New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
SULzER SPRINGS lob
ON HERMAN RIDDER
Names Editor as Prisons Head
Without Consulting Him
Senate Confirms Choice.
RECESS NOMINEE LIKELY
One Successor to Colonel Scott
Failed of Confirmation and
Another Declined Place
at Last Moment.

Albany, May 3.-Herman Ridder, I'd
itor and proprietor of THE New York
Staats-Zeitung," was nominated for
Superintendent Of state Prisons by
Governor Sulzer to-day and was con-
frmed by the Senate without OPPOSE
;ion. Mr.. Ridder succeeds Colonel Jo-
seph +. Scott. who was removed from
Office by the Governor.
on the day Of Colonel SCOTS re-
moval the Governor sent the name of
Judge John Il. Riley. of Plattsburg. TO
the Senate as Superintendent Of
Prisons. The nomination was rejected.
and yesterday the Governor named
George :. Weed, of Plattsburg. Mo.
Weed declined the appointment to-day
and Mr.. Riders nomination followed.
Governor Sulzer said he was not sure
Mr.. Ridder would accept.
There must be Superintendent o.
Prisons" he said; the necessities of
the situation demand ii. Certainly no
one can take exception TO Mr.. Riders
nomination. l shall do my best TO
get Mr.. Ridder to accept and do this
very important work"
1t seems to be the general impress
sion here that Mr.. Ridder. a man of
large affairs, will be a sort of alb
sentee landlord on the prisons job.
Some people think that. having tried
1t for a while, he may find it to in
terfere with his other interests and
decide to resign. They intimate that
Governor Sulzer may not have been
blind to this possibility, which would
give him a chance. if the Senate were
not in session, to Ill the vacancy with
whomever he desired most.
In sending his name to the Senate
for the Office of state Superintendent
Of Prisons. Governor Sulzer put one
over" on Herman Ridder yesterday.
Mr.. Ridder was out automobiling most
of the afternoon When reached 10y
The Tribune he did not even know that
the nomination had been confirmed.
declared Mr.. Ridder. when told that he
had been selected 10 succeed Colonel
Scott. This is brand new To me. I've
lust come in from GutOmobiling and l
find a whole pile OF kilograms on my
desk. which | haven't had a chance 10
look over yet But my business inter
ests would prevent me from taking any
office like that"
Fifteen minutes sufiiced for Mr. Rid
der to 20 through the pile OF kilograms.
At the end OF that time he called The
Tribune on the telephone.
In regard TO that appointment he
said. Il should like to qualify my state
ment. | shall give IT serious consid-
Grafton. In fact, | shall come TO no
definite decision until / have seen the
Governor
Herman Ridder was born in New
York City, Of German parentage, on
March >, 49, He started business
life at the age of eleven as an errand
boy. Two years later he was In the
employ of an insurance agent. ana at
twenty became an agent. lie estaD-
lished the "Katholisches Volksblatt' in
1878 and The Catholic News in 1886.
He became trustee treasurer and man
aver of the New York Staats-Ieitung
in 1890. and in 1907 its president. AS
an independent Democrat he was ac-
tive in the Cleveland campaigns; was
treasurer Of the Democratic National
! Committee in 1908.
Mr. Ridder is trustee OF the MUTUAL
/ Life Insurance Company and the Emf
grant Savings Bank. He was vice
president of the Hudson-Fulton Cele-
1 bration Commission and manager OF
the New York State Board of Char
| tiles. He is a member of many soci-
cites and public institutions as well as
OF many clubs.