New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-28
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION.
MACHINES PLANS FOR URGING WAR on
TAMMANY AND MAYOR VAN WICK.
THE GOVERNOR MAY BE ASKED TO CALI. THE
LEGISLATURE TOGETHER TO AMEND THE
CHARTER so AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF A POLICE BOARD


CHARTER so AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF A POLICE BOARD
SENATOR PIATT HERE.
Plans for waging upon Tammany and Mayor
Van Wyck on account Of tho removal OF Police
Commissioners Hamilton and Philips and the re-
| trement OF Chief OF Police McCuiagh were under
discussion 10y Republican machine politicians at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night. The advisa-
hility OF presenting to Governor Black formal
charges against the Mayor talked over. but
there n plan talked OF which may be
more effective than the one OF trying 10 induce the
Governor to remove Mayor Van Wyck from Office
The plan IL to have the Governor call an extra
session Of the Legislature. and have the Legs
lature amend the charter TO provide for n
new Metropolitan Police Board. to be appointed
| by the Governor.
Senator Thomas c. Plat returned from Wash
ington about O'Clock last evening. and was soon
closeted with General benjamin F. Tracy. Edward
Lauterhach. Frederick S Gibbs. Abraham Grubor
Thomas /. Hamilton and Cornelius Van Colt
| T. T. Odell. Jr. the chairman OF the Republican
State Committee md William Barnes, jr., the
| chairman OF the Executive Committee. had been
alking with the other politicians before Mr.. Platt
arrived Several other local Republican politicians
We're waiting IN the corridors Of tho hotel. but
they were not called 20 tho conference They had
heard OF the plan 20 call extra session OF the
Legislature, and they declared that would be the
best way OF getting even" with Tammany for
violating the pledge 20 keep n bipartisan Police
Board IN Office
An extra session Of the Legislature would be
needed tho politicians said. to change the Election
law 20 allow the votes Of the soldiers from
New-York 10 he taken in Southern CAMPS at the
time Of the State election this fall About eighteen
thousand voters 81 the STATE will Re IN the service
Of the United States volunteers for the war
before Election Day and there ought TO be pro-
vision made for allowing them to vote for State
F,Nsa al vrha
may be In camp. Such provision for the soldier
vote was made when the Civil War was IN prog
II has been said that the Governor might chl
extra session Of the LEGISLATURE In September
but the politician az tho Fifth Avenue Hotter last
night said the extra session might ms we'll be called
in June ana tho call might be 50 worded as 70 pro
vide for necessary police legislation. The main
thing was 70 ret the Governor 70 think thnt way
The conference in Senator Flatrs room lasted
until about lo.9) r. m. md when T. was over the
men who had been consulting said that no decision
on any point had been reached. No formal charges
against Mayor Van Wyck had been submitted for
The approval 81 Mr.. Platt before being presented 70
the Governor It was said. although General Tracy
and Mr.. Lautcrhuch had mentioned some features
u charges that might bc drawn. General Tracy
said he had not drawn up any charges although
he had been examining the charter and the law.
IIc said also ihai he Rad been acting az counsel
for tho Republican organization but merely ns a
private citizen.
The discussion ut tho conference. II was said
went over the whole ground and the plan - urg-
Ing the Governor 10 call nn early extra session q
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