New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Republicans In,
Kings Indorse
Transit Plal,
Executive Committee of the
Organization Recommends
the Nj iller Program:
County Board to Concur
Seems Sure of Passage
Names of Prospective Mem
bers of Commission Are
Being Freely Discussed

The Republican organization of
Kings County, represented by its ex-
scative committee, yesterday afternoon
at 20 Court Street unanimously in
dorsed Governor MilIer's traction rec
concentrations, and Commissioner Ja-
cob A. Livingston afterward said that
there was no doubt that the County
Committee would follow suit at it's
meeting next Tuesday.
So certain are the Republican lead
ers that the Governors traction reor-
ganization plans are going to carry
that there is gossip already among
ehem about the Governors possible se-
lection for the commission.
Some Names Mentioned
Some of those who are being dis
sussed for the new Rapid Transit Com
mission are Justice Victor j. Dowling,
OF the Appellate Division; ex-Comp-
eral George w. Goethals, one of the
builders of the Panama Canal; Otto T.
Barnard, banker; Alfred E. Marling.
former president Of the Chamber OF
Commerce; Eugene A. Outerbridge.
shipping merchant; Colonel William
Barclay Parsons. chief engineer of the
frst subway. and, If there are no legal
complications on account of his being
nonresident, Herbert Hoover, either
as one of the commissioners or as a
consulting engineer.
Justice Bowling is a Democrat, and
his friends say that he is contemplate
ing retiring from the bench to practice
his profession. He and the Governor
a ~ L. a;,+ y
go some way to disarm purely politi.
cal criticism on the part of the Demo
Gratis and satisfy the cIamor for OBJ
servance of the spirit of home rule.
The resolution in the Kings County
committee was presented by F. J, H,
Kracke, formerly Public Service Com
missioner. and speeches in support of
1t were made by Mr.. Kracke, ex-County
Judge Marcus b. Campbell and Com
missioner of Jurors Jacob Brenner.
Twenty-Five of the twenty-three
members Of the committee were pres
ent, the absentee being ex-senator
ingston appointed the following to
draft an address to the Republicans of
Brooklyn setting forth the need of sup
porting Governor Miller in some kind
of a constructive traction program:
+. }. H. Kracke, Marcus B. Camp
bell, Jacob Brenner, Alfred E. Vass,
chairman Of the county committee, and
Richard H. Laimbeer jr. Commissioner
Livingston is ey-otficio member of the
committee.
Question of Fare
The action of the executive commit
tee may prove embarrassing TO Brook
lyn legislators who have openly op-
posed the Governors recommen dations,
among them being Senators Burlin-
game, Simpson and Harris.
The committee went into conference
with exComptroller William A. Prem
dergast and Leroy I. Hardness, for
rneriy chief counsel TO the Public Serv-
ice Commission. Mr. Kracke said that
nc time would be lost in the prepara-
tion Of the statement to the public.
When Commissioner Livingston was
asked IL the action of the Executive
Committee meant that the Republican
organization of Kings County stood
for an increase of fare he promptly
replied:
ait does not. It means simply that
we express our confidence in the abil-
i1ity of the Governor and the Republ'-
can Legislature to handle the tracyiol
matter in the Interests of all the
people"