The New York herald., 1921-03-19
LIVINGSTON CALLS
IN TRANSIT FOES
Kings County Leader Urges
Support as Governor Ex-
presses Confidence.
KOENIG KEEPS HANDS OFF
Miller Considers Personnel OF
Transit Commission Dur
ing Vacation.

Gov. Miller at the St Regis Hotel yes
terday expressed the greatest confidence
that Mayor Hylan. William Randolph
Hearst CT al. would not find 1t possible
to block the carrying out of his pro-
gramme for settling the traction tangie
III New York Before the Governor re-
turns from his brief vacation 1t is be-
lieved he may have the personnel OF the
traction commission pretty well In mind.
Jacob A. Livingston. the Kings county
Republican leader started yesterday TO
bring into line the members OF the Legs
lative delegation from that county VINO
SO far have stood out against the pas
sage of the traction bill. samuel A.
Koenig New York county leader. stiii
refuses to put any pressure upon the
Senators and Assemblymen from Man
haitian He has left each free to vote
as he thinks best While the traction
bill will come up for discussion at the
weekly Legislative conference In New
York county headquarters this after
noon /, is predicted no definite action
will be taken. Mr.. kocnig has sue
ceeded In preventing some OF the more
radical opponents of the bill from ex-
pressing their views in public.
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plans OF the Hylan administration to
take his plan into court on question
Of constitutionality he laughed and re-
piled:
Somebody might obtain an injunc-
ton. but ! do not believe 1t would stand
very long. OF course there Is always a
difference of opinion on these matters"
AS to the contention of the Mayor that
the traction bill ought to come to him
for a hearing and approval or disap-
proval. GOV. Miller begged to dissent.
1T is not city bill. nor will 1t be
one" he said.
AS legislative authorities declare it
clearly an amendment to the public SER
vice act 4 general bill. they say there.
is not the slightest basis for the argu-
ment that the bill should go to Mayor
Hylan.
The Governor said he had not the
slightest idea as to who the three trac-
tion commissioners would be. He has
clear notion Of the type of man he
wants, but does not know where he will
find three such men. Leroy I. Harkness.
who drew the dual subway contracts and
assisted in drafting the srovernor's bill,
called on him at the st. Regis for
few minutes. 1t is understood. however.
he is not a candidate for appointment
on the commission.
While the Governor Intends to rest
at Atlantic City II is understood he
will give serious consideration to the
qualifications of list OF possible APP
pointees which has been submitted to
him. He may be in a position to talk
definitely to some OF them before he re-
turns to Albany.
Five Kings county Assemblymen. who
have stood out against the traction bill
- l,~A~ t.xr
Mr. Livingston. They were James II.
Caulfeld, Jr.. Of the Fifth district. John
r. Crews OF the Sixth. James T. Carroll
OF the Ninth, Francis x. Giacone OF the
Nineteenth and John D. iSempler OF the
Twentieth. He is said to have told them
they would be committing political sui
eide by refusing to support the traction
bill, which was surely going through
and would prove to be all that It's sup
portcrs claimed for It District leaders
have also talked to the Assemblymen In
the interest of the bill.