The New York herald., 1874-08-13
GOVERNOR DIX HEARD FRor.

He Asks HavemeyeFs Accusess What
Thoy Want HIM ssto DO About IT,,
since the publication of Mayor Havemeyers an
swer to tine charges made against him TO Governor
Dix there has been positive stagnsrion in that
business, a. neither the Mayor nor Governor Dix
has taken any action in the matter, And the SUB
ject promised TO become rather stale and unpront-
able.
The inertness, however, has passed Oh, and the
controversy assumes again some interest.
1t Is now more than q week since Mr. Have
meyer's lengthy and exhaustive answer appeared
entire IN the HERALD which many persons no doubt
read with great deal Of interest. Among these
may be classed Governor DIX. The fact that the
latter merely published this document without any
comment whatever. or any indication as 10 what he
proposed to 90 in the premises LEADS 70 many and
various lnfereDces.
The most p0pularly believed fact was that His
Excellency merely laid the response OF The Mayor
before the puDlic to let the public Jury decide
whether there exists ground enough In the charges
to condemn the Mayor, and, u 80, In what manner
the Governor Ia to remove the offender.
Mayor Havemeyer has not heard one word rom
the Governor, either through friends or by letter,
indicative Of General Dlx's intention toward him.
But Aldermen OttendOrier, John Kelly and william
Hail. who ssned the sIIesaons nave. It is alleged
received such information.
Tnsy had letter yesterday from Governor DIX,
desire that he tthe Governor) shall order judi
cai investlgation into the alleged Irregularities OF
the Mayor alter the answer furnished by Ar. Have
meyer in his defence Y"
Alderman OtIendorfer, the prime mover In this
matter, was sought by reporter, ana requested
20 allow q copy OF the Governors letter to be
published. This Mr.. Ottendorfer declined. but said
tnat ION receipt OF the document he at once
called upon Messrs. Kelly and Wlckham, and laid
the subject before them. They all agree that NO
invesnganon by q legal tribunal is necessary, as
the Mayor In his answer old not deny any or the
charges made against him. neither does he J0in
issue; and hiB case 10 unlike that OF ex-Dtstrict
Attorney Britton, OF Brooklyn, who pleaaed not
guilty TO every allegation, and II became neces-
sary 10 commit his case to judicial investigation"
The above named gentlemen Ia their answer TO
the Governors letter, which h 10 be transmitted
20 Albany to-day, viii inform his Excellency that
| Governor mad any discretionary powers on the
| charges, lnasmucn as they did not emanate
| from q court but from private citizens. Mr..
OttendOrfer assumes that the Governor, under the
strument makes 1t compulsory on him 70 suspend
| or remove the Mayor upon proper testimony.
'Such testimony, unrebutted," says the Alder
| man. ''has been furnished to General DIX. and he
can do no less, now, than to proceed as tn char
Mf. Ottendorer will write the letter and submit
the same to Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Wlckham for ap-
! prOval.
Mayor Havemeyer knows nothing OF this affair.
ss 1t did not culminate until after he had lett his
| claims the Governor cannot remove him on the
! charges made by the above gentlemen. When q
| prominent member OF the Committee OF Seventy
! an effort was made to have Governor HOFFMAN
the Governor was clothed with ample power, with
out investigation, although the city charter then
contained nOTuch provision; but at present the
Mayor seems to have changed his opinion.