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

There is now a prospect that the Bi.
Partisan Police bill, which has passed
the Senate at Albany, will pass the As.
sembly also, N there is a great deal
Of speculation as to the probable sue.
cessors of the present Board of Police
Commissioners if 1t becomes a law.
That the Mayor will select practica
politicians who will look after the in
terests of party followers here is no
doubt in the minds OF those familiar
with the situation, aid therefore they
do not name any "outsiLers'' in their
selections. 1t is the avowed purpore of
the promoters of the measure to retire
the present Commissioners, whose NAL
odorous administrators has furnished
the grounds for reform legislation. Not
outstanding the Rood intentions of the
Legislature in respect to turning out the
existing Board, the belief among the
machine politicians is that ONE
Of the present Comm'ss ouc-s NAV
be retained They say it will be
either Martin or sheehan. Some
TESS TO believe that the Mayor Will Also
reappulnt Mr. McCIave as a Republican
AltnHush claiming to be a Republican
MeSIaFe mas been "A good Tammany
man so far as supporting the two IAN
many commissioners is concerned and
II is not thought that the Mayor would
disregard the intention of the law nv
reappointing McClave. "
lf the choice is between Martin and
sheehan. the boss of Tammany Hall
VIII most likely try to get rid of his
rival Martin. Martins retirement from
To tue su nDafa " Srn not stay his ambition
nm or the power and prominence he
gains as a Police Commissioner,
John +. Milholland, Platt's chief lieu
leans, is a hot favorite for one OF the
Elaces; He is in every combination.
with him is mentioned William Brook.
neil, Chairman of the Republican State
Plat movement, but personally friendly
TO Platt. Mr.. Brookfeld is a Republican
VINO knows no politics except duty TO his
Party n loyalty to his friends. His
seiectlon would unqestionably have the
approVal of both Republican factions,
II Platt is looking for that kind of a
prove mGV, one on R R=plltlc aaIa say he couldn't i'm
Gen. Michael Kerwin, Internal Rev
enue Collector, who will soon be out of
g political job. and leader of the Plat
iotces IN the Twenty-eighth District, is
Henry Grasses friends think that his
services to Platt as assistant counsel in
tHt folice investigation SHOULD entitla
MIN to a Commissionership. Then there
Is a possibility for Tammary to AXE care
of Scion b. Smith. If he can make terms
with Plat by making him a Commits
sloner and appointing a Tammanyite 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 Will offer odds, however, that either
Of them would not be %reconciled to the
boss II honored with the appointment
as Police Commissioner.
It Is assumed that Plat will name the
two Republicans, and therefore Platt
must be consulted in regard to them, and
.ot Mayor Gilroy. VINO will confirm the
nomination.
Tammany Leader John Reilly, a claim
ant of long standing for a Police Com
missionership, is a candidate for the new
Police Board. Other Tammany men
mentioned are William Pitt Mitchell,
eX-Assemblyman Joseph Gordon, ex-
Sheriff John J. German, Auctioneer Ed
kearney; ex-senator George w. Plum
Kilt, Police Justice Thomas l.. Feitner
and eX-Police Justice Henry Murray.