New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03

tor,,irq tho Governor Of the Mayors change os
mind roatlve 10 the retention IN office of Ponce
Comm ssloners Murray and k"rwln. rms a'S"'''
IL WAS represented. delivered - the Mayor On
saturday evening by the Governor private
,arv Ashley w cole. a Mayor StrongS mouse,
w. :, W.st Fiftv-sevcn;h-st The substance OF
Tho s,,puose messasa 81 the Governor 10 the Mayor
was as follows:
"If YOU remove the Republican Police Commits
siou,rs YOU will endanEer not only all reform
LEGISLATION but the future Of the Repu3hcan party
In the State
rho story went on TO give the Mayors reply TO
rho C;ovcrror which was that he had made up his
mind 70 remove Murray and Kerwin, ana wouid
not chang" II.
Mayor Strong was asked yesterday what truth
there WAS In this statement He replied that the
story was In the main ~ithout foundation. II
was true he said. that Mr.. Cole. the Governor
nrlvoio secretary had called on him on Saturday
.,.rinr hut the purpose OF his visit was 10 see
a,,ui some hearings on bills which had passed the
Legislature. Incidentally. the Mayor said colonel
cole had remarked that the Governor hoped thdt
no hasty action would bc taken by the Mayor re-
rar,iing Police Com -lissoners kerwin ana Muir
rev but no,hine was said Indicating that Colonel
cole WAS commissioned by the Governor to eX-
mess A fear on his part that reform legislation
might be endangered bv the removal OF these
Commandments or that tho future OF N" kepupl'
can party tn tho State would Dee imperiiied. No
Mayor said. had been received by him.
Mayor Strong said yesterday that he had some
names under consideration for Police Commits
sioners 20 succeed Measrs. Murray and kerwin.
bat 90 far had offered the place - but one man.
4rI that was ~N-Uniied states District-Atorney
i.iyarI Mitchell
Il have written - Mr.. Mitchell" he said. and
have a.l,.d him 10 accept tho office u Pole" Com
M. rioner he has ~, question Of his acceptance
no" under Advancement"
The Mayor added that he had not suggested 10
either Theodore Roosevelt or joel -. Erhirdt that
he would Ike thcm 10 accept places in the Police
Board II Vas believed. however. i"at ne intended
90 request Nj Roosevelt 10 take The place.
reached the Mayor wntn he icft the city Han at
the end Of the days business YESTERDAY
49,. q" - him e, b. ga ~ Iv a. accent the
Office OF Police Commissioner, and then he said.
present" lie politely bu, firmly declined to tax
about police matters AZ all. hut Il was evident that
the oner 81 the commis7.oncrship had not been dts
The der5ion u Mayor strong to remove Police
Commissioners Murray and kerwin and appoint IN
IN .dor,s -" r.f,rm the pSice DrnIrtment has
plcnecd many members N the Committee Of sew
yny and has reconciled them 10 the passage OF the
mcnt. Some ~ tho men who have been active in
the reform WORK were not Pleased when me Mayor
declared himself In favor ~ bipartisan Police
Board. hut IN" members ~ the Committee Of Scv-
construed adverse criticism Of the Mayors views.
The change OF sentiment about the Police ReOrsani-
zaiion bills WAS expressed IN the following terms
yesterday by prominent member OF the Commit
81 Seventy:
We would have preferred TO have had the bills
OF the Committee Of Ten parsed by the l"gisla-
turc. and would have been willing To make
fight lasting through next year In behalf of those
bills. but the Mayor cut the ground from under
feet by his declaration In favor ~ a bipartisan
Police Board Since the I.cXow bills have been
amended believe there would be substantial
gain n the bills were passed We not fully sat
isfoI with the bipartisan feature. but the Chief
OF Police VIII BE- clothed win powers .arge enough
t. make him the real head ~ the force II viii
matter much II the PoIce Board IL bipartisan.
We believe II will be better u have the LeXow
bills passed In their present form. II the Ci,y Mag
istrates bill can also De passed without ameEdment,
than - have both bis rf,atcd We regard the
city Magistrates bill ~ the most important ref "a
measure now before the Legislature"
The general opinion around Police Headquarters ia
that Mcssrs. Kerwin ana Murray VIII walt for the
Mayor 10 remove them