New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-22
THE BREWERS IN POLITICS.
THEIR SUCCESS IN CONTROLLING THE DEMO
CRATIC LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS.

THEIR SUCCESS IN CONTROLLING THE DEMO
CRATIC LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS.
Albany, Aug. 90 specIaD-It is pretty certain that
the brewers Of this state intend to take prominent
part in the election Of members OF the senate and the
Assembly this fall. Word has reached here from New
York % this effect and there apparently every reason
10 believe that large campaign fund Is 10 be raised
from this TO elect members Of the two houses
whom tie brewers and their friends can depend 1t
has already been ascertaned that the brewers have
declared on one Democratic member Of the AS
embg who had the courage vote against the Sadler
dancela and dive bill at the last session. This prob
4hg was OF the most vicious measures that ever
brought to Albany Under its provisions there Is
not dive in the state that could not be kept open all
day and night for seven days OF a week. It will be
remembered that the bill slipped through the
senate at the opening Of the session by Senator sader
who did not correctly present its contents He made
the excuse that 1t was only authorizing the
sale Of wines and beer at balls and receptions When
the bill went over TO the Assembly every effort
made 10 pass II. The party whip was snapped over
the heads the Democratic members of the Assembly
by the and all OF them who could be
forced 10 were compelled to vote for It, At least one
Democratic member afterwnd driven from the
church of which he and his wife had been members for
many years because he listened to the command Of the
senator Governor.
Among the Democratic members Of the lower house
who would not vote for the bill under any cIrcum-
stances in its first vicious form John Connolly OF
the XIXth Assembly District Of NewYork. He did
not believe that the people OF his district wanted such
a bill passed In spite OF the threats Of the leaders
Of his party in Albany and elsewhere. be would not
support the measure. At that time his prospects Of
going back TO Albany as the Senator from the XIth
senate District were brilliant. 1t was well known
that Senator Ives who has represented that district
for the six years did not want to return and as
Connolly was popular man, the Tammany Hall
leaders thought Of sending him from the district
Now II Is doubtful Connolly even 90 back to the
Assembly. The brewers, who have pretty close con-
troll over the atorGovernor, and who also have
much 10 say In regard the management OF the local
politics Of York are said to be after his political
scalp It is said that arrangements have been already
made with the leaders OF Tammany TO send from New
York only such members Of the Senate and the
Assembly as the brewers absolutely can control Be-
sides this dive bill which they want TO pass they are
after some other liberal excise legislation The up
state members who are elected from the Democratic
districts also will be pledged vote for such measures
as the brewers ask This is in return for the help that
they are expected to give David b. Hill in his effort
to elect Democratic majority in both branches OF the
legislature. Edward Murphy jr., OF Troy, Is a
brewer and he is supposed TO have patched up truce
with the brewers who found that Hill could not con
troll all Of the Democratic members OF the Assembly
on excise questions.
To. a Tribune correspondent MI Connely recently
said that he had not yet been able 10 get any salts
fnctiOn from the Tammany leaders az IN what they IN
tended 10 do With him He added that he knew that
the brewers were opposing MS NOMINATION elIher as
"The Stadler BILL he added d" wns one OF the worst
and most inscriptions measures that ever was pre-
srnted. The brewers extremely anxons b. pass
H. and they are down for my vote against it and
for my speech In opposition 10 IT,