The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-14
CHARTERS FATE UNCERTAIN
THAT'S THE REAL PROBLEM
the LEGISLATI RE FACES.
Announced That Murphy Is Win Gaynor
In Civ Ing the Mayor veto Power
Over Franchises. hut Upstate Demo.
crats Are Not Entirely satisfied.

One OF the most important questions
now being discussed by Democratic and
Republican politicians in New York
state is: viii the proposed new charter
for New York city he passed AZ the ar
preaching final session Of the Legislature
at Albany? The Legislature reconvcrcs
next Monday night to oreapportion the Con
gress districts Of the State and to pass
u few appropriation bills. including one
for s25,Wn to hand over 10 the Legislative
committee which is to inNest gate Albany
city and county, but these matters are
looked upon by the politicians rs prac-
tically settled. whereas there is very much
speculation as To- whether the proposed
new charter for New York city is to pass
The legis ativc committee having th"
proposed now charter under consideration
has met every day This week at the Hotel
knickerhocker, but not until yesterday
We're there definite reasons for speaking
of the situation in detail The legislative
committee has determined that the clause
giving Mavor Gaynor the power to veto
all franchise contracts. including those
for -ubways. shall bc presented to the
Legislature for its final consideration.
At the same time that this announce
men, was made yesterday afternoon a
statement that Mayor Gaynor and Charles
+ Murphy were acting in unison on this
particular paragraph in the proposed
new charter was also made and both
statements were made on authority.
The authorized announcement that
Mr. Murphy was determined no. to oD-
pose Mayor Gaynor in this particular
paragraph of the proposed new charter
was variously commented upon 10y up
State Democratic legislators and those
from Kings county. Most of the upstate
Democratic Senat ors and Assemblymen
said they felt relieved to some extent
to he informed fully as to MIR. Murphy's
attitude on this most important feature
in the proposed new charter. Some of
these Democrats went on to say that
they were not prepared to oppose any
feature in the proposed new charter. for
the reason thar they believed that the
Democratic authorities Of New York
city Ought to know what they wanted
ard should not be opposed by upstate
Democrats.
Other upstate Democratic legislator
declared that they would vote against
any proposed charter which gave Mayor
Gaynor power which later on might
The interesting feature. though about
any proposed opposition to the proposed
new charter for the city was that most of
the Kings county Democratic Senators
and Asscmblymen would vote against
that para graph which gave the Mayor
the power TO veto all franchise cont ra cts,
including those for proposed new sub
ways.
Then too it was learned that bunch
of upstate Democratic Senators and
Assemhymen. Senator Franklin n Roose-
| welt especially. did not believe that any
new charter could he got through at the
impending recess session Of the Legis-
lature
In any event all hands Democrats.
Republicans and insurgents. predicted
the stiffest kind of fight over the pro-
posed new charter. with the ma jori,y
| opinion that it would he ultimately de-
! feated. even though Mayor Gaynor. Mr.
( Murphy and Gov. Dix should ac. in con-
cart in favor of its passage. The educa
! tional and other important features OF
| the proposed new charter it was stated
by those in authority last night. will no;
be finished until about the time the legis-
larors take the ira for Albany on Mon
day next.