New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-17
Mr.. JORDAN MAY BE RETAINED.
WILL THERE BE a FIGHT BETWEEN PLATT AND
THE ADMIN iTRATloN OVER THE NEW
WORK sl'B-TREAst RERsfIIP?

THE ADMIN ;TRATIoN OVER THE NEW
YORK srB-TREAstR RERsfrP?
,yosb,rg,on April l6 (SpeciaD.-I. "a beginning
- loo. "a II no immediate change in the Sub
Treasurership at New-York were contemplated oy
the Administration. The Secretary of the treasury
IA known TO have high opinion or Cohrau y. Jor'
dan tho present incumbent. and 10 desire, for the
nresent AT least that he should remain at his post
Mr. Jordans commission is dated April ls 1898 ana
h,s ,orro y, four years therefore. would close on
Monday IL he is permitted to occupy the place
indefinitely 1t Is probably not due to desire on
the part OF the Administration to retain MS val
BILE services so much as the diifcuIty 10 ma the
right man as his successor senator fIa.t Il
known to favor the appointment of Ellis H. Rob
nr,e u,bo was Mr. Jordan's predecessor. Mr.. Rob
or,s ,s a competent man. doubt. but his APP
no,niment II is feared. might prove dstasteful 10
large and influential class or Republicans IN New
York who seem TO think that senator fia'' Shoui"
NOT he allowed dictate too many appointments
On tho other hand Senator Patt feels that he has
receivod AT the hands of the Administration, so far
q, lesst uttle or nothing Of value. and is said. In
consequence 70 be preparing himself TO insist
upon controlling this important appointment. Ihe
Star" this afternoon says:
II this is done ito retain Mr.. Jordan indefinitely.
Il will be difficult TO understand how all TINS can
occur Without arousng Senator Platt and the New
York Republicans to the hgniins pont; put & man ib
unqualified statement that there Will be no friction
place If friction comes between tne tu-
yoInstratlnu and Senator Platt, has been hinted
Al for weeks 1t will have Its beginning In the local
ofces i'm the state All outward signs point TO Il
crisis I'm the rela tions between the Administration
and the New-York Senator The man who has long
Worn the title OF the easy boss Is nov eharac-
as uneasy boss. The New ork SEN
ator is harassed by the original Mex ineyites OF
hts State They are constantly his track with
NE $50 ,o Mock his plans There is In the
CITY a delegation of prominent Anti Machine men.
AZ ,he head of the delegation IL George Il.
Ma,hnws h Editor OF The Buffalo Express and
,rasident Of the Mckinley League Mayor Edgar
f. Jewett. Of Buralo. and Francis T. Ward. who
a,ao,s to he Consul Bordeaux, are other leaders
", ~ ~ 1eieqation In expressive modern English.
thov are here to bust the machine agreements
ny ~, ", ,orn az ~ NewYork All these things make the
Senator weary and may bring him to the lighting
,,oi., II IL said that he has swallowed nomina-
i'ors ro, ,nadn so FAR but will never permit nterfer-
,n ,,,h local matters that have been agreed upon
h",,sen himself and the Congressman from the
STATE who stand by MIN
II Secretary Cages plan Is carried out Senator
pat, would get no chance to fight the nomination
of Conrad n Jordan 10 the Assistant Ireasurer-
st,n ire gossip Il that the Senator would nght
IN romin,iion by Mr.. Cages plan no nomina-
lion Tor This place will go TO the Senate Mr. Jor-
dan will simply continue 70 serve lhete wouiu De
no way for Platt 10 oust him