New-York tribune., 1906-08-23
WOULD GUST HIS FOES
HEARST PLlN.S REMOVALS
Jerome. and Perhaps MayOr, Dag
90 If He Us Elected.

II William Randolph Hearst Is elected Cover
nor one Of his first official acts. according 20
present plans. viii he to remove from Office Dis
trict Attorney jerome and possibly Mayor Nc
Clellan. II is admitted by the Hearst men that
the case against the Mayor is no, strong one.
and that there might be revusion Of public
sentiment against the new Governor II ne acted
precipitately.
The State Law Committee % tho Independence
League held three-hOur session yesterday. and
il was significant that last night one OF the prin-
cipal topics of conversation at the Gilsey House
was the probable removal Of Mcclellan ana
Jerome One Of Mr.. Hearsts lieutenants fur
nished the data which seem to give the Gov
ernOr ample power 20 remove both the Mayor
and the District Attorney. The following sx-
tract from the charter OF the city OF New York
covers the removal of the Mayor;
Section 122-RemOvaI by GOvernOr-The Mayor
may be removed from Office by the Governor sn
the same manner as shertffs. except that the
Governor may direct the inquiry provided by
law To he conducted by the Attorney General;
ana after the charges have been received by the
Governor. he may. pending the investigation.
suspend the Mayor for period not exceeding
thirty days.
The article and section covering the removal
Of District Attorney is follows;
Removal Of District Attorney for failure 20
prosecute: expenses of prosecutions for bribery
Z
who shall fail faithfully TO prosecute a per-
son charged with violation in his county OF any
provision Of this article which may come TO HIS
knowledge shall he removed from office by the
Governor. after due notice and opportunity
or Oelng heard In his defence The expenses
which shall he incurred by any county in in
vestigating and prosecuting any charge OF bri-
berry attempting to bribe any person holding
office under the laws of this state. within such
. county. OF receiving brides by any such per-
son in said county, shall he a charge against the
state. and their payment by the state shall be
/ provided n
Article Y Section 1.-The Governor may re-
move any officer i'm this section mentioned. with
in the term for which he shall have been elected,
giving to such officer copy Of said charges
against him. and an opportunity OF being heard
in his defence.
This article and section covers District AttOr-
neys, County Clerks and registers
The charge against Jerome probably would be
derelictiOn in the nOn-prosecution OF the insur-
ance officials. In the case Of the Mayor II prob
ably would he based on alleged maladminlstra-
tion of the Police Department.
/ Mayor Mcclellan has kept himself informed
of everything that has been going on in politics
since ne went away the latter part OF June
His friends make little effort to conceal the
tentative plan of campaign which will be put
into effect when the Mayor returns on Septem-
Der S. 1t is to summon at once TO the City Hall
/ every head OF department and bureau and give
notice that the Mayor desires support IN the
/ fight against Murphy. There is not depart
ment bureau that the Mayor cannot reach
| if he wants be drastic about it. Fire Com
missioner O'Brien is in favor Of harsh measures.
| He would go 20 the eytent OF dismissing every
/ placeholder who does not fall into line against
Murphy.
Probably Mayor Mcclellan will not risk tac~
tics Of this sort Every man summarily dis
missed would be a flaming crusader FOR Hearst.
Doubtless the screws will be put on discFestly.
/ with a suggestion that the placehOlder's place
/ is desired by another man. and that change
| is impending. 4 nod at this time is more ef-
fective than kick. The Mayor is too shrewd
/ TO OverdO the matter.