The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-03
WHITMAN URGED
TO GUST DELANEY
Human Suggests Budget Com
mission to Replace e.
ficicncy Head.
OUT FOR McCABE ALSO

Gov elect Whitman and Harold J. Hin
man of Albany. majority leader in the
Assembly. exchanged ideas on a lesisla-
tive programme in a talk at Mr.. Whit
mans home yesterday. Mr.. Human has
q programme which il adopted will ex
tinguish the Fire Marshsrs office and the
Department OF Efficiency and Economy,
make changes In the Conservation Com
mission and create ut least two new par
cells OF Jobs for Republicans to il.
lie would establish a state board OF
control over charitable institutions and a
bureau headed by a Comfniss oner to pre-
pare a scientific state budget every year.
lie advised Mr.. Whitman not to attempt
next year any legislation rcorganizlng the
public service commissions. saying that
efficient commissioners could administer
the prescn, law properly. The commits
sioners are removable by the Governor
on charges withou; the assent of the SEN
ate.
Mr. Whitman listened with interest to
Assembyman Humans suggestions. and
1t is understood tina; he already approves
most OF them.
Mr. Hinman II most interested in the
correction OF what he calls chaotic con-
ditlons' in the control OF charitable in
stitutons and in the adoption Of a state
budget plan. He pointed out To MI
Whitman that there arc now twenty.s'x
State officers dividing authority over
twerty-one charitable institutions, three
OF which have 10 inmates
He argued that State board Of con.
troll. salaried and appointed ny the Gov
ernor. should supervise and harmonize
tho work OF charity. and that the man
ager OF each institution should be able
TO decide details for himself. But Mr.
llnman would not abolish tho preser,
state Board ~ Charities. which II RE-
publican and whose members get $40 n
day while attending meetings. besides ex-
pcnses.
The Republicans are already committed
70 a State budget sy-tem. According 20
| Mr.. Humans plan. the bureau IN charge
Of this work would he headed by a five
wear commissioner and would do away
with the Commissioner OF Efficiency and
Economy, John VI. Delaney, Democrat,
who gets 81 900 n year.
As to the Fire Marshals oricc. tho Re-
puhicans are thinking ~ making Il a
bureau II the Insurance department to
which 2: is related The present Fire
Mar.hai BE- a brother OF John r Ahearn.
He gets 81 900
Nj. Human favors rcorgauiz.nr tho
State Conservation Commission. and 10
/ told Mr.. Whitman so Something e likely
"a h" done in this respect Patrirk T.
: McCabc political zoe Of Mr. Ulnnlan in
Albany, has Just begun his work as one
Of tho commissioners
] II looks as II Wins'ow NJ Mead viii he
appointed Super ntcndent ~ Public Works
lie IL about tho only applican: who has
had the experience that Nj. Whitman
requires. senator James Emerson o.
Warren county. vino wants "a succeed
James \. Foley as chirnan NJ :Ae Senate
Finance Committee saw Mr.. Whitman
Yesterday. lie said he would introduce a
bill killing OF the present Highways Com
! mission and substituting n commission Of
two Republicans and one Democrat.
The gossips continue to pick New York
District Attorneys Tor Nj Whitman
Yesterdays guess. seemingly a bad one.
is that NJ Whtman Will appoint RohHr,
G. Morris. formerly president Of IN" Re
publican county committee ami III" l;e-
. publican CLUB