New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11

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! COMMISSIONER. IN SPITE
or PROTESTS FROM
MANY QUARTERS.
Most OF the awgivers who came down from Al
bany to consul; with Thomas c. Platt have tu'"''
their faces northward again, and will propapy oo
found in their places when business Is lesui"eN a.
the state Capitol tonight. II was pretty wen "'
dcrstood in political circles in this city last even
ting that they 20 back more unsettled in their minus
as 10 what the outcome of the Platt-Strong conuo
versy will be than when they came SeVe'd u ."e
Senators and Assemblymen who tram III MI
/ Platt's band saw him again yesterday Ihe'r Il"
str,ctlons would imply that Mr. Platt had "e''uo'
| on a waiting game
| platte scheme for turning over the appointment
of the police Justices or magistrates. az they are
called In proposed legislation to the Justices OF 'h
Supreme Court of the First District. all but TWO OF
| whom are under obligations to Tammany Han
| was looked upon yesterday as having been pro-
posed for the purpose mainly of gaining time. MT
| Plat and his lieuenants are hoping that something
| may turn up that will change the ATTITUDE OF
| Mayor Strong and induce him 10 direct DIVISION
| OF patronage II the machine cannot secure some
| of the loavas and fishes from the city departments
! II must go TO pieces when the reappornonmeht OF
| Assembly Districts followed by the reorganization
| of the Republican County Committee, occurs this
| summer This accounts for the frantc efforts
! which Mr.. Lauterbach. Mr.. Platts chairman OF
| the County Committee. has been making. here ana
! in Albany. bring about what he calls mar
| mony" Without patronage to sustain the flat'
machine the Republican County organization VIII
fall into the control of the Strong and Brookheld
men surely reorganization comes Inc uiNl-
! sion OF the vote between Brookiield and lauter-
| bach in January proves this beyond dispute MI
| Platt will probably have to depend wholly on his
friends in the country for his delegates to the next
! State Convention This phase Of the situation Is
| becoming palmer day.
OPINIONS AS To LEGISLATION.
| Many people are Of the opinion that beyond the
passage OF a bnl putting the 'reorg anizaton Of the
| Police department in the control Of a bipartisan
| board OF four commissioners no other legislation
! may be looked for If Mr. Plat can prevent IT, ana
unless the public keeps prodding away at Albany
| The Lexow bill. which was 10 create commission
| Of three 10 reorganize the police force Of New
York was spoken OF by Air Platts legislative sup
| porters who have been here during the last few
days as practically dead They hope similarly 20 DIS
! pose of all the reform bills. 1t IS believed that no
serious effort c made pass bill lcRis.atins
! on, ~ Office the present Police Justices and en-
| towering Mayor Strong to appoint their success
ors II Mr. Plat can prevent action on this meas
ure IT may form the basis for deal with Tam
many Hall which he may hope will bring him UNI
! mate advantage.
But things stood last night the Plat contingent
saw no way clear to prevent the removal Of Police
! Commissioners Murray and Kerwin II the Mayor
! finally decided that they must go The appointment
| OF such Anti-Patt Republicans as General O. H.
la Grange and James II. Sheffield caused the Piatt
faction 70 despair Of any control the Fire De-
| partment which has been favorite project with
! Mr. Platt and those closest to him. Some 81 the
| latter said last evening that nothing but special
| interpoeition Of Providence could save the
Police Department. and they added that they were
| not looking for that. All things considered. Mr.
Piatt's hope Of directing the political Affairs of
| Ncw-York County hereafter has become extremely
faint Hts friends found little comfort in anything
except abusing ne May9r ana charFnE him w 5s
bringing the Republican party IA the city.
| State and Nation
| Is O'BRIEN TO GET THE PLACE?
Predictions freely made Yesterday that ex-
Sheriff James Brien VII shortly supplant Police
| Commissioner James j. Martin and become the
| Democratic colleague OF Commissioner Andrews IN
the Police Board Friends of both Mr. O'Brien and
Mayor Strong asserted that the appointment would
surely be made and they put of tn execution o. the
alleged purpose of the Mayor 10 .ongsr than the
end Of the present week. Mr.. Plat, through MI
i. stsd' sssinst Mr. oTiens @pponmen with
out avail. 1t is also asserted that ex-Mayor Grace
took a hand in endeav oring 10 dssIade the May n
from naming Mr. OBrien but with The same Re
determination usual with him in eases whefa Ms
mind Is made up; and 1t Is said. refused to change
| 1t was reported last evening that MI flatt had
| been seeking the all of Republican United states
| Senators ana Other prominent H'IhO'lH ~ ~
| party to urge upon Mayor Strong change IN ms
/ non-partisan policy the ground that adherence
TO IL would result in terrible Republican detection
In the elections OF 1896 and 1886 which might cause
the loss Of the electoral vote OF this state % ~"
Republican candidate for President neXi year None
! of the Senators WHO were In the city yesterday
would acknowledge 50 far as they were seen l., that
they mad undertaken the task OF inducing the Mayor
! 10 run his Office Mr., Plaus plan. or wanted 10
| intarfere in the administration OF this municipal
! government II was believed last evening that the
! Mayor would be able 10 demonstrate tnat ms pohcy
viii help and not hurt the Republican party in tho
! elections this year and next