The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-31


Mayor Commissioners Waldo SUGGESTED
that the temporary appointment DO
given 90 First Deputy Commissioner
Mckay.
Il resigned and oil my Appointees re-
signed in good taith." Comm ssioner
Waldo explained. The res,gnations Of
ali deputy commission rs. stenoSraphsrs.
sscfetaries. clerks and other civilian ON"
pioysss appointed BY mo take effect at
noon to-day.
WANTED TO LEAVE SUCCESSOR
A CLEAN SLATE.
"why should I be asked TO make an
appointment which would run into tho
now administration When I arranged
10 get out OF the department and leave
my successor . clean slate l supposed,
OF course. that a successor would be Sc
iscted before the first OF the year. In
order that the new administration may
not be embarrassed In any way have
decided to quit right now. have re-
fused to rsappoint Mr.. Mckay, although
consider him . first-class man and
possessed OF the qualities necessary TO
make a good commissioned"
Commissioners Waldo. accompe MED by
Deputy Commissioner Mckay. reached
headquarters at 9.S o'clock and went to
his private office. Chief Clerk kipp
hurried In with q big batch Of papers.
but Commissioner waldo refused to
slgn them.
I'm getting out right away he ex-
planned. 80 far as I know the only
oficiai act remaining far mo to perform
10 20 sign All order restoring Deputy
Commissions Dillon TO his command as
| Inspector In charge of the Borough Of
Brooklyn. tho order to go into force at
noon. when his resignation a. y Deputy
, Commissioner takes effect
DICTATED HIS REFORMATION TO
MAYOR.
missioner Waldo siEnsd Il. Then hs
called his stenogrApheY and dictated
| the following letter;
Hon. Ardolph L. Kline. Mayor City Of
New York:
"Sis:-In my opinion the best interests
OF the city and the Police Department
demand that . Commissioner Of Police
b appointed Immediately 20 succeed
me- II appears 70 be the desire OF tn.
incoming naturalization not TO appoint
q Commissioner but 90 have an Acting
Commissions. appointed by mo. romain
In charge Of the department.
Il Will not be . party to the plan.
While II Ii true that a Deputy Com
missioner cannot be appointed by the
Mayor. Deputy Commissioner Douglas
l. Mckay can be appointed Police Com
missioner, under which condition I will
not be responsible for the appointment,
or the result
II demand that my resignation. which
10 now In your hands, be accepted
forthwith. Awaiting myself Of this op
portunity to assure you Of my highest
regard. am. very respectfully.
| "R. WALDO. Police Commissioner"
Tho letter was given to Detective
Sergeant Joseph Reilly with instruction.
to get II before the Mayor In tho short.
est possible time. The Commissions,
shook hands all around and left the
building.
Within few minutes the news thai
tho Commissioners had gone was al
through Headquarters. Then came tn,
Information that Commissioner Waldo
without saying anything to anybody
had. just prior to sending his rssisna
tion demand to the City Hall. issued al
order sending all uniformed heads o.
bureaus and special detail men to pre-
cinct duty.
M'kAv PROMPTLY REvokEs !
WALDO ORDER.
This u ths same order he issued las
Saturday and revoked on Monday at tn
request Of Mayor Kline. Apparently n
wanted TO 20 out of ONCE with his owl
IDEAS IN forcA
The Telegraph Bureau was ssndin
out the order when Mckay heard Of |,