New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-15
ard Deserts
| w estchester
City Project
Nestle Sutherland Declares
4 Leader Fights Scheme
1 Charged to Him and Fore.
| sees Death of Proposal
Eaith in New Commission
EMajority Friendly to Boss.
but Cognizant of a Great
S Protest Against Merger
By Leslie Sutherland

n The City Of Westchester sche,,e !.
krsactlcally dead No reputable citizen
wn1 Westchester County day, Reput-
bsican. Democ-a. or independent. favors
cir William L. Ward, the chairman of
pine Republican County Committee, The
tRnost potential factor in the govern
lfnent of the county and in Republican
fcnolitics in the State of New York. has
come out openly against it. This in
beures the opposition of the Republican
Reorganization of the county TO the
scheme.
81 Several months ago Surrogate George
"A. Slater, former State Senator from
Westchester County, a resident of Port
Chester, the home town of William l..
Ward, came out openly in public
letter in "The New York Sun" and de-
clared that the City of Westchester
within two years would become a gov
ornamental unit of the State of New
York.
Slater Believed Sincere
have known Surrogate Slater for q
great many years, and recognize in him
a man Of integrity and courage | do
lstatement unless it had been inspired.
y have not seen him retract it, although
eMr. Ward has stated that Surrogate
Slater was not authorized to make it..
n believe he was authorized to make
VT; that he believed in the scheme, and
THAT his statement was sent out s a
heller to see how far it would so.
tasIf William l.. Ward, the Republican
.tsader of the county, had found sfer-
mile field for this propaganda, the
Hblans would have matured by this time,
sknd the City of Westchester. Win
sehester or Portchester, whichever title
The boss cared to give it. would have
hbcen we'll on its way to contamination.
A few so-callcd "disgruntled poll
;icians" in Yonkers. saw what was 60
ing on and raised tho cry of alarm.
Fl IF you do not support in Wcstchester
County whatever the boss wants. you
ore "disgruntlcd politician" "a
crook" "Bolshevist.' "Mexican ban
,Iit," or bad character generally. So
crhis handful of "disgruntod polt-
,5ians" called a meeting Of the citizens
spf Yonkers and passed a resolution
.sfgainst the City Of Westchester. Then
syhe fight began. The Republican or
,a3anization laid back and laughed. and
made a joke out Of the opposition.
Let US see what tho people say"
,at Public Cutlery Coinpels Retreat
"A That is what they always DO when
they find they must give way to what
'ffhe people say. And so, ono after an
tFther, town and village and settlement
tin the county stood up and began to
'afjook around. Before long a wave of
slaspicion and resentment against this
tii.heme swept over the County of West
'ayaester from end to end. until the old
--ame politicians saw that the Jig was
fop. II would not do. They were
:sAorced to beat retreat, to go back
81, the people, an finally to come out
stxainst their own scheme.
" Those of us who can recall the old
tIRamapo' campaign in the City of New
york remember we'll what happened
then. We also recall what happened to
srammany Hall when it built the Speed
way along the Harlem River. The in
S1abitants of any large center of popu-
alton as rule can have their way if
ohey wish it. AS a rule they do not
thsve it, because they do not want it,
;, Now for little history of this So
= called City of Westchester,' which
rl''as to have been made up OF part or
apel OF the County OF Westchester
tib that does it mean? Why was it neces-
lsco1e matter with Westchester County as
ma stands? And why should its boun-
'tr;aries be changed TO suit the whim,
es'ancy. ego or ambition Of any one man
IS or his henchmen?
n y, It is a fertile territory, inhabited by
4 hi 600 or 100000 people and doubling
z us population every ten or fifteen
dftears. AS men In the great city on the
haputh prosper and get their heads
iAboye the tide thousands and thou
/ MINDS Of them take their families away
h w the hills OF Westchester, where
fns ,endid facilities are offered for cdu-
ik:n' ion, health, enterta nment open air
# - i'd freedom.
y K Balks Spread Of Tammany
u q Historically and tcrritorially one Of
= Ihe most romantic and beautiful coun-
: ties in the land, it is likewise unioue
I Politically. For, bounded by the CITY
IF New York or the south, it has stood
y por century or more as bulwarh