The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13
PLATT'S BIPARTISAN BILL.
ar OPPOSITION MOVEMENT ron a
EOfTCE BOhRD or Owe,


with Bsr-es ss the one-Usier Iessus sus
CharsSer OF Coru,eres Msa sad the Anti-
ts--rpers Nursisg Thi- Iasa Hopefully.
Occasionally. so varied and persistent IL the
EARNING concerning municipal affairs in New
York city. the people get befogGsd. This fog.
though, does not last long. For several weeks
~ has been almost daily declared that Thomas
c. Plat, the master Republican Of the State.
and Richard Croker. the leader q Tammany.
were engaged In some sort OF q deal by which
the Bipartisan Police bill was to become a law.
Everybody knows now what that bill IL that
Il provides tor the wiping out Of the present
Board and the appointments by the Mayor OF
New York city OF two Cominissionsrs to serve
four years and two Com missioners to serve six
years. the Board OF four TO be always evenly
divided between Democrats and Republicans.
Those who have told this story have neglected
to ascertain how such n Board would benefit
Tammsny. and Mr.. Croker is not accustomed
to taking steps that will In any way iniure the
Democratic organization In New York city.
Gov. Flower and MIR. Croker were at the
Windsor Hotel on Saturday evening and
IL was announced in THE Sun from Albany
yesterday that Mr.. Croker had always opposed
police bill OF this character, aud that he op-
posed It now. because 1t makes an unjust dis
elimination against the Democrats OF New
York city. In order to en- phasize Mr.. Cookers
position on this bill. this part OF the Albany
despatch may be repeated:
IL the Republicans were to Introduce general poce
b9 which would apply ,ts 10 al me elites aud town.
@ ssfefS sss.sS.d by r. '1 DsoSss .s -In
M, 10 ,aeh bll has been intIodassd Tor BiooSys
ps%.er, s.ys =. Sa az: eSsy %
for any other city in the STATE than New YORK.
The only way that Mr., plutt could get
through his bi.paEtisan bin would DO rs him
anu senators at Albany to give him n two
t unrG vote oyer Coy, tlowsrs veto; Many
civ are orpossd rev fo sne6 ss ra seT iSsS
declare they will not. support Mr.. patt in eueh
a programme. lndsed. & was ascertsined
League Club are associated with certain anti
organization Democrats in a far different pro-
The programme contemplates nothing less
than q one. headed POLICE. Commission, with
s Sissianse uhNmas Byrnss as C9
effect that Inspector Mclaughlin would make
good Superintendent under Mr.. Byrpss but
Among the Republicans who are engaged in
this movement are said to be Ellhu Root. Joel
district Attorney Edward Mitchell. William I.
Strong. Charles Stewart Smith. President OF the
coy II. Depew. The movement also practic-
~ the Union League Club and in the chamber
merchants and bankers who are members
of the Chamber Of Commerco' and not
and the support OF these down-town m erchants
and bankers. it is declared. has already been
to- 1 Eh ,sssa be :Si
IN 1T, The noysmsnt v are John A Metal Gen
Falrohid. Frederic Il. Olcott, and many others
q that set Congregations with = number o,
in the ono headed Com Mission. aud that Su-
perintendent ByrIes was the man for the
:. John A. Mccall has always been known as
friend OF Senator Hill. Mr. Mccall did not
10 sny muih ond ihe on Ist
firmly believed in the one-headed commission.
and that Superintendent Byrnes was the man
the proper time. when 1t Is believed that this
movement has reached crystallizing point.
held to boom il. Maybe some provision w would
be made in the bill to retain the Com Missioner
sion, Naturally the conundrum Is how Mr.
p nd Is IL, legislature would receive such BIZ
think sSperinisndent ByfheS the PROPER MSa
now confronting the organizers OF the one
headed Commission movement.
the ground that he did not know how such
Commission you'd benefit the, Republican
Il WAS rererred h1 to ae Whtoa%
keids dinner, but Mr.. Platt said that the only
w6S sdYSSssG If or rsheT IpSed NE
friends said that at the dinner he
mission
To sum II all up. the advocates OF the one
headed Police Commission. and especially Of
the elevation OF Mr.. Byrnes. are to he found
among the anti organization Republicans. at |
least from the Platt standpoint. and among |
the differentiation Democratic.
Elihu Root. Brayton Ives. John A. Slelcher.
and John f Milhoand. OF the com mittee APP |
pointed at the whitslaw Reid dinner to pre-
pare the draft OF q bipartisan Police Board |
bill for introduction in the Legislature. met at
the Republican Club yesterday afternoon.
They concluded that as Mr.. Plat has already |
had measure OF that character introdu ced. |
they would not antagonize him by sending
another to Albany They will merely present |
amendm ents to the pending bill.
The only one OF these discussed at yesterdays |
meeting Is one which would take much OF the |
power already possessed by the Police Board |
from that body and lodge 1t in the gu |
of Police. It would make the |
Superintendent solely responsible for the as
signment OF his subordinates from inspectors |
to patrollnen. giving him the power OF transfer |
at any time. An amendment affecting She
Election Bureau was not discussed. and none
was prepared for presentation. Another |
meeting will be held In a day or two.