New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
PLATT DID NOT APPEAR
POLITICIANS WAIT IN VAIN FOR THE
SENATOR, WHO IS DETAINED
IN WASHINGTON.
LOUIS F. PAYN IN TOWN TO TELL. HIM "hAi
TIE GOVERNOR IL WILLING TO DO IN THE
POLICE BOARD MATrER-REPoRI
THAT THE LATTER FAvORS
A BIPARTISAN BOARD
OF ELECTIONS.


or ELECTIONS
Because he was detained In Washington 10 vote
for the War Revenue bill, Senator Thomas G. fia''
d,s,rno,nted several prominent Republican poll
tic,ans who expected To have conference with him
AZ the Fifth Avenue Hotel In this city last evening"
Among them was Louis +. Payn. the state super
intendent Of Insurance, who ~ supposed 70 nave
been delegated by Governor Black to let MT fiat'
know now FAR the Governor Is willing to go In the
matter OF police legislation II there Is an early spe
cia session OF the Legislature Mr.. Payh was d.
the hotel early In the evening and after ne weh'
away II was said by other Republican poht'cia"S
there that. he probably would have taiK VIII"
Senator Plat to-day at the hotel and tell the oeha
tor JUS, what the Governor was willing to do. IL
was expected then that Mr.. Platt Woulu come o'e'
to New-York on late train.
Chairman OdelI OF the Republican State Commit
tee william Barnes jr.. OF Albany. chairman OF
m. Executive Committee. and Congressman Qu'ss'
president OF the Republican County Con'mi''ee
were among the Republican politicians VINO were
at the hotel about the time OF Mr. Payns Visit IL
was said that they would probably have talk win
Senator Plat to-day In company with Genera
Tracy Edward Iauterbach Frederick s. Gibbs ana
other local Republican politicians. So far as the
Intentions Of the Governor had been made KNOW"
through Mr.. Payn. II was said there was no P'o'
pect that the Governor would favor either the re-
moval OF Mayor Van Wyck or the reorganization
., the Police Board by the creation Of new metro
poIiten police district II the Idea or the GOV
ernor that the best way 10 prevent Tammany COZ"
troll OF the election machinery was 70 TAKE '"e
Rurcou ~ Elections ont NJ the Police Department
md create n bipartisan Board Of ELECTIONS SUI"
n plan the local politicians said. would moi SUIT
either the Republican Democratic organizations
in the city Late last evening Mr.. Odei ana MI
Rnrnes said they had heard from Senator Plat ana
he would not come to the city for conference TO-
day
Tammany men we're saying Yesterday that Mayor
Van Wyck might be a candidate for Governor TINS
fall and run against Governor Black, II the IKE
publcans In the Legislature passed n Dill at an
early special session TO reorganizc the Police De-
n,r,mcn, George W Plunk!t; the Tammany
leader I'm the XVIII Assembly District. said tha'
the Mayor would resign his present office ana oHer
himself as the Democratic candidate Tor 'oNerno'
on the home RUE issue II Governor Black ana inc
LEGISLATURE took away Tammany control OF the
poce and the Bureau o. Elections. Other Tam
many leaders said the Mayor would probably not
appoint Police Commissioner to succeed william
r Philips until II known what course the
Governor would take a. 10 special session OF
the Legislature. Another reason FOR delay was
said n be a desire to reach an understanding with
HUGH Mclaughlin The Mayor has offered 20 let
Mr. MciAughlin name a brooklyn Republican 'or
tho Office 4, Is sald. provided the Democratic or
canlzation led by Mr.. Mclaughlin VIII support
Tnmmany In the coming Democratic state CON
ycntlon Mr. Mclaughlin IL said TO be IN faFor or
John q Dcubcrt a Brooklyn member OF the Re
publican state Oommitt-e FOR the ONCE % Police
Commissioner: but II the Mayor accepts Mr.
Deuh-rt McLaughlin's friends say II must he with
the full know ledge that the Brooklyn organization
stands untrammeled and free TO act az II sees NJ
in tn. State Convention. and that ~ shall not be
bound TO &C; with Tammany in nominating state
officers or assls, Tammany 10 gain control OF The
state Committee.
This does cay beyond peradventure that tho
prooklvn organization Will act In opposition 10 Tam
many I'm the coming convention but Il IL true that
the brooklyn organization Il tenaciously holding on
TO H., freedom. Mayor Van Wyck on HE different
Visits TO brooklyn spoke to Nr. Mclaughlin about
the matter but Mr. Mclaughlin steadily refused 10
commit himself to any policy that would take me
Brooklyn Organization 10 the state convention ar
mortgaged delegation. .
All Of this IL interesting In that II shows that
Hugh Mclaughlin has not yet abandoned ex-Sen-
ator lIll and that he will apparently oppose Tam
many diciation " what Tammany suggests IT,, In
his Opnion unwise. With the all or the Brooklyn
.l.les alton and IN. strength that senator Murphy
can swing from up the State. Tammanys victory
IN the state Convention would be practically as-
sured with the Brooklyn organization non-com-
initial and probably hostile, /, becomes another mat
ter and the struggle for party leadership In tae
state promises To De "A bitterly Wnged war ana
there IL no certainty that victory will pcrch upon
the banners OF Richard Croker Mr.. Mclaughlin has
announced that hr H. not nghting Tammany Hail
but he does declare that the Brooklyn organization
shall ~ the State Convention this year, AZ II mas
done FOR forty years under hls leadership. az a
completely Independent organization ana uncom-
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