New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
Will FELLOWS RESIGN

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COLONEL JOHN r. FELLOWS.
Tho comp'ainants gave notice a.so that they
were roady 20 present other instances Of neglect
of duty if the Governor desired
Governor Flower promptly forwarded to
Coonc. Fellows The notice and summons custom
airy whore charges ar" preferred AGAINST an oni-
cial whose removal 10y the chief Executive is
asked.
This nornca.iou informed colonel T Fnows
that hc was required to show causo within
eight davs from the service of the order why
h. should nn' he removed
EFFECT oF TIE NEWS
Tho news ~ tho action of m. Good Govern
mont mon e tho KIN Assembly Disirlr; created
stir m all political and legal circles and
among the people generally. who have long fol'
that Fellows was disgraca o.. tho place he
holds Rui most Of an Il vas received with ID
sensation 4 surprise among tho members - the
Committee " seventy That Colonel Fellows
had shamefuly mismanaecd The business If mis-
important Office and had been ciiminally
glectful II his duties had been recognized hy
that body and II was ielt that this neglect must
be- deal, with AZ the proper iimo. bur the scnt-
mcnt II that body was adverse 20 taking steps
IN the direction 4 making charges against him
during the term - the present Governor. Tho
ohiec, %, tho Committee ~ Seventy was - get
tho con Iu.t - the cases against election frauds
ami the indictments apalust police ofii 'ers
alleged To- hc guilty ~ hla .<mail and other
wrong ioIug into competent ana proper hands.
This matter was IN a satisfactory state. Joseph
Lnrocqu, Charles G. E,aman and General
Horace Porter. NJ tine committee having the
matter iu charge. nal ~ pared paper asking The
al
state ,o appoint Deputy Att.ruey-Geaeral and
direct him T., ac. as the proceeding aiiirer in
these election ana polc. r'ses. and Messrs
Iarocqur. H"amaa aul Porter hat secured Dis
tr.ct-At,orney Fclov.'s acquies.ru.r in tnis re-
quest Colonel Fellows had already appended bis
signature TO the paper conruting In tne request
10 Governor Flower.
Is IT OrPORTUNEe
There was therefore Apprehension among ciu-
z.ns anxious tha, NJ mistakes should hc mad"
and ~ obstacles should be unwitrugly placed in
the WAY = the objects 10 bee attained. that me
unexpected action Of tn" Good G"verument club
men might not he just the proper thing at th'
present time ~ one doubted tn" good intentions
and disin,crestc.in,ss ~ Mc-srs Wellin4 Tucker
Mcmahon and the others associltri with th"n
and all who talked about the matter yest"rdaN
we're willing To- c,ncede an earnest zeal and
wholly proper motives but they feared that This
might br exactly what the Tammany Hall BOSSES
wanted To hav" done for IT. seemed % put IL
within the power Of Governor Flower 10 suhstl-
tute for a vulnerable Tammany official one who
could probably hold on 10 the Office of District
Attorney during the coming year. affoidng
Tammany the protection 1t needs and would
undoubtedly receive from any lawyer tn" GOV
ernor might select to replace Colonel Fellows.
Many members Of the Committee If Seventy
united In saying that non" Of them h'd p''h
consulted by the Good Government Club men
in relation 10 the charges against Colonel rel
laws While there was no question about the
fact that he had shown himself Incapable oil
administering his office IN the interest of law ana
Justice there had been. they said. at none ~
these conferences any arrangements maze i"r
proceeding agalns, the District Attorney. be
cause they believed that the time had not come
for such action II was therefore, with surprise
that they had read the news from Albany.
Chairman Joseph Larocque. Of the Committee
If Seventy. who is also chairman of the Sev-
enty's subcommittee on legislation. was sur
,rs.d man Yesterday when a Tribune reporter |
told him Of the action Of the Good Governments |
nconIe After considering the matter few |
minutes Mr. Iarocque said: This action by Mr. !
Tucker and his associates Is without conference
with or knowledge Of. the Committe" OF SeV-
enty If these gentlemen had waited iii THIS |
morning the correspondence" which was pub |
Iisbcd would have. solved the difiicuitN.
MIR LARocQrEs OPINION.
orWhat effect will this have ON lhe plans Of the
Committee Of SeveniyY'
..I can't say Just. at present what erect II Will
have However well-nentoned this application !
may have been in my Judgment 1t was Had
,isod in view Of the pending action on the part
of the Committee Of seventy"
.WnI the Seventy go ahead as If nothing had
happencd?"
II cannot say what will be- done until am
ahJ. to have a conference with other members
Of the committee.
How soon will that be.
1T will be very soon.
"Dld YOU contemplate making any charges
against District Attorney Fellows?
NO the correspondence shows exactly what
.our action contemplated. The tendency OF this
movement on the pert Of these gentlemen would r
seen, 70 be In a.d of scheme which has been
In the air for the last few days. having In view :.