New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-17
MURPHY LAYS DOWN LAW
InstruCts Tammany Aldermen
to Vote Against Curran Report.
FUSION MEN APPROACHED
inducements Also Offered Re.
publican Members to Line
Up in Waldo's Defence.

Instructions from Charles. F. Murphy
were given yesterday to the Tammany
members OF the Board OF Aldermen 10
vote against the report Of the Curran
committee demanding the removal OF
Commissioner Waldo as UNFIT and incom-
petent when IT comes before the board
this afternoon.
The Tammany plot to save Waldo. and
incidentally Mayor Gaynor. is almost
certain to succeed Not only mas the
Tiger whipped IT'S own men into shape,
but Murphy and his friends have brought
every influence possible 10 bear upon
some OF the weakened fusion members
Of the board
But they did not stop AT this. One very
prominent Republican. a member Of ex-
elusive clubs, has been deluged daily by
letters and kilograms from some Of his
friends, urging him to vote against the
Curran measure and for Waldo. The only
effect this action had on him was to in
cense him TO the point OF declaring that
nothing in the world could now make him
vote for anything but waldo's removal.
An additional instance OF the pressure
brought 10 bear IL cited by another Re-
publican member OF the board Many OF
his constituents are business men. who
depend in some degree on the kindness
Of the Police Department. Some are dry
goods merchants. who pile goods on the
sidewalk in front Of their places for a
couple OF hours at a time, a technical
violation Of the law. To men OF this
stamp word has been sent that IL would
be to their interests 20 see that their
alderman voted against the Curran report.
one member Of the board who was
elected on the Fusion ticket, was told his
hrm would get some city business IL he
voted against the Curran committee re-
port
The Fusion members OF the Board OF
Aldermen. led by Henry n. Curran, de-
clared yesterday that II any OF their
number voted with the Tammany crowd
to-day there would have TO be some ex-
planning next fall. And Chairman Cur
ran intimated that any Fusion member
OF the board who remained away from
to-day's meeting might Just as we'll come
TO the meeting and vote with Charley
Murphys boys"
Chairman Curran declared Waldo :
lengthy statement, which was believed by
the Police Commissioner to be an excel
lent presentation OF his side Of the case,
TO be nothing but empty twaddle.
waldo has too much ego in his
cosmos" said Chairman Curran. borrow
inc line from kiplng. He says We
did not call men who would testify IA
vorably about the Police Department.
How about Gaynor and Waldo and In
spector Sweeney. now on Blackwelrs ISL
and7 They all testified"
Emory r. Buckner. counsel 10 the COM
mittee. added another chapter to this part
of Waldo's statement
The only men whom we asked 10 tes-
tify before our committee and whom we
did not call were one OF his own depu-
ties, Mr.. Newburger. and Rabbi Magnes
These two men We met In downtown
restaurant and asked them TO testify
about conditions on the East Side. where
they had done much work I'm trying 10
clean out the moral cesspoos there. But
both declared that they feared 10 do so
lest they might incur the dspleasure OF
the police. and thus hamper their work
on the East Side"
Doesn't this show whether the oppo-
sition 10 the report is sincere or politi-
CALI"