New-York tribune., 1922-05-10
Aids of Fusion
In Westchester
Named to Board
Majority Of 30 Appointed to
County Government Com
mission Said To Be Politi-
cal Supporters Of Ward
Commuters Voice Protest
Residents of the Pelhams.
in Resolutions. Assail Plan
to Link Towns as a CITY

ne appointment WAS announced Ncs-
tctday by Henry r. Barrett, chairman
q the Westchester County Govern
mont mission. o. sixteen new mem
bers. Leslie Sutherland one OF the
leaders of thc Republican forces ap-
posed to Republican County Chairman
William l.. Ward, after reading the list,
declared that il was made up mainly Of
persons politically loyal to Ward, who
Is generally credited with a desire to
fuse Westchester County cities and
villages into single municipality.
The new members OF the commission
arc: Charles +. Ruston jr, OF Bronx
vilc; " S Iudson. Of lrvington: ".
s. Morse, Of TarrytoHn; Mrs. W. H..
Purdy, Of Mount Vernon: former Su-
prcro Court Ju ticc Isaac y. Mills. OF
Mount Vernon; Francis A. Stratton,
president OF the Wcstchcster Lighting
Company, % Mount Vernon: Alfred A.
Jones. OF Mllwood; Arthur Titus, Of
New Rochelle; Miss Louise Fuller. Of
Ossining; Mrs. Caroline O'Day, OF Rye;
George " Field. Of Scarsdalc; z. tm-
met Digney. OF White Plains; !. 7.
Beaudras and Arthur P Hartman. Of
Workers; Pcrley r. Mason, OF Peeks-
S-illo. snd H. " Whitaker. Of Mama
-oncch
Two Democrats -mong Appointecs
u am not prepared to spcuk about
the women named on mat comm ssion."
said Mr. Sutherland. "but all of the
Republican men named are loyal to
tho Ward interests, and Ward is loyal
to &c city Of Westchcster scheme
Two Democrats named are l. J.
Beaudrias and Emmett Disney Both
are conspicuous in the organization Of
fcI. tl.
cratic leader Of White Plaina. feau-
driss is Walshs chief lieutenant
Under the provisions Of he Westall
bill. which provided for the expansion
Of the Wcstchester County Govcrn-
u ont Commission to NOT moro than
thirty-two members, the original COM
mission OF seven was given authority
- rame the new members. This was
resented b. portion Of the Ncstches-
ter Board Of Supervisors, who declar red
shat they should have been allowed to
se cct the now members. These same
supervisors also resented the fact that
tho cstall bill empowered the County
Government Commission to spend
money COR lawyers. investigators,
CLERKS and equipment without the con-
sont Of the Board Of Supervisors.
whicn must pay the bills contracted b.
the commission.
Barrett Chief Ward AL
Chairman Barrett of the County Coy
crNrocnt Commission is William l..
Wards chief organization ala Re
ccutly Mr Barrett issued statement
IN which nc promised that whom the
commission began TO hold meetings full
publicity would be given their dclib-
eratiCns.
The new members Of the commits
sion, whatever their feelings may be
with regard to the project fostered by
some of Wcstchester's politicians to
create z City Of Westchcster. VIII find
that lively opposition has developed,
some Of this has political flavor but
there IS nothing of politics in the OBJ
Jections to the scheme voiced in such
villages as the PelhAms, where most
of the residents arc commuters, earn
ing their living in we York.
PeIhamitcs Oppose Scheme
\ recent meeting in the High School
there. under the auspices of the Pei
ham Mems Club. was attended by 500
Of these folks BY reclamation they
sdonted the following resolutions:
"Whereas, there has been passed by