New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
PARSONS FONT CONTEST:
Thinks Selection Of alderman DC
Gail Eas Legal.
HITS DESERVING MEMBERS HARD.

HITS DESERVING MEMBERS HARD.
Alderman Herbert Parsons. chairman of the
finance committee of the Board of Aldermen
until displaced two weeks ago by the eiectioh
of John r. Mccall a Tammany alderman, an
nouneed last night that he would not protest
the election Of Mr. Mccall Mr.. Parsons says
it is undesirable that there should be any ques-
ton as To the legality of the membership %
the Sinking Fund Commission. OF Whlch Ihe
chairman of the finance committee OF the a'dei-
men is a member. Mr.. Parsons pays ms re-
spects 10 his colleagues, Messrs. Florence anu
Bill. fusion members of the finance committee
whose votes, thrown TO the side OF IanhlaiS'
were the means Of unseating him His state
ment follows in part;
If is true that I shall not protest Mccall 5 seat
in the sinking Fund Commission have cartII t
examined the law and have come 10 the ,ist
legislative bodv can remove and elect at pleasure
its presiding officer, and that comm INN Iaston
that arose i'm this case whether meIfoefsIIp
11v different While some argument can be made
on that side. do not think that such al sNN'
s;Itinr Fund commission will do any harm;
i II he Fsg1Tnany The present Sinking Fund
~ Vhaf IN dos Tdmmany would lose, and not
gain bv enieavorfng 20 thwart any OF It's acts
At the same time Iammany VII 70 Pb5cI g.
from criticising anything in favor OF winch Us
So ga Board OF Aldermen SpsS. ttLlIN
II fortunate the administration that IsIillia4y
has thus become responsible for the nnancial meas
IIres The time had come Wneh Win s1LiiII.sS
in control We could act IN oehalI OF IIlt
needs as promptly as had been acting aithousii
We we're still held responsible Now 1ahlIduE -
openly responsible t,,-,- +I,e
-sT1rnrise'' OF the Tanmany to ind Florence
and Bill fusion Democratic members OF tily lIl'.
Committee. on the TamInany SIDE T OF leLl
months Florence had not signed a report unLSS5
S111Iivau's name had already been signed ulSu
for while TO preserve his self-Tespect out a N
didn't seem to care about il | ceased ny i4LG-9
in his behalf Bill stood Loyalty by US uItl Ine
latter part of March. Since then II hau
evident TO me that he in TaInInanF Tolls
Bill has always been highly regarded by tle Lus-T-
members and I think that they VIII all peIsoilaS
regret his falling away. He seems 10 explain ~ Oh
the ground OF the Mayors attitude on the Ll41oi
question Bill the brewery business Ms
puts him in the position OF being governs II -
1ubic acts BY his private business interests. 60
nor SIppOse the people in his district voted Lor hI
on that understanding. That Is nor VIVA i4 49,
put himself in that position if he had thought OF
the matter carefully before
There is reason 10 believe that Tammany men
would have liked nothing better than a night on
the part of Mayor Low. Controller Grout- Cham
berlain Gould and President Fornes OF the
Board of Aldermen in behalf of Mr. Parsons
Il might have afforded them opportunity TO
question the validity of the acts OF the SINKING
Fund Commission and possibly block lnpor-
tant projects which the city officials are pre-
paring TO hurry forward after July l. when the
1908 assessments go into force and the city :
debt limit is largely increased