New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-07
TO PULL WIRES IN ALBANY.
GOVERNOR HILL WILL LIMIT HIS SPEECH.
MAKING.

FINANCES THEMSELVES - THE HARDEST
STRUGGLE LIKELY TO BE OVER CAN.
DIDATEs FOR THE STATE SENATE.
Albany, Oct. Ex-Governor Hill returned here
yesterday from short journey through the coun-
ues of Ulster and Delaware, in the course Of
which he formally opened in speech at nlngston
the campaign OF the Democratic party in this
State. The Governors intmates say that here
after, till the end OF the political canvass he will
be absent only few days at q time from Al
bany, and Will make this city the actual centre
of the operations of the Democratic party to
capture both the State Offices and the Legislature
1t is significant of the Governors keen desire to
have the hquor-deaers Of the State support the
Democratic candidates, especially those for Legs-
lative ochces this year. as they have for the last
three years, that the main burden OF his speech
at Kingston was attack upon the Republican
members of the Legislature for passing bills for
the restriction of the liquor traffic. bills that tho
Governor loudly advertises that he vetoed.
In one respect, however, the leaders OF the
Democratic party are dspeased with the liquor
dealers, and that is that the latter have resolved
to expend their money for the election of the
Democratic candidates for the Legislature through
their agents. Last year Mr.. Hill had
500 900 of the money of the hquor-dealers to
iquordealers were frankly told that they didn't
understand the business of bribing voters, and
would only fool away their money if they
should attempt TO do so.
There Seems to be a disposition among tho
EquOr-dealers to form campaign committees Of
their own. Thus in NcwYork they attempt to
conceal themselves behind the name Young
Mems Independent Club" The regents" OF this
club, who are also designated as campaign
advisory board" are nearly all brewers of New
York City. These are the regents" George
Ehret, Jacob Rupert, Henry Clausen, Peter Doel.
ger James T. Gilg, Edward C. Schaefer, A. p.
Fitch Congressman, +. Oppermann, jr., Charles
G. Clausen, William Foster, j. c. g. Hupfel, Henry
Gunther and John G. Gillig. The chairman Of
this committee is James T. Sparl1man, of New
York, who owns a brewery in Baltimore and ap-
pears at Albany frequently while the Legislature
is in session and attempts TO persuade the MEM
bers not to pass any bills which will lessen the
sale of beer.
The Senate now has membership of twelve
Democrats and twenty Republicans. Mr.. Hill
hopes to gain at least four seats for the Demo-
cratic party in the Senate which would give
both the Democrats and the Republicans sixteen
votes. Then the presiding officer, Lieutenant-
Governor Jones, would give the deciding vote in
favor of the Democratic party. But such tic
vote, although gratefully received, would be a
disappointment to Mr. Hill His desire is TO gain
a majority in the Senate, to have at least seven
teen Democratic votes in that body, TO pass all
such bills as the Governor may desire TO nave
passed. Mr.. Hill hopes TO gain two districts on
Long Island which are now represented by Sem
| ators Hawkins and Worth; the district Of Sem
ator Van Cott in New-York; of Senator Robert-
son, in Westchester and Roclkland counties; Of
! Senator Deane, in Dutchess, Putnam and Co
| lumbia counties: of Senator Coggeshall, in Oneida
County: of Senator Arnold, in Herkimer, Otsego
and Madison counties; of Senator Laughlin, in
Buffalo, and of Senator Fassett, in Allegany Steu-
ben and Chemung counties. Success would put
nine Democrats in the seats of as many Repub-
licans, and would give Mr.. Hill twenty-one votes
in the Senate. Ii is a great undertaking TO at
tempt to carry so many Senate districts,
but Mr. Hill sees that he must
make large gains in order to offset certain losses
which are inevitable. No one questions that the
Senate District composed of the counties Of Sara
toga, Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton and Ham,
iton, now represented by Senator Foley, Demo-
crat, will be recovered by the Republicans, who
have nominated Harvey j. Donaldson, popular
man. John b. Sanford, the Republican candidate
for Congressman in precisely the same district
had 1901 majority last fall So, also, In the
Monroe Orleans district, Donald McNaughton, the
Democratic Senator, was elected III 1887. because
| the Republicans had nominated former liquor
dealer. But yesterday the Republicans nomi-
| mated William A. Sutherland who made high
! license speech on accepting the nomination. le
| is a temperance district, and Mr.. Sutherland Is
a highly popular man. lie undoubtedly VIII %
| elected, although the Democrats Will nominlte
AleNaughton against him drses t snou" o Tp this
| district Monroe, gave the Republican
candidate candidate for Congressman, Charles. 5:
Baker, 5,7O4 plurality last fall ana tna' osp, sre
| didate for Assemblyman Ills pluranty. mus q.
| Mr. Hill has TO overcome over 5000 majority 10
defeat Nj Sutherland In m the & tet h foTtans. aaa 70 Il
he re-elects Michael Collins in the Rensseaer anu
Washington District. The Republicans have
nominated a strong candidate, UeneraI JAMES ni ~
! Rogers. of Sandy Hill. The district gave Presl-
dent Harrison 4,04S majority, and John A. Quack-
enbush, the Republican candidate for Congress
man, plurality of 1922 votes. III woua seenh
as if General Rogers will redeem the dlstrct
| Nevertheless the Republicans anticipate that Ed
ward Murphy, jr., the chairman OF the Democratl1
State Committee who lives in the district, VIII
pour thousands OF dollars into the ustrlct IN ah
| attempt 10 carry 1T. ~
The LIST Senate District, which has within it's
boundaries the counties of Suffolk and Queens,
! has a bad habit OF going alternately Democratic
and Republican; and this year. unlucklly, II IS
The turn of the Democrats 10 carry it, The
| Governor has three candidates under consider
| dtlOn-eX-SendUOI Edsdu dluu CA-sAostlpl!
Fitch. Of Queens County, and Captain Edward
| Hawkins of Jamesport, Suffolk County, brother
! OF the present Republican Senator, ,. ). HAWKINS
who had plurality of ia yOt in 1887. But
the Republicans do not give up the district despite
! its vacillating course. They intend TO nominate
a strong man Nor 40 the Republicans admit
for q moment that Governor Hill viii capture
from them the districts of Senators Worth, Van
| Cott, Robertson Deane Arnold, Coggeshall, Fas-
sctt or Laughln
Several important Senate district conventions
will be held by the Republicans this week. the
result Of which, it may be predicted. will be
lions will be held at Utica, in Senator Arnold's
district: in Geneva, in Senator Raines district ;
IN Auburn, in Senator Sweets district, and N
| IlonLnrtnr 70 1nnln n nnminnfin for the RepuD.