New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
PROTEST FROM THE SEVENTY
THE BIPARTISAN POLICE BILL AT VARl-
ANCE WITH THEIR PLATFORM.
MAYOR STRONG WILL BE ASKED NOT TO AP-
PROVE THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ADOPTED AT A SPECIAL MEET


PROVE THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ADOPTED AT A SPECIAL MEET
ING YESTERDAY.
A special meeting Of the Executive Committee OF
the Committee of seventy was held yesterday III
the Chamber OF Commerce. TO take action IN ree"iu
10 the Bipartisan Police bill There were present
Joseph Larocaue, William b. Hornblower' JACOB H.
SchiN George L. Rives. Charles c. Beaman, Gus
tav H. Schwab Frederick Taylor. W. Harris koome
and A. c. Bernheim The following preamble ana
resolutions unanimously adopted: 49,,
whereas. The Bipartisan Police OIL Is IN aaiec 60
conflict with the platform OF me CGmtee on
seventy upon which the present city M
was placed in nomination and elected by the peopie
OF W We Sad bill If enacted would prove detri-
I M and nerpetuaIe in an aggravated form the
Sh3scs Which were disclosed before the Senate In
'f Res5Ve That Mayor be most earnestly re-
Quesed to dsapPr0yss OF S ssI pi Of Seventy de-
clares that municipal government should be al.
cd tysiness-lke management of municipal affairs
has nothing TO do with questions ol E9IlonaI anu
mat at no time shall more than two of said Com
1resoners belong TO the same POLITICAL party, nor
he OF the same political opinion on State ana Ma
tional issues" In this provision both political
parties distinctly recognized in the admnis da
lion of one of the most important muncipal oe-
partments ,. - c,.u Cor
vice that all examinations mental ana PnEsl S
shall be placed under the control OF the CNi yin ser
ouires that the Board of Police prescribe regula-
fions for the admission of persons into the police
force and for this purpose Ii snail appoint d
Civil Service board for the Police Department con
ssting of one inspector of police and four captains
Of police" thus keeping within the control OF q
commission organized on political lines the "hoie
function of admission 10 The force. . .
Re II further resolved. That this statement De
presented 70 the Mayor. and that the chairman OF
and Reaman, with such other persons as the cnalr-
man OF the committee may associate with himseir.
be directed attend before the Mayor 10 oppose
the said Bipartisan Police Dill
OHIO REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Columbus. Ohio. April 27.-The Republican Central
State Committee to-day decided that the State Con
yention shall meet at GAINESVILLE on May y and ~
MR. SAXTON THINKS THE BILLS WILL PASS.
IAeutenant-G ovencr SaXton was the guest o. Judge
William H. Robertson at White Plains yesterday
The visit while in sense political one. ended
in a proracted talk State politics. The CONVEX
saton touched the rules OF the Senate over
which body Judge Robertson presided for number
of years as president pro tenn. while Senator
from the district represented by George W. Robert
son. of Peeksk!l. Lieutenant-Governor SdXton was
OF the opinion that the reform bills would pass the
Senate next week, and Judge Robertson ana MS
guest in accord in the opinion that unless
Republican party placed in nomination for pub
ton in political life the party would meet defeat
opl y