New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-04
That Was When They Support
ed His Moving Picture Ordi-
nance-"Cheap Theatre" p
Owners Now Ranked as
Models Of Probity.
WALDO PREPARING DEFENCE
His staff Collecting Evidence to
Prove Friendliness for Cur
ran Committee-Hot Fight
Expected in Board on
Adoption of Report.

Adoption OF Report.
Mayor Gaynor came forward ycster-
day with the most emphatic statement
in defence Of Police Commissioner
Waldo that he has ever issued. He at
tackled sayagely the Curran COMMITTEES
members who voted for the adoption Of
that section OF the report recommend
ing Waldo's dismissal. calling them
four pitiful little aldermen" and de-
clared that mentally and morally
Waldo could carry whole cartload Of
them in his breeches pocket without
knowing that they were there"
BY inference he inscribed the names
Of Aldermen Frank Dowling. Francis 2.
Kenny and James Smith on a roll OF
honorable men in the board" because
they would not stand for such
thing" as the recommendation to re-
move Waldo.
The four aldermen upon whom fell
this verbal chastisement were Folks,
Curran. Hamilton and Esterbrook, and
AaAf b'NAAAdA H4Afhsf u AAAf lAAakAEA N&o
that it was less than two weeks ago
that the Mayor was equally emphatic
in declaring them among the honor
able men in the board and I'm de-
nouncing Bowling and his colleagues,
whom he now holds Up TO praise.
Were Not Always Memorable Men"
Dowling, as Tammany floor leader.
was the man whom the Mayor held re
sponsible for lacking on the killing
amendment 10 the Folks moving pict-
ure ordinance. and in a talk with the
Tammany alderman the day after that
amended ordinance went through the
Mayor said:
That was a bad days work. Dowl-
ing
Bowling explained his attitude to the
Mayor. and after some quiet talk ths
Mayor spoke again, saying:
Il am talking plainly and I intend
10 talk plainly
Emphasizing the paradox still more
strongly, the Mayor sent yesterday a
veto message on the moving picture
ordinance 10 the Doard at the same
time that he made his Waldo defence
statement public.
The veto message insinuated broadly
that the men who had killed the Folks
ordinance by the Tammany amend
ment were interested in cheap thea
tres" and that they were far from he
ing honorable men," while the Waldo
statement characterized the sam9
group OF aldermen. who had opposed
the condemnation OF the Police Com
missioner, as honorable men" ami
denounced Folks, Curran. Hamilton
and Esterbrook as "pitiable little po-
Htical fellows" These four were. with
others, highly commended By tho
Mayor for their stand on the MOVING
picture ordinance.
Close Fight the Prospect.
While neither group appears to DO
paying much attention 70 what view
the Mayor may or may not take OF
their actions. it appeared yesterday
that the fight on the Waldo matter will
be one Of the closest fights the present
board has seen.
With the retirement Of President
Mitchell the fusionists will have II
votes, as against 81 that Tammany
oodar nourIipg ran ftouall,, g.psroI
This slender margin is sure 10 be en-
dangered by the Waldo fight, and il j.
probable that only a nucleus OF each
group will stand in line, while many
aldermen from each side Will go over
10 the other on this question.
AS 10 the fight in committee before
the board receives the report, the
fusionists will undoubtedly carry that
by either five or six votes 10 three.
Downing and Shipley, who declined To
vote on the Waldo dismissal recon-
mendation on Monday. will probably
vote for. il when the entire. report is
considered. which will be next Monday.
Downing said as much yesterday. and
while Shipley did not do any talking
for himself. Downing said that he
understood that Shipley would not OBJ
ject 10 the Waldo dismissal provision
when the final committee vote was
called for.
Waldo Silently Prepares Defence.
Waldo. the storm centre Of the fight.
had nothing TO add yesterday 10 the
statement he made on Monday. Waldo's
staff at Police Headquarters. however.
is working overtime collecting every
scrap of evidence bearing on the de-
partments relations with the Curran
committee. that it may De checked up
in its entirety before the Commissioner
makes any final answer TO the alder
manic charges.
Men close TO Waldo said that he was
more worried over this aldermanic at
tack than he was during any stage OF
the proceedings when District Al.