New-York tribune., 1899-05-18
TROUBLE FOR LEADERS.
MANY HANDS REACHING FOR THE
RECORDS COMMIssIoNERSHIP.
THE ORGANIZATION FAvoRs JESSE FROST. BUT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEELE. WHO HAS
THE APPOINTING. is THOUGHT TO


-DIsTRIcr-ArToRENY STEELE. WHO HAS
THE APPOINTING is THOUGHT TO
FAVOR MAJOR MosscRoP.
1t begins to look as II the Commissioner Of Rec
ords bill. which Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff and
Walter b. Atterbury worked so hard to get through
the Legislature and made into a law. would cause
them more trouble than almost anything else that
has come up within the last year They intended
the bill as a sort OF fe-saver. to tide them over
until the Presidential campaign but there are so
many people after the Commissionership that hot
fight is to follow.
Jesse Frost. OF the Twenty-seoond Ward, has q
promise of the place by the organization. but II
begins to look as II District-Attorney Steele who
has the appointment OF the Commissioner, would
appoint Major Thomas ID. Mosscrop, who s at
present serving as a Commissioner OF Records,
there being three under the old law. The new
Commissioner Is TO receive IS 900 year, end there
Will be about hundred and nifty subordinate
places to fill.
f Waldo of the Twenty ninth Ward: George II.
Roberts jr OF the Seventh Ward: Alfred T. Hob
ley of the Fifteenth Ward; Marcus b. Campbell
of the Thirtieth Ward and one or two others
Hobey appears tc be In dangerous mood at
present He Is holding small cerkshp in the
District Attorneys office at present. which he wants
to give up for something larger. lie is hard
fighter and can make a lot Of trouble for the
leaders II he comes out openly against Messrs.
Woodruff. Atterbury and Dady
Another interesting development yesterday was
the announcement that Police Commissioner Abel
George buchanan and William A. Prendergast mad
held a conference on Tuesday night, and united
against the Iieutena Mt Governor In the twenty
second Ward II Is somewhat doubtful about this
combination giving the Lleutenant-Governor hari
fight He has the Twenty second Ward better or
eanized by his friends than It was year ago. ana
n Jesse Frost his co-aborer. Is appointed Com
missioner of Records by Dlstrict-Attorney Steele
on the request Of the leaders the organization IN
the ward will still be Mr.. Woodrufs particular
plum
Dlstrict-Attorney Steele says he is going to leave
tho annointment of the Commissioner Of Records
largely with Governor Roosevelt. but this may pe
n little play of diplomacy by Mr. Steele TO steer
clear of friction His friends would like TO see MIN
appoint hts own personal choice. without reference
to the Governor The friends Of Major Mosscrop
will make a stiff fight TO keep him In the once
Like rict-Attorney Steele. he fs war veteran
and well qualified for the place. Inc Msgoi
friends already written letters 70 .roVeI To
Roosevelt making him aware OF the majors guam.
| cations and If the Governor should indicste thai
Major Mosscrop is a good man. 1t IL believed that
| Mr. Steele would have the slightest nesitatlot
in appointing him and letting the future take care
| of Itself. .,. -. NJ
| The organization leaders are counting on Mr.
Steeles desire to be nominated for Distrlct-Attor,
rev next fall but he has not said yet that ne woulo
| take tho nomination. and some OF his rlends are
| not at all backward In saying tnat he does ho'
|