New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22
SHEEH1N,S MEN IN OFFICE.
BUFFALO DEMOCRATS cLAMoMNG FOR hErUB'
LICAN HEADs-PLAIN TALK ~
THE GOVERNOR

THE GOVERNOR.
Buffalo, April u CspeciaD.-sicchan's new Pohce
Commissioners filed their official oaths nj the lily nan
this morning, ard the work OF choppihg o' "'""s
will begin at once. Sheehans ors"'' Nv -
In It's caserncss, prints to-day hN. vi h'p"o",""
police officers. and calls the COMMISSIONERS "''""o"
10 them. 1t is expected that wi'inh II "c'A '''''
will be scarcely Republican ohc'r U" ''o
The men who will replace them will, ACCORDING 10 'ie
general antshcehan opinion. BE- eNpe''cu " IN
any little pecuaritles at the polls next iali. LAST
November 1t WAS the police who discoVereu 'h' So
baotboX conspiracy. The man VINO mas o'eii ~.
chairman OF the new Police Beard, D'mociauc o'a'e
Committeeman GUS Schcu, is the man 10 ""o''' VI"
evidence in the election cases pointed "a bcS See'
hans executive officer IN the conspiracy w ''
conservative than Judge Charles Dahi'ls' i'''
of the supreme Court ard Congrcssmail-cieSt mas
said that in his opinion under the op'rauoh vi u'e
new police law there will In the future DC il" P"'''
returns from districts where the vote can DC i''p
lated ard In this way there can be no teii'aie COM
parison atcIward between the true ana lhe uoc'ocu
result
Controller Gavin was at lis desk TINS morning
looking bright and happy lie said the new Police
Commissioners were going to prove themselves hrsF
rate officials and he appeared to regard himself as
a public bcncfactor. a formal copy OF the charges
against him for holding back the taNrollS was pre-
scented TO him this afternoon. The charges were
made BY Franklin d. Locke, OF the Cleveland DC
mocracy. Many wclmOwn citizens have pech
asked 10 express their opinions concerning the reheuN
for the outrage. Rcgard.css OF party. the general
view seems TO be that tie legislators Tor whon
shechan gerrymandcrcd Erie County VIII be nrlNeh
from public life forever when the next ee'uoh
comes around, and that until then nothing can De
done. Tie idea Of having citizens ticket reea'u-
less of party has grown wonderfully LII lhe HSI
week. Another good result Is that city officials nave
become extremely circumSpcct In their conduct sioe
Investigation became epidemic
In the mean time indignation meetings continue
The doctors expressed tfcr feelings In strong IAN
guagc last night and did the Cold spring business
mcn And there more TO follow. Never ia '"c
history OF the city has there been such an o''r-
wheming expression OF public sentiment
The letter which the Citizens Committee Sen' q"
Governor Flower last night m ampNhcatoh Vi 10
telegram was Us emphatic as it was long ~ WOMB
make :, QUINN ami II nall IN silal type III &C
distinctly that the Governor had promised 70 sisn
no bills amending the city charter Without sNihb ~
me city chance tn b. heard on llc supy',,,' , ~.
therein IN plain language, he had leo IL "iis nm ~,
that he has betrayed the city oil Bun'uo anu w ~
,,,op, al ana That ne has linl""l"
ed himself to be- made ohcchan's puppct. ne
t;nyeInor will have difficulty In understanding ul'
terms of that letter. 1t Is signed 10y clSht OF tn
sodcst and lest known business men IN The ciS li
Democrats and Republicans. and II 10 backed Dy e'uS
reputable dlzen Of Buffalo.