New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
GOLDWATER TOLD LOW.
HE WAS APPROACHED BY "A
HlHANY NAN.
CONFERENCE OF THE FUSION ALDER
AIEN-PARSONS LIKELY TO HEAD
FINANCE COMMITTEE.

he would break away from the fusionsts and
! help the Tammany men organize the board
Il was approached only in a general way
said Mr. Goldwater last night. mo specific sum
| like 5000 offered to But L was ap-
preached and asked to support the Tammany
side Ii is possible that President Fornes refers
| to when he says that member told him that
the Tammany people had offered $1,000 for an
aderman's support"
When Mr.. Fornes seen last night at the
City Hall, following the conference of the fusion
aldermen he said
II will not say who the alderman was that
told If you assume it was Mr.. Goldwater'
then you had better go to him and ask him
If he told me. 1t is perfectly true that repre-
sentative of Tammany Hall tried to bribe a
fusion alderman. The meeting took place in
downtown office building. The Tammany repre-
sentative in approaching the alderman said:
I have 5000 in my pocket; will give you that
for your vote If that is not enough, name your
own price and I'll see what 1 do You are
a fool not to take advantage of this chance.
We've got a majority. anyhow, in the board
and we have 100000 to spend in this way
1T wasn't Lundy, Matthews Malone, who
were not at the caucus Thursday night. One
paper stated that Bell wasn't present That is
a mistake: he there.
MCALL DIDN'T SEE FORNEs.
About a week ago an aIderman-McCall.
thnk-met me in the City Hall and said to me:
Mr. President. I going to be the leader Of
the minority in the Board of Aldermen. 1 want
to talk with you. Will you be in your store all
forenoon Friday? I replied that l would
gladly talk with him. because the minority has
rights which should he considered. l waited in
my store all forenoon yesterday, but Alderman
Mccall did not appear Then 1 thought that
| maybe Mccall had idea that he would be the
Of he ~ Of TojnO Orit
and l recalled the aderman's bribery story.
Il went into the Mayors office and there was
| the alderman who had been approached waiting
to see the Mayor. 1 introduced them. and the
alderman I'm question told the Mayor and myself
the entire story of his being approached. He
told US who the that had approached
him, and whom he said he represented 1 will
not say whether the man he represented is an
alderman not He is a Tammany official.
Then the Mayor decided that it proper to
give out statement"
Alderman John T. Mccall the Tammany lead
er Of the minority IN the old Board of Aldermen,
who VIII probably be the minority leader In tho
new board, called on the Mayor about noon
After talking with him a few minutes he made
the following statement:
Il first want to explain my talk with Mr..
Fornes did meet him in the City Hall and
told him l wanted to have talk with him. 1t
was arranged that l was to meet him at his
Broome-st. store The meeting to be on
Friday forenoon a week ago.
a special meeting Of the Board of Aldermen |
was called for that day. and l had to attend |
that. and didn't go to Mr.. Fornes. That is
all there is TO that part of it.
KNOWS NOTHING OF BRIBERY
Il called on the Mayor and told him I knew
absolutely nothing about any bribery or attempt
to bribe anybody, and so help me God. don't
said to the Mayor: Do l look like a man who |
would go around bribng peopIe?' The Mayor |
was very pleasant. He said NO you don't look |
like man who would talk at random
A week ago 1 told all of my friends that we
didn't have the ghost OF a chance and that the |
fusionists would organize the board"
brooklyn captured nearly all the sergeants- |
alarms in the division of the aldermen's |
patronage at the yesterday afternoon |
There are six places, and nearly the entire |
afternoon from o'clock till q was occupied |
IN discussing a plan for giving out these six |
places. Queens drew the first place worth |
$1,000 year Brooklyn got four assistant ser |
goants-at-arms and New-York ONLY one The |
lucky Brooklyn aldermen were Borough Presi-
dent Swanstrom and Messrs, Walkley Tebbetts |
and Downing. The places are worth 81 1000 a |
year each.
There were four absentees- -Howland and Oat- |
man. Of NewNork and Lundy and Malone Of |
Brooklyn.
Alderman Mathews who was absent from |
the caucus on Thursday night was present yes
terday
"Id rather be dead alderman than live |
one under suspicion of being brbe taker"
said ne. He was feeble from the effects Of |
an operation for appendicitis that he could |
hardly walk up he stairs
Alderman joseph y. Bill. of the Sixty-fourth |
District, Brooillyn, who is a personal friend of |
Conrad Hasentlug, who, with Magistrate Hig-
Glhbothaln, controls the regular Democratic or
Sanizatlon in the NINth Assembly District said |
yesterday thGt he would vote with he fuSloufstS
in he organization of the Board of Aldermen
Beyond that" he said II refuse to pledge
myself shall always he guided by the inter
ests or my constituents and the district | rep
resent was present at the last fusion con
ference ana those who know me understand |
that my word is good. In the campaign | re- |
fused all offers Of assistance that might barnDer
as public official | shall wear no mans |
collar, but far the organization of the
board is concerned the fusionists may count on
me"
MALONE WITH THE FUSIONIsTS
Alderman Patrick II. Malone of the Fiftv
first District, Brooklyn, who is an independent
Democrat, elected on the fusion ticket declared
yesterday that he would also vote with the fu-
sionsts in the organization of the board
Il could not do otherwise than vote with the
among those who know me of playing fair with
every one. / have not been approached directly
or indirectly by any man representing Tam
many Hall who might be seeking my vote i'm the
organization of the board Although i'll, I hope
to he able to set to the organization on Monday |
and will then stand with the fusonists After
that | shall vote all questions according to
the hest interests of my district.
The board will meet for organization tomorrow
noon. and will then adjourn for two weeks 1t
is generally believed that Alderman Herbert |
Parsons viii be the chairman of the Finance |
Committee The leadership hOnors will be di- |
vided equally between Alderman McInnes. the
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