New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
BATTLE Of BRONX OPENS
Tammany Wins First Skirmlsh at
Albany, but Enemies Hopeful.
COALITION MAY BEAT TIGER
Feels Sure Bill for New County
Can Be Advanced and Passed
Next Week.
nv Telegraph 20 The Tribune. !

Albany. May 1.-THE first guns were hred
to-day in the battle or The BronX-the
hight which the Borough Of The Bronx Is
making TO cut loose from Tammsny Hai
and grow into a separate county Prehm-
mary skirmishing resulted IN a Victory
for the armies of Tammany, but gave lhu
cations of enough casualties when the nshl
is resumed next week 70 produce woe anu
desolation in Fourteenth Street. Nhe'nei
or not a county of The Bronx results from
this legislative warfare, enough pitterneS'
and hot anger among the Democratic iee
.s,ators is being enEendered TO pay the
Republicans amply for all the ala they
arc giving to The Bronx Democrats.
Even this preliminary skirmish was nara
fought. and the result was In DOUBT lot
some time. The Republican Democrauc
Coalition which is pressing Inc brohN
County bin in the Senate feels certain II
can be advanced and passed next week.
despite Tammany and all the powers %
Boss Murphy One or two men VINO
voted with Tammany to-day did so only on
a ,echnicaIity and will vote for the Dill
when il is before the Senate.
YESTERDAY Senator Wagner served notice
ina, the senate to-day would go INTO inc
committee Of the Whole, where the Bronx
C,onntv hill of Senator Stillwell has been
living for several weeks AT once senator
s,inwell and Senator Bracket. minority
leader. and Senator Roosevelt who swings
a few INSURGENTS into line from time 10
time got together They determined that
for the good OF Tammany's soul TammanV
was 10 be harried by favorable acuon on
,ha, bill. and counted noses until they we're
certain that they had the men necessary
70 advance the measure to third reading.
stiIlwen Protests Vehemently
Word of this got to Senator Wagner. so
that when the Senate went into general
orders. he asked unanimous consent that
only bills he taken up which would arouse
no opposition. he said many members had
eneasements which would take them away
.,rlv. and S. no defeated bills ought TO be
considered Senator Stillwen protested
vshen,en,lv, demanding action on his meas
ure. Senator Bracket backed him up
Thereupon Senator Grady. who had re-
turned from long absence 70 take charge
OF the Tammany end OF the fight. pro-
tested against this lack of Senatorial cour-
issy.
Grady declared the only way out was 70
take an adjournment, and moved for one.
ot order but was overruled by Lieutenant
czovernor Conway. Stiliwell ran around the
. Senate trying 10 hold in line certain Demo
cratic votes bur adjournment was taken,
u 10 Ii.
The Republicans voted sohdly asalns'
Tannany. as lid Stlllwen and Grinen
Democrats. OF The Bronx Bayne. hooSe-
velt and Duhamel. the last named an In
dependence Lacquer.
sssInz the combination was beaten tenn
porariiy. Bracket served notice there
would re a caucus q the Republican sena-
TORS Monday night Grady Immediately told
Wagner 10 call a Democratic caucus.
"U,u that caucus take up any matters
relating 70 the Rochester platform?
Queried Roosevelt
mo but some matters Of interest to De
rnocracy." said Wagner.
Not 70 Democracy. TO Tammany Hail.
jeered Bracket
Il want to serve notice that there VIII ne
no meeting Of the Codes Committee until
next week, or until called BY the chalr-
man" WIS Stillwell's parting shot.
The Codes Committee has in its keeping
several important bills. including some
much desired by influential Tammany men.
This was direct notice that this legislation
would he held up Is retaliatory measure.
Senator Roosevelt said after adjourn
roert that he would not attend the caucus.
On the ground that the Bronx county bill
was not a party measure, and that no
pledge contained in the party platform
was involved in its consideration. He said
others would not attend