New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
JOY IN THE CONSOLIDATION CAMP.
OPPONENTS OF THE GREATER NETWORK BILL
NOW TURN TO MAYOR WuRsTER


NOW TURN TO MAYOR WURsrER.
Those citizens Of Brooklyn who are opposed to
the Greater New-York bill were not SO much DIS
hearirned Yesterday at the news from Albany that
the bill had been passed by a vote OF 81 20 ~
their Consolidation friends thought they would be
The prediction made some time ago By OF the
consolidation party. that. when tho bill was passed
you would the ants running so fast TO get
inside the consolidation lines that you could play
checkers on their coat tails has not 50 far been
verified While the Loyal League people feel that
they have had setback. they have not yet given
up hope BY airy means on the contrary degree
OF cheerfuness prevailed which was admirable.
Their. are yet loophoies defeat the measure. and
II can DO safely said that stone VIII he Ie,, un
turned TO accomplish this end Hope centres upon
Mayor wurster II ne disapproves The Greater
Neg-York BILL II must 20 back 10 the l. sislature
and be passed over again. and tbs. II is asserted.
will be A difficult task.
1t was said yesterday from various sources that
many Of the Assembiymen hal to be whipped inio
line by party leaders In the ever-chauging com
plexion OF political Affairs. combinations may be
made by the time tho bill returns TO the Lesisltture
providing II Is finally dlsapproved that would make
IL utterly impossible to ge, majority In the House
or the Senate Then. the other hand. after
Mayors Wurs,er and Strong pass judgment. Cow
crnor Morton must be heard from and what he
will do Is just much matter OF conjecture as
the future action OF Mayor Wurster.
The question, What will Mayor Wurster do"
was every ones lips yesterday. All sorts OF
stories ahoat tina. he either would would
not sign the Greater New-Yor, BILL but when they
sfted down It was discovered after much
effort that nobody knew anything about II. on
Wednesday night Mr.. Wurster went home In ex-
cellant health. but yesterday morning he awoke
with A severe cold and remained home all day To
all telephone inquiries he returned word. through
an attendant. that he had absolutely nothing to
say II was conceded on all sides that Mayor
Wurster Is IN hard position To state the matter
terseiy in the words OF an ant-consodationist. ''f
the Mayor signs the BILL he will be damned and
will be damned II he doesn't. So on the surface. 1t
is either antasonizng local sentiment jeopardiz-
ing his political ambitions with the State machine
Tho belief. however. among Loyal I.eaguers was
that Mayor wurstcr would refuse to sign the bill
Al the league headquarters the old statement was
reiterated that in view of Mr.. wurster's election
pledges ana also OF mis- attitude since then. he
could not consistently do otherwise than refuse to
that Is II the bul eventually becomes law. either
by Official Signature or act OF legislature in pass,
legal resource. There viii be no lack Of funds
with which to carry on the fight. FOR In that re-
until '" the end has @ The
dalton people say that they can put up sitter
night than they hay aIready II necessary.
New-York was jublant Yesterday and considered
the fight practically over, believing that Mayor
Wurster would Sign the bill. and after that its
success would be assured.
Judge Hartman said: Il do not how Mayor
Wurster possibly sign the bill II he Is CON
sistent with his past attitude. He has given out.
and 1t IL understood that ne does not favor
consolidation. II VIII he breach OF faith II he
puts his signature to that bl"
a. r. Brii,on, Of the Loyal League. said Il con-
slider that made fair showing considering.
We do not consider ourselves defeated There are
yet several resources left u.s. and all Of them Will
be used II necessary"
Secretary Earr OF the Loyal League. said last
night he was told that not long ago Mayor Wur-
s,er remarked Henry Batterman and city
Works Commissioner Wills that he would veto
the bill 1T IL the cn.y consistent thing he can
do" Mr.. Barr added.