The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-09
oUIGG'S APPEAL In VAIN.
GOV. BLACK AGAINST THE METRoPoL-
ITAN POLICE BOARD IDEA.

ment Charged on Lnuterbach and Payn.
ALBANY. July 9.-ConRressman Lemuel Ely
Quigg. representing the New York city Repub-
lican organization, and Collector George r.
Bidwell. representing the Republican leaders
Of New York city. appeared before the Repub-
lican members Of the Judiciary committees
Of the Assembly and the Senate to-day and
urged that q law DO passed at the special
session Of the Legislature which is to convene
on Monday night empowering the Governor
to appoint a metropolitan police board In order
to prevent Tammany from cheating at next
falls election. Afterward they had a long con-
ference with Gov. Black. and again unsuccess-
fully sought TO win his support for the project.
Senator Stranahan and Senator Rnines took
part in the deliberations OF the Judiciary COM
mittees. Senator Stranahan and Senator Krum
accompanied Mr.. Quigg and Mr.. Bidwell when
they called on the Governor and informed him
Of the progress that had been made.
The two New York City Republicans reached
the Capitol shortly after IL o'clock and did not
leave until 2. They first Joined the committees
and had a two hours session with them behind
closed doors. After luncheon the conference
was resumed for an hour. Mr.. QuiGg
addressed the members Of the committees
for nearly two hours and described
the operations OF Tammany Hall In
colonizinR voters, inducing false registration
and repeating, especially in the lodging and
tenement house districts. Mr.. Quigg told what
an immense power the police are able to exert
either to prevent or to shield such election
abuses. and declared that the evils complained
OF could not be remedied except through the
administration Of police affairs in New York
city by an absolutely bipartisan metropolitan
Board Of Police appointed by the Governor.
In our opinion said Mr.. Quigg. you can
not deal with the New York situation efrec-
lively except through n metropolitan police
board. There is no complaint from any other
section of the State, and for this reason
the question should be treated locally,
There Is no necessity for q State board
OF elections and elaborate. cumbersome
election machinery. Rather than have enacted
some of the plans proposed to solve the prob
lem we Republicans in New York would rather
not have any legislation at all. Especially I'M
wise would be the enactment of the Raines
State Board OF Elections bill or Of any bill that
would apply to the, whole State"
COLLECTOR Bidwell was even more emphatic
YORK Situation should not be disturbed II a
M Snad{GS Tbo P ShGis iSSiSct law HSs t Tss not
Q jugs remarked during the discussion that
the appointment Of Police Commission
Mr.. Quigg asserted that not until yesterday af-
terno9p DID he or Mr. Plat know wh9 was re,
SpOnSlDle LOT MT. ADell = appointments, Dul ne
would not diyulge upon whom the responsible
ity rested, 1t developed afterward that Ed
ward Lauterbach brought about Abell's ap-
ST2 4! Eantierb anf had w nSt a actsd In ' tRs
matter without the knowledGe Of Stat, Super
eral opinion was that there should be no State
Legislation that Vas not con ri ne to The 1eL small III
Buffalo, Even to this there was some dissent,
as the Erie County RcpqhRlicans are opposed to
Tho result wnS TINT the rDDfprpnpR broke IN
at 4 o'clock without any action being taken
further than to decide against all the plans that
New York city and possibly Buffalo. The State
thrust aside as unwise and unnecessary. Some
Of the members we're inclined TO favor a Metro
politan Board OF Police. but knew this was out
Of the question on, account of the Governors
opposition to the idea.
All the members of the conference with the
turned to their homes this afternoon: and vii
we'll. and Senator's stranahan' and Krum
had z three hours, consultation with
was again gone over. Mr.. QaigG argued with
the p GGEsrno on in favor tSs G Of a Metr9 ;pSt a = Board
s aiS%S'y would Sfde be bs"ST aPwis S"y at S"' this 'et time.
The Governor said that he was as
tion. n Hrsdint:ft that Ia = T ifni Ia y"Ak Hall I had Bottled
itself up in its determination to control the
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that the people would deal that organization
the "a same tsdp1 punishment u nhnniE VISITED striIs upon pc 40 Ee r es;d tbs
Go7 AF e%a'" IS to s"I pass g a law L That t. viii Ir shake
Tamma4y,S partisan IT'S grip on y the election ma
ehlinfi5y in f hsT e 4GFE BE stdf 9n sn %It tRe1tf in Ha aensss
with the present police administration"
Mr.. QuigG and Mr.. Bidwell returned to New
companying them to, the Central station.
AS a result of to-day's conferences but
one Of the many plans suggested to solve the
| New York situation remains in favor, III Is that
outlined in THE Sun this morning, by which
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in turn would appoint deputy supervisors with
police powers to serve at the polls As a re-
appointing power to the Governor, instead
siftfionn Of the B,uffaio Republicans to any cleo,
ton legislation affecting that city It
KINGS: Queens Sal Ri GhiIi0nd "a and D. W6e stSR s15:
while he thought it possessed some merit. he
said it did not go far enough.
the opinion that II would be a wise move not 70
enact any legislation at all IN regard to the New
Of the New York Rsp1bIicsns stated that i
they could not get a METROPOLITAN Police Board
i d miS Sh. be Just 9 Tbi well 1ia not b to Pass any ~ 1 leg5hs ali
by the lie Leaders, %bIfd ar and they stated Tonight that
illnh SNllbEpulkI eiV I'm %Ne
tional Democrat during the last Assembly
session. is likely to have a political colleague
with whom he can caucus during the
special session. Perez NJ. Stewart, whom
the courts have declared was elected IN the
a National Democrat and is expected to take
his seat at the special session.
1t is likely the Republicans will lose one o.
their small majority in the Assembly through
the appointment to n Postmastership OF AS
semblyman Hanna of Duchess county, the. ac'
ceptance OF which. 1t is claimed. was equivalent
TO Mr.. Hanna'S resignation as q member o.
Assembly.
President QuigR Of the New York Republican
County Committee and Collector George, r
Bidwello OF the port OF New York returned last
night from Albany. whittier they had gone t
state the views Of the New York city Republi
airy committees Of the Senate and the Assembly
President Quigg and Collector Bidwsll. IT. wa
siastically for a metropolitan police bin
Neither President Quigg nor Collectol
Bidwell desired to, be quoted last night
but they did not believe that any harm coulC
come from a general statement, in which 1
xuno unnHn IA rant TINT puhila "A n tnritU n