New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-09
WHITMAN NOT IN
FEAR OF BARNES
Believes There Will Be No
Clash in Organizing
New Legislature.
EXPECTS ASSEMBLY
TO BACK HIS VIEWS
Will Put Men of Clean Record
in Office and End Many
TammanV SineCureS.

from STAFF Correspondent OF The Tribune
Lakewood. y. j., Nov. s.-Governor-
elect Whitman to-day said he expected
no clash with William Barnes or any
one else over the organization OF the
Legislature
When asked if he had heard OF the
report that Barnes and james w.
Wadsworth, jr., Senator-elect, would
combine 10 defeat the reelection Of
Speaker Sweet in favor OF Senator Har-
old j. Human, Of Albany, he said he
had not heard il. and believed the new
Legislature would be back of him and
his policies
Mr.. Whitman is laying "A good deal
of stress upon his intention 70 have ne
his associates in the state Offices young
men of clean record and proved ability.
He will probably take two or three OF
them from the District Attorneys Office.
William T.. Hayward and John X. Clark,
both assistant district attorneys, may
go with him TO Albany. Mr.. Whitman,
however. would say nothing definite
about his appointments.
viii Abolish Useless Offices.
So arduous is the work ahead Of Mr..
Whitman before he enters upon the
duties of Governor that he has decided
10 take no part in cases in the criminal
courts in New York or before the grand
jury. He will contne himself 10 the
preparation OF briefs in cases on APP
peal and 10 the routine work Of his
Office
Mr. Whitman already has in mind
some Of the things which he considers
most important to request OF the Legls-
lature He will undoubtedly ask for
carly legislation TO abolish large part
of the 4,467 new Offices created under
the Glynn administration. This will
probably be done by consolidating de
partments
For instance, the State Fiscal Super
visor. the State Hospital Commission
and the State Board Of Charities, now
separate and distinct but doing SINH
lar work. may be brought under one
head. with the result that a number
Of Tammany sinecures will be ellmi-
mated
Nav Revive Court of Claims.
The State Fire Marshal may be
merged with the Labor Commission.
Similarly, the Parole Board and State
Prison Commission are expected 20 be
consolidated with the Department Of
State Prisons. The Department OF
Efficiency and Economy will probably
be annexed to the State Controllers
Office.
The old State Court of Claims,
which was organized as non-partisan
body under Republican administration,
is likely to be revived upon those
lines. Governor Dix substituted for IT
the present partisan body, the state
Board OF Claims.
Mr.. Whitman is a firm believer IN
the Civil Service. He is not at all IN
sympathy with the way the Democrats
violated the spirit OF that law by
creating a great many new offices for
Tammany patronage when they found
there was only a small percentage Of
Civil Service offices left for them to NIL.
The Governor-elect spent quiet
Sunday here. His friend, Frank
Brainard. former president OF the New
York Produce Exchange, took him and
Mrs. Whitman in the afternoon for an
auto ride to Manasquan, where Is Mr..
Brainards summer home. Robert r.
Morris. former chairman Of the New
York County Republican Committee,
and Mrs. Morris called on the Whit