New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
Whitman Allows Him Till
Next Week to Resign
as Highways Head.
s HENNESSY AGAIN
AIDING DISCLOSURES
onnositlon Among Republicans
70 Edmund Duffy, Likely To
Re Made Commissioner.
~ r,I,s-sra 70 ne Tdsune !

Albany. Jan O. Word has been con
..-ss 10 John y. Carlisle. Commission
.-.fthc Department OF Highways, that
.-..ss he tenders his resignation 20
..,sr7or Whitman the first OF next
..,s be vii be ousted from Office
Prominent Republicans have inter
..s.s fc~ Carlisle, but 20 all Of them
~. Governor said that Carlisle must;
The Governor is determined inst
... highways Department shall be the
..,. 90 he swert clean When this IS
he'd other departments will so the
..-e route. There is only one way
.... Carlisle can be forced out. and
. ,s on charges % inefiicienoy or
..r.rrt % duty or misconduct I'm orhcc,
,f.sr a public hearing
The Governor has had John A. Hen
-.ssv. whose activities as road graft
.-rest.ra.or under Governor Sulzer
r.-o In 10 small measure responsible
~ che i~rcachment Of Sulzcr, at work
.,.ove-rc evidence that could be used
~ s.eh q proceeding against Carlisle.
SENATOR Zion r. Brown. president pro
..-~~ore % the Senate, Francs
u Huro. Secretary OF State. and other
p.,YbFcsrs have pleaded with Gov
-vror Whitman 20 permit Carlisle 10
,srsio. tt is said Brown and Hugo
rs-e Law partners in their home town
- Wate-own. the firm being known
- Brown. Hugo & Carlisle. Carlisle
rss appo.rted by Governor Sulzer on
s7-ir -. 1918. snd ne has until April
81 lois. 20 serve. unless he is removed
~ resigns His salary IS $4,000, and
10 patronage Of the office runs into
i-r--e6s 81 thousands OF dollars.
Johr A. Heunessy. II Is SAID. has un-
.,vs-o6 conditions IN the Department
~ VirHvavs tending 20 show that I'M
ssr Carlisle there has been anything
IN. ecorowy However. no one familiar
,,.b the situation intimates that Car
rsia has been other than honest. What
,s sad against him Is that he has not
bos0 able 90 eliminate the corrupt con-
fiuors that have pervaded the depart
-,sr- since Che Democrats ripped out
the old Hughes bipartisan highway
commission and established the present
6srsrtmeut in its stead.
Governor Whitman was amazed Al
-he conditions revealed BY John A.
Hernessy. who has been in the Execu-
live chamber in conference with the
Governor or his counsel, William Hay
ward. frequently.
Il Carlisle does not resign next WeeA
che Governor viii make public de
~s-d upor him. 10 was said tonight,
10 resign Immediately.
The Governor viii probably appoint
Edmund Duffy. of Cortland. q college
c'sssmatc. 20 succeed Carlisle. There
Is objection 90 Duffy by some Repub-
lean Senator's. in whose hands lies the
pover Of confirming the appointment.
Their grievance is that Duffy. until
las, fan. always voted the Democratic
ticket
The Governor in his first message 10
the Legislature recommended wipinG
Oh. the Highways Department and re-
rlscirc r. with the old Hughes blpar-
assn highway commission. tie VIII
shortly have a bill introduced carrying
out this idea, the passage Of which he
win urge I'D special message.
Carlisle was appointed the Democrat
ic member q the original Hughes up
sta-e Public Service Commission 10
succeed Thomas Mott Osborne. who re-
signed He held this Office two years,
Until the term expired. lie held no
Office under Dix. but when Sulzer be
came Governor ne appointed a commits
sion consisting Of Carlisle. Delaney
and lynn % investigate highways. II
was or the reDort Of this commission
that the Hughes bipartisan commits
sion Was abolished and q new depart
ment formed with Carlisle at the mead