN IN
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have 10 make an independent decision
on the contracts. The opposition viii
proba bly, try TO open the case again
| Friends of the contracts fear that al
sorts OF tactics tending TO bring about
| further delay will now be resorted &c
by the enemies of the plan, possibly
further court suits.
There was one note OF comfort. J. u
! Quackenbush, counsel for the Inter
! borough. had intimated on Thursday
that possibly the $4,000 600 they have
in hand for the contracts might not he
| available indefinitely. a representative
of the banking house Of j. T. Morgan
& Co. said they would continue &c
| stand 10y their offer to underwrite the
Interborough's bond issue.
! Yesterday morning Chairman Mccall
! said to the newspaper men that he
would not take his oath of office be-
fore Monday except in the remote con-
tingency that the Appellate Division
| dismissed the Injunction at once.
'Is that settled in your mind he
was asked.
1T is he replied.
And we may state it absolutely
! Absolutely"
Mccall Hears from Sulzer.
After that something happened.
Governor Sulzer. who had been urging
! Chairman Mccall to take office since
his confirmation on Monday night,
called him up on the telephone again
Although the new head of the Public
Service Commission would not say
what caused him to change his mind
il was learned that the Governor had
insisted, even demanded, that ne take
office Immediately.
There was a rumor that Chairman
Mccall resented the interference OF the
Governor and came near telling the
Governor he did not want the job.
When Chairman Mccall was asked to
accent the Craftsmanship of the Public
Service Commission it was pointed out
! to him that he would be in line for the
| Tammany nomination for Mayor this
fall.
Il am not a candidate for the office OF
Mayor" declared Chairman Mccall
Yesterday. II would not accept the
certificate Of election if it were handed
| TO me-
speaking of an editorial attack made
upon him because he had not taken the
oath OF office, Chairman Mccall, at the
same time he declared he would not
take the oath of office until Monday
said
81 would like TO know the meaning
Of all these attacks upon me. Ihey
ought TO know that no vituperation or
the calling of names is going 10 anect
me. have been in this community
too long and have been used TO de-
Gliding on my own judgment matters
that have come before me for settle
ment."
Decides to Take Oath.
II WAS 800 o'clock when Chairman
Mccall announced that he was gong
IN take the oath of office Immediately.
| ACCOMPANIED by Charles A. Hickey, his
secretary, he went down one night OF
stairs from his chambers in the Emil
grant Savings Bank building. 10 the
chambers Of Justice Vernon Nj. Davis
on the eleventh floor. When ne re-
turned he said he would take up the
studv of the contracts at once, so that
there might not be ANY unnecessary
delay"
some one asked him if he meant
dalav in signing the contracts. lie
evaded that question by saying ne
meant delay in being able to give an
expression TO his attitude upon them.
The new chairman reached the rooms
nj the Public Service Commission III
the Tribune Building, at 4;lo o'clock.
He was greeted by william r. WILCOX
the retiring chairman. who took MN
into his private room.
Chairman Mccall had not been IN the
offices more than two minutes pefore
Senator John c. Fitzgerald got out oi
the elevator. Senator Fitzgerald, II
may be well to explain. is Tammany
man ~of the Sullivan clan There are
Eau, who know how TO work the Tam
many patronage game better than ne
He is always to he found where there
are airy "pums' in sight.
One of the things that has always
marked the public Service Commission