New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
NO WAY OUT AS YET.
MACHINE LEADERS HOLD SEVERAL
CONFERENCES.
REPORT Tat THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLINED

prpoRr 7. At THE GOVERNOR has DECLINED
LEGISLATURE TO HELP THEIR PLANS
rho Republican organization IS in a tanele. and
.,a conferences OF yesterday apparently only tend
- - make It worse. All day long members OF the
o-s,n,za;ion both State and local leaders. talked
,,nestjv about the best plan TO follow TO counter
:, 80 summary removal OF Police Commissioners
ryorilton and Philips. the appointment OF Jacob
H., ~ take Mr. Hsmiltons place and the removal
=. chief OF police McCulagh. At late hour last
-. Nj, definite plan seemed TO have been settled
mon one member OF the organization. man who
Glands high In It's counsels, when asked about the
or.usions reached said testify:
e, .,n', tell you anything. II is up TO the Gov
ernor
In the language Of the checkerboard, 1t was the
-.~arnor's move and from trustworthy sources II
sos learned that the Governor had refused 70
-. Ever since Mayor Van Wyck swept Hamii-
49, ard Philips out OF Office and. with the aid OF
We anpointee Hess. retired Chief McCullagh. the
p,,uhlcan organization has been making various
,hres,s as TO what II intended 10 do After some
h.s,v conferences II decided that Governor
plack should be called 10 remove Mayor Van
w and that Benjamin T. Tracy and Edward
,ou,erbach should prepare charges against him
rna Governor. however. had not been reckoned
Nth General Tracy and Edward Lauterbach had
briefs all prepared. when the Governor said de-
.,dedy that ne would refuse to remove the Mayor
Then the organization took another tack After
acme delheration It decided that the Gov
srpor should be compelled II possible, TO call an
exra session OF the Legislature. at which a law
could be enacted that would legslate out OF once
The Police Board and vest in the Governor the
power OF appointing a bipartisan Metropolitan 70
lice Commission IL proposed 10 frame o!'I
slong the lines laid down in that which Edward
Lauierbach drew up last year. and which was
dropped
II discuss this matter that conferences
were held yesterday. Not conference but many.
were held Some took place az the Fifth Avenue
Hotel another at the Waldorf. another al the home
O. Edward Iauterbach and one al Ny Quisg 5
house. The utmost secrecy was maintained, but all
o. the organization leaders were irritable. They
acted like men who had been thwarted and VINO
had taken the defeat in bad grace. Among those
who were at the conferences were r. Is ode!i. j.
chairman OF the Republican State Committee; Will
lam Barnes. IT. chairman OF the Executive commit
tee OF the State Committee; L. F. Payn, state IN
surance Superintendent: Senator Malby. FRANK ;.
Vi,herbee General Benjamin =. Tracy. Edward
Iauterbach, Congressman Quigg. Frederick >
Gibbs. Collector Bidwer. Thomas L. Hamilton
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and others. Sena-
tors Raines and Ellsworth and other up-the-S'A'o
leaders were absent but their absence was not con-
srued as opposition 10 the wishes Of the ofgahzA-
ton.
Leutenant-Governor Woodruff ard Senator Plat
eined together at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last even
tag ana afterward went oUt together Before eat
ing his dinner Senator Platt went 10 the lons-ns-
lance TELEPHONE and called Up Albany. lie talked
over the wires for about a hai.-hour. and wheh ne
left the telephone box ne looked angry lie refused
10 say word about what had been done in the
course Of the dav or what plan had been decided
upon.
From all that could be learned II would seem tha'
the organization has asked the Governor TO call al
extra session. but that favorable response nae
been received. A wel-known politician SAID yestei
6ay; We'll II Frank Black thinks It's wrong ths
whole organization can't stampede him Ihey C"i
All 20 hang and ne will hold the fort a..
There was vague report last Nlght thdt tii'
State Committee would be called together nv
week TO draft a resolution calling FOR an eAtIs
session Of the Legislature. Mr.. Odel. Chairman
matter but there seems 10 be ground 10 belly,
thar the proposal r. under serious discussion me
idea as already announced is TO have the Legslatue
called TO provide a Law giving right 10 soldiers IN
the held 10 vote. and TO provide for war approia,
tions II is thought that the Police Board Dill
might De swung along in the session and passed
Ii is understood that the organization men WILL Ia
Tor still further with the Governor IN the nope OF Sc
curing some concession from him. but those VINO
know him. men III the organization aoIni
that-to quote his words when asked what ne
would DO in a case where he was begged 10 re,
consider a momentous question on when ne mao
pessed iudgment-"the first decision Is the maj
decision, as II always is with me-.