New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-27
a BROOKLYN BRIDGE BILL.
HOW BOSS MCLAUGHLIN MAY REGAIN
CONTROL FROM TAMMANY
PROVISION FOR NEW BOARD. TWO OF THE
THREE APPOINTED MEMBERS TO COME
FROM BROOK LYN-PowER OF TIE
BOSS" At ALBANY.
iBY 1L:rGRArm 10 TIE TRIBUNE

iBY TL:LGKArH 10 TIE TEIBUSE-
Albany. Jan. 2G.-It l. almost impossible for pom
tclanS 10 determine h. their own satisfaction winch
has caused Hugh Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn " Boss
more hours Of passion and anger, the failure oil the
Democratic state Convention last september to nom
nate \. e. Chaplin his political protcgc. for Governor
or the loss of the patronage OF the Brooklyn BTNgc,
which stolen from lnm through snap meeting
OF the Bridge trustees, at which Tammany Hal! OBJ
tanned control Of it. The election for Governor has
been held. and therefore the Brooklyn Boss cannot
see his man nominated for Governor for al least three
years To come: but ii is possible for him 10 get back
the Bridge patronage, the loss Of which he has
m0red Since the day when the tiger wrest"d II from
him. lie now is trying to do this through the Legs
lalurc, and the prospect is that he will succeed
senator McCaTcn Introduced tonight bill which,
If he can get II through will again put the offices and
the salary list Of the Bridge in McIaughlns hands
IL Is an extremely simple measure and any one
can understand its purport without giving
if more than moments study. Tho bill
simply abolshcs the present Board OF Trustees. and
puts in their places the Mayors and Controllers Of
New-iork AID Brooklyn and three other trustees, who
are 10 manage the bridge. There would not be much
In the bill far for the Boss" but he has dropped
provision into it that Of these three trustees shall
come from Brooklyn and only one from New York.
Two men always outvOtc The prospects Of
getting this bill through upon the statute books de-
support Of the Brooklyn members in the senate aud the
Assembly well in the state and National conven-
lions
In the Legislature il is within the power OF the
Brooklyn delegation 10 block every Of the schemes
of HILL Edward Murphy. jr, and Richard Croker. In
the first place there is a Hill named for Railroad
Commissioner in the person Of samuel A. BcarJ,l"y, %,
Utica The Hroohlyn men might prevent his confirna-
ton. Then there is Richard Cookers brOthcrn-la law.
Dr. jenkins, Of New York, who has been named for
Health Officer lie might be prevented from securing
for Iammauy Hall th, prize II Hugh Mclaughlin
was 10 say the word. Besides these nomina-
lions, there to come. in which the
votes OF the two Democratic senators from BrOOkyn
will play an important part Then there is the lcc'
lation that both Hill and Murphy want I'm order to
help them out IN the state and Croker wants 10 III
the pockets Of the Tammany Hall contractors in
New York None Of these political bills can bc put
through II the brooklyn Democrats combine with the
republicans To- oppose them. What T. more, the
Brooklyn " Boss ha, II within his power to prevent
the rcapporonmcnt Of the stat" and the Assembly
district, at the extra session which The de iur"
Governor may call. IL therefore seems extremely
probable that again the Bridge viii be Ofccrcd
10y Mclaughlin men instead Of by Tammany men, a
at present.
epmby.