New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
COLER SPURNS M. @. MAN
PROTEST OF NO AVAIL.
minority Displeased at Committees
Dozchng Declines to SerUe.


Bird S. Coler. in the Board of Aldermen yes
terday, openly repudiated Henry Clay PETERS,
the Hearst leader of the board, and told the al
dermen that he would not share in the RESPONSE
bility of appointing him to the craftsmanship OK
the Committee Docks and Ferries.
Mr. Coler was elected President of the Bor-
ough If Brooklyn on the Hearst ticket, and his
spurning of Peters a shock to the Munich
pal Ownership men.
The roll was being called on the adoption OK
the minority report on rules, which included the
naming of all the committees. When Mr.. Coler' s
name was called he asked to be excused from
voting.
'I do not wish to share in the responsibility
in any way whatsoever of naming the commit
tees, If Mr.. Peters is named chairman Of the
Committee on Docks and Ferries" said MI
Coler.
The majority report was adopted. despite the
opposition of Mr.. Coler.
Alderman Peters when several years younger
sent to the Elmira Reformatory for a seri-
GUS offence. He admits that he was sent there
but he says that his record since then has been
clear, and that the mistakes of youth should
not be held against him forever. If he shows a
sincere desire to reform.
When Alderman Meyers, the Republican floor
leader. was asked about the appointment of
I Mr.. Peters to the craftsmanship Of the Com
mittee on Docks and Ferries. he said:
That particularly was given to the Hearst
men. We had nothing to do with the selection
of Mr.. Peters. The Hearst men seem to be
satisfied with him. Personally I do not believe
, in holding boyhood offence against a man If
NE shows the right spirit and is trying to do
right now"
Alderman Meyers moved the adoption of the
majority report of the Committee on Rules. He
stated that the most important change in the
makeup of the committees as provided in the
new rules, was that the first named alderman
shall be its chairman and that no chairman and
no member shall be removed except by q two
thirds vote of the board. This is move against
Tammany interference. He also explained that
in the conference political representatives of
Mr.. Hearst were present and had had an I'M
portant voice.
The more important committees are:
Fax Rm R asa RsGmond fun'ns NULL"
Rairoads-Diemer. Goodman Downing Grtfenhasen
Kline, MuIIgan Torpey. Haggerty and Wafer.
Bridges and shoss d FaTr Esn,
Downing Rertschsrsr Bunting tim, Dnwoode' Lnde
Streets Highways sewersHann, Downing. CIrfen-
hagen, Dnwoode Potter, Noonan. 1everett lowing
water supply, Gas and Observation-Disclosures Hahn
EHery, Mofitt, IAnde Noonan Peters Doun ana
Law" Fr sn6 Ro3cPoft cifoFd and Morris
Mofitt Rowcroft Ahner and Fried
Public Education--Markert. Dotzler. Ellery. Rendt
Schneider Falk and c. Hahn
privileges and Elections Kuntze. Clifford Everett
No0nan Peters Kline, Freeman. Doull and Morris
Reapportionment Assembly Distrets-t5r
Goodman Diemer, VENT. Meyers Gunther' stuTges
Dotzier Mofftt. Bunting, Cronin, Mulligan McCal'
Sullivan and Wafer
Alderman Bowling after the announcement OF
the committees, addressed President MCGOWAN
and declined to serve on any committee to which
he had been appointed.
Alderman Mccall declared that he had not had
an opportunity to examine the report, and de-
manded time in which TO submit a minority re-
mort on the rolcall Alderman Doull arose
"a explain his vote and bitterly attacked the
majority in the Rules Committee.
The resolution of Alderman Mccall was lost
by % votes TO AZ
a vote was then taken on the resolution OF
Alderman Meyers, that the committees and Sec
ton 20 of the rules be adopted, and it was car
red by a vote of 4S to 20.
Another protest against Alderman Charles T.
Hahn, Democrat of the 22d Alderman Dis
+ric+ holding his seat was received by the board
and referred to the Committee on privileges ana
Elections 1t was entered by E. j. Sweeney, the
Municipal Ownership candidate, who was de-
was defeated by II votes in the same district,
entered a protest last week, which also comes
up before the committee.
Alderman James LawloT Of Brooklyn, offered
a resolution that the Commissioner of Bridges
be required to maintain waiting room on the
Brooklyn Bridge 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Bridges and Tunnels
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