The evening world., 1895-05-17
GREATER CITY NOT BEATEN.
The Scheme for Consolidation Ia
Only Deferred Another Year.
The Next Legislature Can Take II
Up and Pass II.

Andrew II. Green. President OF the
Con sol .dation Commission. said to-
day that the def-a, Of the Greater New
York bill at Albany would not cause
him to relax In his efforts for consolida-
ton. lie said be might make state
ment after the meeting OF the commits
sion. which is to be held very soon.
J. Seaver Page a member Of the Con-
solidation Commission. said In tones Of
disgust that the action OF the Senate
was a serious reflection on his political
party.
1T Is = violat ton OF the promises made
at election" ne added The people
voted for consolidation. and the repre-
sentatives OF the people have delib-
erately refused to obey the order We'll.
there will be time OF re .koninS some
day.
THE referendum is absurd and Is only
subterfuge to kill the measure 1t
provides that the people should vote
upon tho proposed charter. Why. that
charter will probably cover over two
undred pages OF manuscript, 1t will
be the compilation Of the greatest law
yers in the land.
Imagine the voters wadng through
such a mass of technical matter and
then trying to cast an intelligent vote.
Such Il vote would mean nothing any
way. because the Legislature would have
to act afterwards.
This Is a serious but not a permanent
check on the consolidation movement"
Secretary Albert Il. Iienschei. of the
Consolidation Commission. said:
"ln a letter published In last Satur-
days World | suggested the acceptance
OF a referendum clause rather than to
lose all Greater New York legislation
was not adopted.
MY faith In the consolida ton cause
and In the intelligence of the people
able charter would be carried by a
large majority In every district repre-
sented in the consolidation.
The Kill was lost by the emergency
Of political complications and by TAG
tical errors In management. The friends
Of consolidation must get together"
Brooklyn eonsolidationis!s are thor,
the Kings County Senator'S, but they
are confident that they will lie able
next fal. to send delegation to the
wishes as expressed at the polls.
Edward Nj. Grout said: THE secret
OF the defeat OF this bill Is the fact that
u was made party measure by the
oar %onths whsn S.y TINS ass
calendar, headed by the Power of Re-
moval bill. tailed by the Consolidation
bill. with the police bills sandwiched in
between The plan was to use the
popularity Of Consolidation to help
through political measures.
But they can't wipe out the enect 81
the vote Of last fall. Consolidation will
be the Issue next fall"
We've been licked" said James Mat
League. Men whose word we trusted
! have gone back on us.
,, ~ think that Mayor sehieren has In
spear favorably Of a third ticket next
fall. shall move to call meeting of
the Executive Committee in "A few days.
When Judge Gnynor Louis Liehmann
ana myself were appointed sub-com-
mittee to form the Consolidation League.
] said II would take. llve years to bring
| consolidation about"
No one" said Mayor Scheren. "can
Justly accuse me of apathy in advocat-
Ing the union of the cities and believe
! ] think the attempt TO join together the
two cities without allowing the people
of Brooklyn chance to express their
| wisGes In respect To the charter would
cngcn Ter a strong feeling of opposition" ."
a Augustus low, President of the
| League of Loyal Citizens of brooklyn,
/ with Edward Barr, Samuel II. Drew, II.
$; u nedict. John $. bronson e. &.
asked Mayor Schieren yesterday to use
his influence to defeat the Greater New
York bill If the referendum clause was
not inserted. and he consented to send
a despatch to COY N"r' ~ "'"'"" - >
the sentiment OF Brooklyn was for the