The evening world., 1894-04-05
MANY ARE WILLING.
Candidates if a BIPARTISAN Police
Commission Is Created.
Martin or Sheehan Would Not OBJ
ject to Being Retained.
MUholland, BrOOkfeld and Other
Republican Possibilities.

There Is now a prospect that the BIZ
PARTISAN Police bill, which has passed
the Senate at Albany, will pass the AS
sembly also, and there is a great deal
of speculation as to the probable sue
cessors of the present Board of Police
Commissioners if it becomes a law.
That the Mayor will select practical
politicians who will look after the in
terests of party followers here Is 10
doubt in the minds OF those familiar
with the situation, aid therefore they
do not name any "outsiGers' in their
selections. 1t Is the lvowed purpore of
the promoters of the measure TO retire
the present Commissioners, whose NAL
odorous administrator has furnished
the grounds for reform legislation. Not
withstanding the good intentions Of the
Legislature in respect To turning out the
existing Board, the belief among the
machine politicians is that one
OF the present Commissioners NAV
be retained They say it will be
who are less discriminating prn-
feSs to believe that the Mayor Win also
te.bpUiht Nj McClave as a Republican.
McClave has been a good Taammanvv
man so far as supporting the two Tam
many commissioners is concerned. and
" is not thought that The Mayor would
disregard the intention of the law hv
reappointing McClavc. ~
Ell the choice is between Martin and
S SIgeh mnst The he boss of Tammany Hall
rival Martin. Martins retirement from
the Board would not stay his ambition
70 Croker, but 1t would strip
F r1m or the " and prominence he
John e. Milholland, Platt's chief lieu-
!rnant IN disorganizing the local Repub-
leans is a hot favorite for one of the
With him is mentioned William Br o0H
nelu, chairman of the Republican State
Ipnnnilttee, a supporter of the Anti
tIatt movement, but personally friendly
VINO knows no politics except duty to his
party, and loyalty to his friends. His
h elppctInnoc Is unquestioned,, and his
approval OF, both Republican factions.
If Plat is looking for that kind Of a
man. the politicians say, he couldn't i'm
prove on Brookfield.
enue Collector. who will soon be out of
q political job, and leader of the Plat
forces In the Twenty-eighth District, is
Henry Grasses friends think that his
services to Platt as assistant counsel in
the Police Investigation should entitle
Is a possibility for Tammany to take care
OF Scion y. Smith, Il he can make terms
with Plat by making him a Commits
sioner and appointing a T~ammanyite to
succeed him as Police Justice.
Ex-Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt. ex-
Justice Charles A. Flammer and ex-
Candidate Charles H. Murray, who
have read Plat out of the party, don't
want to be overlooked. They belong to
the Committee, of Thirty faction. No
one VIII offer odds, however. that either
Of them would not be reconciled to the
boss Il honored with the appointment
as Police Commissioner.
1t Is assumed that Plat will name the
" Republicans, and therefore Plat
must be consulted in regard to them, and
OF Mayor Gilroy, VINO will confirm the
nomination.
Tammany Leader John Reilly, a claim
ant of long standing for a Police Com
nliSsionership, Is a candidate for the new
Police Board. Other Tammany men
eX- Assemblyman Joseph Gordon, ex-
Sheriff John J. German, Auctioneer Ed
k"arney, ex-senator George w. Plum
kit, Police Justice Thomas L. Feitner
and eX-Police Justice Henry Murray.