New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07
WHITMAN TO PUSH
STATE PROBE DEEP
All Departments To Be
Placed Under New Gov
ernor'S SearChlight.
MORELAND ACT
MAY BE CALLED ON
Highways, Banking and Civil
service TO Receive Early
Attention.

One O.. tic FIRST things Governor
elect Whitman viii give his attention
% after his inauguration or January ,
viii be 90 get under way general IN
testigation that will SO through all the
tate departments. 49,
II present plans arc earned out tn'S
probe will be more searching and Woe
spread than any that has ever taken
place in this state IL Will oe nov
merely an iuouisitory proceeding for
.bs nurpose of discovering and punish
nv SereIctions in duty, but STUDY
of the various departments for the
,urpose of discovering where they can
I've strengthened or. If necessary, en-
tireiy rcorgsnizCd.
Persons familiar with the way many
II the departments have been cohou''-
"a i'm Albany for some years say tA"'
he Covernor-elect has a chance 10 re
iorrn things in the state government
which should attract countrywide At
tention.
While there IS no intention on the
nart Of Mr.. Whitman 10 prejuage con
aitions in any Of the departments; ne
mas received information IN reEHrI %
some Of them that makes HIM oeleye
hey should be subjected 10 me proOe
as soon as possible
One Of the first departments TO be
Investigated in al probability viii be
hat of the Superintendent OF hlgh
wavs. John A. Hennessy has lot 81
information concerning this depart
rpcnt which the accession OF Governor
clvrn 10 Office prevented him from
using. SIS al that time ms services as
-rve-tifre+or were dispensed with.
Sir Whitman would not say yeSter-
nav that he had any desire 10 make
rhsngc Ia the head Of any particular
DEPARTMENT. lie viii wait and see What
-ht Investigations reveal y Is Ieir
however, that he would like 20 see lhe
Department Of Banks N the hanos OF
another than Eugene Lamb klcharus,
Who was appointed Superintendent or
Banking some time alter ne nag 49,
es counsel 20 the Frswlcy lnves ugaung
committee. which was primarily
.ponsiblc for the impeachment el Oo'-
ornor SUlzer.
hat IS likely 20 come IN for early con-
ideratioD IS the State Civil Service
Commission. Mr.. Whitman has always
been particularly interested N civli
.er--icc. During the campaign he told
The State Civil Service Reform AssocI"-
lion that he was in favor OF IFS rae"
-, restore the commission TO the oasis
IF appointment ior 'ne ,eii,5 -. 80
Governor Formerly every Wv
appointed ms own comm ,.,,d
Nr. Whitman viii use the Morelahu
act. passed during the admins tfa' ION
81 Governor Hughes, Co enable MN 70
40 into some Of the department. ne
,aid ,herc would be no eN-conN.cls zee
,sined in any ~ Them, y De- h"h any
a.
.eouid
ON a late afternoon train Mr. Nhi'-
uan went 20 Lakewood yesterday and
rill. be gone until Monday or Tuesday
Mrs. Whitman and their child went
with him.
10
tNE Telegraph i' i--
Lakewood. \. j.. Nov. 6.--Governol-
.lect Whitman arrived mere with bps
family late this afternoon for q "ee--
end rest T.. is the Grst opportunity
7c has had 20 get away from the strain
Of the campaign and the army or once
.eekers. and he said tonight ne ln-
tended 70 make the most OIL ~.
There are several things ihat VIII oe
distinctly understood wnen the nc"
Governor enters upon ms duties az Al
oany. First, he intends TO MAKE goou'
without delay MS can PalSu -,