New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25

the .'faithfuTr have gathered at headquarters IN
the Betz building where Durham and his lieu
tenants hold forth. taking advice anef assis'iiie
in the development of plans for meeting the uii-
expected predfcament in which the Mayor mas
placed them. Their idea. under the aoNice %
John G. johnson and other eminent la"Sei
Who have been consulted, is that Costello ana
smythe were illegally removed from lhei' Oii0e9
that when the Mayor accepted the designations
as first rendered his powers were at an emo
hat he could not then demand designations
oorcbed in other language, nor, after having
= TAINTED The designations remove the ofnclals'
II Is contended that the courts will sustain 'niS
view If the situation and the men can return
TO their offices without fear.
1-h,s &c the means taken by the leaders 10
.stffFer1 the backbones" of the rank ana me- "ii'
are on tenterhooks of expectancy ana oie''u,
al If the thousands of employees of the several
6enartments of the city government tearing Una
some drastic step for their removal or punish-
80. III no taken. That Mayor Weaver is IN
..5ead earnest in his plan to fight the organiza-
ton TO the last ditch has become more ana more
apparent. -
MAYOR ALSO APPLIES TO COURTS.
s the MAYORS advisers had learned
oo+,o, ~ the county court they prepared
- 80 the case TO the state Supreme Court
rrba ,,ro+bonotary's office was asked 10 hoiu
80, be,-ond the usual hour. and late this AFTER
nor, an appeal against the action OF the lo"ei
oo,,rt was fled If the court entertalns II. me :.
or,,,,ica+io, the case will be taken from the
lower court. -. +o
The new directors were IN once aoou1 W.
hours. Their short incumbence had It's huIilor-
&C eide All morning a stream of visitoro had
been calling on the new directors to congratulate s
then, After the new. men went out ana
old oF7cia1s went in visitors still arriving
ora oi+izen not acquainted with the new or old
5,-sc+ors came to the Office Of The Director OF
Pull', Safety 20 congratulate Mr.. Potter he
4eag about to shake hands with Mr. Smith when
he was told of the quick change that had taken
place
Mr.. Weaver had little to say for publication.
Regarding the injunction. he said: I am sun
the Mayor of the city and mean to exercise an
the rights OF my Office. The injunction caiiil0l
prevent me from doing my duty. -
AS an evidence of the view the Mayor taxes OF
-1a++ers pertaining 10 the two departments re-
curing immediate action be brought 20 nnS
notice at once, thereby. essuiils Pc a,.o.s
charge Of those branches Of the city govern
rnent pending the outcome Of the legal coInPI'c@-
lions.
EXTRA SESSION RUMOR DENIED
There was a rurnor ahoat this afternoon that,
the United Gas Improvement Company 'whach
wants 10 lease the gas. works. has decldea 70
Withdraw its offer This, however, was denied
TIL. r1Iuyor that an extra session of the legiS-
lat1Ire would be held TO pass a ripper nlu,
IA king from the Mayor the power or appolhlLhS
hea ds of departments, was also denied Governor nor
Pennypacker said to-day that he knew nothing
about extra session.,
The Committee Of Nine held meeting to-da!
and arranged for. mass meeting to- be held IN
the Academy of Music Friday night. Among
the speak ers will be former Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith and Bishop Coadjutor
Nackay-Smith, of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of Pennsylvania. =
Colonel Sheldon Potter, who is member OF
the Committee Of Nine, resigned on account of
having been appointed Director of the Depart
,nen+ Of Public Safety