New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-22
CARLISLE FINDS STING
IN SULzER HOME RULE
County Autonomy Policy Raised
as Barrier to His Reap.
rpointment.
TWOFOLD PROTEST MADE
Governor Thinks Public Service
Commissioner Record Will
Clear Path-Aloof
on Gibbs.

lRy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Albany. March Ex-Governor Sulzer' S
announcement that he has adopted the
policy of taking advice from the regu-
lar county Democratic organizations in
the giving out of patronage is causing
worry to ME friends of John ~ Car
Isle.
Mr.. Carlisle is slated for his old
place of Public Service Commissioner.
and il is known that the Governor
would like to appoint him as a reward
for the work he did as chairman Of the
committee of inquiry. stumbling
block in the carrying out of this pro-
gramme. however, has been put i'm dhe
Governors way 10y George X. Van
Nance. clerk Of the Assembly and
chairman of the jefferson county com
mittee. and Charles f. Norris. Deputy
state committeeman from the Jeffer-
son Oswego district They have
strongly protested against the APP
pointment of Carlisle as Public Service
Commissioner and have made their
views known To the Governor
Should the jefferson County organ
liza ton take formal action against Car
Isle Mr.. Sulzer would be placed i'm an
embarrassing position in view of his
county autonomy announcement.
When the Governors attention was
Nance and Norris he said ne had re-
ceived no protest from the jefferson
County organization.
In fact" he said. II know that the
Democratic sentiment i'm jefferson
County is overwhelmingly i'm favor of
Mr.. Carlisle. He is one of the biggest
and ablest men in Northern New York.
He has done great work for the state
on the committee of inquiry. When the
people of the state read about what H.
has done he viii have their backing for
any office he wants"
The Governor was asked II he IN
tended to send the name of Milton H.
Gibbs. OF Rochester. whose nomination
as state Hospital Commissioner WAS
clared that his decision rested entirely
with the people of Monroe County
meaning the county Organization
which had indorsed Gibbs. He said
/ IA. A IN itr
wanted him again 10 present the aam.
Of Gibbs he would do So. or that h,
would send in another name if that o.
ganization suggested IT,
The Governor said that I'm apportion.
ing the patronage OF his office h. hG,
decided that the state Hospital com
mission.rship belonged To MonIu,
County. the state committee of whici
is anti-Tammany.
Mr.. Sulz.r would not say whether II.
would send any nominations to ia,
senate ON Monday night. Asked abou
the berth ~ Highway Commissions
created under the new highway law. h.
/ said he would make no appointment
until he had received The report OF n
/ highway advisory committee. Thn
committee. he said. had decided To t.,
ommend no names. bat TO outline th'
qualifications of the man needed fol
/ the place. The Governor would no
give out the names OF any OF the nei
he was considering.
Governor Sulzer will be speaker Al
| the dinner of the Editorial AssociatioI
in this city next Tuesday night. and q
maly announce his position on politcJ
matters. including his county autonomy
! policy. The declaration Of autonomy
/ il is said here. Is not causing muct
concern To Mr.. Murphy, as he is in ac
cord with the county organization
generally throughout the state.
The only counties in which there d,
a pronounced antiTammany sentiment
among the county organizations seen
to be Suffolk. Duchess. Monroe, Cay.
uga and Seneca.
John II. McCooey. Democratic leader
of Kings County. called on Governor
Sulzer to-day. Mr.. McCoocy said In.
visit was not of political significance
Nevertheless reports were current hat
he discussed the reported differences al
opinion between the Governor auc
Charles r. Murphy. leader of TammdnS
Hall