New-York tribune., 1921-02-01
L 'larll11lanyites
Open War on
IractionPlan
Nine Senators, 20 Assem-
blymen at Meeting i'm.
City Hall Are Pledged
Against Miller Proposal

Disapproval Of Governor Mitler.s
proposals to solve the city's traction,
problems was voiced by Democratic
leaders at conferences held yesterday
in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Nine Senators and twenty Assembly
men, all Democrats, who met In the
chamber Of the Board of Aldermen at
noon, pledged themselves to vote
against any measures introduced In
the Legislature to carry the Governors
plans into effect. On roll call each
legislator rose to his feet and mani
tested his intention 30 oppose the pro-
posals on the ground that they were
an attempt to increase fares to eight
cents and to place the regulation Of
gas and electric rates in the hands of
can autocratic commission at Albal ~
No Republicans responded to the roll
call.
Senator James J. Walker, who with
Assemblyman Charles d. Donohue had
called the meeting after Tammany Hall
last week had urged all Democrats to
oppose the Governors proposals, said,
after adjournment:
"1t would be almost q sacrilege to
say chat there was any politics in this
meeting"
Like Conquered Province
Meantime the Kings County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee at it's
headquarters in Brooklyn was de-
manding that greater New York mem
bers Of the Legislature, Democrats and
Republicans alike, should vote zen
bloc" in opposing the Governor. The
committee adopted resolutions assert
ing that the proposals were "a grossly
unwarranted exploitation Of the people
Of the City of New York as IL they
were in q cont nanered province =
Only few spectators sat In the
galleries of the Board Of Aldermen
Chamber when Senator Walkers con-
ference began, although it had been
announced that Republican legislators
and the public had been invited. Sena-
tor Walker said thnt one Senator and
five AssembIymen other than those
present had sent word that they would
oppose the proposals. On motion Of
Assemblyman Frank j. Taylor and
Senator John ]. Boylan, Senator Walker,
Twomey, Senator Boylan, Assembly
man Peter J. Hamill and Assemblyman
Taylor Q committee to arrange for an
other conference in the Chamber next
Monday. The committee was au-
thorized to solicit the attendance Of
Republicans.
Senator Walker said that the ques-
tion of increased fare was not the only
issue involved, bat that the control Of
gas and electric rates would be taken
from the city and given to an upstate
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under the law, no citizen Of New York
City could be member.
The roll call was responded TO by
Senators p. J. McGarry, d. F. Farrell,
J. F. Twomey, j. j. Walker, j. j. Boy
Ian, Bernard Downing. Nathan Strauss
jr, M. D. McCne, S. A. Cotillo; Assem-
blymen A. H. Henderson, Edward j.
Flynn, William Lyman, Thomas j. Nc
Donald, Joseph ". Mckee, E. j. Walsh,
Frank J. Taylor, P. A. McArdle, j. j.
Kelly, N. j. Reilly, Peter j. Ha1nill,
y, j. Mclaughlin, F. r. Galgano, F. L.
Hackenburg, Maurice Bloch, nj. Kier-
nan, NJ. e. Reiburn, B. Schwab, T. F.
Ccsgrove, Thomas F. Burchill.
As he pledged his opposition to the
Governors proposals each respondent
made brief speech.
Meeting in Brooklyn
Two Democratic Senator'S and six
Democratic Assemblymen met with the
Kings County Democratic Committee in
Brooklyn. John Fl. McCooey, Demo
cratic leader, presided. The resolu-
tion was offered by Kenneth Suther-
land, formerly Senator.
Attacking Lindley M. Garrison, re-
ceiver for the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company, the resolution declared
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