New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
A STATE POLICE BILL.
GOVERNOR MAY BE INDUCED TO FAVOR
SUCH A MEASURE-ALBANY POLL
TICIANs NOT SURPRISED BY
prCrNT PIrMORS
RECENT RUMORs.
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Albany. Nov. 1.-THE news that senator
Thomas c. Plat favors the introduction anu
massage Of n State Police bill does not surprise
politicians here. In fact, 1t has oeen ufuer'
stood for some time that the plan of campaign
Of Lemue E. Quigg and Frederick D uioos'
which had for it's main aim the election OF AS
semblymen In New-York. had for It's conciuuihs
object the passage Of a State Police bill. Then
Mr.. Quigg and Mr.. Gibbs might regain the'r
former influence in the Police Department OF
New-York
Mr.. ouigg and Mr.. Gibbs pressed upon Gov
error Black the policy OF Selling the Police
Department Of New-York, and when ne De-
clined to accept their advice intrigued to pre-
vent his denomination. In this intrigue they
were successful, bringing about the substitution
of Theodore Roosevelt for Mr.. Black as the
Republican candidate in 1898.
VIII Governor Roosevelt sign a State Police
bill?
II is not believed here that he has yet given
his pledge to sign such a measure. There IS
annie evidence. however Of attempts TO WORK
IN" the Governor toward condition Of MIND
where ne will sign such an act II Is believed
that the prosecution Of election offenders
shortly TO be begun In NewYork will, II pos
sibIe be turned into a series OF attacks upon
the Police Department Of New-York
SENATOR ELLswORTHs BILL.
BENJAMIN B. Odell tr.. the chairman OF the
Republican State Committee. brought the last
State Police bill here. and it was introduced oy
Senator Ellsworth. Then 1t was abandoned py
Senator Ellsworth because Of the declaration OK
Senators Armstrong and Parsons of Rochester
under the inspiration Of George w Aldridge'
that they would not support It, The Repuolcah
majority in the state Senate being small, the
detection Of Senator's Armstrong ana Parsons
was fatal TO the bill. Mr. Aldridge may now De
willing to have the bill passed. He is known 70
have received assistance from Senator Platt IN
the course of the recent political campaign III
Rochester. and therefore would be disposed TO
aid his plans. Mr.. Aldridge has managed 70
bring about the election OF friend Of his. Judge
Carnahan, as Mayor Of Rochester. The Els
worth bill holds out the hope to Mr.. Aldridge
that even with a State police the Rochester
police would still remain under his control. for
1t says:
The duties OF the state police created by TINS
act who are members of the police forces OF the
cities affected by this act shall when TINS act
shall become operative continue to De precisey
as they were Immediately prior TO sucn tlne
until otherwise ordered by the Commissioner OF
State Police and they shall respectively sue
coed to membership in the State police.
ALDRIDGE's ATTITUDE.
With a Plat Commissioner Of State Police
Mr. Aldridge would thus have confidence that
his friends Of the Rochester police would hold
their positions undisturbed.
The Ellsworth bill applied to the police de-
partments of the cities OF New-fork, bulalo'
Rochester. Troy, Albany and Syracuse. 1t pro-
vided for the appointment by the Governor oy
and with the advice and consent or the senate,
Of Commissioner of State Police. to hold once
for six years 1t created State department.
known as the Department Of State Police ana
Il said that the police force of the cities al
readv named should be controlled and admin
istered by the Commissioner of State Police; IL
declared that "all rights, powers ana opiiga-
lions" of the police departments OF the cities
named should be vested in the Commissioner or
state Police II added regarding this onlcer'
HE may however. delegate all. some or any
such rights powers and authorities to the city
chiefs each for his own city, in such manner as
the Commissioner may by rule or reguia'ioh
he