The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-15
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Ford Franchise Law MAY Be
Repealed.
slX-CENT VERDICT SET ASIDE.
Governur.Elcc, ode,I Fayors Pla1t's
Cuns.. .uiisry Bill-s.iss Mor.an's
Nu,:iuI, to lie Mos, brilliant
Fu,ct,on OF the Year.
slX-CENT VERDICT SET ASIDE

NEW YORK, Nov. 1..-Probabiy no
measure OF legislation IS OF greater I'M
portance 10 tbs taxpayers Q. the Stats
ltlan the Ford FRANCHISE lar. Accotc-
ing TO reports circulated IN the CITY yes
terday, The fate OF tbs act, devised 90 re-
heye the burdens OF real estate hoderS,
hangs in the balance, and efforts are De-
ing made by corporate interests ether 10
repeal ii altogether Or TO after it beyond
recognition.
Reports were sufficiently specific TO
mention that a meeting had been ar
ranged for tomorrow between ena isadGrS
OF the dominant political party IN Tie
state and IMPORTANT capitalists, al VII CO
the plans to defeat the purposes OF the OIL
would be outlined.
While il was impossible to confirm the
report n detail no conceainlent was mace
by representatives of one Oh the large Guy
corporation that earnest efforts would be
made to seek to have the Jaw aeciared
unconstitutional by the courts.
According to tbs gentleman the lawyers
Interested n the matter on behalf OF the
corporations holding public franchises had
not as vet agreed upon & test case, 10 ne
carried to the Court Of Appeals, but he
had no hesitation in saying that all the
corporations were working In harmony,
and that they would agree between ths NJ
selves, and very likely at an carry GATE
upcn some one case
CONSTABUI1ARY BILL.
Covernor-e.ecs Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.,
is fully committed TO Senator Platts
state Consiaoulary bill, and will use
influence as Governor to assist It's pas
sage. He will not hes tate TO syn II
should 1t reach hin.
Senat tor Plat, instead Of yielding to the
nrotes, against the bill, Is more deter
mined than ever to insist upon It's pas
sage He is more interested the fate
of this measure than in the fortunes o.
any other that has been proposed IN re-
cent years 20
General Francis v. Greene. pres dent OF
the Republican County Committee: mas
heen selected to govern the state pc ice as
comm ssionsr when the departmnt has
been created II General Greene refuses
10 accept, some other resident OF this CITY
vhosf, standing is good with both ma
men and independent Republicans VIII he
chosen.
81 intense Is the INDIGNATION aroused ov
Senator Plntt's plan to take the control
f,tfe poItce out OF the hands OF the local
authorities that the Republican leaders
have heeun to fear they may lose the.i
. hold upon the legislature IN ~
They have discovered that the CIT es al
facted By the proposed bill viii nave IL =
their power, by choosing solid be11ocIai, e
sa1arat ons. as they seem likely to do L
the b'l1 is ianrned throush. TO wrs5t con 'I,
troy az the Legislature from tie keouo.'-
ta1s and insure Democratic mao. -
~ three In the Senate and OF eight II zee
Assembly. even e every other part OF e.s
STATE should go RTouoiican
WOULD MARRY HER SV1LLlSeL ~.
"Any man. believe. ssou'd 20 oeHo s. 81
in marrying Mrs. Robert Graves sa
before. ana I say it now that am reaa5
to marry her, If she cons ents. VIII a .lss
ynin,,tes after she IS divorced Wou.o
Iay down NV life for that won1a
This is what j. Hamilton Jarsras. ~.
who is coresnondent ita-fha So tor az
soluta divorce which Robert
brinetng against his wife, sad SO ' a.,
i, answer TO sie question as t. Wn't %ss
ia become OF Mrs. Graves. E'a also ~
.1ara5 ,t,er he loved her as few "ei'. .
,vsraSse,-e-z Io,-sfl FIa ncvsr'f'afass .'s.
| ,.,nea that t1a Scnuni df.c-f''fa
oba4pes "A -a,net him A., ! 'hnf "
wa,,,, win IL che would fight the SoEc
su,t !. ,.o,,,p ret,-t
| - st,ort and a. ono1 acr,ea 90 80
!. arno tens rn,,s.ctan and homes 70 = a .,
carea,. Nv hsssvts,ca wt1eh IL a ht9n
tone. Meanwht,a he IS living hisi w
Ia,silra and siiisvtnert.
- USED HOT Fla SSH .
E,vsdence In The ss,,st sepi1 " ss.s Eoss
,.eas,1at the Fsvooy1ya JJosr%v !. Glue- ana
Rotsrt a. P.nkerrcc. a dessc % * *