New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-20
1|LDEN SITE DEADLOCK
Memorial Ready, but Trustees
Cannot Agree on Place for 1t.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE URGED
Former Secretary Prefers Mad
ison Square, Although Having
Little Hope of Selection.

Unable 10 agree on "a site FOR the pro-
,.,.ed samuel J. Tilden memorial. George
wilson Smith and T.. Y. T. Randolph. the
,rrstees 81 the Tilden estate. could give
M indication yesterday when the memo
vial would be erected although William
ordway Partridge. the sculptor. has COM
,lsted the statue Of Mr. Tildcn Reports
mat the trustees were dcadlOckcd over
,be selection Of q site We're confirmed by
Nr smith who said he and his fellow
trustee had not been able To agree on
ore For twelve years OF more the me-
mortal has been under consideration
The prominence OF Mr. Tilden." said
Nr Smith. demands that his memorial
should have q site of a nigh character.
The late Mr. Blgelow. who was one of
The executors and trustees. was willing.
AZ was Mr Randolph. 10 accept the site
on the northern END Of Madison Square
PARK suggested by the Municipal Art
Commission J was not willing 10 accept
that site ID would have been practically
thur monuments. In the summertime il
would have been almost hidden from view
is the shadow of the trees above it,"
The Art Commission turned down three
other plans for ii I'm Madison Square
Park. one on the east side and another
on the west This has led Nj. Smith TO
believe that there is small chance to get
a site in that park. So he now favors one
on Riverside Drive. somewhere between
ssh and l04th streets Mr.. Randolph. ac-
cordine 10 his fellow trustee wants q
more central site.
MI Smith declared his reason in the
first place for desiring site for the me-
mortal IN Madison Square Park was be-
cause OF the association OF that park
With MI Tilden. Mr. Tlden and
walked there practically every day" said
Mr. Smith VINO was Mr. Tilden's private
secretary
He said Park Commissioner Stover had
recently suggested site on St Nicholas
avenue. near l66th street but he had no;
yet seen the site.
1t was suggested at one time, de-
cared Mr. Smith. that the memorial be
placed on the southern side OF Bryant
Park. ! don't think the members of the
lstPubiiNolA Nibb Npu4h nave app
seeing the figure of Mr.. Tllden whenever
they looked out Of their clubhouse win
dows. J told Mayor Gaynor that there
wasn't the statue Of a Democrat in Mad
ison Square. which was all the more rea-
son why the Tilden statue should go
there"
Mr. Smith declared emphatically that
there was no truth in any reports that
the $4,000 available for the memorial
would he turned over 10 the heirs unless
The memorial was soon erected. The
Tilden memorial will be erected, he de-
clared. TO use the money for any other
purpose would be a betrayal OF q trust
Nh Smith explained that he was the
last survivor of the three personal friends
that Mr. Tilden had named as executors
and trustees The others were Andrew
H. Green and John Bigelow. Mr.. Ran
dolph is trustee. and was appointed by
Alr. Green and Mr. Bigelow. Mr. Ran
dolph did not care 10 discuss the me-
mortal yesterday.
The Tiiden will was successfully con-
tested by the heirs In 1891. one Of the
points of contention was The provision
for the memorial. Attempts have been
made ever since that time 10 bring about
It's erection Many sites have been con-
Edered There has been disagreement
ABOUT practically all Of them.