New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29
FEELING AMoNG utrVDLIcANs HIRE
IxcILNED TO IotBT That THE STATE BOARD
BILL Mtrrs FULLY GOVERNOR
uLacks VIEWS

Rcputlcans in this cliy ar" awaiting with much
interest The preparation 4 a bin 20 safeguard the
purity Of elections which viii b" satisfactory TO
Governor black and 20 other leaders ~ IN" parry
Many Of them have said hat. Will" they did not
b.l.ve II would he wlse for the Legislator" IN
special session 10 pass any hill 81 KIND mat
would Dee considered - direct retaliation against
Tammany on account ~ Mayor Van WyckT hcii"n
I'm removing two Republican Police commissioners
and forcing the retirement ~ chief ~ Pole" No
Cnllagh some step ought 10 Doe taken 20 prevent
Tammany from committing frauds in the elections
this fall with Nlll control OF the police and n
the Bureau o. Elections ia tho enlarged city II has
been said the temptation 10 carry the elections
by frauds or by police persecution VIII De- too great
for the Tammany officials % resist While the ioI-
lowers OF President Qu!sg Of the Republican 'oun-
" Committee have agreed with him that the only
WY 10 deal with the situation properly is to amend
the charter and provide for new metropolitan
Police Board TO be appointed by the Governor
thus taking both the police and the Bureau 81
Elections away from Tammany control many otn@r
Republicans favor the plan OF taxing the but'"u
Of Elections out 81 the lollce l'rlai nenl n''h 't
aiing u Department OF Elections which VIII be "-
VINE the outline Of a hi which Is said to p hays
has been published. the Republicans Of IN" civ
ar not inclined to believe that II represents the
views Of the Governor fully. or that II VIII be Satls
factory TO Republican politicians Of Influence IN
tins lily ana other cities such a bll If said to
siarfe Board of Sections. which would have super
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act as a State Board OF CanNass'rs Inc ffohIh
would appoint state supervisor OF flections. 10
hold office during good behavior. lie would nave
plcnary police power and authority IN an matters
pertaining elections. and appoint deputies IN
would furnish all registers. books and instructions
and oaths FOR the use Of county boards.
State Senator Pavry said yesterday TINT while
he was in favor of separating the Bureau or Flee
lions from tho Police Department. ana OF creating
a Department OF Elections which would be bl-
partisan. he had not given sufficient study 10 Tue
subject to express opniOn ~ 10 me proper
method Of legislation. When bill on the subject
prepared. he said he would give his attention
to It . ,
Tx Fire Commissioner Sheffield said ne would
like TO see the elections divorced from police inter
ference but the police were 50 powerful In the
elections In this city that he was ,jnclned 10 be
lieve the taking Of the Bureau OF Elections out
OF the Police Department would not accomplish
much good unless there was legislation 10 compel
police lmpartiality and fairness at the polls.
William Brookfeld. ex-Mayor strong, Paul p
Cravath and other Republicans Of prominence in
the city said they were not prepared to express
any Views the situation until they had seen a
hill which EXPRESSED the views Of Governor Black
and had the support OF other Republican leaders