New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-13
THE SUGAR TRUST IN POLITICS.
PLANNING TO PREVENT THE RETURN TO
ALBANY OF MEN UNFR1ENDLY TO 1T.
ITS FIGHT AGAINST SENATOR ERWIN ALREADY
BEGUN-AssEMBLYMAN W. C. STEVENS RE
FUSES THE TRUSTS REQUEST THAT
HE SHOULD CONTEST THE NoM-
NATION WITH MR.. ERWIN.


HE SHOULD CONTEST THE NoM-
NATION WITH MR.. ERWIN.
Albany. MAY 70 (specian When Senator Erwin
FIRST introduced the resolutions providing for al LII
vestication of the Sugar Trust they met WIN ee'
| amount OF opposition but the members Oh 'ho o"s"'
1,ust were not able to prevent the adoption vi 'i'
resolutions and the investigation was oruerea' oo
ator Erwin pressed the investigation with al "sor.
wS a ala not result in any legislation this year OF
s,v damaging character Il may lead to such leslsa-
ton next year. Had not the deadlock In the senate
which was forced BY the SeatorGovernor hte'lelou'
there is no doubt that measure sweeping IN cnaid0"
would have been introduced by Senator br"ln' anu
advocated with all his energy and ability. Mt hr"in'
With MANY other Republicans, believes that INC
orcanization of a sugar trust ought not 10 suahu
hetueen te people of tho country and cheap sugar.
Tho Mckinley bill has cut down the cost OF sugar Dut
n ts Thought 10 be the intention OF those VINO ae
controlling the Trust to force up the cost 50 tt oS
instead of the people Of the country, viii receive tne
benefits from that bill.
The members Of the Trust are not therefore,
altogether pleased with the antagonism to their
schemes which developed IN the State Senate during
the last session. 1t has had the result OF showing
that II certain Senators returned this fall by their
copstituents the effort TO the power OF the
Sugar Trust in one way or another will be continued
This OF course certain members OF the Trust are en-
deayortng to prevent. They think that IL would DC
safer to defeat the election Of antitrust representatives
of the people than to walt until aiter INC
election and then use the with which
all members of tho "Third House, are FAMILIAR
to prevent damaging laws going on the statute
books The course which the representatives OF 'he
Trust intend to follow during the summer ana ia anu
up 10 the time Of the election is to XII OH inc uepois
of the Senate and the Assembly who showed py tler
votes at the Inst session that they were moi ieho9 10
nnp m
directed mainly toward Republicans They are nearly
certain that the next Legislature will be overWheu-
lngly Republican and they do not want any Repubil-
cans elected who may vote against then''
Tho fight has begun against Senator Erwin. He was
the Senator who responsible for the investigator
hls spring and they know that he Will be dangerous
tn them in case he returns TO the Senate next year
They know that he comes from district whlch is 50
largely Republican that It will be impossible to defeat
him at the polls but they hope to beat him in the nom
mating convention, in the interest Of some man VINO
will not be so obnoxious TO them Already word mas
been sent into St. Lawrence and Franklin counties thaV
the Sugar Trust will support any candidate VINO VIII
make a fight In the convention against senator hr""
Besides this the Trust Is making strong enort
70 induce certain to go into the conVehuoh
against the Senator as candidates. They began
with Assemblyman william C. Stevens, Of Franklin
County. Word was sent to him few Gays
AGO that a member Of the Trust wanted to see him.
He went down TO the Office Of the Trust and was there
asked IL he would 20 irto fight against senator
Erwin for the Senate nomination
"I told them,n said Mr. stevens TO me tribune
correspondent that was not taking my nominations
10 Office In that way further said that II tho people
OF that Senate district wanted 20 represent them
in the Senate they could offer me the nomination.
and would take It then, and not before According
to Che rule heretofore followed, Senator Erwin Is en-
titled TO another term anyway, and do not see now
the Sugar Trust can defeat him. would not DO
candidate Of the Sugar Trust upon any condltoh'"
1t further was said that an attempt would DC nane
10 indpce General ~ Martin Curtis OF Ogdensburg, to
make an attempt 10 get the nomination. He might
take with him the delegates from the Ist ST. Lawrence
District, and that would lessen Senator Erwins
chances of the nomination. 1t is not likely however
either that the voters OF this Senate district Will allow
the sugar Trust to dictate as TO whom they VIII SEND
to Albany or that General Curtis would lend himself
10 any such scheme.