New-York tribune., 1922-04-24
Fight g City of
w estchester
Plan at Polls
Continued from paas unol

of New York, the method used in tn
administrative, judicial and econom
branches of the different municipal
ties investigated, for the purpose o
recommending an Improvement in tn
| government and welfare of the people
of the county, and to report its inves
tigation, findings and recommendation
with all convenient speed to the Boart
of Supervisors. -
That was the first year Of the Worlt
War and the people Of Westminster
were more deeply concerned in events
on the other side of the Atlantic thar
with the activities of their local poll
ticlans, but nevertheless such bite
opposition was expressed to the pro
posal to alter form of government
that has been in existence since 170(
that the commission remained quies
cent. holding its power latent. Nc
report has ever been made by the
body, and according to the best knowl
edge possessed by some of the super
Ylsors who now are hostile to the
purposes of the commission, its mem
bcrs have not even held forma
meeting.
Five Members Republican
Five members of that commission are
Republicans and, it may be assumed
friendly with Republican County Chair
man Ward. They are:
William j, Wallin, former Mayor OF
. Yonkers
Harry T. Cowell, county treasurer
/ and formerly Mayor of New Rochelle
j. Mayhew Wainwright, Of Rye, As
slstant Secretary OF War.
Henry K. Barrett, of White Plains
secretary of Wards county committee
/ and candidate for Supreme Court
I judge.
Daniel Hayes. Of Pleasantville.
Inc Democratic members arc Mayor
Edwin W. Fiske Of Mount Vernon, a
! real estate operator, and Clifford
| Couch, an attorney, of Peckskill.
( The last Legislature authorized this
/ exceeding twenty-five additional mem
/ berS. In other words, those five con
/ trollng Republican members have been
given the power to expand their or
| ganlzation. and every one may be sure
( mat they are not going to make hap
/ hazard selections Some Of the new
members undoubtedly viii be women.
! most OF them will be Republicans, and
probably all Will be persons svmpa-
thetlc with the ideas and purposes Of
William l.. Ward.
The Legislature has given this com
MISSION power to employ counsel, to
appoint assistants and stenographers
to purchase the ncccsso,v efntionor,,
and equipment. The WegtaIl act
passed by the last lerisloturc nnd
signed by Governor MiIInr which row..
ferred these mowers also d;roctoJ tha4
the Board Of Sune,1isors op VantS
chester "shall nrovido rna,ns for H.
commission 70 boId ;ts T,oot; no1 J Wy
raise and nrc,.idc tha ,,,n,,l,. ''1"
ton or otherwise n nav, alI atsno'ae. o">e'
necessarily incurred dXr;nc, tbo ;r,,lrt; .''.O'
CATION by such commissi6n@ @ ava snoj,
counsel, assistants and stenorya,bars
as may be emploved bv said cn111 tr'';1
sion" That means that tbis cor,r,;a
sion has carte hIancho "4, NohlI'lis-
in, Of moncv All i'',t,a' ,ha VI .ne spend
do is oroarEand n,', ny "PVI TiSo'S ca"
1t is customarv j., Nv. V'a,H' VIM >,,..
for members oT tbc Asso",hI,' ON ,''l o'"re
plarnino ia i,,+,a(,,,na Ln}lF Wno are
certain counties Ia n'ov;do tbo '',t1vIt"s af1aiss
of that count,, ,,;t,, l''o' ~" 'ns oiIciaIs
for thc nnrnoso - oQp'es ol inc olii
indorsomcn, Tbo yEsosta'{S so'tlHS tmc ,l county
cordinplv snbr,it,aa - ti'li tp1 M was ac-
snneryisors is5 '''" ~ '"e "eSochester
oat
ohiy ihree Majority in Supervisors
There arn fortv.oro ,,,o,,,t,. -.
Board Of Supervisors Tho Wae+aii
bill was annrovnd h,, ,bo raou4 "e9't'!'
ity of three-and . rrn,ho, - I,',l
visors who voted fo,. i ,,a oos,,,. w -,
some of tbeir collaagnos ne Vao" I,'; ~
mittcd that at hcarf tbn,. VI nav Il's al,
to fine biT Tbo,, .',. a''cS |tIe opposed
mitted +ba+ nnIitiao, "le S".u 10 nave @a-
oronght ~ boor rolr''."l 80, .i' piesaNle was
to vote fovnroli,, ~ ~ iolce them
those who yoto5 ,"D'3 va e"I pih' among
arc conntoa "snina' ~ ana VINO
cit,. 80 WToa4 I,'nons l"e loeS OIL the
Gin,,o4, 80 ,r pIoJect are; John
'.;Il 'I''l't0SI' ~ VI 'ar'!toWh; Ransom Cay
5alh., b'1I, ~, N'ouLt Gi erHoh' David Lyon, OF
'iH"r' thafles A. turthman, of
% . p'.9 5uTl'' ,t; Hhu JACOB Schaefcr, Thomas
H. 'o3!t; i,..t,. ihohAS J' Walsh, Louis Mil
II-I"i ~ cameron and James
"lIg' OF tohkers.
-,' .\oH' we Legislature always has pos
,,,o''s. ,1o,agu L:e power TO alter or abolish
Ecugp gpap"lcal Doundames within the
a,,a, obnl;sh W ehc State. IT. may not, how
such as cbar;e, ,,,t1 .u,,S ~ utlollaI olhcers,
Ant t6o"a '"' oott; ,uInuS Juuse or coroner.
Tc@isIatnro frnnI O'nr'ns r w preHehV the
next snssion ahofisb n, q n'll az 'tS
Yonkers or of Wb;to 81, by ps ol
same original iu,isdictio,, - 1o,, "S % 1'te
cities. - N''' 0"'e
At the last eleotion tbo ,.o+ g
the state were asked to cyorciso +hojr ~ /
suffrage on ConstitutionaI Annmd,,ont rn
No. 4. It's effect vas confned rs >y.',e,, Nansn,
and Wcstchester count;es ho+b az ~
which are counties 2dioinino 90 <;t,, !