New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-16
SENATORS BOLT CAUCUS
Resent Tammany 0ictatlon on
Bronx County Bill.
DEMOCRATS TO OPPOSE IT
Republicans Vote to Advance
Measure-Senator Grady Leo
the Fight for Murphy

,fhsr,. Nav Il After three hours bit
err discussion the Democratic majority IN
-. c.-..o tonight decided IN caucus 10
ct sgai,s, senator StllweIrs bill erect
tr- no county OF The Bronx Thereoy
Boss" Murphy Of Tammany hai' Whose
orders dictated this action precip!'aeu
rc~ Insurgency Five Senators hol'ed ''e
caucus. while two others STAYED out bu'u
and DuhamcL independence Leaguers' re-
fused 10 enter nc caucus Wnen me prop
.ce.ticr came O. @ vote StillweH ana 1rh
cr ,f Tho Bronx. and Bayue Black and
Roosevelt, walked ont Of the caucus rather
,ls1 sub,ait 90 Aurphys dictauon.
Early 90 the evening the republican
Senators held caucus or The Bronx Dill
rho hin is nov A. the head OF the general
or,iers calendar ia The Senate The Hepub-
u.ans vored unanimously 10 support II IN
committee OF n, whole for Advancement
o. no order ~ fnsl passage. Il will he
taken up tomorrow. and the Republicans
aciins with tho seven insurgent Democrats
,1n advance tho measure.
Whether the Republicans viii carry their
,rrorr further than this one step has not
aeon decided They arc playing an op-
ro-trnist game They eagerly desire 20 Kill
t-o Ui> ull for t'o Organization Of the
,,ate HIGHWAY commission. NEGOTIATIONS
viii Boss Murphy of Tammanv alons
thai lue fell through because the Repuo-
) ans demanded that not only must the
present biu die aut that no new attemp
10 legislate the present commission out az
existence le made tniS year. Now the Re
pI1licans are showing Murphy that If h-
refuses O. 90 business with them he vii
1svo q lot Yf trouble on his hands
TIE Democratic caucus tonight Was de-
.-riceo bv the organization men as
pleasant little family party.
Grady Saws No Sentiment Cor Bill.
The insurgents said there vas consider
bio bitterness. senator Grady did most o.
the lighting for Boss Murphy He took
fhe ground thar here was no real sent
l.ent In The Bronx for the creation Of the
row county and 81 The Bronx were cut
az from Ncv York County it would leave
taet Republican baiii0ick.
To that senator StiIlweu replied that II
here was uo sentiment in The Bronx tor
lis nes-,i~- tlc T.Iawany men shouldn
g.. afraid to pass it. az IL contained
clause demanding that the question be re-
fer-ed % tho PEOPLE COR their approva,
Tolitcauy ~ -ai6. it would not change
existing cord lions in New York County
senator Griffin. also d EronXite. spoke
ro- ne nill Senator Wagner Temporal,
President Of tho Senate ard Senator Nc
ICELAND took tho Tammsny end of The
argument Finally senator Grady novel
formally that IS the Republicans ia cau-
ans raI made support Of this hill "a part.
mandate th- Democrats bind themselves rs
rsrtv men 10 oppose IL on that StiU~eli
md inc Others walked out as the vote was
rs'n- taken
ct IL certain no political power sno
20 amount Of pressure will cause an~ of
~. 20 abandon our attitude IN this ques
tor. said he. "1f the Republicans sup
port my bin fl vii be passed hy re sen
ate dor- know about tho Assembly; il
's p special order there tomorrow
Murphy DIX Deals,
Bronx COUNTY Assemblymen say that by
combination o. Republican and insurgent
democrats they EXPECT 10 pass the bin IN
me lower house. That will put it Up 20
Boss" Murphy 20 90 business direct With
Governor Din, II ne declines to take ut
reu di-ke-s with the Republican Senators
before the bill comes 20 passage there.
some politicians say he probably rather
deal with DIX. as already there are various
dIckers concerning nominations on between
t-sn1 nov.
TIE tventy-one Republicans and the
reven insurgent Democrats could pass the
measure. with two votes 20 spare. Senate.
walters. who has been d.. Is back in the
city. senator Bracket. minority leader
Save he viii have no difficulty in getting
che tlll Republican attendance at any time
r seems 20. be the genera! opinion here
hat Murphy has landed Justice O'Gor-
mans seat on The bench FOR Daniel r
-ohsisn his confidential man, and that
t7e state Prison superintendent. whom DIX
viii name in a day or two. Will be- wholly
.etisfactory 20 Tammany. ON ths- con-
oitior the Governors personal friends and
a-rointees. George g. Van Tuyl, ir. and
James Austin Holden. probably vii lie con
f-med tomorrow by the Senate AZ super
,r,e1de-. 81 Banks and state Historian
ieepecriEely.