New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-31
CONDEMNS MIR. PARSONS
WOODRUFF CENSURED.
Called Co5oards ard Betrayers at
Re0ppOrti0nmeRt Meeting.

While the Parsons redistrictng Of New York
County into Assembly districts agreed to by
Little Tim" Sullivan sanctioned by the
Board of Aldermen yesterday, it did not escape
bitter censure. Indeed, Chairman Parsons of the
county co-nmittee and State Chairman Woodruff
were labelled by Alderman Downing who called
himself an organization Republican. towards and
men who had betrayed their trust" He was
Wit iolic IN his denuncaton of what he termed "A
dirty deal with the Tammany Hall
and McCaren"
The Board Of Aldermen held . special meeting
yesterday. required by the reapporuonment bill
adopted the extraordinary session OF the Legis-
lature 10 divide the Senate districts created At that
time into Assembly districts Alderman Goodman
acted S president and Alderman Doull served as
clerk. Alderman Grifenhagen presented the report
Of the Committee on Apportionment together with
E. map outlining the Assembly districts. The
changes in the boundary lines We're in most cases
nominal The LIST, %. I'd An. 9Th. 9TH 25th and one
two districts further uptown we're changed
Slightly. but in no instance to an extent TO affect
the political balance In the least. Only two SEN
ate districts in the greater city were changed by
the reapportionment act, and the changes thus
made necessary few shifts in the Assembly dis
tricts.
Nevertheless when the report was presented
Alderman Mulligan asked that his name be erased
from the report. while Peters. the Independence
Lacquer. raised storm of protest. oheCting TO the
reception of the report. which. he said. the re
suit Of a corrupt deal which would estranBe any
voter OF intelligence and independence in either
party Peters demanded that it be laid over for a
week. Chairman Goodman pounded MS EaNel uhlii
Peters subSded, and the report was received. Dc
bate Immediately shut of. Half dozen men
trying 10 speak. but Grifenhagen moved the
previous question. and the chairman upheld him.
On the rollcall Alderman Downing. OF Kings
County protested against this high handed pro-
ceedng." lie said that while he was an organiza-
tion Republican, he couldn't follow the leaders of
his party in all their doings, and this was one Of
the things ne could not stand for.
L consider the reapportionment bill unconstitu-
tionsl." said he 4 believe that the Republican
leaders towards, and l say that they have be-
frayed their party and are unworthy of our sup
port. why although they in the majority
in the Legislature they submitted 10 the dictaton
of the Democrats. led by Tammany Hall and Nc
Carren. and took the crumbs which the Democrats
left when they could have mapped out several per-
best to support Woodruff and Parsons in the past,
hut through their weakness and cowardice they
have prevented the victors from obtaining the
spoils
Alderman H Clay Peters vociferated his disap-
prevail and Borough President Haffen objected
strongly the plan. Little TIM entered In
genious defence of the districts.
Under the bill for aldernlanic redistrictng OF
the city. which Acting Mayor McGowan signed
yesterday. the boundaries Of the aldermanic dis
tricts will be practically the those Of the
new Assembly districts. From the LIST to the
22d district the boundaries will be the same.
The Sd Assembly District will have two alder
districts, Will the 30th Assembly District
The 52d Assembly District. in The Bronx will have
three aldermanic districts within its boundaries.