New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-09

THE LEADERS OF THE LEGlSLATURE'
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT PRO TEN
OF THE SENATE AND FOR SPEAKER.
rRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE'l
ALBANY, Nov. S.-When Edward +. Jones
leaves his skale works" at BinghamtOn, gives his
his mustache an extra touch Of pOmatum, and Journeys
to Albany to assume the office or Lieutenant Governor
in January it will be with the sad Thought toat ne VIII
look down upon state Senate hostile politically TO hih
SELF That deprivation OF all real power III te
Senate 1t means that the Senators forming the RepuD
lican majority will elect President pro TEN who will
be the actual ruler Of the body, VINO
will appoint the senate committees. and will preside
whenever the Lieutenant Governor is absent MI
Jones' in fact will have little power in the Senate
than temporary chairmen that are appointed every
day to preside the deliberations OF the Senate wheh
it goes into Committee of the Whole Outside OF the
Senate it is true, Mr. Jones will have some power lie
will be one OF the three members of the Board OF
Trustees of Public Buildings IN Albany. Acting Win
Governor HILL the other Democratic member, ne can
appoint LOCO laborers upOn the new Capitol, and the
100 men who are employed about the new
Capitol while the Legislature Is in session. 1t
is plain already from Governor His speeches that he
and Mr. Jones intend to have only Democrats to work
upon the new Capitol The Republican Legislature, III
view of this doubtless will not be as I'D
era in making appropriations for continuing work upon
the great structure.
1t has been said that the Republican President pro TEN
post Is sought by several eminent Republican senators
and senatorseect The prominent candidates yet
mentioned are Edmund L. Pitts George b. Sloan ana
Henry T. Low Mr.. Pitts and Mr.. Sloan have Doth
shown their ability presiding officers; MI Plus ar
Speaker of tine Assembly in 1867 and MI Sloan As
Speakerin 1877. Mr. Pitts has also had experience IN
the Senate, having been "A member OF that body In
ls9Os3 only one member the incoming Senate, Henry
c. Nelson however, was a fellow member with him III
those years also has had training in the senate
He represented his district the XIIh, Orange and Sul
van Counties in the Senate in 1S6iG7. and again III
1ssiS5. The Senate will have twelve Democratic Sen
ators and twenty Republican Senators.
There are indications OF struggle also over the once
of Clerk Of the Senate. The present Clerk John W.
vrooman who is also OF the Repubcan state
Committee IL a candidate for reelection. He hVes AT
HerkiIner, the home Senator Warner Miller, and Is
confidential friend of Senator Miller 1t IS recognized
by all politicians that Mr.. Miller VIII seek re- election
United States senator in 1887 The election OF Mr
VroOman Clerk OF the Senate a position ot inuch
political Influence d argued ys e Soy mr. rGo
an unfair advantage in the Senate contest. Among
the candidates for Clerk % the senate are John he
DO h of whom are experienced in legislative work, Mt
Kenyon a Senate Clerk and MIR. Cunningham as
newspaper correspondent
In the Assembly the Republicans have 20 members
aud the Democrats % menoer1 ana II Mr; hCcnAo,
though he was elected largely ~ pcocam 1de H.
ready three Repub lean candidates 10. SPEAKER
seeking support from their fellow members: George H.
aEsPca se present James se''Ne ased OF
chester County; and Frederick W. Ergsc,
Charles b. BateT of soa6on County may also be
candidate for Speaker All OF the candl9ate> nave
work Tone there. Mr.. Hustled has had the most exper-
fence having been member OF the Assembly, IN
Erwin was member in lSs2-sj, and speaker the pres
eat wear. Mr. Krnse COR the last two years mas D'eu
u Sba%cs aS ChictcriHt. now Clerk o; Assembly IS
candidate for reelection with no opponent