Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-30
POLICE BOARD
FRICTION IS At
ACUTE STAGE
Open Break With Com. Reid
Comes Over Capt. Tuite's
Transfer.
FACTlONAL POLITICS SAID
TO FIGURE IN THE CASE
Capt. connsIl, Recently Ell
evated, Succeeds Tuite, Who
Goes to Eighth Precinct.
FACTIONAL POLITICS SAID
TO FIGURE IN THE CASE

Friction among the members OF the
police board, which has been in eX-
istence to q more or less degree for
the last two or three months. assumed
the acute stage yesterday afternoon.
through the transfer Of Captain
Frank W. Tulte, from command of
the detective bureau at police head e.
quarters to the Eighth precinct. II
assumed the status of an open break
between Commissioner John l.. Reid,
on one side, and Commissioners
Frederick Breidenbach, Raymond Re
publican, and John II. Donnelly and
Frederic Bigelow, Democrats, on the
other.
The transfer OF Captain Tuite was
the means of the clash, and it
was put through by the votes of
Messrs. Breidenbach, Bigelow and
Donnelly, with Commissioner Reid
voting no and also protesting vehe-
mently. Captain Tuite's place at head
quarters will be taken by Captain
Thomas f. Connell, one of the recent
ly-elevated captains.
Tulte has been the bone of conten-
ton for some time and his scalp has
been sought for long while. Here
tofore, however. the transfer has been
blocked by tie vote Besides Com
missioner Reid, Commissioner Don
nelly is said to have been against
the Tuite transfer. Yesterday, DON
relly lined up for the transfer and
thus Commissioner Reid was left
l4gn and dry
This dispute in the board yester-
day was in the nature OF the culmin-
alton of the controversy which took
place among the commissioners over
the naming of the three new cap
tains. That act required two sessions
Connell was passed over at the first
meeting at which Lieutenants McRell
and Meehan was named.
Politics Is figured as having played
no small part in the present situation
in the board. Reid is an organiza"
ton Republican, and 1t Is said that
his appointment by Mayor Raymond
was not made with much enthusiasm.
1t is also said that no matter what
ever else is said about various COM
missioners having given their blank
designations to Mayor Raymond, that
no such resignation has ever been
given the city's executive by Commis-
sioner Reid. When the recent promo
Raymond and Commissioner Reid are
said to have had wordy battle over
1t, and the mayor is said to have
made some remarks about a "Nugent-
Dalrymple combination"
What Caused Feeling.
1t is an open secret that the other
three commissioners have not been
entirely pleased with the manner in
ocin al AprIfra6 n
traffic and jitney regulations in the
city. Commissioner Reid appeared in
that matter as if he had sole charge
of the traffic situation, when, in fact,
Commissioner Bigelow was chairman
of the traffic committee of the board.
Commissioner Reid received consider
able publicity anent his traffic actiVi'
ties. and the other commissioners are
said not to have relished this alto
gether. Commissioner Reid didn't i'm
prove the situation a week ago, when
he blocked the effort of Commits
sioners Bigelow and Donnelly TO have
O fire gong placed near the tube sta
ton on Park place. 1t was SAID tnat
his action then had much TO DO with
Commissioners Donnelly losing interest
in him.
commissioner Reid refused to sign
the order transferring Captain Tuite,
and it was sent out with only the sig
natures of three commissioners ana
the secretary.
Captain Tuite would not comment
today on the action of the board. df
was away yesterday, and did not learn
of his transfer until today. Il nave
been a policeman for sixteen years,
said Captain Tuite, "and would not
comment on the action or my
superiors. l will do everything pos
sihIe to co-operate with the. citizens
living in the Eighth precinct ana 10
make nv own work there satiSfac-
tory. l am glad we have completed
the new system for filing records and
information in the bureau. L think IL
is nearly a perfect one for this de-
nertment and that IL will prove OF
great value"
Commissioners Reticent.
None of the commissioners Will DIS
cuss Captain Tuites transfer, winch
took place in executive session. Com
missiones. Reid made hurried exit
from the meeting as soon as the ac-
tion had been taken. captain Iulle
has been transferred over my oead
body,'" he declared, and refused to
make further comment on the actlon
of his colleagues. y.
Mr. Ripalow and Mr.. Breidenbach
denied that the transfer was in the
nature of a measure of discipline, or
that the board was dissatisfied with
Captain Tuite's work. Il may say
that Captain Tuite has worked very
hard as captain of the detective
bureau since / have been on the
board" said Mr.. Bigelow. He has
many times remained on duty lar
into the night. But the board con-.
~, OF ic
for the good of the service"
The reason officially assigned is for
the good of the service"
Captain Connells night command
at police headquarters will be taken
by Captain John Caffrey, now at the
Eighth precinct, and Captain Connell
will take up his new duties tonight.
Captain Tuite was at headquarters
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