The evening world., 1913-09-18
WALDO WILL STAY
POLICE HEAD TILL
KL|NE'S TERM ENDS
Mayor Quiets Persistent Re
ports Of Commissioners
Removal.
WHITMAN PAYS VISIT.
Politicians Look for Inside In
fluence Of District-Attomey
on Administration.
WHITMAN PAYS VISIT.

Police Commissioner Waldo will re-
main where he Is until tho end OF my
term a. Mayor. unless some unfor eseen
or absolutely necessary circumstance
renders a change necessary"
Mayor Ardolph l.. Kline halted In his
routine OF ONCE long enough to-day to
make Il very plain that he has no In
tention OF removing Commissioner
waldo. as persistent political reports
have had IL since the new Mayor took
office. What made the Mayors asser-
Con above doubly emphatic to the throns
Of politicians OF high and low degree
who crowded the City Hall corridors
was the fact that District Attorney
Charles s. whitman had just emerged
from . long conference with His Honor.
The District-Attorney smilingly greet
Ell group Of newspapermA and said
Don't get alarmed. gentlemen: I came
to pay my respects to Mr.. Kline, whom
I have known for some time. and to
assure him that at all times the Dis
trict- attorneys office wished to be In
cooperation with the Mayors Office"
" ~ ANY, III saIu apout poiiCc mat
ters7"
The Mayor assured me-" continued
Mr.. whitman. that II was his wish
to have the two Offices operate In har-
mony. That Is all I can say"
MAYOR AND WHITMAN DISCUSS
POLICE MATTERS
when tho Mayor was seen a short
time after In his office, he said:
yes. the Dlstrict-Attorney and my
self did discuss police matters In a gen.
eral way. He called to pay his re-
| spects and to OFFER his assistance and
counsel In any matters that may arise.
Among politicians. however. the visit
| Of the District Attorney to the Mayors
| office. the first Mr.. whitman has made
| in many years. was received with un-
mistakable evidences OF interest. There
were weli-informed party men about the
city Hail who asserted that hereafter
the power OF tho Police Commissioner
will he considerably shorn. and thai
District-Attorney Whltman's office 1,
likely to play quite part in the ad-
minis,ration OF police affairs.
POLITICIANS LOOK FOR SHEAR.
ING OF WALDo's POWER.
The Mayor and the District-Attorne,
are both organization Republicans
since the Mayor took office Count,
Chairman Samuel :. Koenig has twice
,vislted the Mayor and other Repub;i
cans OF standing In tho organization.
have come to the city Hall, The Distric
Attorney and the late Mayor differed
widely In police matters. The office.
of Mr.. Whitman and COMMISSIONS
Waldo have been frankly antagonists
many bitter exchanges indicating tn,
lack OF friendly feeling.
| Under such circumstances, II wa
stated after Mr.. Whitmans visit, tn
Mayor In accepting MIR. whitman's ad
vice about police affairs Is sure TO rui
counter TO some OF the established Gus
toms OF the Police Department.
Neither the Mayor nor Mr., Whitman
would state that Commissioner Waldo
name had been specifically discussed dur
ing their conference. Roth stated tia
cooperation between the Mayors onlc
and the District Attorneys Office wa
the subject OF discussion. whether IN
object was the Police Department or AN
other Department in which the District
Attorney could ofrer advice.