The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
EXPECT TIE TUNNEL TO Win.
SUPPORTERS FORESEE 4 CHANGE
BEFORE NEXT TUESDAY.
It's Up to Tammany Hall. Says ". p. King
Alderman Owens Holds Ills Ground
Opposition OF Two Republicans
Embarrassing Rather Than Surprtsing,

Embarrassing Rather Than surprising
William F. King of the Merchants Asso.
citation said yesterday that the Pennsyl.
vania tunnel proposition was practically
up to Leader Murphy Of Tammany Hall.
-Tammany Hail." he said, lis stronger
than the Tammany men who are COM
monty believed To be standing in the way
Of tn" tunnel. As Tammany can make or
defeat the grant it cannot shrk the re-
spon>ibility."
President SWanstrom of the borough OF
Brooklyn said; Il hope and believe that the
grant will 60 through the board next
Tuesday. As it looks now it will have a
very close margin. but powerful inf fences
are at work for New York and for the tun-
mel and think the franchise will squeeze
through"
Alderman Ovens is the sole member OF
Tamm1ny Hall who has supported the
franchise. Tammany men were saying
yesterday that before next Tuesday he
would he brought to see the error of his
ways and would be against the grant. AL
dernan Owens said:
Il am in favor of the eight .hour law. the
prevailing rate Of wages clause and other
notifications of the franchise that have
been suggested. But / understand that
the Pennsylvania has drawn the line and
has granted all that il intends To give
Are we going to leopard this great i'm
provement? am not. have been labor
ing man for fort y-two years | have been
in sympathy always with labor, organized
and unorgani2ed, but | do not see how
"" can do better now and think the con-
tract should b. PASSED a. ii IL.
Alderman Goodman said he was glad
because of the weeks delay brought about
Tuesday. Il think that by next Tuesday
the board will b" disposed TO pass the fran
chise. said he
neS reason for the Tammany oppo-
sitlon To the grant was given yesterday
by member of the organization. who said
that William II. Baldwin. Jr. president
Of the Long Island Railroad, was chairman
OF the Committee of 10.
That more material reasons than senti-
ment Of this sort are influencing the Tam
many lobby is the general opinion around
the City Hall
II il a source Of some embarrassment TO
the Republican leaders. who believe that
the grant should be passed. that the Alder
men picked out to represent their districts
by two conspicuous reform" Republicans
are actively fighting this improvement
Alderman Armitage Mathews represents
Abe Gruber's district. For reasons best
htIbNH 10 IlNlH'U MI. NffultT came out
against the tunnel some time ago and his
Alderman has voted in accord with his
ideas
Capt. F. Norton Goddard was elected an
Alderman in the Low year. He barely
skinned through Al the recent elect ion
the Twentieth Assembly district switched
back TO the Tammany fold bv $500 plu-
ralty and Capt Goddard's Alderman. Whit
taker. came out against the tunnel. Capt.
Goddard declares that Alderman Whit
taker represents only himself
Il have often heard it said and | have
seen the statement in the papers several
times that Capt, Goddard and Mr.. Gruber
are the only Republican leaders in Man
haitian who conduct their organizations
along Tammany lines" said Republican
State leader yesterday. Il thought Of
course that meant that thev had club
houses and tried to initiate the Tammany
system of keeping close TO their people
] now see that IL has still another meaning
THEY'VE got so close to Tammany that
they're part Of the game"