New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-29
MIR. MORTON COMING TOTOWN
REPORTS THAT HE WILL AGAIN TRY TO
RESTORE HARMONY"
THE GOVERNOR EXPECTED TO CONFER WITH
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS TO-DAY-RrMoR
THAT COLONEL FREDERICK d. GRANT
Is TO BE 4 COLLEAGUE OF THEO-
DORE ROOSEVELT on TIE
POLICE BOARD

rOLICE BOARD
Governor Morton will be in New-York to-day,
to remain in the city until after the ceremonies
connected with the transfer Of the Washington
Memorial Arch to the city authorities, in which
ne and his staff are TO take part tomorrow. Mrs.
Morton will come with the Governor, md this
evening they Will be entertained at dinner by
Chaunccy VI Depew. at his home No i3 West
Fifty-fourth-s..
The Governor II was said last evening, would
see and talk with other prominent Republicans
here before he returns to Albany. and make an
other attempt to get a thorough underst 1nding
while on the ground IF the divisions and troubles
which have been the subject Of 50 much dis
cusson since Mayor Strong made II apparent
that he intended to carry out his ante-election
hedges Among those with whom the Governor
IS expected II confer are the Mayor himself. ex-
Senator Plat. ex-senator Miller. Cornelius y.
rIi.s General Ans9n g. McCook. Ju Ice Thomas
Allison whom he recently placed on the bench
or tho General Scseans: Elihu Root. Commits
slonor Ero1kncd President Lauferbach Of the
Republican County Committee and others con-
spicuous on both sides of the fac;ioral line. Ac-
c,rling 10 the statements cmanating from N"
machirc camp. the Governor proposes making
final effort To- restore that long-absent and murh-
sought for harmony" which the retalners "i
Mr.. Patt have ursucccssfully yearned for ever
since Mr. Erookfcld made Commissioner
Of Pubic Works.
WHY THEY WANT "HAKMONf.
Tho uroctical certainty II the enactment Il the
Police Magistrates biz and the probable passage
~ the Police Reorganization bill. with the added
power these measures will put into the Mayor 3
hands. has made the Machine Republicans all
pt,I Fh.zr
hold the Governor responsible for these bills and
privately condemn the patriotic activity on his
par, which forced the advance Of the measures
toward enactment they AL the more earnestly
and desperately appeal = him to shield and aid
them. with the Mayor. when the latter begins 70
act under tho provisions 4 the new legislation.
Along with the nows that the Governor would
,e II, the city today with the construction placed
u-an hts visit by the Platt men, came a runor
that Mayor Strong had positively selected Colonel
Frederick H. Gran, az Theodore K9osevcltS Ee-
publican colleague ia tho B1lrd of Police Com
n,a.s..ners. II was sail that Governor Morton
hal sugeosteI the appointment of Colonel Grant
.sAs.- ?, - Iclco-ofering - NJ. Plat Tho lat
tor however wacu soen last ey"IlnG. denied all
.leda" p, "a" report ana added tha' ne ,i4u
a., ici cicr- a Worl of u. ana n" confirmation
could ho obtained concerning Il from either 'he
Mayor nr Z. lionel Grant
N.v.rtbeloep rs tho Colonel had been Mr..
v,,tf'4 c,rdilat. f,r Commissioner Of Public
Works when Nr BrookHcd was selected. ana it
,yas stII That the Governor had joined IN thc
request 10 Mayor strong that he prevent ihternal
party turmoil by taking Mr Grant man h"hllus
g.ilcvor- IN the Piatt regime. who nave been
~h,il.d Z, the bone within IN" last three months
b. tho ruarhe-ncarted way with which the
Mayor has passed over their applications tor
office slz.i upon tho report ab rUt Colonel Grant
With ayidity aud speedily cav vlsi ms of the de-
fcrrel "harmony" with patronage ana oHlceS
galore. - which the Colonels appointment WIS
:, hc ih" fororunrer.
&D1 SHARED BY EVERY ONE.
Few harlnoadol politicians shared these rosy
views They were not prepared u picture the
Governor IN the role of doing much hard work 10
save the state machine from wrcckage. There
was a revived report circulating yesterday that
Senator C1ggeshall in spite II his careiuIiy
worIed denials tha; he was going = change hiS
vote on the Police Reorganization bill. had made
the Governor an ateolutc promise 70 do TINS very
thing. and tho report got general credeh,e. i,e-
sides . Was said that enc of the two o'hcc i'"-
publican Senator'S who had voted with Mr. Coggcs-
hall against the bill. would be found Junlp'hgIo
the same side. II these statements were true' the
bill was as certain of becoming law as 10 ,,e
poiiro MAGISTRATES hill. as soon ms the Assembly
accepts the amendments which the Senate agreed
T.. . l.,
4 well-known Anti-Machinc Republican, IN
speaking of the expectations which the f"'', re-
tliucrs have chosen To buld on Governor MOT
tons visit said last evening"
"'rhosa fellows are counting on the hatchlhB :"
chickens from eggs already badly decayed. Inc
Governor Is going into no search for causes oi
misunderstanding between the factions ot New
York CITY He thoroughly understands the CON
ditlnn of affairs already. ana needs no lnslru'-
tious from Mr. Platt and his friends. lhry
have tried to lade advice into the Governor
many times this winter without success MS
course at Albany FOR tHe last Two months shows
this The Governor Is thoroughly converfahi
with the Mayors viewa. and is now IN hearty
syrnrathy with him.
MIR. Platts opportunity for harmony OF the
kind he wants Is gone. Before the election Tor
pr, sdont of the Republican County Committee
last January, Mr. Platt sent 20 IN" MAYOR 20
ask II there anything he tlatO could 90
for him.
Yes was the Mayors reply: Go to work
and rc-clcct my friend Hrookhcd chairman "f
the County Committee
Mr. Plntt totally ignored tho Mayor. ana
by the use Of HIS peculiar methods put lauter-
bach In Erool,nclds place The Governor Is
taking no pains 10 change the Mayors views
regarding Mr.. Plat
Tho G rornor may bc entertained at private
dinner Al the linton League club 10y prominent
huglf In