New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-03
IT'S DEFECTS POINTED OUI.
o,,o,-1DF,R THRUSTS AND KNoCho'i
BLOWS FOR THE CHARTER
rx-MAYoR HEWITT. CHARLES sTE"N"'
-,oRMAN D. EATON LEWIS 1. nEi'Nf ''-'''
49, ,. ,-,--tt THE MAYOR
~ rlsArrRovr TIVE INsTRrNENI'

,op,,,x n EATON LEWIS L. pEIAfli-i~
,vn OTHERS PLEAD WITH THE MAYOR
To rlsArrRovr TIE INSTRUMENT
-. C,r...ar Nsw-York charter went
Ar before Mayor s.rons in the chamoe. - "a w. 80
- ,f1e--,on orstn Yesterday afefn-"" az" | ca
-. If nron,inant NeW-Y0rkers VINO "1"' ~ 49, y"
N send the .M back TO the L.H'''. ~ n, 10
s,,~o,sf was sh.ut as imposing a. ''
-. -, .,s l,st IN beginning 'h' argument
ua'' ~ '', %. ,t,,or was ready o. listen promptly
a., ,bere was ~ pause until late in the
.ros,v The perso0s Wfo want 10 be
d -, ~ me charor WI have their oppor-
.,nI,v and the hearing will ain az 100 p m
TIE arst and chief speech OF me afternoon was
s5e bv ex-Aiayor Abram Hewitt, who repre-
- me Chamber 81 Commerce in jh- opposition
y me charter Mr. Hewiu's speech created a most
sro-ahle impression upon The mon in the room and
i. vas Interrupted by applause several times and
soa.auGel for NO minutes When be sol through lie
sad IN part
The interests involved N p,eser: are q two kinds
a. none .ery. and SECOND. tne question o. govern
men, n tls municipality. where The InuVllual
nsmtors o- sAe Dnam.,f "t commerce Ia Large
"a. reside. They only request tAat -me he given.
ard time IS VIA, ta.y ask 70 consider IN. BIN which
involves .ne ia.etes oi @tyowV people Time is
mat tnfy ASA. and ,aey e1 NOS want a. be known
u Naisr aa people II Ne~-Ycrk da n5i p1t
you t1at CHAR 20 take -isks. out 90 protect ,Aem
:rom IlsA Noa. II you md 90 "a good measure. lt IS
yog. day 10 -,pI'Ne iAe instrument, and. az the
sane -mc. II lH your judgment You find ihat B, j.
o. 40 so-i io me e1mn'uniy. yoa must refuse 10
approve b, ~ .ar interests 81 tne people II you had
n, been ntfancr ol The Charter Commission COM
The tteen Gays i'wed you 10 = an insult 20 you
Z be asked CD AXE tht res0ons bilty imposed Upon
-, IA 70 ,.,- ,l ~, a. n 80 - I. =.
mn t.s - ~ .,e -. pa va, 49, WY ~ . ~
taai .aes, w "@ no nays .i's" Snan IN p,aIe ;o'
4 ''-.' N''''''i'''S ~" Jam
lie Csameer is NJ, opposed 20 consolidation. bu,
- .--s. +1s Guest. on an Ak th,, s-e,c~ ni
.: s,.- r S0 ,,1r3, 10y 5s .er no lae
r. -e.-ors - tna ra-ks ria tranSt. and n. nor
tar ,S,s.l,- h he, So .o p2p, LIAR
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.a.o.sa aaa h2 ; oraer nus, se oSeyel and ne
l'W se 'le ,, tnr rs ,, %. IL i.Se sc p,9n.e.
Of bow ,aey are 70 Dee governed
ask you sir To protect ,nis people who have
a-.roos a. nat which threatens tbeni now and at
70 lex Site fcr The people Who viii be sffectcd 10
70. lose your honorable cereer Mr. Aayor by sis-
NJ " machine rule and a dctrin,ent 10 a com
q L U. pee, 't ~ anc , Jaw"
tov m g5ss re1 me p6o3 the OF KIND % 2e Soyer9 10
So. is UPON you. You are making history. arc the
s. yo6r action in this nat,eI.
'1'r-es = war; sn''h re'errea 10 MAYOR slTong
:. whom The roo,i. b,1 olace5 n,bo,,nded conf.
dence and respec:. Then he said ~ part
~-r chamber Of CONNER, very respectfully
and ASKED cor eiNty Gays 10 canslari m, So page.
81 his f~srrtrlort W. were answered bv the dis
t.--risncd lryyvar nj the head of fhe Commission
VIC Said. .o6. sixty days mean The defeat Of the
measure" Now we not only ask for sixty days.
~ demand twelve month. "a. d r-nt and Offer ro
ar..i9er for th, demand either rh- hiI is an anti
, , r,i .,l.. r.'sl- ..i.' o~.rscliG,.ior
.r0,ld la h4d duri~c rra present session of the
i.-.l.,.,,~. To,- a.. ~. sir IA tia Thsmher
H. .v.s sonnet t,rr If cole ieai i.'fion and hes
.rg.-s fatrr.l - sirol, rea5es 7poi,Ce Ro1rd You
have hal believe nipple tifne 20 study The work
u trrhrer r-,l-- l-.icor In tn citr a9yernrneut
81 far as I can learn is opposed no rhe nleasur.
and ho.e % near their Views next week on tae
~'' ''" ava -'' '
vo,f. l4.ves ~ tb. Ci... rruh ...1 ,ho, ,h.
,t,c,to~s as, ,e--ad h,. tb -, ,.i,,t mad rl-
D9~noar p ,st,r f5,.-g IN a similar strain.
s0si lre 1 lga 'g N aro he lewis pe
alel , IN s,,1 Eng 'e ,5,,6 49, d ,,,,a, FOR
.ha cf3ee W6i.n tov sill f5,i rbaf WI wrote and
.,-elrai ref9~e the Committee OF seventy"
,,a conn Tee ~ Serentr but never appeared
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Mr. Deiafeli. who reminded The Mayor kat in
Stunning iae d9i,e' OF oii'e ne p.ea7-i himself 10
IS. r1vernTe9i en5 rrr4f t1a. -i1a 6e given
.or she Consideration Of the new charter.
y9-ep4l -fe'g9e me- ll, t,e Woo ma iieI ne
o. New-York win nor accept. the charter as an
strumenf OF government
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enc said IA. f-a medical .-ofAe.,gr u.a- min
TO- -,,.-r-,.t,,, 81 b. . ""S -'-'
c.iI,ns, 3r-.s t,e Nfa,or % u.i,,hoi, bts
81 N Ley. waiIe protesting against The char,