New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
patriots
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=, 49, of acuol OK nerience in railroad matters
Ex-senator Herman, of Utica. Is men''oneo DO
probable nominee but he saws he VIII not accepV
tbe Mace if offered to him. The dead lock 'ho
Chamber of Commerce and the Board OF Iraoe anu
,r.onsnortatioo and the Autobiography League IN
,egard 70 the appointment of a Commissioner Is
cousinc n good deal of talk The Chamber OF Com
.,oroo Il the oldest institution Of tie kind in the
country. having been organized liz years
AGO II has a membership OF several
hundred of the leading merchants OF the
CITY. no person being admitted as member unless
engaged in trade commerce, or In pursuits uii7cN
ly connected Herewith That such representative
body as this Of persons most interested IN the hdn-
road Commission bill should be ignored IN the Sc
lection OF a person for Commissioner under INC ne"
law. by two bodies like the Board OF Trade anu
Transportation and the National Antl-MohopoiS
League causes a good deal OF indighatio" ""'NS
business men. i'll e..
The law passed by the Legislature providing LOT
=. pailrood Commission states that one of the com
,,,issorer, shall be selected upon the recommends
.iop cf tho presidents and Executive Committees OF
a majority of sucb of the Chamber OF Commerce.
The Board of Trade and Transportation ana Tue NJ
tional Anti-Mono Joly League as SAID organization
no,c exists, or any two OF such orG"h'Aa''on'
so represented. in case of disagreement. Ia
order that he could not I've circumvented IN 'h's
matter Mr. Thurber had the Board OF lraue anu
TRANSFORMATION, and also the National Anti-ho"op
DIV League incorporated before the Governor sshe"
,be Commission bill The corpOratOrs of the League
ore nine in number as follows: f. B' Ihurbcr' gro
err. Iurins E. Chittenden lawyer; Henry Nlchois'
,1;+io;o,. IobnW Keocb shoemaker and Greenback
nolitician: James E. Serrell. civil engineer; Court
Jandt Palmer no occupation Wilson ). " Lawyer
and poltIcian; r. p Gibson. physician ana " iilian'
Ward. banker In addition to these nine corpora
sors the Executive Committee consists OF IneouoIo
Y Tonlnson n Greenback politician, ana Wliiiaih
IT. Wiley who is was connected win MI nun
her in business The constitution OF TINS orgah'za
ton of nine men, all of whom are said TO nave oSi-
ness relations with Mr.. Thnrber, provides that there
.holl he COMMITTEES on membership
.of three without whose recommends
fion no person can become q member; az
Mr.. Thrber virtually appoints inis nmtroilng
three he Is thus absolutely certain 1I cohtr"1HE
1.-THE Executive Committee of the National AMI
Monopoly League" as 1t nov exists aS Pio-
yided IN the Railroad Commission bill :. -,
Sc Hoard of Trade and Transportation is inc0r-
,,orateI and Controlled by Mr. Thurber similar
plan He is memner of the ExecuuXe S9ih U i .co
In tbis oTganlzatiOn also, and so is W: H. Nllcy'
ana others having business re!auohs Will noi ot'
Tbese TWO close corporations IN no Wise IcPieom
{np business men of the city, met-nODOdy BLOWS
ne - ~, rentIy-and selected ex-SeDa or ODon-
,nel for Railroad Commissioner, ana tnen nrOlIn-
cd the Chamber of Commerce. OF when Mr. lh1 We
bar -" ,soiso q mem ,er of what they had done OI
course the Chamber OF Commerce uIu n.y.
agree with Mr.. lhurber ana IlAeu upon o. e.
Hepburn Hepburn aI 6Dohnen was formerly the
leader of the Prohibition party in tins state, anu
in close elec ion if the Republcan managers
wanted ia prevent the Prohibition party from put
ling candidates the field, and thus craving away
votes from the regular Republican nominees VI ~
had 10 see MIR . DOunell aOou, 1t. Inc pow ne
held N this way secured him hepuDIlcan
nomination and election as STATE senator
S 81" t,Sn terms Leading Democrats assert
that an amendment will be passed to The Comuls-
sOu bill soon as the Legislature I'ets, t""I"s
away from these outside bodies any power W w
1ate 10 the Governor rs to whom he shall appoint.
Leading lawyers assert that the Dill As IL no"
S'i%S nnraEersi,p o. the Assemblythere are now
On the field as candidates Eiastus Brooks OF Rich
7nond NJ. G. Murphy, timothy D. Sa iIp AMI
General Spinoia, OF tls city Alirrd !. Sh2ph any
Thomas j. sheridan, OF Brooklyn; ihomas r.
fenedict of Ulster; William Poucher' Oh vs.
ISepo and Joseph ". Higgins, OF Niagara Accord
in. ~ present indie tOns Mr.. POuCheT Will De the
cancus nominee 1t Il generally conceded thal al
ter H. Bum, of Otsego county, the caucus hohilneS
for Clerk OF the Assembly last year. Will NC 040O0
II - conIenplated 10y the Democrats TO empower
Inn,nIt EYES IN order to take all power away from the
Republicaus and also remove ali the hepuollInls
now employed as clerks III the senate ms VIZ uo
H. ia 10 interest ~ of Clvll Service reform.
Dine ;. Lamont will probably be the next clerk
OF the senate unless he s dpPOIu'Vu Pli''+'' 'N'N
'a iySe tI6,c,ary amrndment adopted at The late
eleclon be1us to attract the aJehtoh Oh lho Doih-
ner
in TN, amendment that j. adopted, although
there were only 99,7l4 votes cast III It's iaVor. /
authorlzes The next Legislature 10 CrgahlLe II w
inoicill oenartmeut IN the StaIe. there are lOuI
departments already, and these are TO DC Ieorsal-
lied INTO i've and ten additional Judges ol le GU
nr,inr ont are to be elected at the next general
eierTiOn / nese Judges, Wever, according TO the
terms ot the amendment are not 10 enter upon theli
ant. uuti, lime 1854. 1t was the evident lnten'
flon of tue law-makCrs to nave these JudSes DogIH
their terms in January. by one OF the numerous
SlundrIs hat occur IN passing laws ut Albany, Tie
word jane was used instead of January Some Oh
the Democratic leaders are now Claiming that the
Iagotatnre can and via auihorzr Grover Cleve-
land 10 appoint these ten Judges rs soon as he b.
cOmes Governor and tnat they w'l then mold once
until June 1854 A ledulug republican lawyer Oh
whom inguileS were made Yes erdaY ON Ire SUD
seer saIa that while the phra5rUoSy OF the act "aS
peculiar, he could see no warrant Ior any hucH
action by the Legislature.
OPPOSED TO THE PRESEN PLEDGE.
A meeting of the With District Republican
Association was held Saturday evening al NoJG Clinton
place Resolutions were adopted requesting the Contra