New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-08
SCORES ONE ON John D
Farmer Defeats His Candidate
for School Trustee.
MRS. D. NJ. MILTON LOSER
Rockefeller People Stay Away
from Village Meeting and
Are Caught Mapping.

Irving L. Eryant n farmer at Po-
cantico Hills. put one over on his
neighbor. John y. Rockefeller. last
night. when he beat Mrs David NJ. Mil
ton. Mr.. Rockefeller's candidate for
school trustee. by one vote. No one
suspected that there would be any OPP
position and consequently the Rocke
Teller lieutenants were caught asleep.
Brvant was asked yesterday If there
would be any opposition at the meet
ing. and he said: NO. What's the use?
Mr.. Rockefeller generally packs the
meetings with Italians. and wins every
thing in sight
What BRYANT said travelled around the
hamlet. and John D.'s men swallowed
the story. and last night when the meet
ing was called to order only handful
Of persons were on hand. Bryants
friends were there. and when Mrs. Mil
toms name was proposed. up jumped
one of them and placed him in opposi-
tion.
Mrs Milton is a wealthy woman. and
has been A member Of the board for sew
eral years. The farmers up at the HIS
say that she introduced lot of frills
and that the taxes jumped from 5000
10 $4,000. and while Rockefeller could
stand the strain they couldn't, and. by
gosh" they were going to show John d.
a few tricks.
A hurry call was sent out for Rocke-
Teller recruits. but IT was too late. The
meeting was scheduled to close at 3
O'Clock. and. before the Italians could be
mustered out. fhe polls had closed. and
Bryant was declared the victor.
Bryant, who is comfortably fixed lives
on a farm adjoining ROckefeller's estate.
and didn't even take the trouble 10 go TO
the meeting. and when reporter called
up his home his wife answered the tele-
phone and said he had gone to bed.
we are glad to hear the news" she
said. but It was so stormy tonight Mr..
Bryant decided to stay home and let his
friends do the work"
Mrs. Milton was also absent. She Is
a member of the Civic League and a
great friend OF Mrs. John d. Rockefeller,
ir.. who was one of her strongest back
ers.
The people up Pocantico way arc
eor, ubila RoCkpfell.r
generally carries everything his own
way there was many a chuckle when 1t
became known tonight that Bryant had
won. John ID. swallowed hook, bait
and sinker." said one OF Bryant's friends
I'm speaking Of the way Bryant's story
was gulped down by the Rockefeller
lieutenants who reported back TO Mr..
Rockefeller.
There is no doubt but what Mr.. Rookie
feller would have made strong fight
for Mrs. Milton. Two years ago John
d, Rockefeller. jr., and his wife attended
the meeting to help her, and they would
have left no stone unturned If Bryants
story had not fooled everybody save his
friends. AS no opposition was expected.
the fight was allowed to go by default
Oscar Bodelson and Edward Perry the
two other Rockefeller candidates, won
without a fight.
In Tarrytown the Woman's civic
League also suffered defeat, when Sur
rogate Frank V. Millard beat their can
didate, George Z. " Osborn. 574 to "a.
1--WE were beaten. but not disappoint-
ed" said Miss Sarah Williams Walker
president Of the league, after the meet
ing. but what do you expect handful
of women to do against powerful poiiti-
cal machine. Right will win In the end,
and we intend to keep up the hght TO
GOT po,jtics out Of the school board until
we do win"