New-York tribune., 1899-11-22
GARDINER TO BE TRIED.
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT WILL NAME A
COMMISSIONER.

WITH THE CITY CLUB COMMITTEE
--ANsI.EY WILCOX. OF BUFFALO. SAID
Re THE GOVERNORS CHOICE TO
HEAR THE TESTIMONY.
Asa Bird Gardiner. the District Attorney Vi
New-York County. is 10 be tried on the o"" e
preferred by the special committee OF 'he Ni''
Club Announcement Of the fact was r'aue os
Governor Roosevelt yesterday afternoon "' s"e
close of a conference at the CITY Cluo'
Governor and Attorney General Dawes ""'
luncheon at the club with members OF tne oo',', ,
mittee and others. and later the Governor '"-0
he had decided TO appoint Commlssio"ei ~
hear the charges against MT Garoihei'
rororo,ss,oner probably will be Democratic
lawyer Of prominence. On report oF ."e NS.o. 80,
missioner sustaining the charges the Governor
..,,,a ~o,,ove Mr. Gardiner from office and ap-
point a successor coro,
Governor Roosevelt and Attorney He"e H'..'-
psv,es were invited to luncheon at the C''S
Club Yesterday by the Rev. Thomas H. '".
chairman Of the committee presenting 'he
.h.-n.. o,her men at the luncheon were T. y
Naaal. Fulton Mcmahon. James W. pryor. Hu
- uevdecker Horace e Deming ana
Ar,hur r Crosby. Of the City Club; Johh ~.
Tavlor the former Corporation Couhse "a
proov,vr. cantain F. Norton Goddard OF '"e
r.oyernors staff and John Harsen hho"oe''
The luncheon began at / p m'' as s00''
Governor arrived at the clubhouse
rAr. mas q long informal talk over the ""'
49, oharses There was no attempt 10 argue
,h. ros-,,s Of the charges. but the uo'e'"o'
,,shed N he assured before ordering an invest =.
u.,,on that there were good grounds for peiei
g., ,,a charges could be sustained oy pfope'
s,Id.nce The members Of the clubs comiIlis.Vse s,s
talked about the details or the e.iue i She OH
could be produced at an inVesuea,,t tho Gov
sect ~ the Rev Mr.. Sicer In inVl,lns M, ene ~ @
ssrnor and Attorney General 10 the luncieon -
"a ascertain II the charges were 10 oe ~ cinb
GATED and what the committee Vi - ~ The
nsorld he expected to 90 In suppoi, ,.He 49,,
Snas II was after p. m when the OoN
ernor left the clubhouse - .,.t,irc to hear
Newspaper men who had been waiuns " uoheon ne
what decision had been reachec al ' Nd decided
20 snnoint a Commissioner 10 hear evidence ''
the charges ~, co-a,nar" the Gov
III On Ia Ia a.,t is nerfectly clear that Commis-
steiner should be appointed TO invesuea'e, - ~.
charges l may appoint the Ln,,id he an
within a week / think that ne shouu hot ,hera
nointe6 as soon as possible, in order lha' '''''
NAY he a speedy hearing OF the cnarsSo
Have you decided upon man lot Oo''''''''
sioner?' asked. - f., ..,,,d hut
ct have not. | have several men IN nina ou'
= AZ not know vet who will be appointed; -,
oyyiu Won select a Democrat or a kepuolcan'
"t,rohahlv some Democratic lawyer OF pronli.
,.nce in this city will be appointed can say
NO more on the subject now. ~. .,a
Members of the City Clubs commune ., sa,o
t,aruard that the committee would unoertaNe
N supply complete evidence before tne Soto, IA
n,,ssione~ Before the charges were pIesei,'eSS a
IN the Governor IL was said. the comiii.tee no
obtained information which seemed 10 oe oo',, -
niate and all that remained TO be done was " "
GET the information in shape for presehlaoIsUn
The commissioner. Witnesses Will be prooucsso .so
., tho hearings to substantiate such Oh tne
charges as cannot be proved by the recoius !"
the District Attorneys once ~..- ,od
II was said last night that the Governor nav
decided 10 appoint Ansley wilcox or buHa'o
es Comrissioner to take testimony.
District Attorney Gardiner, atter inahins ,s q,
eloouent and touching address at the openlns
~ new Park Row restaurant YESTERDAY 49,, 49,
,oor wended his way up TO the Democracy
Club last night. When seen and asked Woa' b' h
had 70 saw about the Governors decision ny
winked very hard. spluttered nervousy ant
said. "Pouf." NJ cord,ne,
would make, although various questions "ei'
put to him. .H8