New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-11
IN A CHAOTIC STATE.

IN A CHAOTIC STATE.
THE REPUBLICAN, MACHINE WITHOUT
SETTLED PLAN OF ACTION.
! UNCERTAINTY As TO WHAT IT WILL PROPOSE AT
THE SPECIAL. sEssIoN-rAMMANy' OFFER
TO SENATOR PLArT AND WHY 1T
WAS pEcIINED-THE oUIGG
rAUTERBACH FIGHT.
With the Legislature to convene In extra SEES
sion to-pight-called ostensby to enact legisla-
ton 10 retaliate upon Tammany Hall for the
| summary removal of Police Commissioners
Hamilton and Philips, the retirement OF Chief on
! Police McCullagh the appointment OF jacob
/ Hess as Commissioner and the Advancement
| Of Dcvery to be Chief-the Republican organiZa-
! ton has settled course. and so iar as could
! be learned Yesterday the ideas and plans of the
organization are even more chaotic than they
| were on the day that Tammany Hall amazed
| ;he Republican organization by breaking faith
! with II and removing its representatives on the
| Police Board
Each succeeding day throws little additional
! light upon the mudded situation and some or
the developments arc interesting. ~ WAS
| Yesterday from a trustworthy source that
June - or the day before the Mayors power
under tho removal act became void Tammany
Hall sent its representatives to Senator Platt
| ard told him that II he would call off the extra
session of the I"gisatur the Mayor would re-
move Hess and rcinstato Hamilton and Philips.
Mr.. Plat considered the matter sobcrly and
consulted with his friends. but finally declined
thc offer His dcclinatlon was due 50 it was
said to The fact that It shown To him plainly
that If no took any such action the deal between
Tammany Hall and the Republican organization.
openly charged in many quarters. would be EN-
phasizod. At the same time Mr. Plat felt that
he could .ecure what legislation he wanted at
Albany. and at that time did not think the Gov
ernor would adhere to his stand. Therefore h.
saw n chance for sweet retaliation. aside from
the other argument against the acceptance of
the proposal.
STIRRED Up BY THE SENATOR
But the Senator has started interesting
fight between Frederick s. Gibbs and I.emucl
T.. Qulgg on one side and Edward I.auterbach
the other. Mr.. Flat wants the enactment
OF legislation providing for a metropolitan po-
lice bill. hut he knows that he cannot
cure this as the Governor will not give his
consent. He outlined his views to Mr. Quigg.
and the latter. acting with the impulsveness
that has endeared him to some and embrOiled
him with others. with Collector Bidwell hastily
posted Off to Albany to tell the Governor what
he must do Before his departure. however he
remembered that Edward I.auterbach had
framed bill once providing for bipartisan
Metropolitan Police Commission and he en-
doavored To get Mr.. Lauterbach to go along.
Mr. Lauterbarh. when he learned tho object OF
the trip decided not 10 60. Strangely enough.
the Governor did not fall on Mr. Quggs neck
and promise obey orders. ON the contrary.
he was positively firm In refusing To- do So.
Now Senator Plat is anger"d with Mr.. Quigg
and Mr. I.autcrhach is also dspleased Mr..
Platts anger is due to the fact that Mr.. Quige
ON the part 81 the Republican organization ~
New York delivered an ultimatum, when the
senator thinks no ultimatum should hav" been
given In other words Mr.. Plat sent Mr.. Quieg
to Albany to deliver an utimatum. which vas
done The ultImatum was rejected and seri-
Gus breach between the Republicans OF the
city and the Republicans OF the country was
threatened. senator Plat at once saw that he
could not afford to quarrel with Republicans up
the state. so ne calmly censures MI. QuiSg. ana
says h" is willing to accept just what the Gov
crnor and the Legislature want.
THE ENDORSEMENT OF ABEII~
The quarrel between Lauterbach and Mr..
Quigg is not over this question. II reverts To
the appointment Of Mr.. Abel rs Police Com
missioner The question as TO Who struck
Billy' Patterson has never been settled au-
thoritauvcly. but the one as 70 who Endorsed
Mr.. Abel. which promised To be equally per
picking. has been answered. 1t was Edward
Iaui.rhach Mi Iauterbarh saw that no help
coming from Albany and he urged the az
pointment ~ Abel In order TO get good organ
zation man in the place. Back OF II all. poll
ticans say Mr. Plat told him Ia do II. for the
Senator also realized that he could do nothing
at Albany. and IL was best to do what he could
here In this step ne also made fuel FOR the
fight between T.auterhach and Quigg. gibbs
and Qugg are loudly denouncing the appoint
ment OF Abel. and say that Louis F Payn.
whom they attack AS the agent Of the Governor,
and Mr.. Lauterbach. whom they attack As
common enemy. are responsible for the whole
affair.
In all this quarrellIng. Senator Plat smiles
quietly and refuses to interfere, leaving Quigg.
Gibbs. IauterbaCh and the rest To iight II out.
Senators Stran and krum have seen Mr..
Plat and submitted To him a bill which they
say the Governor will allow 1t provides for an
Inspector OF elections in the city. with deputy
I'm each election district The Senator said that
the bin was all right but that 1t didn't go far
enough. He explained 70 them what he really
wanted In the way OF Al metropolitan police bill.
and they went away with the knowledge that
the Governor would not allow IL. and sOrely per
open and the Republican organization goes to
the meeting OF the extra session undecided as
to what IL wants To do.
Mr. Plat had only "A few visitors at Manhat-
tan Beach yesterday. George w. Aldridge
State Superintendent Of Public Works: John r.
Hazel. OF Buffalo George &. Austin. and Others
were there but no important political conference
took place
.