New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24


STATURE MUST MEET SOON
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuxE1
Albany June Ex-Governor Black was not
persuaded to-day by Lemuel E. Quigg and his
fellow members of the committee OF the Re
rubjlcan County Committee of New-York that
. law ought TO be passed creating a State Board
- Police for New York City. On the contrary
the Governor seemed more set than ever. at the
conclusion Of a four hours conference with his
visitors that the only method of securing honest
elections in New-York is TO institute blparti-
san Bureau Of Elections
The committee arrived here from New-York by
the Empire State Express at II Is O'Clock this
morning and a little later walked into the Ex-
ecutive Chamber. Mr.. Quigg accompanied
nv Frederick S Gibbs. Abraham Gruber. George
Y RdweN Charles II. Murray and John Sabine
Smith Two members Of the committee. ex
Judge Ernes; Hall and Charles n. Tantor, We're
detained in New-YOrk by personal business.
Mr. Qugg received a large handbag that. 1t Is
thought. contained various documents relating
n pure elections in New-York which he pro-
posed to read TO Mr. Black.
No" he said in response TO inquiry. 1--WE
have no bill about the Police Department to
present 10 the Governor. What shall do will
he 10 call the Governors attention TO the recent
action Of Mayor Van Wyck in removing two Pc
lice Commissioners OF New-York and leaving the
Board Of Police with only three members. and the
bearing OF these removals and recent appoint
ment on the elections. In an informal talk With
the Governor shall express our views on
what ought 10 be done. in our opinion. to protect
elections from fraudulent voting. The resoiu-
tions recently passed by the Republican County
Committee OF New-York. think. express clear
" the opinions held by its members on this sub
ject Of the necessity Of protecting elections"
Mr. Gibbs before seeing the Governor, frankly
expressed his judgment on what ought TO be
done by the Governor and the Legislature i
have all along thought" he said. that the only
way of preventing repeating is to have State
Board Of Police. Suppose you DO organize bi-
partisan Board of Elections. as has been suS-
gested. and authorize 1t 10 appoint fifteen hun
dred deputies. What these deputies do in
comparison with eight thousand policemen? Re-
peaters will be protected by Tammany Hall.
and IL will rule the Police Department and pre-
vent the arrest OF the repeaters If the Police
Department influences people twelve months III
the year. This Board Of Elections VIII simply
be in active operation two months. Elections
nowadays are honest SO far as the counting OF
the vote is concerned. for the inspectors can 90
no mischief when watched by eight men What
is 10 be feared is repeating Against that the
inspectors cannot guard. but the Police De
partment can guard against it,
QUIGG AND HIS FRIENDS ARE SILENT
These views Of MI Quigg and Mr.. Gibbs were
undoubtedly again expressed TO Governor Black
when they were ushered into his presence.
which took place after only a few moments de-
tention in the Executive Chamber. Mr.. Black re-
ceived his visitors in his private room noTth
Of the Executive Chamber. Abundant time was
oil nod i'm ne
York's Affairs The conference began AT LOU
O'clock a. M and did not terminate TIL " p IN.
1T is a sealed verdict" said John SABINE
Smith. C~s..oo- o,.,,,.
keeping what was said al the conference secret.
said Mr.. Quigg but have asked my colnpah-
ions not 10 say a word on the SUBJECT
Mr. Quigg and his companions Would not De
quoted for publication but neverthe.ess IL was as
them with MI Black III relation To ne New
York legislation In fact the political situation
after their coming the same as before
Mr. Black does not propose 10 create 1l"t
Board Of Police for New YORK ha' ne -
thinking ~ is 10 give New-York local ol- par
tisan Bureau Of Elections. II such local pi-
partisan Bureau Of Elections is unconstitutional
then he will favor a State measure creating oi-
rartisan bureaus of Elections in all the cities ~
the state Of the first. second and third classes
Such an act certainly would he constitutional
and need not be referred 10 Mayor Van Wyck
or any other Mayor for approval or dlsalproNal'
Moreover a shorter Legislative session c0uld he
held under such circumstances since Mayor van
WICK could not hold such bill fifteen days.
The Legislatures session IN such case might
not lie over a week More time also would be
eaineH for the consideration 81 the bill being
Frerned by Judge Edwin F. Countryman. OF this
CITY who Is a sound constitutional lawyer.
GOOD REASON FOR HASTE
The reason for haste in the meeting OF the
LEGISLATURE is that August ] the list OF IN
spectors OF election FOR the approaching fall
election will he presented 70 the Board or Police
Of New-York A law applying TO all the cities
Of the State could be passed as late as July 81
and vet be effective. but II the bill applied
solely 20 New-Ycrk ii would have 10 he passed
al least sixteen days before August IN oroer
.or The LEGISLATURE 70 have time TO walt FOR
Mayor Van Wyck. who could hold the meas