New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
No STEP1AGAINST VAN WICK.
REPUBLICAN MACHINE pHA'ii o1' LII !
ApANpoNs THE IDEA OF REMOVAL.

- pouhucon machine has practically abandoned
n ,daa Of attempting the removal OF Mayor d"
Irvck While the members OF the orEd''~"' o''
,,,,arIv denounce the Mayors action as regal
,n.,,,e Commissioners Hamilton and fhiilps' ".
s fool that the Governor can hardly be eNpe''e"
.. rsnoove the Mayor. At the same time 'h'E nav
-. abandoned their fight. and are mapping on. Z"
Van nv which Tammanys scheme 10 gam 'on'''' -
.,. Bureau OF Elections may he thwdr'ed' 49,
~euminsry conferences were held yesterday 'oN','7
.u,ra the adoption Of fixed programme p"' NV
anal conference will DC held AZ the ruin
Hotel to-day \ ,arge attendance oi 90 ~, 49,
,o.ol leaders IS expected and the whole case WIZ ~
discussed thoroughly. s o,.or
1,rn all thai could he cleaned YESTERDAY "i'e'
49, or,ons consultations and discussions II appear
that the organization, instead oil u'i','''"'.'9
the Governor remove Mayor y an "S'"' -,
6onand an carly special legislative -
-, -. covarnor Back. This seemed 10 "' nv
wish OF the machine leaders an" II 49,,
than probable shat az to-day ,''''.',S 1a,.
a.,s,n, ~ ask sor an extra session OF Inc Lexis
nature in June will be rea'neu. ...x,,r r,oo,, t.
I, &c q well-known fact that "oNe'no' n'', -
,-sa m r,45d'lrE IN the ioca! S''u'.'o''' anu We
N'e''o " ,.,., Tor,,nany Hall. by its own stu
,,,d,,v work out its own damialloh' /" ""'' way
p'"''!' - 18TH view the matter remains 10 he
TIE Wv platt Congressman Quigg and the
So - the local and State leaders favor an
.ro session When Senator Ilatt e'' MS en-
,ress Office and went 10 the fi''h Avenue i'o'e
P' pee 10 found n great bundle OF letters ana
!'or,s waiting for him. They were from he
t,aans from all parts Of the State. and they so
p" sata contained expressions OF willingness
Ito IN a request TO the Governor TO convene
~ oe,sIatlre in extra session so that legislation
.o,ld he enacted that would cut Off Tammany
ro,ce power and insure fair elections
Yesterday afternoon Senator Plat held confer
va with General benjamin +. Tracy Edward
,,..rbach Collector Bidwel. Congressman
George y southwick. Frederick s. Gibbs. NJ j.
redv Abraham GrlIber and others. All are SAID 10
tava agreed that Tammany should not be perHl''eu
.. oortrol the police force. They further argued
that the Governor ought to see the wisdom ana iii"
nerativeness OF action and follow the wishes OF
.hA orcanization Those sentiments will be fos-
,a-ad at the conference to-day to formulate plan
Of action. -, 1900
a.nstor Platt and his friends within the organ
,.ation assert that in the event OF can IoI an
extra session. It would no, be said that the eA,'a
session was convened to settle the police muoue'
They say there are imperative questions oeihaiiu-
,,g an extra session, and that the opportunity
can be made use Of to settle the police case IheS
ada that a special session Will be necessary u ap
proprate money 70 carry out war measures III,
posed upon the State by the calling OUT Oh "u
dr,onal members of the National Guard ana 10
rro,,aa ar onnorfunitv for soldiers In the field 10
,.o,a IN Election Day. Mr.. Patts ADVISERS zen
Rim that public sentiment will sustain MIN IN .o
enactment Of a law that will legisa'e OUT u O'.'
the present Police Commission and proVlue 10. ."0
appointment of four Police Commissioners VI 90
sssaiIable character whose hrst act VIII De TO re-
tire Deverv and renstate McCullagH' "u' '"'
coyarror,s co-operation is doubtful a warm Per .
sonal friend Of the Governor sad ye7ne'uaE oxtra
Governor Black would decline 20 ca" al 'N'''
governor Black will do Just what he shnas II,
wisest and best ne sdln rr nu Mayor Van
Wvcks acts so FAR and feels that however WIS h,s
they be- he has SO far ae,ee 10 sspend the
Mayor and furthermore. he WI noI ca a., 70 the
Iocv OF home rule and he knows an ezra sessa ,
would afford material 70 stultify him ano ms po
him and a threat to defeat him for renoi.'"-
ZION in cas- ne fails TO act VIII have no enc. tho
botal Among those expected are Senator'S MatDs,
Stranahan. Lexow, Raines Es~oIr,, AM 81
q P1hc wo2ks r Mr Aidrdse Louis Payp state
INSURANCE Woodru
master van an So IT, chaifnan Of the Executive
Comn an t'a Of the State Committee 0de jr
iInsn of the State Committee. Edward l-auter-
Sa@h General benjamin f. Tracy. Congressman
Qnisg ana Woodruff Walter G After
bury and Michael j. D@dY Ho.. a. aye hour last
evsnfng and with them was Congressman QIss
TxChfef ~ Police NcCulach was AZ me hot@:
and consulted with several loca! Kepuohcah po'''
Wsvor Van wyck disappointed many poiGIia,nis
;eSteEH"fi ,bps in the Police BOARD At one time
II looked to the officials at the 1.,y ha W. ~
snnointme9t were 70 be made. PRESIDENT aorA, :"
fbe Police Board went to the MAYOR oIncS Sod a'e
ia.er commissioner Sexton appeared anu MAJ 49,. q
iii With the Mayor William EroohneIn also W" We u,
70 see Mayor Van Wyck There was rcpGee ,ra
The Nayor would appoint a Police Conii.iso,", :.
tcfore he leT, his Office bat Their" was ahTtntl u"
law Mr. York said he went 20 see IhS yTSs1nes
Ssv The Mayor agreed % rcyit" the Pa'A"e anu
70 pre c pt,l,ne denied last night that he mac
,eH4 appointed police Commissioner to succse'
IMAM AHA accert the place II offered TO me- ne
added But there seems to be some Shn t'o
They know cannot be used .! any any poi,ce BOARD
! would speak my mind. and nobody couid smut ''''
up" , ,. ,,,, tho o--ointment
pii be made tomorrow, or on n't ~ ,ba,
,.as- There ~ reason 20 believe. Ao"'' ~, ~
~ rcnort that Putting IS to have the poel'oi t
SirseIf or for a named by MN at 20, RAJ
We nav rest merely on the reported iac.
ffrh McTaughin has offered the place 10 bu'''l''s