The New York herald., 1922-03-13
LOCKWOOD ACCUSES
gibbs OF TRICKERY
OVER HOUSING BILLS.
Meet i'm Albany Hotel Lobby
and Crowd Witnesses Hot
Oral Combat.
UNTERMYER ON HAND
Takes Charge Of Fight for
Passage of Most Impor-
tant Measures.
POWER OF LOBBY FEARED
Committees Counsel Centers
Efforts on Plea for State
Trade Commission.
POWER OF LOBBY FEARED
Special Dispatch to THE New yonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March 1g, (

Albany. March lc. {
Samuel Untermyer arrived this
afternoon and took charge Of the
Lockwood committees fight for it's
constructive measures prepared after
two years of work to remedy the bad
housing situation in New York Many
of the bills are now in danger Of dying
in committee.
Senator Lockwood and Senator
Leonard W. H. Gibbs of Buffalo met
in the lobby of tie Ten Eyck Hotel
this evening and engaged in a wordy
battle while crowd of legislators
gathered around.
Mr.. Gibbs again accused Mr.. Lock-
wood of running away" from meet
ing of the cities committee last FRI
day afternoon. thereby endangering
the bills held in that committee. This
was denied by Mr.. Lockwood who
charged Mr.. Gibbs with playing a
dirty, mean trick"
"I am not counsel for any Of the
insurance companies as you are" Mr..
Gibbs shouted at the end OF the oral
battle.
Mr. Untermyer said he would stay
through tomorrow. He with Lockwood
and Senator Lusk were in conference all
this afternoon and evening and will con-
tinue tomorrow. going over all the bills
still pending. They are tracing over
The bills line by line In an effort to find
anything Objectionable or any defect
which might endanger them at the last
moment IL discovered TOO late to amend
Untermyer Rendy to Fight.
Mr. Untermyer said II would be a
calamity IL the Legislature threw down
the committees program. prepared with
the greatest care. He said he was will
ing to go any length or to do anything
he could to assist In getting the bills
through.
Great concern was expressed by Mr..
Untermyer for the bill creating State
board of trade. patterned after the Fed
cral Trade Board. to have general super
vision OF corporations. II Is aimed at
the building industries. Mr. Untcrmyer
said some of the legislators appeared to
be afraid that the proposal Is socialistic
and too radical for consideration. That
is not true. he said. and the measure is
an essential part of the program.
No one appears to have a very definite
idea tonight whether any of the Lock-
wood bills other than those so far re-
ported Will go through the Legislature
The prevailing opinion Is that they will
not pass unless Mr.. Untermyer can per-
form something like a political miracle
and break down the opposition built by
tI.A -. - a II
10th houses by strong forces.
All the fireworks were supplied to-day
by the Lockwood Gibbs encounter in the
Ten Eyck lobby. Senator Lockwood and
Mr.. Untermyer came down from the
Capitol about o'clock. and Just as they
walked In the hotel they met Senator
Gibbs. The latter Is six feet two. and
built in proportion. He stepped across
the lobby to about two feet In front OF
Mr.. Lockwood.
Engage I'm Verbal Battle.
what are you trying to put over,
Charlie?" demanded Mr.. Gibbs
I'm not trying 10 put over anything"
retortcd Mr.. Lockwood. red with anger.
but you have played a dirty skunk
trick on me-"
"All I've done was to tell the truth
about you" said Mr.. Gibbs.
iOu Sdlu Anat Il ran away from my
own bills" Mr.. Lockwood countered
Mr.. Gibbs repeated his statement and
insisted that the question whether he
had accused Mr.. Lockwood OF running
away or not was OF little consequence
The fact was, he said. Mr.. Lockwood had
left Albany on Friday afternoon when
II was very important that he should
have been at tho Capitol to attend a
meeting OF the committee.
you said In interviews in the news
papers," accused Mr. Lockwood, that
YOU told me there was going to be
meeting. You never told me any such
thing"
y did tell you there was going to
be meeting" snapped Mr.. Gibbs.
You did not" Mr.. Lockwood came
back
There followed an II did and you did
not argument OF several minutes
Finally Mr.. Lockwood questioned Mr.
Gibbs statement that II he had not
gone to New York there would have been
enough members OF the committee pres
ent to report out the bills.
Mr.. Gibbs still insisted that he had
two witnesses who heard him tell Mr.
Lockwood the committee was going to
meet Immediately after the adjournment
last Friday. One newspaper correspond
cnt broke in TO say he had told Mr.
1flDUS tHhl Nis Aso,NNoou ildu iell lot
New York before the Senator from Buff
falo called the meeting. Mr.. Gibbs
could not recall that.
IL came over 10 your desk and told
you" Mr.. Gibbs said. land | hit your
,reslS 80 hard IL almost upset your glass
OF milk"
Mr. Lockwood came back with this /:
"You don't control all the legislation in
tho cities committee
Maybe not. but have something TO
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