New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-24


MENTIONED FOR PHIILPs,s PLACE.
The new mentioned for Commissioner
fhilips's place yesterday were ex-Internal Revenue
NoHcctor Ernst Nathan ex-City Auditor John K
sutton ex-Controller George W. Palmer and John
VI ward OF this new batch Nathan Is taken
most seriously. while OF the men hitherto spoken
OF for the place ex-Sherif William ] Ruttlng IL
sun being watched most cosely by those who
nave regulations as political prophets Nor Is this
aneeted by the fact that Mr.. Buttling himself has
Snntf.nseG ms attitude and speaks OF posi-
olilty or ms own selection as ridiculous In the ex
IRENE lie insists that ne has not been spoken
20 20 10y Hugh Mclaughlin or any other Democrat
,e MScLaughhn would choose ButtlIng or Worth
pe,pSre any one else Cor the Office Worth would
o. % ms entenan!s, and what is fully important
prsona fo s anS mr. Bqpg are nS
Brooklyn Republican whom Mr.. York would rather
There is nc doubt 'hat H "g IS much in
a or h, whether II would be the part OF wisdom
Of Of no special moment to Fulfilling, as he is rich
Ih a e9nstraint he would be placed under by Mayor
as he Is strong led and has positive Ideas On
he other hand the opportunity to get revenge on
strong for him TO resist He would likewise in so
things up With some Of the RcPubicSns in BROOK
IN whom he accuses OF treachery 10 him and
with Plat, he could Commissioner. practically
do so at his own terms
TALK WITH Mr.. BUTTLING.
The removal Of the Republican Commissioners"
said Mr.. ButtlinG. need not cause Senator Platt
any surprise because Mr.. Piatt made It possible
FOR Democratic Mayor to remove Republican
Commissioners. Lauterbach said he preferred a
Tammany man TO an Independent Republican, and
he got what he wanted. Now. what's he hollerins
about7 Mayor Van Wyck Is doing exactly what
! expected him TO do. II Plat and Lauterbach
had exercised any brains We would have had a
RepuSSIiea lean Mayor: ! don't know that blame
81 understand that Ernst Nathan is likely to be
une reporter last night Nathan is undoubtedly
trust He knows the kind Of politics that Tam
sa6 s like him o S1 Ta Sdf has
just announced his return to active politics and
the Police CONFERENCE.-THE WOULD give him tho
A Tribune reporter ASKED Michael J. Dady yester-
day whether the Republican organization was go
cant by the dismissal of Philips
IF asked to suggest a candidate will tho organt-
II do not know I do not think It will be acted
upon officially by the Republican organization OF
Elk Fire Commissioner Bryant said yesterday that
he would not accept the place n II was 9nTeo oo 10
ing after several business enterprises WAS keeping
Mi Worth is being urged to support John r
sutton Sutton was f %o2s5 ana An ss
Citizens ticket.
urge his own selection as Police Commissioner His
chances not believed to be bright for securing
Because senator Plat had returned to Washing ing
ton spou fS h S8ende Hote last eenng
eral McIewee who has been mentioned IA me , re-
roT Phps was at the hotel for time
but would not talk about the situation E1-Judge
said ne did not believe 1t would be found practice
BILE TO remove Mayor Van WICK from ONCE 90 tne
Of the charter The fact is" he said that the
charter does not say there shall be two Republican
Pc, issiO
Commissioners three Of whom shall belong 70
OF the Mayor TO remove the two Republican Com
missioners from once: The only question seems to
he ss to the e a fRs II he @ Of Police
w before S OpTn cy Of e %
the retirement doubt II the action can b. proved
10 be illegal
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS ATTITUDE.
Republicans OF the County Of New-York who
were in their headquarters. IN the 81 James Build
ing at Broadway and Twcnty-sixth-st.. last even
ing said that they had been asked by several OF
the machine Republican district leaders 10 unto
in an appeal Governor Black TO entertain
charges against Mayor Van Wyck on account OF
the retirement Of Chief McCullagh They said tho
machine Republican leaders seemed to be suddenly
anxious for harmony on account OF the action az
the Mayor. as II the war between the Republican
machine and Tammany was TO oe psfnaheh'' O"'
Of the men AZ the headquarters said
"Of course deplore the action OF the ,rainmany
Sns be pdce force over 70 The control OF
who want TO bring back the disgracetul state or
affairs that existed before the Lexow investigation
but we must lose sight Of the fact that tho
Plat crowd getting taste OF their medicine
The men who wanted to defeat Nr. Low so badly
that they would rather have Tammany victory
than have Mr.. Low elected Mayor are now ablo
TO see how dsRraceful their work was last fall.
Now they appealing 10 Governor Black but II
is not 10 be expected that the Governor Will be
led INTO removing Mayor for alleged viola ton
Of the bipartisan police provision 81 the charter:
This is imply another reason for the defeat or
Tammany and another reason FOR non-partisan sue
cess In local elections
WI house
1s5 West Fifty eiehth-st last night. but he refused
10 discuss Mayor Van Wycks action from any
point OF view Il give no opinion. he said,
'.upon the legality otherwise OF the step taken
by the Mayor without first studying carefully tho
sections Of the charter relating TO the admnistra-
ton Of the Police Department No opinion upon
40 important and delicate an issue should be adj
yanced without proper deiberation."
lanes G. also at his home, No.
Oh Texington-aVe., but he asked 10 he excused
from answering any inquiries bearing upon tho