The evening world., 1921-03-19
If Miller Measure Passes,
These Legislators Will
Be Blamed,
BETRAYED HOME CITY
But There Is Still Time for
Constituents to. Make Them
Change Their Minds.
BY Joseph S. Jordan.
tstaff Correspondent Of The Evening
Worldly

I
Worldly
ALBANY. March l9.-The tracks
have been creased for the passage OF
the Miller traction bill in the Assem-
bly, on Tuesday next Speaker OF the
House H. Edmund Machold, banker,
Of Ellisburg, Jefferson County. is the
conductor OF the excurslon--Jhe man
who makes the miller boys" watch
their step.
II the measure goes through, and
at the present writing, this seems
a foregone conclusion, Greater New
York can thank fourteen OF her faS
vored sons for the result that will
take away all control over transit, in
cluding her 5000. OOO, 900 in the sub
ways.
The vote necessary to pass the
measure is seventy-six, and the ad-
vancement of the bIli to third reading
and final passage was made by vote
OF ninety.
This means that II the New York
men who betrayed their home city
voted in accordance with the desire
Of their constituents. the bill would
have just the vote required for pass
age: and further than this II the
vote were whitfield down to the re-
quired seventy-six, in the mindss of
practised legislators here, 1t would be
killed.
No man would want 10 take the
responsibility OF casting the decid-
ing vote on measure which has been
subjected to the criticism drawn to
the traction measure. When the
notorious jerks bill was killed in the
last session, they had seventy-eight
votes lined up in the Assembly for
it's passage. When II was found that
no more could be whipped into line,
several OF the members slipped away
from its support. refusing to stand
for the blame for its passage. and
the measure failed OF passage.
What the jerks bill would have
done to Greater New York through its
traction lines is a joke compared 10
what the Miller traction bin will do.
had been lined up for the jerks meas
ures didn't dare face the soorn and
wrath Of their constituents and re-
fused to be politically slaughtered.
And yet fourteen OF them are now
on record in support of the traction
bill, which has brought such a storm
OF censure from all Greater New
York. The Assemblymen from the
Greater City who have already been
counted in support Of the measure
are:
Edward r. Rayher, lawyer, No.
$50 West s5th Street, New York
City.
From Brooklyn are John A.
Warren, lawyer, No. t73 Jorals-
mon Street; James c. Moore,
lawyer, No. 532 Fifth Street;
James F. BLY,, architect, No. 627
Prospect Place; Leo v. Doherty,
insurance, No. 161 RemSen
Streets James J. Mullen, banker,
No. 1897 East 18th street; Theo-
dore Stitt, lawyer, No. $3.50 ST.
Marks AVenuei Leon G. Moses,
insurance, No. 1858 67th Streets
tursr, No. 2t5 Montague Street;
Walter F. Clayton, builder, No.
224 East 18th Street; Louis j.
Druss. lawyer, No. 6oi Howard
The Queens County men are;
Nicholas M. Petite, lawyer, No. 4
Fleming Place, Jamaica; Ralph
Halpern, commercial traveller,
Mo. t0,434 9Sth Avenue, Richmond
Hill, L. |.
Ernest v. Freriehs, lawyer, No.
7703 Amboy Road, Tottenville,
Most OF these men will be at their
homes over the weekend, which viii
afford a good opportunity for their
10 have q word with
them. They all know the sentiment
OF Greater New York with regard 20
the traction measure, and ought TO
know what the future holds for the
men OF New York City who have
voted or who win vote in its favor.
Not a few OF the up State men who
voted for the measure in the Senate
are beginning to hear from the folks
ut home. Judging from some OF the |
up state papers which have reached
the Capitol at this early date.
The men who helped frame the |
Miller measure and helped to pass II |
through the Senate affect 10 feel no
alarm in the possibility of the Mayor |
Of New York city getting the privi- !
Iege TO use his veto power on the |
measure, setting up the claim that IL |
Is not a city bill But they do see q
lot OF litigation ahead Of them In the |
EFFORT to make the bill stand up as
the law.