New-York tribune., 1913-06-18
rioht Members Swing to Tam
many to Save Waldo and Two,
Including Acting PreSi-
dent, Fail to Vote.
WIGWAM WINS, 45 TO 29
Rattle for Three Hours in
Board of Aldermen Ends with
Victory for System, Graft
ing and Blackmail, "
Esterbrook Declares.

After a three hour fight led by Alder
man Frank L. Dowling. Tammany
leader Of the Board Of Aldermen. the
rsport of the Curran committee re-
ouesting Mayor Gaynor to remove Po-
lice Commissioner Waldo as unfit and
incompetent, and the other fifty-one
recommendations looking toward the
betterment Of the Police Department.
was defeated yesterday afternoon by a
vote Of 40 TO -.
Gag rule was the order Of the day.
snd a discussion Of the merits Of the
report was stiied by the tactics of the
Tammany members Eight fusion
members topped" TO the wigwam on
the ballot, one did not vote and an
other was absent.
Henry H. Curran, chairman Of the
committee whose ten months work of
Investigation was ruined by the work
Of the Tammany members of the Board
Of Aldermen. when the vote was an
nounced, said:
Every one Of the forty-five members
Of this board who voted against the
adoption Of this report will have to
reckon with the citizens of this city.
and there will be much explaining on
their part when the next election ar
rves Their action to-day did not de-
suoy the sworn testimony on which
the ffty-two recommendation in the
report we're based. and their action will
not destroy the knowledge the public
has Of conditions in the Police Depart
ment."
WEAK Sisters" Help Wiswam.
Chairman Curran was plainly disap-
pointed by the Hopping over to the
Tammany crowd of eight fusion MEM
bers Of the board. and mystifed by the
action Of two others. Colonel Ardolph
l. Kline. Of Brooklyn. acting presi-
dent Of the board, who refused TO vote,
ana Of Alderman Martyr, Of Brooklyn,
whe left the meeting before his name
was called.
Weak sisters" was the designation
applied by Curran 10 the fusionists who
Topped over to Tammany.
Three Of the fusion votes Of the
Board Of Estimate went to swell the
Tammany majority They came from
Borough President Miller Of The
Bronx. Borough President Steers of
Brooklyn and from Commissioner Tri-
bus Of the Department Of Public
Works Of Richmond. who acted in the
stead Of Borough President Cromwell.
The FIVE fusion aldermen who cast
their lot with the Tammany members
were Herbst, Of The Bronx; Shipley
and Gelbke. Of Queens, and Mulhbauer
and Grimm. Of Brooklyn.
The vote Of the Manhattan fusionists
we're solid for the adoption Of the re-
port including the vote Of Borough
President McAneny. The latter. how
ever objected to the first recommenda-
ton, which requested the Mayor to re-
move Waldo. He contended that this
was outside the province Of the com
nittee.
Alderman Esterbrook. one Of the
members Of the Curran committee. de-
Cared 10 the members Of the board be-
Tore the voting had fairly started that
every vote cast against the adoption Of
ne report was a vote for the system,
vote for the blackmailers and the
Eatters Of New York. No one made
any answer 10 this
mUrphy's Orders Oheyed.
When the report came up Chairman
Cufran moved that each of the fifty
"o recommendations be voted on sep
sra'ely. This was carried by vote OF
% 10 81, and it looked for the time
continued on fourth mage. sixth column.