New-York tribune., 1900-08-07
NO DECISION ON GARDINER.
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT SAYS HE HAS
NOT EXAMINED THE REPORT-A
HARD CAMPAIGN AHEAD.

Governor Roosevelt yesterday gave fiat contra
diction to reports that he had decided to remove
District Attorney Gardiner from office and that
he was consulting with men high IN Republican
councils about the selection Of prominent Demo-
cratic lawyer with anti-Tammany inclinations to
appoint in Mr. Gardeners place. The Governor
the city and talked with several Of the
Republican leaders about political matters. but he
declared that he had not come TO any decision In
the Gardiner case.
To newspaper men the Governor said he had
ceved the report Of Ansey Wilcox. the Commits
sioner who heard the Gardiner evidence. only on
Saturday, and he had had opportunity to
anime the document.
Il will make a thorough examination of the
port" he said ''and will send in my decision prob
ably in two or three days. OF course. the decision
will come from Oyster Bay"
What about the stories that you are to put
Gardiner out and put Democrat in his place?'
asked.
"Boshr' he replied I'm not responsible for
what some papers publish"
Several OF the Republican leaders said they did
rot believe the Governor would remove Gardiner
They had heard in some way that Commissioner
Wilcox, while making recommendation either
way. had reported the evidence generally in favor
Of the District Attorney. Frederick s. Gibbs, Re-
publican National Committeeman, said 1t would
not be Governor Roosevelt's way to consult poll
tcians TO his decision in the Gardiner case. II
do not believe though" he said that the Governor
will remove Gardiner and give Tammany an oppor-
tunity to vindcate Gardiner by electng him to Of
flee again. think that would be a political blum
der"
Il do not think the Governor would remove
Gardiner without the best possible reason" said
POSTMASTER Van Cott, adding 1T Is a serious mat
ter TO remove a high official from Office particu-
arly an official elected by the people 1t can be
done safely only when there is urgent necessity
for it,
Chairman Odell of the Republican State Commit
tee would only say that he thought the Governor
He saI1 he id
know. and preferred not to guess what the Gov
ernor's decision would be in the case
Inc Governor reached the city from his home in
oyster Bay yesterday about 8 a M and went 10
nave his throat sprayed by his physician About
an hour before noon he appeared at the Republican
company With crry Heath 0 and osaS6 "a Ma1 IN
.SX ana went to Senator Eanna's room for
crowd Of politicians at the headquarters and When
lle Governor emerged from the conference he was
70 have word with him One he knew Complained
{Has ne had been waiting for hours to Senator
tho r otaTeoyy take you al n M to Mr. Hanna at once said
When the newspaper men could get near the Gov
ernor he was asked If be had been talking politics
= certainly did ana nothing else" else p'O'"p''''
=, The Governor said It had been decided that his
Chicago on Labor Day, September g. That speech
From Chicago he viii 20 West and remain thtre
until october l5 when ha returns TO New-YorI
county in sac TO maze h saG Pfe@aTs II The cS
back East earlier
Does that mean hght IN New-YorS State
Draw your own conclusions" D."
The Governor evaded replying 70 an inquiry as to
the possible effect OF the nomaatiou OF Controller
Coler for Governor Then he contradicted the
Gardiner reports as already stated. and he brushed
aside as ridiculous a report that he and Senator
Hanna had had dispute as TO the character Of his
political speeches AS the Ice Trust matter he
said that the amended complaint had been sent TO
him by the AttOrney-Cicncral only on Saturday and
IL would receive due attention.
As soon as he could get away from headquarters
the Governor went down TO the Office Of Senator
Platt a. No. ~ broadway. He had a consultation
with the Senator. and then went TO the Union
League Club for luncheon. Senator Hanna. chair
Odell OF the State Committee. Cornelius y.
Bliss and Paul Dana had luncheon with the GOV
ernor and talked with him Until after = The
Governor then returned his home IN oyster Bay.
He would talk about the statement OF Senator
Platt on sunday that II would be good politics
10 nominate an independent Republican for Gov
ernor this year Mr. Odel said the talk a. the
luncheon at the Union League club had no partcu-
lar political Significance.
District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner yesterday
morning received 4 COPY Of Comm lssioncr Wilcox
report in He refused absolutely to discuss
the report. and he would not say anything about
tho report that he 10 be removed from otIcr.
saving that he would wait until Governor RoOse-
Welt has handed In his decision.