New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
MUCH INDIGNATION SHOWN.
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL LIKELY TO
HAVE SERIOUS RESULTS.

REPUBLICANS SURE TO SAY SOMETHING OF IN
TEREsT AT THE NEXT ELECTIoN-A
VISIT TO ALBANY POSSIBLE.
The passage Of the Consolidation bill at AL
bany yesterday was announced in Brooklyn
soon after the votes had been counted.
Republicans who discussed the passage Of the
bill could not find words too strong TO express
their deep resentment and keen disappointment
over the passage of the bill The machine
leaders were denounced in the strongest terms.
Speaker Fish. Senator Lexow. Edward Lauter-
bach and Thomas c. Plat were held TO be
mainly accountable for the collecting Of barely
enough votes to push the measure through, and
the anger Of Republicans and many Democrats
caused by the attempts Of these men to oblit-
crate Brooklyn could not have been greater II
the existence of the Nation Itself had been
threatened The passage Of the measure was
discussed everywhere. but the verdict Of the
people was practically unanimous In condemn
Ing the bosses who. regardless or the earnest
sntreates Of thousands Of voters in both cities
and In spite Of the hostility of the two Mayors
have bndly and obstinately forced consohoa-
ton upon the cities regardless Of future conse-
ewnces and Indifferent to the welfare or any
peson or thing except a discredted party or
sanisation
Brooklyn Republicans see before them, in the
event OF consolidation, not so much Greater
New-York as a Greater Tammany. 1t Is. there
fore doubly hard for them to find any justi1ca-
ton for the acts Of the machine bosses when
tney foresee. combined with the prospect OF
Tammany's return to power with all its cor
rupton and political jobbery. the certain eX-
junction OF the present effective and powerful
In,
While the Consolidation bill is not yet law,
mcst brooklynites have little encouragement FOR
believing that Governor Morton will veto the
VII. Inc Governors receatly displayed willing
ness to be led by Mr. Platt leaves little oppor-
'un'ty Tor Brookynites to look for relief from
Veto There one or two little gifts that
toe Governor would like to receive from certain
ps'sons In Kings County. One Of these Is
ouncn OF ten votes at st. Louis. The Governor
Anows that his hold upon these ten votes Is
s Suns 100 strong In any case A prominent Re
vs'ncan sail yesterday afternoon that he be-
"s'eo That the Governor had abandoned all hope
getting these votes and that he would not
'e'o the bill in order to tighten his grip on the
o. Louis delegates. because he knows we'll that
Ae could not get lasting hold upon them ut
:" rate. The theory has. on the other hand.
ven advanced that 1t has from the beginning
wa part OF Patts scheme to make much com
no'ion In getting the bill through the Senate
."o Assembly. and then to order the Governor
" veto the bill. Thus would the machine fulfil
:" promises to it's consolidation friends and
Yep its bargain with Tammany, In outward
.s'm at least. while Governor Morton would
S.e as the savior and deverer Of Brooklyn,
-aa make bid for Kings County's affections
""'cn Mr. Plat had deliberately alierated, thus
s'ening the Kings County antagonism to the
..e machine by saving Brooklyn from over
"s'ning defeat by Plat and his gang.
DIcKERERs WILL NOT GET VOTES.
~ Is not In the least probable that this
"s"e would be thoroughly successful, how
ANY person convicted Of dckering with
- RAFT In the Greater New-York Job need
D. " look to Brooklyn for support as long as
/. .lynites retain their powers of memory 1t
That Governor Morton would merely
~ ~ himself ridiculous by vetoing the bill In
expectation OF gaining thereby Kings
:. support at st. Louis
IN considered certain that Governor Morton
~ ~ asn the bill this week. On Saturday he
Brooklyn - the guest Of the Union