New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04
DILLON STILL ACTIVE.
DESPITE THE IsELIN REVELATIONS ruE
BIG EX-MAYOR IS As ACTIVE AS EVER
IN DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.

The report that ex-Mayor Michael ]. Dillon Of
New-ROchee. was to retire from Democrats 1ors
tics In Westchester County. wher> he has been a
prominent figure for years. owing TO the reveIa-
tons brought about by the Investigation os hi.
administration of Columbus O'DonneI IseIiu was
declared yesterday TO have been premature The
eX-Mayor VINO has Just returned f1om Saratoga
says that he has thought OF retiring and of
turning the organization over TO refornners He ia
still county committeeman from New-RocheIls
and this, of course, carries the party leadership
in that city with it.
Inc determination of ex-Mayor Dillon to remain
in politics is reported to be very annoying to men
like Augustus Thomas John G. Agar Henry
Loomis Nelson. the Emrnets and other De,,oc-a+z
OF New-Rochelle who endeavorins 70 reor-
ganize the party there. These men have inst a.
tablished a fine clubhouse opposite the Presby-
terrain Church. with plenty OF push buttons on the
walls and other conventences likely 10 attract Az
Mayor Don's followers. The club peoule axosc.
20 FevolutiontZe things in Sew-RocheIIe Instead
Of permitting the big fellow" as the ex-SIayor
is affectonately known among his followers 4,
hold primaries in his hat and conventions in 5is
back ONCE, as he Is said to have done for years
they are going TO demand open primaries in every
ward and regularly organized convention whers
every Democrat can go and vote
They are going about these reforms cartfoa1sIv
because the ex-Mayor has the biggest following in
town, and election day ne can swing his peouls
to almost any one he chooses whether thew are ON
the Democratic ticket or not Under these cir
CUnstances the reformers believe that it is Just as
well 10 diplomacy and they are preparing 70
open negotiations with Dillon through the medium
of committee The committee will call upon ez-
Mayor Dillon and ask him 10 Join in the reforms
begun by the club. II he refuses 4 determined er-
fort will be made 10 defeat him IN his own ward
On Tuesday Mr.. Dillon attended the meeting Of
the Democratic County Committee at White
Plains and active in the deliberations OF the
party as ne ever was before the Isen Investigation
His friend and counsel. ex-senator Charles P
McCIelland OF Dobbs Ferry. was elected chairman
of the county committee. and call was issued for
the Democratic County Convention 10 be held IN
White Plains on October s.
EX-SayOr Dillon seems TO regard the result OF the
Iselin investigation rather lightly
Il would like meet Mr.. Isslin and his experts
in Joint debate" said he. IF they will meet me
In front of the City Hall in w-RocheIle I wifi
show them and everybody else who attends that
their report is Ouesded and unfair Take, for in
stance. the question OF bonded Indebtedness. They
don't know what they talking about They
haven't given any credit a all for the unpaid
taxes and assessments which stand an asset
against many of these bonds
The Board Of Aldermen OF New Rochelle on Tues
of7v unanimously adopted resolution thanking Mr.
IseIiu for making the investigation