The evening world., 1909-01-12
SHORT AND UGLY
WORDS HURLED
BY ALDERMEN
"Mut,' "Cur," "Loafer," "In-
CRATE" Enliven Meeting of
the Board.
CHALLENGE is GIVEN.
Mr.. Bowling Invites Mr.Down-
ing Into City Hall Park
for Exercise.
CHALLENGE IS GIVEN

The spirit Of repartee was alive In the
Alderman!c Chamber OF the City Hall
this afternoon, possessing with violent
effect those eminent statesmen, Alder
man Robert Downing, OF Brooklyn,
Republcan-"Mike Dady's Alderman"
they call hlm-and Alderman Frank L.
Bowling, OF Manhattan, leader Of the
Tammany Hall majority,
The amiable servants OF the people In
open meeting applied to each other
such epithets as mutt" puppy"
cur" "loafer," dog" and migrate"
Neither called the other dachshund
nor went into degrees OF definite canine
descriptions, which might have caused
immediate bloodshed
Downing DANGEROUSLY invited his as
ISOLATE from Brooklyn out into City Hall
Park. promising him some entertain
Alderman Downing prudently forebore
from venturlng away from reach OF his
inkstand. Word OF the debate spread
rapidly through the City Hall. and an
audience that taxed the capacity OF the
chamber assembled.
The discussion arose over a vote on
an appropriation OF SEQ, 900 for street re-
pairs in the Bronx. Downing voted
against II, and expressed his views on
the subject at some length. He has a
penetrating falsetto voice, which he
uses in manner that he may esteem
melodious, but is not,
Sing It," advised Alderman Bowling.
who sits right across the centre aisle.
down in front, from Downing set II
to music. Sing It, What are you try
ing to give us, a tenor solo,"
why, you multi" yelled Downing,
turning upon his colleague. you were
croakln three months ago. You'd
ought to have croaked."
"Croak" In Aldermanese means to die.
The delicate reference CONCERNED Alder
man Dowhng's condition Of health re-
Gently, when h1was given UP by bat
talon OF doctors. but rescued himself
from the grave and put on seventy
pounds OF weight BY the cop!ous use Of
olive oil as beverage.
bowling, obeying gavel tattoo
sounded by President MCGOWAN, re-
Trained from making reply at the
moment. But Mr. MCGOWAN. seeming
trouble soon resigned the chair to
Little Tim Sullivan, who has no OBJ
lection to warfare.
al ~ toil bal rdl,.
been lost to view, when Alderman
Bowling arose and asked the privilege
OF the floor, It was granted him with.
out dissent. Thereupon he delivered
himself after this fashion:
~ desire to state" he said, that the
gentleman from Brooklyn Is con-
ternptibe loafer and an migrate. a
coward. cur and puppy, Any man
who would make such a statement
about another man who has been fiat
on his back. by the will OF God. de-
serves to be taken out on the public
highway and torn Limb from limb by
his fellow citizens. have nothing
but contempt and disgust for him"
Bowling sat down and Downing sat
still. The crowd gained In numbers,
knowing that Downing would have to
do something. After few minutes he
arose TO talk about subject before the
Board and having the floor proceeded
to state something about Bowling.
Both members OF this club" yelled
one OF the spectators as Bowling
squared himself for speech.
''All have to say" plped Downing,
"is that the gentleman who has Just
made those insulting remarks about me
is a puppy himself. He Is contempt.
ible cur. He Is everything he called
me. won't stand for this annoyance
every time get UP to speak"
Come out in the park" howled BOWL
ing, and III smash yer face
SYou wouldn't smash anything" re-
Little Tim" fearing a physical en-.
counter on the floor, called time, Dur.
ing the rest OF the session Downing and
DowlIng cOntented themselves with
angry mutterings and growlings