New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-25
POLICE BILLS APPROVED
RESOLUTION Or THE REPUBrIc,v
COUNTY COMMITTEE

COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee Of the Repub,,,.
county committee had an exciting meeting yss,y.
day afternoon in the headquarters. AZ No N,A.
soh-ave' and argued for two or three hours oys,
the position which the local organization shouu
take in respect to the three police bills now bst,,
the Legislature Six of the thirty-dyA distrio, s,s
ers were absent. and those present were nearly
equally divided upon the question Of urging II,
passage Of the bills they now stand Congress.
man Lemuel +. Qugg presided at the meeting and
said that Governor Roosevelt and Senator Plar
were in favor Of the speedy passage Of the bin,
lie declared that. while some OF the Republicans Q,
the city did not take kindly TO the thought az has
ing single Police Commissioner in place Of Az
partisan Board Of Police. yet in the existlnret
eumstances the Police Board entirely t,ax
Tammsny control.
Frederick S. Gibbs OF the IXth Assembly D,
trct offered a resolution advocating the pasus
OF the police bills and authorizing the apDolntnt,,
OF a committee OF the County Committee 70 20 70
Albany and urge Republican members OF the Legs.
lature TO vote for the bills. Abraham Gruber ot,hs
XXIst District. led off in opposition 10 action BY
the committee in favor Of police bills which pro-
yided for a single Police Commissioner He de-
clared that he knew Of no good reason Why b.
partisan Police Board should not be retained even
!
lions out Of the Police Department Several o,hg
leaders expressed similar Views, but said thai 4
Senator Plat and Governor Roosevelt wsn T.
favor Of having single Police Commissioner Dc
organization ought 10 stand by them The rssaa'
ton offered by Mr. Gibbs was carried by ycu Of
10 10 l.?
The closeness OF the vote indicated that such
resolution might not be carried at the meeting
OF the County Committee in the evening. ard 81
effort was made 10 have an agreement by which
division in the County Committee could be avoided
subcommittee was sent out OF the room 10 pre-
pare compromise resolution. and when II ~
turned Ii presented resolution almost icenuea
with the one already passed. James Z. Marea. q
the With District. who had opposed the Gibbs rsse
luton. had been selected 10 act with Mr. Gruos' @
the subcommittee, but he suddenly had eha1sa
his mind and had declared his readiness to SUP
port that resolution
After some further discussion II was decided
have the resolution recommended by the -.
committe passed by the County Committee IN Nv
The Republican County Committee met at 81
p. m. in the hall OF the United Charities Builaas
and without discussion passed the following icy
luton WHICH vas offered by Frank Raymond
the XXXIlld District:
Resolved. by the Republican County Commits
OF the County of New-York. representing the -
rolled Republicans thereof. That We hereby ~
prove and ndorse the bills heretofore ntrodIsS g.,
police bills, and we request the Republican ~
bers Of the Legislature 10 vote for the pass%s'"
these bills. and. -
Resolved. That committee Of seven memossss
this body be appointed 10 represent It's We've
the Governor and Legislature. "a.
President Qulgg appointed as members OF |"
committee Of seven Frank Raymond. Ao'a,'-
Cruber. Sas c. Croft, James ". Perry, Jas1"
Alexander Smith Pine and James + Mareh r,,A
Hoffman Miller. OF the XXNIlth Dstrict;, o 1s',ss
n resolution in support OF bin now oel0ss.,
legislature prohibiting the laying Of toI p5,.s..,
ground trolley tracks in Amsterdam-aVe fles.s..
Ouigg said he doubted II the resolution came w..
in the scope OF the County Committee as 80 4!
affecting the interests q the Republican psSs yos
after there was some discussion he asked loi e,,c
on the question OF declaring Mr.. Miller Tesmt
IN order. The County Committee decided :; oo,iY
FORTY vote that the resolution was out OF ""
The County Committee then adjourned