New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
NOT MUCH LEFT OF WEEDS BOOM
RUMORS At ALBANY ABOUT THE SENATORSHIP
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
FORGER'S VOTE
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Albany. Jan. 17.-loung George >. Weed now seems
70 be all that left of his fathers senatorial Doom.
Al least he alone of the Weed men now keeps guaid
over the Weed fort in the Dclavan P,use. If the ex-
pressions Of the are true he has an indomaole
amount of courage, as he has frequently said that
his father had hope of capturing the >ena'orshp
IL Governor Hill would take II. The Weed people
have tried in every way to break the spfVnX Ike
silence Of the Governor this important SUBJECT
Rumors Of all sorts have been started III the nope
OF drawing the Governor out, but all have proved
Intellectual up to this time. There was yesterday u
considerable amount of jubilatiOn behind the doors
leading into the Weed barracks. II had come To Mr.
Weed that the Governor had repeated what by him
mas been an OfttOld tae' in the last few Weeks that
he did not like legislative work at all but Thought
that his abilities all in an executive direction
This was a weak foundation indeed for any one to
build any hopes on that Governor Hill will not jump
at .he senatorial nomination when ii Will be offered
to him. in all probability. on Monday night
A number of Democratic members of the Assembly
have reached here from their homes in various parts
of the state. by this they have given the first in
dcaton that there is a possibility Of their causing
the Governor any trouble before he has settled the
Senate fight 10 his own satisfaction lie did
not want them 10 be here. where potent
influences might reach some Of those who
were grievously disappointed when the committee
chairmen were announced in the Assembly on last
Tuesday night. 1t was HIPS wish that they should
20 home and stay there. at least until Monday morn
ing reaching here again only in time To hurry TO
the Democratic and learn the programme which
had been mapped out for them. They do obey hi {
orders in far declining Ia discuss the situation
goes and declaring that they pledged to no par
tcular candidate This one of the things that gives
young Weed reason for hoping that there is still q
chance for his father.
Whoever the Democrat may be who goes to Wash
ngtOn rs Mr.. Evars's successor, lie will carry with
that tha Of
sclfconfessed criminal, forger and an embezzlcr
aided in his election if it did not insure it. Unless
Governor Hill decides TO carry out his plan OF un
seating enough Republicans TO give him an Assembly
which he will absolutely the vote OF Frank r.
Dsmarest OF Rockland County. who was arrested al
his home on Friday morning, Oh charge of forgery
and embezzlement. which he admitted is likely to play
an extremely important part in the settling of the
senatorship With him the Democrats have only
eighty-one votes, and word reached here to-day tnat
Assemblyman Guenther, of Buffalo. a Democratic
member is i'll and may not be able to vote on Tues
dav IL such is the case, Demaests vote VIII be
the one which will elect the United states senator
In these circumstances will the Governor be likely
N take The election Judging from an Interview
published tonight which Is credited to him. TINS cir
cumstance would not make him hesitate i'll the least
for he is reported saying that therr was nothing III
the case 10 prevent the man coming to Albany ana
voting for United states senator. The Governor
i moi an, 10 allow little things like that to disturb
hin, in the Least; ON the other hand. it is the intcn-
tion OF the Republicans raise strenuous objections
10 allowing the man 10 sit iu the Joint convention ana
VOC for "a successor 10 Mr.. Evar>. They hold ana
Justly too that it would be disgrace without parallel
In the history Of this state.
A repors was current here tonight that Dcmaresi
had been to the Capitol during the day lie cold hol
be found and the rlmor that he was in hldng ncat
the Governor is probably untrue. The exposure oi
Demarcst's forgery and populations has embarrassed
Speaker sheehan exceedingly. Mr.. sheehan IS na,ni-
aiy an honest when left to himself ana IT i
said that he will ASK Dcmarest to resign IRON M
Mace as chairman Of the Committee ON IaAd'I"h
and Ecirencnmcnt. 1t i not expected however tha'
the speaker will ak him To retire from the Com
uitee OH state Prisons. Of which he l. ais" n mem
her II is seldom that legislative conmlt'e,, ma
the presence Of who ha, the exceedingly DrIIih't
pros pect Of occupying state prison Tor rIm g
wears. and his services may now be pecuIuN Val
uable OF cOnrSc Dcmarcst would he likely 70 op
nose all relating 10 the NV PRISON when i
10 take the place Of the sing sing. unless 'hc
pro,jdod for number Of Injuries which arc moi iOuhd
In existing Institutions of that sort.
A csucus of the Democratic senators ana Assembly
men Of Kings County held AT the Thomas Jefferson
Hall Brooklyn. last evening 10 consider the situation III
regard 10 the choice Of United states senator Assem-
blyman Cahill was the only one absent A'NcnibNmdi
John C0oney presided. After Interchange OF views
il was decided support by united vote INC choice Oi
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