New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-05
N|LzER FACES A FIGHT
|F PROBERS HIT SCOTT
Prison Superintendent Awaits
Report on the Thaw Scandal
BEFORE Shaping His Course.
allBURN JOB IS UNTITLED
uavle Not Named, as Reported,
and Benhams Retention May
Re Challenge to Governor
Mcdowell Not Dismissed,
n, relceraph 10 The Trlbunel

IN TcicClaph Geo The Tribune.
,ihsnv March Refusing To- discuss
controversy between himself and
,.,ernor Sulzer. Colonel Joseph + Scott.
s.Dorintendcnt Of Prisons. is awaiting
ii much interest the report Of the sui
investigating commission. II the in
rs.ticators recommend his dismissal OF
for charges against him as a result of
.ho Thaw scandal and the alleged at
..,,,, 20 bribc Dr. John w Russell. cN-
.,,nsrintendent of the Matteawan State
,iosoi,aI for the Criminal Insane. indiCa
.,o,s are that Governor Sulzer Will face
determined dsht 10y the head of the
prison department.
colonel Scott was al his desk to-day as
urhano and serene as ever. SO was John
= Mcdowell MS confidential secretary.
,.bo said that Governor SIlzcr could go
- hell" and declared that the Governor
~;od or was misinformed" when he said
r., had preferred charges against Warden
George Benham OF Auburn Prison 10
colonel Scott. The Prison superintendent
has not vet removed Mcdowell. as the
sulzer probcrs recommended. He has no
attention Of doing so Immediately. either.
NcDowell wears a smile these days. but Is
doing no talking.
!. report gained wide circulation this
afternoon that colonel Scott had filed
Warden Benhams Job. which Governor
sulzer has promised to Charles +. Ratu-
ran. Of Auburn. political henchman Of
Thomas Mott Osborne. The man who
VAS said 70 have landed the place which
sulzer intends as a sop to the anti-Tam-
many Democra ~. was John y. Wavle Of
cortland County. Wavle is an eN-Sheriff
Of that county. and has been an Osborne
man. lie is a formal candidate for the
position and has the backing Of the
county Democratic organization. He has
not the Endorsement OF Mr.. Osborne. who
is behind Rattisan. and Rattiean only.
Awaits Reports OF investigators.
Colonel Scott said that he had not APP
pointed Wavle. and that he had no immo-
date intention Of appointing any one. lie
IS waiting for the report OF the Sulzer
commission. and wants to get an idea oi
what tho Governor intends TO do before he
takes any decisive action Of That kind
He admitted that Wavle was candidate
and had presented the Endorsement OF his
organization. He said that there was an
other aSpiranj for the JON. Hugh Nc
Calm Of Ovid. Seneca County. now as
slstant clerk at Auburn. Mccain got his
JOB through Controller SOhmer. and is
regular organization Democrat colonel
Scott would not discuss these men fur-
Their than 10 say that Il e considered
Waylo well qualified TO ;he place
Meantime Warden Beuham. though he
iesisncd some time ago. is stdi warden.
The prison laws require the warden. who
the only man qualified to perform cer-
tain duties. To serve until his successor
has qualified. Some ~ Colonel SCOTS
friends say that the reason he has not
Sled Benham's place before is that he
wants 10 give Governor Sulzer an oppog-
unity to Substantial his statement that
Benham is not III for the place. and that
Colonel Scott ought 10 have discharged
hin long ago.
IN other words. they interpret tho Prison
SuDcrinteudents course as challenge o.
the Governor 10 prove hi~ charges. ard
declare that Colonel Scott Will take steps
to produce proof of them from the Gov
Gnor or yindication OF Benham. Uni'n
must also yindicate the head Of the prison
department OF the Governor accusations
Of dereliction Of duty. They talk of leg
sative committee L. investigat, prison
matters as a means for a thorough and
unbiased ventilation OF th" Sc"tt-SuIzer
differences
Cclone Scott has no more intention 81
appointing Rattiean nov than he ever
had although Governor Sulzcr several
tines recently has seemed o. seek 10 show
hat the Prison Superintendent was com