New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-13
WOLFF And NEU
QUIT c. S. BOARD
rAsir designations Sent to
Governor, to Take Eff
feet February |.
Will MAKE CLEAN
SWEEP OF MEMBERS
whitman Expects Samuel H.
Ordway to Accept Chair
manship Of New Body.

1 .r..- S.sr Correspondent % The Tribune
rs,,v. Jan. Do. Legislation to Dust
q. Civil Service Commission was in
I. hands Of Governor Whitman to-
when Che designations of DR..
80, Wolf and Jacob Nou. the Dem
.se members. were rendered 20
% take effect on February /.
4 Is A. Lavory. thc Republican mem
/ Z, had offered his resignation sew
d. weeks ago.
70 action Of Commissioners Wolf
- Neu changed the Governors plans,
IA another conference on the civil
- bills will be- held tomorrow
y. sneaker Sweet and other leaders.
sWs still intend 20 make some
s,,res IN the civil service law" said
i, Governor. 'but / expect 10 appoint
4, sueceSsOrs 90 the present commits
s,,srs by February /, even though
=, proposed legislation Is not enact
L. By that tine.
csrernor Whitman said he expected
s,~sel Il. Ordway, president Of the
IL Service Reform Association.
ND accept the Craftsmanship Of the
"a commission. and he will confer
- Mr. Ordvay on the subject to-
..-row. The Governor said he had
.rsrsl applications for the other two
.-nissionerSh hips. but would mention
!, names H. T. Allen. a ChautauQua
.s.er. and William Fordham Rice. of
ss city. a Democrat. are the prin-
g,,I ones being considered. IL is said.
lf,er 8 conference with the Gov
,--sr this afternoon, Speaker Sweet
I'D that a biz amending the civil
.-yiee law would be introduced in the
.,ssmblv tomorrow night, probably
Z Assemblvmau Thorn. This bill was
,-r.nally drawn 20 legiSlate the pres
~ commission ont of Office. This IS
=. now necessary, and a change will
!, made az the conference tomorrow.
Among the provisions of the bill
m probablv be the making of the
r-rs Of the commissioners cotermi-
IN, with that Of the Governor, and
.,'re the salary of the chairman at
CN0 and that of the other members
q 5000 each.
In spite Of the fact that Frank Moss.
no has been acting as counsel for
=. State Civil Service Commission IN
!, Investigation Of the local body,
u3 Yesterday that. speaking for Com
rissioners Neu and Wolf, he had told
esvsrnor Whitman they would step
s5s In order that the Governor might
,-,oip, men Of his own, II is known
~, this action was not taken until
,t,- the Governor had demanded their
Hggnstions.
ne cor mission completed the taking
Z testimony IN its local investigation
I the Municipal Building yesterday
,a,rpoon. President Neu granted the
vcgest Of Assistant Corporation Coun-
81 Slower for TWO days in which 10
,spare a refutatiou Of the charges
,,ourht against the local commission.
n adjournment was therefore taken
v-tl Friday. at l0:30 a. m, when the
:,vsstication probably will be declared
ran end The rest Of the time until
February I. wnen the designations OF
"a commissioners are 10 take erect,
vT be spent in preparing their report
i,r presentation 10 the Governor, VINO
( known. has no high regard 1or
~ character Of the work done IN the
rysstigstion. ,.
A man in this city who is familiar
v,t every step taken by Governor
Whitman i'm the civil service matter
aid Yesterday that soon after ms
election the Governor sent word 10
he commissioner he desired ther
,s,vnstions. James A. Lavery, the
Republican member Of the board, noti-
led the Governor ne would resign, al
though the actual document was not
sent until December p.
Frank Moss told the Governor thai
Commissioner Neu and Wolf woulu
resign. but they wanted to complete
ilsir investigation Of the local com
mission. and thought they ought 10
lave until April 10 get out. Inc uoN
srnor replied that the quicker he gOt
he designations the better he would
Ike h he heard nothing more from
hen until after he had become GOV
,ror. The selection Of February l IS
tshsyed 10 be q concession Dy 'ne
Governor
The commissioners have behaved IN
A. upright. sensible way in the face
q criticism bv those who wished 10
s,ose of the INQUIRY" said Mr.. MOSS
Is, night "The public has not uh-
tsrtoOd the service they desired W
nrder. They are now completing d
report that includes about 6,OOO pages