New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
Will Carry Out Policies TO
Fulfil His Sacred Bond
TO People.
NOT ENTITLED TO
go SLOW" IN REFORM
Old Guard Tries 10 Use Brake,
but lie Is Determined TO
Dust TammanV.

From a san Correspondent oi The lri0dnc. .
Sulphur Springs. w. Va. Nov. Is
There is not doubt that Governor
elect Whitman will carry out his own
policies when he gets to Albany, despite
the fact that some Of his proposed
suggestions for legislation and reor-
ganization of state departments may
appear radical 90 some Of the old-line
Republican leaders.
This determination on Mr. Whitman's
part is significant at the present time
because considerable pressure is under
stood 70 have been brought 20 bear on
him recently by some of the old Re
publican leaders throughout the state
who have counselled him 20 ego slow"
and avoid the suggestion Of ripper
legislation" in his first message 10 the
Legislature.
GOvernor-elect Whitman is not an ad-
vocate of ripper legislation" and IT
may be said that he does not intend TO
ask the Legislature for that kind Of
measures Rs such. But where 1T IS
deemed necessary to countcract Tam
many legislation OF that nature me v
probably advise the passage Of laws
equally as radical.
In other words. wherever rGmmany
created department Offices purely for
Democratic patronage. tho new Cover
nor will strive 10 obtain legislation
which will throw the present incum-
bents out and make room for simon
pure Republicans. At the same time
many of these Tammany-created Offices
VIII be abolished as entirely unneces-
sary and the extra expense levied on
the state by the Democrats saved.
While nothing specific is yet known
Of the nature Of the Governors first
message 20 the Legislature. il is sure
20 be radical ain spots" whether the
Old Guard Republicans like il or not.
The GovernOr-elect does not intend to
curtail his campaign pledges 20 90 after
the Democratic officeholders and get
their jobs wherever that may be pos
slbie. either through legislation or the
exercise of his own executive power as
Governor. He has the idea more firmly
IN mind now than ever before that his
election came TO him in the form of a
sacred trust from the people TO elimi-
nate Iammany administration entirely
from the state government.
The state departments. which IL is
understood he intends thoroughly TO
reorganize by means of new iegisla-
tlon, which he expects to obtain from
a friendly Legislature. or otherwise.
comprise considerable list to date.
Among them are the Highways De-
partment, the Department Of Eff
cheney and Economy, the State Civil
Service Commission, the state Elec-
ticn Commission, the Fire Marshal's
a.
probably, the Public Service Commis-
sion.
i is somewhat doubtful. however,
that legislation could be obtained
which might legislate out Of Office the
present Tammany iucumbents in the
Public Service Commission. There are
four Of them in the 1st District
/ Chairman Mccall and Commissioners
/ Wood. Cram and Williams. Their
/ jobs are high-salaried berthS that the
/ Republicans would like TO have.
/ Governor-elect Whitman is in fine
| fcttle TO return TO New York to-mor-
row night and take up the. difficult
task before him Of completing his
slate of appointments and trying TO
/ get men who meet his approval in the
/ state departments to which the heads
( were elected with him.
He expects to confer with several
prominent Republicans in regard 20
/ appointments. Il is understood that
/ he has decided upon all but one or
/ two of his own appointments, but he
/ Is not disposed TO make any announce
ments until he can make all at the
seme time
The Governor has been greatly
refreshed by his stay here at the
| Greenbrier Hotel, where J. Howard
| Slocum, the resident manager, has
/ done everything TO assure Mr.. Whit
man complete rest and pleasant
/ time. lie has carefully guarded the
! successful Republican candidate from
unnecessary intrusions, believing that
rest and politics are not always com
/ patible.
The Goycrnor-elect and his wife will
return TO New York on the Bankers
/ Special tomorrow night.