The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-29
WHITMAN THREAT
ON MOHANSIC BILLS
Special Session to Be Called IL
Measures Fail, Say N. Y.
City Legislators.
WAGNER TO FIGHT TODAY

ALBANr, March 2s.-Reports Of seriou
differences Of opinion tonight between
influential Republican leaders and cam
paign contributors" on M side and
Gov. whitman and New York legislators
interested in removing the Mohansic
State Hospital and Yorktown Heights
Boys Training School from the Croton
watersheds indicated a debate In the
Senate Tomorrow which 10 expected to
wax warm and not be without %personali-
ties.
New York city members OF 10Th houses
were declaring tonight that Gov. Whit.
man would call an extra session OF the
Legislature II the bills aimed at the re-
inoval OF the two institutions were de-
feated at the present session. senator
Wagner. the Democratic leader, will
make another enor tomorrow to dis
charge the Senate Finance Committee
from further consideration OF his WI
bills carrying out this plan.
Senator WaSner's frst effort In this
direction was defeated by a vote of "a
to 20, with several absentees. Senator
Wagner believes he will have sufficient
votes to get the bills away from the
Finance Committee tomorrow and pass
them.
slater Feels confident.
Senator Slater insists that he has
been assured Of continued support In
opposition. despite the fact that the Gov
ernor's attitude In support of the bills
Is well known.
Reports tina big financial contribu.
tors to the Westchester county Re-
publican organisation were back Of the
tompaign to kill the Wagner bills were
given impetus tonight. Frederick b.
de Berard OF the Merchants AAsocla-
tion, who was busy all day working up
support for the Wagner bills. made pub
lie a letter sent to Seabury c. MAstick,
a member Of the board Of managers Of
Mohansic. to whom De Berard refers
as "a principal contributor to the CAM
paiGn expenses In the county Of West
chester"
De Berard wrote hat upon the sug-
gestion OF Mastick a possible COM
promise could be reached whereby Mo-
hansic would be removed from the Gro
ton watershed. He consulted Senator
Slater at the latter's request to-day. Mr..
DE Berard says II was on Mastick's sug-
gestion that he discussed the Mohansic
situation with Senator Slater. but made
1t plain to him that the Merchants Asso-
citation would not listen to any propo-
NV WHIT uIu UOt IltIuue III TtInONhI
OF the Boys Training Schoo as we'll as the
Mohansic Hospital"
Arguments Called Lies.
Mr.. DE Berard asserts that Senator
Slater became excited and began a de-
nunciation Of the Merchants Association
and it's motives and ended by declaring
that the statements mad by the Mer-
chants Association in this matter were
wilful lies" De Berard insists he then
declined to continue IA conversation with
any gentleman who resorted to insulting
language and Immediately withdrew"
Il think II is due to you as a manager
OF Mohansic state Hospital concluded
DE Berard's letter, Intent upon conttnu-
Ing without interruption the extremely
vAluab humanitarian work Of that In
stitution. and also AZ a principal c.
tribu,or to the campaign expense in
Westchester. that you should be in
formed OF the fact that your ostensiblo
advocate in the Legislature does not
care two cents what happens 10 your
institution