The sun., 1900-12-29
SINGLE HEAD FOR POLICE.
,oy. ODFII VIM HCOunfND ms
~ ms TIRsI NESSaGI.

ct the Republican state Comn,ittce Have
,oufry,nce OdrIi Announces His Views
.n.rw ard a. to New York city Police Mat
ter. Henson for senate Sergeant Arms.
senator plau, Guvcrnor-"lcct odeiI ana
Chairman Dunn Of the Republican state COM
,i,tee had n conference In Mir Plat's rooms
nj the Tifth Avenue Motel last night which
la.t ed until l.? 80 o. clock this morning. Seha-
TOR Timothy T.. Ellsworth Of Lockport IL eN-
,ected tn be in town TO-DAY and there viii
berurther conferences Governor-elect odci
will then leave for Newbureh and Will not be
in New York again until after he is inausuratcd
Governor at Albanv The conference to-dav.
Il is understood. Will be asto the Senate hair
,,anships 1t has been known all along that
the reelected Senators are to have their old
,I,cas II was said that there would be little
din,culty in making the other assignments.
Down In the corridor Of the hotel last night
ver. rnanv Republican politicians awaiting
10 ascertain the result Of the conference
upstairs The majority got very tired ana
left for their homes Chairman Dunn was
tna first Of the conferecs to come down lie
was importuned for news as TO what had
occurred.
All sorts % reports had been circulated
while tho conference was on one was to
the effect that the three eminent Republicans
were discussing various clauses in the mes
,sce which Governor-eleCt Odell is 10 send
g. the Legislature on Wednesday next
Il was said that GOV Odo!l would recon-
mend a single-headed Police commission for
New York city, to he appointed by the Mayor
and removable by the Governor after charges
had been preferred that the commissioner
was manifestly derelict in his duties and after
these charges had been duly investigated
har !
favor Of a single Commissioner for the Fish
cries Game and Forest Commission ana
single Commissioner for the state Commission
in IunaCy. At present five members make
up the forestry commission and three mem-
ler- the lunacy commission There WIS
also n report TO the effect that GOV. OdelI
would recommend in his message new tax
bill to take the place OF the present FRANCHISE
Tax law.
The Republicans who talked about this
clause In the Governors message said that
GOV Odell was one OF the most expert citizens
in the state on the question Of taxation. and
that many Republicans believed that the
present law was unw.eldy. impractical and
unjust in many particulars especially in the
collection % the tax. which. IT was insisted.
was left merely to the guesswork Of the state
Board OF Assessors.
Chairman Dunn said when he came down.
stairs: Il cannot say Il word as TO whether
Governor elect Odell's message was discussed
upstairs or not. That Is not my function
We discussed a number Of features OF the
Assembly and various places which are to
be asst gned in the Assembly, Further than
that l cannot say a word.
Goyernor-elect Odell came downstairs
few moments later He was Immediately
bombarded with questions He said he had
nothing TO say whatever about his message
or its recommendations Mr. Odell. however.
rather intimated that the Lunacy Commission
should be reorganzed and he did not care
to deny the report that the Fisheries Com
mission is to be made n single-Aeaded alair.
As,o the report concerning the amendments
TO the Franchise Tax law Mr. 0del said that
ANYTHING that he had TO say on that subject
would be made known officially IN his mes
sage Then this question was pumped at
the Governor-eect:
Are you To recommend In your message
a singla-headed Police Commissioner Tor
New York city,"
Il am" emphaticallv replied Mr. odell;
"oi that you may be fully assured"
Governor-elcct Odoll has said that he had
studied the police situation in New York
city from every standpoint for the last four
teen wears He has declared further That he
believes T. at hc is right in principle in recon-
New York city.
The conferccs discussed ln,t night docu-
rert which was received from the Hon.
william Barnes, Jr. Of Albany, and signed
Ly Congressman George y. southwicK and
senator McEwan and other Albany friends
of Mr.. Barnes. The document was a protest
against the selection of Garret j. Benson Of
Albany 10 be SERGEANT Arms Of The Senate.
The protest was to the effect that Mr. Benson
has r.
barnes or-an|aign N Albany ,'ully.
TIE document wa~ fierce in - me ~ it, pas
sagcs against Mr.. Benson.
After il had been pondered II was asoer
tanned that Chairman Dunn had had a long
GaS. %H and and toid m Nr Barnes That all Of the re-
elected Republican Senators. TWENTY-FIVE
in number. desired greatly the selection OF
Mr.. Pensor aud ina' a MAJORITY ol thc t,n
newly elected Republican senators were
with their older brethren in th~ matter,
il was also a~C"rtaircd that Mr. Barnes and
Nr BENSON have had z number Of talks on
this subject. hut that MIR Barnes would not
In any way ogr"" 10 advocate the election
Mr. Barne,, , attitude had been brought to
the attention 9i senator P,att. Goyernor-
whom believe with senator Ellsworth aud
the reelected RepubhCan senator's that Mr.
elected ~ the place, and the announcemert
was emph haticaly made a, AZ early hour this
morning that Mr.. benson val be the sergeant
alarms Of the Senate.
There has been nor" or leSS huhbgb and
ip:' mad. nr Mr Earne, ana hi rf fr"gds oyer
believe that they aye .ert,'led TO- name. ther
sergeant-at-arms. and th" leaders of tho
PARTY agree with tho senators in this matter
n Mr. Benson. II was addrd had not made
such an efficient record n s"rre1'.t-at-nrw-
rrst OF the Assembly, and then uf the senate.
si'lon of Mr.. Barnr, an NJ, iri'nl-. but a,
the situation j.. the R"puhhoan Lenders from
Nr. plHtt down desire TIE election oi Mr..
Benson.