The evening world., 1913-06-16
.STANOByMAyOR
AGAINST CURRAN,
TAMMANy ORDER
Tiger Declares for Renomina.
ton in Instructions to Down
Police Report.
CHAIRMAN RAPS WALDO.
Doesn't Refute Charges, Only
Gives Opinion of Himself,
Says Chief Inquirer.
CHAIRMAN RAPS WALDO.

stand by the Mayor! Hes the best
bet we've got. Waldo doesn't count.
but the old man must not be hurt!"
Coming straight from Fourteenth
street to-day to wavsring Tammany
Aldermen. these directions were said
to have insured the decisive defeat OF
the curran Committee report, recon-
thending the dismissal Of Comm!ssioner
Waldo. when Chairman Henry II. Cur
ran offers his years study of the Police
Department to the full Board Of Alder.
men tomorrow for approval. The Tam.
many and fusion Aldermen gathered In
the rival leaders rooms In the City
Hail for hnai conferences. The Fusion.
.sts privately conceds that the report
| 10 beaten.
II 10 not % much that Tammany
cares for Waldo. one Of the Aldermen
said. ~ that Tammany sees In the
Mayor . nghting chance for reelection.
and the tiger would not provoke M.
oaynor to jump the Mayoraity hurdles
At this critical moment
CURRAN DECLARES WALDO RE-
flutes NOTHING.
Minority Leader Bowling would not
say that he has the F'usionists licked"
but his activity, his conferences with
the Mayor and the unanimity Of view
expressed by his colleagues betrayed
the satisfaction Tammany takes in
standing by the Mayor"
tn AsSA AssH NJ
his once. meeting his collea CUES and
taking time to give out another state.
ment Of fact" He attacked Commits
sionsr waldo's claims OF fairness to
the investigators and then gave out
typewriter statements. calling on the
accused Commissioner to explain. In
part Mr. Curran said:
II fnd no facts stated In Mr.. Waldo
answer no evidence to refuts out
charges. The whole thing Is a mere
statement Of his opinion about himself
and In that respect resembles the state
ments Of Lieut.. Becker. Inspector Swee
ney and others about themselves at thu
time that Mr.. Waldo referred to thss'
gentlemen for their investigation the
letters written by citizens accusing then
Of grating.
WANTS REPORTS OF WALoo's
SECRET INVESTIGATIONS.
Mr. Waldo says that these grating
: policemen were 'confdentially' investi'
gated apart from his remarkable
method OF handling complaints Of
citizens. Where are the reports OF
these 'confdentiar investigations? W.
have searched the department files II
: vain for a single paper showing q con
a ndentiai Investigation Of Becker ant
Sweeney. VIII Mr.. Waldo produce I
solitary Investigators report or
. solitary voucher for street car fare L
support his statement that he conn
ldeutially Investigated these graftini
policemen? Where II his evidences
And II he thoroughly investigated
u Becker and Sweeney. how does !
!; happen that Becker Is In Sing Sing an
Sweeney on Blackwelrs Island? lie
member that Fosdick and Meade
both warned Waldo against Becke
months before Rosenthal was shot"
sI But Mr.. Waldo says that the com
:. lmittes did not call as witnesses ME
!. who would testify fsvoably OF tn
/ fOllce department. "eo s"bbe''So
= the chairman.
r How about Gaynor. Waldo an
e lswseney," he answered. They wer
r witnesses at great length.
Z Questioned upon the charges OF "a
. litical bias brought by Commissions
e Waldo, Mr.. Curran said: That
g such twaddie that ! refuse to take
l. seriously"
Alderman Curran read from the rec
= ords Of his committee an account G
y q visit to the West Forty-sevent
i street station when a delegation wa
" denied access to any part OF the ouilt
It ing but the public room. He quote
" Waldo as having claimed and exc
II cised the right to bar the Aldermen.
OF the seventy-elght votes In Il
y Board Fusion has forty-one under o
At binary circumstances Tammany HI
u thlr,y-seven With the detection OF A
n derman snIpley. whose attitude In 4
committee almost klllei the report, al
y, Borough President steers. the Fus!'
r. forces are cut to thirty-nlne.
an Their votes bring Tammany's streng
s. also TO th!rty-n.ne votes, provided
rt members Of The board are present a
vote. A deadlock would defeat I
reports adoption. A quorum Is IN
y. ,ority-forty members. II The Boroui
Presidents remain away. as IL like
rd 4 was said to-day, ard Tammany ms
shals its full quota the report