New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
Governor and District Attorney
Talk Over Police at Mid
night Breakfast.
PROSECUTOR FOR BENCH?
Report Governor, Anxious to
Eliminate Him from Mayor
atty, Sounded Him on APP
pointment to Judgeship.

ABOUT tollCe tolulllolS IN tH4S cry AZ
an early hour yesterday morning. The
Governor had asked the District Attor-
ney to come and see him on the sub
ject. as he expects to pass upon
charges that are soon to be fled with
him against Police Commissioner
Waldo
1t IS the intention OF the Curran al
dermanic committee. which has been
investigating police conditions to rec
.ommend in its report to the Board Of
Aldermen that the board present for
NAL charges TO the Governor and ask
for the removal Of the Police Commits
sioner II the board does not concur
I'm the recommendation the charges
will come from some other source on
the basis Of the aldo manic committee
report
Governor Sulzer had been informed
OF this and, desiring TO be prepared
rs much as possible, wanted TO talk
with the District Attorney, who proba-
bly, more than any other one man IN
the city IS familiar with the system in
the Police Department.
Meet After Midnight.
Not finding any other time to talk
with Mr. Whitman, the Governor asked
him to call at the Waldorf after his
speech making trip on Thursday night.
II was 1915 o'clock yesterday morn
ing before the Governor got back from
his strenuous campaign trip. He was
hungry, scarcely having had a chance
TO get a bite Of food since noon. So
he went into the main dining room Of
the Waldorf With him went A. +.
Spriggs hts former lew partner; Dan
lei E. Frisbie. former Speaker OF the
Assembly, who has thrown in his lot
with the Governor in his fight for H.
rect primaries, and Samuel Bell
Thomas. About this time the District
Attorney came in and Joined the party.
While the others remained the talk
was merely social One Of the Demo-
Gratis jocularly remarked TO the Dis
trict Attorney that they would get him
In the Democratic party before they
got through.
After the others had gone the Gov
ernor and the District Attorney re-
NAMED at the table IN earnest con-
versation for a long time. IT was al
most 3 o'clock before the conference
broke up. Yesterday the Governor re-
fused to talk about the meeting. He
would not deny. however. that ii was
in regard to police conditions.
The District Attorney would not dis
cuss the conference further than 10 say
that az the request OF the Governor he
had given TO him his opinion on police
conditions in this city. Governor Sui
ger had formed ideas Of his own on the
subject. and 10 is said they agree In
the main with those Of Mr. Whitman.
It is understood that Mayor Gaynor
has not had a particularly high opinion
of the Governor, and has written 10
him some rather sharp letters. For
Ihis reason, 70 IL said, tho Governor has
no sympathy with the Mayor. This
was plainly shown recently when be
vetoed two bills that the Mayor was
particularly interested in. one Of them
xas a pet measure Of Mr. Gaynor, pro-
viding for eighteen additional Deputy
Police Commissioners, one to take the
place Of each inspector at the pleasure
OF the Mayor.
Whitman Tor eenoh7
Another measure IN which the Mayor
was interested which was vetoed by
the Governor was the Cullen bill, de-
signed to facilitate the agreement be-
tween the city and the railroad COM
panies in connection with the proposed
development Of the South Brooklyn
waterfront.
The Governor has been told that the
removal Of Commissioner Waldo would
meet with the approval Of a majority
OF the citizens Of the city. He viii
probably consider the coming charges
with the greatest care.
There was report also that the
Governor Hhu bhhtQ G4oAAANl AAADilHJ
whitman how ne would look upon an
appointment TO the Supreme Court
bench, 70 succeed Justice Gerard. who
will probaly be appointed 10 a diplo-
matte post before long by President
Wilson. II was said the Governor had
told his friends he would like 20 see the
District Attorney out Of the race tor
Mayor. as ne desires the election OF an
anti-Tammany Democrat this fall.
Such an election would assist the Gov
ernor materially In his fight against
the leadership OF Charles F. Murphy.
Just what reply the District Attorney
made 70 such suggestion, II made. can
only be conjectured. He has for many
years aspired TO be a Supreme Court
justice, but his chances for being
Mayor are now so excellent that It Is
doubtful whether he would be willing
al this time TO renounce them. Friends
OF Governor SUlzer pointed out that,
although he could not control the nom
ination Of the District Attorney on tho
Tsmmany ticket for justice, It would
be more than probable that Tammany
would be as glad as Sulzer 10 keep him
out Of the Mayoralty race.