New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-10
ROOST FOR GAS CHICKENS.
CENSURE FOR M'CARREN.
Senator StaUes off Vote an Kings
County Committee.

COuHIy COHCHttttCCs
The gas chickens came home to roost last !
night in Senator McCarren's political pocket bor
ough. The Shevlin men introduced a resolution /
at the meeting of the Kings County Democratic /
General Committee last night. and only the arbi- /
trary ruling of the chairman, James d. Bell Z
denying a roll call, prevented the committee /
from formally adopting vote Of censure Of
the Kings County Senators who voted against /
reducing the price of gas.
The resolution of condemnation was sprung as
a surprise by the ti-McCarren men, and on
the vote there were more against tablinS /
the resolution than ayes by the McCarrenites-
Colonel Bell, who expects to run on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the Supreme Court bench in
the Second District this fall. declared that the
McCarren motion to lay the resolution on the
table carried.
The resolution was introduced by John B.
Shanahan, counsel to County Registrar Dooley.
1t spoke of "a strong and widespread senti-
Tnent of the gas consumers of the city of New
York for relief from the intolerable extortion
of a private monopoly" and said the bill for
so cent gas met the approval of the press OF
New-York irrespective of party. voicing
public sentiment, and was indorsed by the
Democratic Mayor of New-YOrk. The Kings
County Senators, the resolution said, having
to choose between the interest of a private
their solemn obligations to the people, and ut
terly Indifferent 10 the welfare of their party.
ranged themselves unanimously on the side OF
monopoly and against the people, contributing
to the defeat of this important and meritorious
measure"
by adopting a resolution authorizing the
executive committee to appoint conference
committee of five we have tonight taken the
first step of the Mayoralty campaign" said Mr..
Shanahan, in speaking TO his own resolution,
'and we all hope that it means the election of
a Democratic Mayor. 1t is time honOred GUS
tom in this county committee TO place on record
approval or condemnation of the acts of our
public servants and it is appropriate that it
should go on record every matter of great
public interest. Every man here tonight
knows that no question that has ever come up
is nearer to the people than the question OF re-
ducing the price of gas. Every man knows
that when resolutions similar to this one read
tonight are read at the district meetings they
will be unanimously adopted.
Here was a bill for reducing the price of
gas that met with the approval of the honest
press of this city and State. In the Assembly
there was hardly a dissenting vote. But in the
Senate the members of that body from this
country in defiance of public sentiment and in
direct opposition to the wishes of the Demo-
cratic voters of this county voted unanimously
against this bill. Let man say that these
resolutions are aimed at any one man or any set
of men They are presented in the interest OF
the Democratic organization of this county in
order to show the people that we do not ap-
prove of the action of our representatives in the
State Senate. With eye single TO the inter
ests of the Democratic organization of this
county. offer these resolutions and move their
adoption
Hardly had Shanahar r~ased before senator
McCarren who had listened unmoved 10 the
reading of the arraignment of himself. quickly
rose and said: Mr.. Chairman. move thaI the
resolutions lie on the table"
second the motion" yelled McCarren man
from the back of the hall
..This is the kind of resolution that you can't
Law on the table" said Daniel b. Moynihan'
president of the Democratic Club
Instantly there was clamor for a rollcall.
Senator McCarren nodded to Chairman Bell
and the latter disregardng the clamor' ealieu
for a vote in the ordinary way The noes
seemed to have it, but Mr. Bell declared the Ho-
tion to lay on the table carried
..porcau, RoIIcallr' came from all over the
room. -,,,.o,
That's the way you luH - "
..,,nating stands adjourned said Colonel Bell
banging his gavel' .,,, ,,.,,e,, |
lanes Shevlin occupied a 'front.' seat anu -
-. hoard the angry uproar at Ihe reluS'iI u
Colonel Bell to allow a rollcaI, he said TO those
near him. SO that Senator McCarreh couiu near
h,,,,. "That resolution is just about what the
party platform will have to be this ran II y wT,[Y
- Yin If Bell had dared to give US d rolicaA
~ ,,,s hove seen the resolution adopted NOT /
a,en rogers would have been able to save Nc
-, sro,,, censure If the roll had been caIieu'
What Rogers?" he was asked .,
..wbv. H. H. Rogers, McCarrens s l Irlenu' SOU
NJ cbavIin THAT was fine exhibition that
Rel gave. would like to know now ne s'aluS ,'.r
~, tbot gas issue He is going to be a canuiua'e
- 49, torcb this fall. Before he is nominated
- nav he well for him to state openly just now
he stands on the gas issue and why ne reluSe'
to-rtgbt to allow the members OF this commit
&c ro,lcau on the resolution which they want
ed to adopt" ,, - ,,o,,r
IF this gas issue keeps coming up Il, ~ =.
- ore,anization how are you going 10 meet IT,
saratorq, Mr.. McCarren was asked
oh" said he. laughing, you see wna' nap,
od 70 II tonight. I guess we won't nav
-. -. 4,orticuIar trouble Wen let the RePuOh-
80. avplain why they didn't pass the Dill