The sun., 1897-03-22
GOV. BLACK THE ARBITER.
FATE OF THE METROPOLITAN PO-
LICE BILL LEFT TO HIM.
There's Healthy Dinercnce OF Opinion About
1.-THE Govcrnor's Views and the Arguments
In Rrioinder-Con,mis-ioner Parker Calls
on PIatt-LeadinE Candidates for once.

on PIatt-Leading Candidates TOR once.
Gov. Black will decide somc time this week
the fate of the proposed Metropolitan Police bill
OF which President Edward Lautorbach Of the
Republican County Committee is the author.
This is the upshot OF all the talk Of the Repub-
licans at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. The
consultations were held in Senator Patts
rooms, and were ended at 3 o'clock In
the afternoon. Senator Platt will return
to Washington this afternoon. or course
other matters besides the Police bill were
discussed. but only in dosultory fashion.
Those who participated in the consultation in
cludcd Mr.. Lauterbach, Representative Quigg,
National Committeeman Frederick s. Gibbs,
Senator Krum, Senator Lcxow, Senator Cogge-
shall. and Senator Page, There was disappoint-
ment all around because Superintendent Payn
did not appear. Senator Platt expected Mr..
Payn to be In New York, and Mr.. Payn expected
Senator Platt to be In Albany, and consequently
there was confusion. The long distance tele-
phone was brought into requisition again, and
Mr.. Payn arrived from Albany last night, had
talk with Senator Platt, and will have another
to-day. The fate Of the Police bill Is likely TO be
known by Wednesday at the latest.
Ever since Mr.. Lautcrbach framed his bill
there have been reports to the effect that Gov.
Black believed the bill to be ill.timed, that it
cities, and that it would establish a precedent
which in the future might return to plague tho
Republican party. Still these reports as to the
alleged attitude Of Gov. Black to this bill
only gossip. Gov. Black remained silent except
in his letters to Senator Platt at Washington
and his conversations with Mr.. Payn at
Albany, about which nothing is known
Nevertheless. the opinion has continued 10 gain
ground that Gov Black considered the Police
bill impolitic. Certainly Mr.. Lautcrbach, Mr.
Quigg, and Mr.. Gibbs had that impression OF tho
Governors attitude. 1t then behooved them to
get to work and attempt to demonstrate that
Gov. Blacks supposed views were erroneous in
view OF what Messrs. Lauterbach. Quigg. and
Gibbs proclaimed to be the present condition of
the Police Board in New York city. The argu-
ment they advanced was, first, that thero
is to be no election for State officers this
fall; that Gov. Black should welcome any
legislation which would tend to aid the
Republicans below the Bronx in the fight for a
Mayor OF Greater New York, and that the Metro
politan Police bill would certainly give the Re-
publicans OF New York and Kings counties ma
terial aid and comfort; secondly, that the Police
Board ami the, police force OF New York city
were III a sadly dcinoruliZed and disorYan.zed
condition. mainly because OF the squabbling of
the Commissioners; thirdly. that Police Com
missioner Grant may be appointed by President
Mckinley TO a foreign mission. that Police Com
missioner Roosevelt may receive an appointment
In one OF the depart ments at Washington. that
Mayor Strong has already opened up on Police
Commissioner Parker, and that the board Is in a
fair way TO 20 10 smash anyway; fcurthly. that
Mayor Strong is only n subordinate OF Gov.
Black, anyhow, in the matter OF removing
Police Commissioner and, furthermSrc, that all
ognizing the strength and worth of the Lauter-
bach bill not only AS party measure. but one
that would straighten out the entsnelements OF
Senator Krum OF Schoharie, who. for hts wis
dom as councillor in his party has been called
tl,nr In ROs hnr
certain that the Greater New York charter;
which is shortly TO 10 passed at Albany. would
cumspect and less radical fashion than that pro-
POSED by the Iauterbach bin. National Com
The New York and Kings county kepuhli-
cans appreciate to the fullest extent the delicate
nature OF the situation and II viii not be our
us and is not in accord with our ideas concern
ing the Lauterbach bill II is our duty, though.
bill II the Governor in his wisdom should de-
side that the 6il! ,,,r had better ] be shelved,
his verdict, and neither shall we m1rlnnr
rs much as we shall be disappointed.
There m no or rs.h IN Inc e
is a good, healthy difference OF opinion as TO tho
substa ntial merits Of the lauerbach bill at this
Juncture. We are all seeking to solve in the best
fa "" aseGTs Ge'St?Sf New f YoPk PeSf Inc
believed that if Gov. BlacA decides the Lau.
te'hIoh Police hill, Ia be an impoitic measure
al this time serious notifications should be
made in tho Raincs amendments, for the reason
that they should not he asked 10 go into the
Greater New, York Mayoraity hght 'burdcned
both by the drastic Raincs amendments recently
introduced at Albany and the demoraiized con:
di. .uns OF police affairs in New York county"
II tie L,ut terhtch bill meets wi h final disap-
rroyal the Raines amendments should be mod
ined, they argued. Yet Senator Plat, IL was
Kaines amendments. Gov BLACK and Superin.
tendent Payn are also 1t WAS said. very much
opposed to any modification OF them for the rea-
AZ ia l4nl al lies IA NA q
ltaiues law and any amcndments that will tend
iicans at the hotel yesterday who believed that
the " free lunch should be restored 10 the
looms, but suggestions Of that character made
Police Commissioner Parker was one of SEN
Itor PIatts visitors later in the day. Coy.
Commissioners case, and nobody seemed to
snow when he would: some Of senator Platt's
William A. sutherland OF Rochester, Assembly
Clerk Archie +. Baxter. and ex-Assemhlyman
has been candidate for one OF the two Judge
shus OF the Court OF Claims, but it has
% SHsn S a" to G"E "En That parhay. Gi awS
OF Bath and Charles 7. Saxton OF Clyde. The
vacancies occur IN about year The New York
have the place of Third Assistan Postmaster
General At Washington, and strong pressure
BaSer s tern for to this place. % Mr. Whppe IS Sxsen
ator Commodore Perry Nsdder's candidate for
secretary OI the ltAllruad commission nl hlanS
and the betting at the hotel yesterday was u
dollar to a big apple that Whpple would capture
the prize. John :. Wise mingled with the Re-
publicans, II understood that he is u candidate
for United States District Attorney to succeed
Wallace Macfarlane. Gen. Henry L. Burnett OF
the Union League Club is also said to be- an
aspirant for the place. II has been said all
along that Ferdinand Edman was a candidate
for Immigration Commissioner, but yesterday
Mr.. Eidman S friends declared that they hoped
to land him as l.lernal Revenue Collector in
place OF the late Edward Crosse.
ha ut taa nav q n In
and the Pos mastership was that George II.
BdwG'. is believed 10 be almost certain Of tho
former Office and that Cornelius Van Cott is
slated for the latter, or, as u German friend OF
Mr.. Van C9tt pat ii, "Corneel is 10 get his old
Chob again back"
senator Pntt and Senator I.exow had a talk
lator IN the day as to LcNow's trurt report and
the hills incident 10 1t. Aftcrward the imprcs.
sion gained ground that some mistakes are TO be
rcInedied.
Killed by the Cars ~ Wears AFTER Eiopement
WMIAMsroRT, Pa, March 2l.A passenger
train on the Northern Central Railroad killed
three persons, Lorin La Vaucher, wife, and
child near Canton. two weeks ago, They wero