New-York tribune., 1901-12-18
DESIGNS ON THE ALDERMEN
THE TANrMANY SCHEME FOR WINNING
OVER A MAJORITY IN The
LEGISLATIVE BOARD.
legislative BOARD.

Immediately upon the organization of the
Board of Aldermen chosen at the recent cleo
tion. the Democratic leaders will undertake TO
win over to their side three of the independent
Democrats who were elected Aldermen on the
Fusion ticket The Republicans now figure
upon a majority of two in the board This
includes all the Aldermen who were elected on
the Fusion ticket and gives to the Democrats
only the men who were elected on the regular
Democratic ticket. The independent Democrats
who were elected on the fusion ticket are
Joseph A. Bill from the Sixty-fourth Alder
man District XIXth Assembly District. and
P H Malone, from the Fifty-frst Alderman
District, With Assembly District. Brooklyn. and
Joseph H. MoIIoy from the Seventy-frst Alder
man District, Richmond. These are the men
whom the Democratic leaders hope TO prevail
upon to desert the fusion cause 1t will be
necessary 10 gain only two Of them to give the
Democrats a majority in the board. Council
man tom" Foley. leader Of the lind Assembly
District and AIderman-elect. told a Tribune re-
porter Yesterday that no effort had been made
thus far to reach these men, He was confident.
however that when the proper time came it
would not De difficult matter to induce them
to vote with the regular Democrats in the
board
We hone of course TO have a Democratic
majority in the Board of Aldermen he said.
and after we have all sworn in and the board
is organized we will make a strong play to
bring that condition about. There are a couple
of independent Democrats in Brooklyn. and 1
have not heard as yet how they will stand IN
the board. A Democratic majority would mean
considerable to us. We would then get all the
patronage that ought to come to as
p H Malone. who elected Alderman
from the With Assembly District. Brooklyn, on
the Citizens Union and Republican tickets, is
a member of the Kings County Democratic
General Committee. Speaking of Malone.
Democratic leader in Brooklyn said:
That man Malone is the best asset We have
His election was thinly plated gold brick on the
Republicans The fusfonists have counted him
as one of their majority in the Board Of Alder
men, but he is an organization Democrat all the
time. and may fool them
Nalone's nomination was brought about
through fight between Councilman Doyle and
Luke D. Stapleton for the Democratic leadership
Of the With Assembly District. Stapleton
quietly secured the nomination of Malone by the
fusion forces The result is that. whereas Doyle
won at the fall primaries. some Of his delegates
have gone over to StapIeton. and the vote for
executive member now stands TO :
If the Democrats. by any hook or crook. should
succeed in their attempts to control the organ
ization Of the Board of Aldermen, it would re-
suit in great embarrassment to President Fornes
of the board, and. in fact. TO Mayor Lows ad-
ministration- Councilman Foley. il was learned
last night, had been steadily at work for the
last week or two in presenting the claims of the
regular organization 20 some of the independent
Democrats in the board. and it is alleged that
these doubtful members received promises Of
the chairmanships of all the more important
committees.
During the last four years the unpatriotic and
selfish attitude Of the Board of Aldermen toward
the city has excited disgust. Under the revised
charter IT is a much more powerful body and
its status as a Iawmaking factor in the city
government is potential II the Democrats
should have majority in the board, they could
fIibuster against important measures and block
MayOr Lows and Controller CirOutS plans for
large volume of constructive legislation Presi-
dent Fornes Of the board would doubt sxer-
else his prerOgative of appointing the various
committees, and this would go long way in
preventing the Democrats from holding up
necessary legislation The Republicans and fu-
sionists are a good deal worried the posi-
hility of Democratic control of the board and
will be uneasy over the situation until there is
a lineup some important question before the
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