The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
Mccall Certain TO Go.
Is Report From Albany
Public Service Commissioner May Resign at Hearing
To-day Before Governor on Thompson Committees
Charges-Hayward May Be New Chairman.


ALBANY, Dec. 2.---Chairman Edward L.
Mccall will be ousted from the Public
Service Commission within Ave minutes
OF the conclusion Of his answer to the
charges of the Thompson legislative COM
mittee. which Gov whitman will hear
in the Executive Chamber tomorrow
afternoon.
Gov whitman's friends insisted to-
night that even II Judge Mccall should
hand the Governor his resignation after
declaring that his removal was sought
for political purposes only Gov. Whit
man would be compelled to md that
Judge Mccall had not disposed OF his
lighting company stock as contemplated
by the Public Service Commissions law
and that the Thompson committee
charges had been proved.
After talking with William A. Orr,
Gov. Whitmans secretary. tonight
Chairman Thompson made 1t plain that
In his opinion Gov. Whitman would sus-
tain the committee charges against
Chairman Mccall and that this would
be followed up by charges against Com
m.ssioners Wood and williams with the
expectation that their removal would be
accomplished early in ~January. No
charges are TO be filed against Com
missioner Cram. as his term expires
February l next.
Col William A, Hayward. the only
Republican member of the New York
city Public Service Commission. had II
long talk with Gov. Whitman this after
noon. He expects to be named a.
chairman Of the commission to succeed
Judge Mccall.
Hearing = short One.
The chairman reached Albany at 40
o'clock this afternoon and is staying
with relatives tonight. Chairman Nc
Call will have his hearing before Gov.
whitman at noon tomorrow and II Is
expected the hearing will be over by
. o'clock.
Senator Thompson arrived at o'clock
tonight The committee counsel Mer-
ton T.. Lewis. will reach Albany early
In the morning. He Is TO present the
committees case. but 1t was thought he
might not get an opportunity to do so
II the suggestion that Chairman Me-
Call Is to resign. after defending hts
out.
what New York needs Is an entirely
new commission" declared Senator
Thompson. 1T needs new men who Will
go at the work in the spirit in which
the law had Its being in Gov Hughess =
mind. We have the facts and the facts
show the situation and that's all there Is
to IL. The question II simply this: Is
the type OF man who should be ON the
Public Service Commission one who will
try to creep within the spirit Of the law
by putting stocks OF corporations he Is
regulating in his wife's name and then
sit down to his breakfast paid for by
these stocks. satisfied that he is within
the law? That is the whole question.
That is the fundamental situation as II
exists tonight
This Is the basis OF our case as II
will be presented to the Governor to-
morrow. That Is the way expect our
counsel 20 present it. and II II Is not pre-
sented that way by counsel viii! present
II so myself. II the Governor does not
think such men should be removed he
ought to repeal the public service com.
missions law. That is my stand.
1T il new men that are needed. and
for this reason l will be almost as much
opposed to having Travis Whitney or
some " the others connected with the
department: appointed Commissioners"
Calls Case Complete.
Senator Thompson was asked II there
would he any new feature In the case AS
II would he presented before the Gov
ernor tomorrow and he declared every