New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
TAMMANY SLABS
GOV. SULzER AGAIN
Wiqwam's Senate Finance Com
mittee Ignores Anti-Murphy
Mans Appointment.
BOSS OF STATE" HELPLESS
No Progress Made Toward
Naming Osborne's Man for
Auburn Prison or Dust
ing Colonel Scott.
IEy Telegraph to Tho Tribune. J

10y Telegraph 10 J nc Tribune.
Albany. Feb "a further step IN the
Tammany disciplining Of Governor Sulzer
for his rash assertion that he was state
boss as we'll as Governor occurred to-day,
when the Tainmany Finance Committee
reported faVorahly and the TammanN SEN
ate confirmed all nominations pending.
save that Of Milton r.. Gibbs. of Roches-
ter Gibbs was appointed member of
the State Hospital Commission by the
Governor several weeks ago. His CON
frmatiou j. being held up because he be
longs to q faction Of the Democracy IN
Rochester opposed to mat Of Thomas W.
Finucanc. one OF Murphy's allies IN the
Democratic State Committee. More par
ticularly, Gibbs is supposed TO b" one "i
Thomas Mott Osbornc's outfit OF Demo
crats whose capital consists in ATTACKS on
Murphy in committee and conventions.
viii Gibbs ever be confirmed Sena-
tor Wagner Democratic leader was
asked.
what. never" wei. hardly ev,~, he
replied, laughinsly quoting Gilbert and
Sullivan.
And that seems 10 bee about the situa-
ton. Chairman Frawley Of the Senate
Finance Committee says that the senate
j. investigating charges against Mr..
Gibbs tie can't tell when II viii com
plete it, labors. Certainly the Indicators
are that 1t won't be before the idea has
had time 10 soak into The Governor :
inmost consciousness that being the state
boss in words is very different from being
the state boss in deeds.
Hint to SuIzer To Be Good.
Gibbs ma, be confirmed eventually. His
friends are said TO have promised 10 work
with Murphy. There is some ground for
belief that Tammany is holding UP this
appointment to show the Governor that
he had better be good and not make any
more anti-Tammauy nominations. Tam
many believes IN object lessons OF that
kind. IL gave Dix one when II rejected
the nomination of Herbert I. Bissell. OF
Buffalo. as Public Service Commissioner.
because William II. Fitzpatrick. Murphy
sub boss FOR Erie County. didn't like the
way Bisseil parted his hair.
Governor Sulzer will soon have the APP
pointment Of a Superintendent ~ High
ways. under the latest Tammany scheme
FOR reorganizing the Highways Depart
meni. the bill 10 accomplish which change
probably will reach him next week Tho
Tammany leaders say they have an IN
Outstanding with him as 10 the man he
will name Nevertheless. they have al
ways had the notion that /, was as well
10 make the Governor absolutely certain
10 conform TO their desires. and the club
method appeals To- Tammany.
Meantime Governor Suffers original at
tempt to curry favor with the Osborne
anti-Murphy Democracy bv getting the
Job Of warden of Auburn prison for
Charlie. +. Rattigan. Osbornes proteSe,
has gained no ground. Colonel scott.
Superintendent OF Prisons. holds but has
not yet accepted the resignation Of
George W. Benham. the Republican
holder OF that berth. who. he SAYS. Is
best qualified TO III II. The Governor has
appeared 10 make no impression on
Colonel SCOTS determination not to ap-
point as warden of any prison q man liv-
inc in the county in which that prison ~
located and thus deliver il into local
politics on which his refusal To appoint
Rattigan is based. Governor Sulzcr has
not vet been willing 10 take the rcspon-
sibility Of accepting Colonel SCOTS resig-
nation. which has been at his disposal
ever since Scott said he would quit the
job sooner than appoint Rattigan. And
the Suzcr Investigators have not yet
made any report on prison affairs 10 the
Governor which would come within q
mile of warranting the Governor in re-
moving COLONEL Scott