The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
HOPE TO WIN BUFFALO
CHARTER IN ALBANY
Referendum Advocates E,pec,
to Force Repassagc Against
Fuhrmann's Stand.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPLIT
Meetings to BE Held in LAX.
City If Mayor Writes Dis.
approving Message.

BUFFALO, March 15.--Say!ue. ,u., ,.,
certain Mayor Fuhrmann will disan,,o.,
the bill referring TO the people OK RAM,
at the next general election the protos',
commission charter for the city. fla. ADO.
Gates OF the referendum bill are rreps-..
a demonstration In force at ALBANY vl,'
the message of Mayor Fuliruatn ,l.r
have reached the Legislature and IN.
measure is in hand for legislative ac,i,,
again.
The charter referendum advocates Ga,
they expect to make such "A case at Alb.r,
that repassage will be quite c.-,,,,
They expect no difficulty In the Assemble
The Senate passed the bill In subs,antisll,
its present form three times. and until IA,
year the Assembly blocked II.
Plans are also making for nubl,
meetings In Buffalo II the Mayor wits.
a disappearing message. The adyoc.t..
of the bill have already decided O. ord
one hundred citizens to Albany to urr.
, rcpassage.
Tho city Is stirred In every ,lec,o,
district over the bitter fight that has b,.n
waged before Mayor tuhrmann durn,
two days Of acrimonious discussion. m,
charter referendum men have been dubb.I
| ''dreamers" and Impractical retormer,"
They have retorted by charging scar.
dalous extravaganza and waste in civ
expenditures. inability 70 ax rcsnon.
| sibility for municipal errors and IN. sos,,
ing tax rate, In the main, however, N,
bills friends have argued the paramount.
right Of the voters to pass upon the pD.
posed charter.
Ex-senator George y. Burd will b. or,
OF the leaders OF the delegation 10 z,
to Albany to counterfeit the expected Of.
/ anDPoyAl of tine hill hy ha Ng.sns
| Burd said tonight:
"A disapproval by the Mayor In a case
like this, where the charter proposed
must be approved by the people, usu-p.
the moral right Of the people to govern
How can tho Mayor say the city Dis
tuition, when the bill provides Tor The az.
prevail or disapproval OF the pc-p. a
| "A general election"
Mayor Fuhrmann closed his tear,r.
! in III huInor. HIS admin.strat.ol had
been criticised and his respor .!Si..:y
charged He was Kissed at time.
! He said he had never before been 50
insulted.' The advocates of the bl,! AZ,
tackled him savagely when in the mldi.
of the 1ssRAas he intimated his giving ne
dsapproval.
Senator John +. Malone. Democrat, VIII,
introduced the bill IN the Senate. viii
go to Albany tomorrow. He ha- ,..
given up nope OF the Mayor apNTuE4.
! of the measure. In case of q disa ur0vsl
Senator Malone will campaign for e.
! passage.
/ The strife over the bill has split 90,
Democratic party. in Buffalo asugle
again. Against the measure are counted
Mayor Fuhrmann and the so-called \.
dermanic combination headed by john
i. sullivan. Henry +. BurEard. cNalra...
OF the Democratic county corumI'ts,
who wrested control from William 4
Fitzpatrick last fall, favors the bill.
! William j. Conners is for the bill II,
supported Fuhrnann for reelection T. 9.
patrick. who II an enemy OF Mayo 1.i.
mann, has gone South.
The ProGressiNes are campaicniu, 20
| the measure. The Repuhlicau ueD,' -.
OF the Assembly from Erie are piycr 4
to the bill. The Republican orpau5
tlon has taken no formal stand. uu, n.
iiuential members are for the bill