The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-03
ASKS
uALDO's REMOVAL.
.ss Nlb1g 1oAy<sA PoIaCE COMMITS.
uOxER CONES ~ ron coon
HARD SCORING.
SLAP ALSO AT MAYOR
oRrxxaAL RESOLUTION RECoGNEz-
ED rurILIrY OF APPEARING
TO HIN AND SUGGESTED
GOVERNOR.
SLAP ALSO AT MAYOR

NEW YORK. June 2.-The Cur
ran atdermanic committee. by a di-
vssior OF 10 5. two Republicans not
votiag, adopted the first section of its
report to the board Of alderman to-
day. recommending that the board
asking Mayor Gaynor to remove To-
lice Commissioner Waldo.
The results Of the meeting today
showed that Chairman Curran and his
associates who have prepared the re-
port, have a stubborn fight on their
hands and that tn opposition had de-
eided rot even to wait until the board
Of aldermen is reached before start
ing the row. AS soon as the nine men,
bers of the committee got together
in Chairman Curran's office In the
City hail today. Alderman Folks, one
OF the Republicans, moved for the
adoption OF the section OF the report
then ready. in which the recommends
tinn for waldo's removal is the chief
feature. The motion was seconded by
Alderman Hamilton, also Republi-
can.
Some Juggling of Motions.
Alderman r. f. Downing, OF
BROOKLYN, A third member of the ma
3ority, who was characterized by Folks
in q recent aldermanic scuff1e as "a
Tammany Republican" Immediately
offered an amendment to the effect
that the committee should vote on all
I'VE sections Of the report next Mon
day Chairman Curran. who had been
looking for efforts to block the adop-
ton OF the report. entertained this
amendment at once In the form in
which Ii was offered,
Alderman ]. T. Smith. OF the Tam
many minority, seconded the amend
ment and 1t was adopted by vote
Of 5 to 4. Downing and Shipley, both
Republicans, voting with the Tam :
many memb ers Then Chairman Cur
ran ruling that the amendment re-
CURED a vote on the whole report on
Monday, but did not exclude vote
IN the first section today as we'll put
the original motion. and the report
was adopted by a vote of to 3.
Downing and Shiplev not voting,
Alderman. Downing moved to re-
consider the vote, but Mr.. Curran
ruled against him on the ground that
and the fight was over for the day.
The Recommendation.
The recommendation adopted was
as follows:
Public interest requires the i'm
mediate removal of Commissioner
Waldo. We recommend that the board
OF aldermen request the mayor to re-
lieve the city OF New York from a
police commissioners. who. by tenn
permanent and conduct. has shown
himself unfit to occupy his Office"
The draft of the report, which had
been circulated among the members
of the committee. recommended that
the request for Waldo's removal be
made to the governor, the language
being:
We realize the futility of making
any such recommendation to the
mayor of the city. The facts set forth
were long ago disclosed at our pub
lie hearings. Nevertheless. the may
or continues to approve and applaud
the commissioner administration"
There are twelve specifications in
which the commissioner has been
dereiict Among other charges he Is
accused of not controlling but cod
ding superior officers of the depart
ment. and that he has shown a vim
dictive spirit inimicai to the efficiency
and morale of the department
The commissioner went to the City
hall after the report became public
and had a talk with the mayor. Then
he said he would make no detailed
denial until the charges were present
ed TO the mayor.