New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
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GREATER NEW-YORK BILL
MACHINE DIRECTORS ASSERT THAT II
WILL BE PASSED.
COUNTING ON DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO THRorrI3
REPUBLICAN BROOKLYN - CONGRESSMAN
opELLs INDEPENDENCE oUEs-
rIoNED-rHE OUTLOOK
FOR THE MEAS
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leaders Of Tammany Hall. announces that there
Is no question of the passage by the Assembly
Of the Greater New-York bill on Tuesday OF
this week Since the bill can only be passed
by receiving the votes ip its favor OF the ram
many Hall Assemblymen. the basis OF MI. riatss
confidence stands revealed He must have re-
csived assurances Yesterday from John c. Shee-
han. acting for Richard Croker that the Tam
many Hall vote in the Assembly, like the Tam
MANY Hall vote In the Senate, would De cass
for the bill.
Speaker Fish also says that the Greater New
York bill will be passed on Tuesday, ana no
one will dispute the fact that so far az expert
knowledge goes Of the state Of the Tammany
mind, Mr. Fish rivals Mr.. Patt. The Tammany
Hall Assemblylnen apparently recognize an or.
der from Mr. Fish much more Imperative
than one from their accredited leader John B.
stanchfeld. Mr. Stanchield will willingly give
testimony 10 that effect II Mr.. Fish. THEREFORE,
saws that the Greater NewYcrk bill Will %
passed. he substantially says: Il have ordereo
the Tammany Hall men TO help pass the Greaesr
New-York bill over the vefoes OF Mayor Strons'
Of New-York, and Mayor Wurster, OF BROOK
lyn, and believe they Will obey my Wishes r.
THE ATTITUDE OF TAMMANY.
John T. Stanchfed the Democratic Assem-.
bIyrnan from Chemung County, who nominaliy
is the Democratic Leader. nevertheless Is conn-
dent that the Tammany Hall Assemblymen VIII
vote against the Greater New-Ycrk bill. What
the reason Is for ths assertion ne declines 70
say. Els declaration Is given FOR what II
worth" end at present It seems to be worth
little All the evidence here points to the ram
many Hall Assemblymen voting as did the TAM
many Hall Senators. II they adopt anotner
attitude people here will be greatly surprised
and will be curious 10 know what Democratic
no,t,cian has had the power to twist them around.
The ordinary Tanmary Hall Senator and AS
semblvman sees nothing but prof; In vos,ng
for the Greater New-York; profit In patronage
at once IN the State Bureau OF Excise In New
York profit in the Indignation OF the Repuon-
cans Of BROOKLYN over tic passage OF the bill.
and proit next year in q division OK patronage
with Plat In Greater New-York.
WORKED UP THE GOVERNOR.
In the early part Of the year Mr. Platt no
doubt expected to pass this year both Greater
New-York act and supplemental acts putting
him in the possession OF the Police, Health, Fire
and Public Works departments OF Greater New
York. But Mr.. Morton at that time had not'
under the influence of his desire TO be nomi-
mated for President. surrendered his powers A
Governor quite as fully to the will Of the lead
There was intentional delay. therefore. upon
the part of Senator Lexow. acting for MI Piatt'
in pushing forward the Greater New-York
measure Mr. Morton had net been worked
up" to the point Of promising TO sign the sup
Elemental bills Mr. Lexow therefore started
a sham investigation Of the Greater New-fork
question in New-York end Brooklyn. and thus
consumed two months Of the session OK the
LEGISLATURE In the mean time the Platt ma
chine men" made great clamor in favor or the
nomination of Mr.. Morton for President
Possibly Mr. Morton may now be willing to
sign the supplemental bills desired by Mr.. fiatI
1t is said that they are prepared, and that they
will be introduced as soon as the Greater new
York bill becomes law.
NAY RECONSIDER ADJOURNMENT
IT has been said that the Legislature havina
resolved TO adjourn finally upon April 80. no
supplemental bills can be introduced and passed
before that date. But several times In the MS
tory OF the State final adjournment resolution
has been reconsidered by the Legislature under
the orders Of a political boss and later date
for adjournment selected, and thus opportunity
has been secured for the passage OF some poiiti-
cal measure desired by the boss" The passage
and signing OF Greater New-iork act. there-
fore may be followed by the Introduction, pos
itself. of bills legislating out Of office the pres
ent heads OF The departments Of Police. Fire.
Public Works and Health OF New-forK' Brook
lyn and Long Island City.
The argument is already made by Mr. Platts
followers here that possibly Democrat may Do
Governor Of the State next year. In conse-
ouence Of the passage OF the Raines Liquor Tax
law and that, therefore. the supplemental oiiis
referred to ought to be passed this year. u
will be precaution, 1t is argued, against the
return to power of the Democratic party In
New-York and Brooklyn TO create state Ole
partisan commissions to rule over the chief de"
partments OF those cities.
MIGHT RULE THE BIG CITY FOR YEARS
In the mean time the Greater New-fork Conn
mission could begin its work Of framing char
ter for the great city contemplated by the act
And the Commission need not complete It's WORK
for good many years II 1t should be clear that
the bipartisan State Commissions were doing
their work well.
There is political profit for Mr.. Platt In pass
ing the Greater Ney-YOrk act even II sup
Elemental acts are not passed this year. his
supporters declare A Greater New-York Com
mission formed this year would. OF course. %
filled with Platt Republicans and Democrats
controlled by Tammany Hall. In that case the
Commission Itself could De USED as the ihsl'~'
ment for the recommendation Of supplemental
legislation to the Legislature. The members OF
the Commission would report that owing to the
greatness Of their task they had been unable
to frame a charter for Greater New-York re-
ouest more time and recommend that bi-
PARTISAN commissions be established. with
either Platt Republican or a Croker DEM
ocrat as Governor such legislation could
easily be accomplished, and millennium
of a division OF the spols OF Greater New-fork
between Tammany Hall and the Lauterbach-
Platt organization" in New-York would fois
low. 1t is not surprising. therefore. that EdS
ward Lauterbach says that he would sacrincs
even his dear friend Uhlmann with his great