New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-29
AWAITING THE DECISION.
ExpECTANr POLITICIANS AT ALBANY.

PATRONAGE DEFENDING ON THE ACTION OF THS
COURT OF FAppEALs-DEMoCRATIc GREED FOR
OFFICE ovERcoMEs ALL scRUPLEs.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSEI
Albany Dec. 2s-The Court of Appeals will
give its decisions tomorrow upon the four disputed
Senate District cases, and then the voters OF tne
State will know whether the Senate remains re
publican by eighteen votes to fourteen Vooes' ~
they elected it, or whether the RepuDiicah ma'
ority of four votes has been upset by the courts
and the majority in the State Senate trans'erfeu
to the Democratic party. II, after tna.' any
voter shall declare that elections do not elect IL
the Democratic party happens to have Governor
without scrupes, there will be good many per
sons who will agree with him. lt is ooserVa"io
that most Of the Democrats only hope Tor decisions
in their favor in two Of the Senate district cases.
Sucb decisions would make deadlock in the
Senate, since there would be sixteen Democrau0
Senators and sixteen Republican Senator'S Then
the Democrats intend, by using Lieutenant-Gover
nor Sheehans casting vote, in case OF Tie upon
any question, TO seat another Democratic Senatof'
increasing their total to seventeen votes ana CIV
ing them not only the power to pass LegSauVs
bills but also to appoint the officers of the Senate
and to confirm Governor Flowers nominations
for office.
The average Democratic politician about the
State Capitol has thrown his scruples to tho
winds about counting in" Democratic Legis-
lature. lie has done so because he sees such
masses Of patronage and valuable State onices
within his grasp if there should be Democratic
Senate That is what makes the Democratic
politicians so excited tonight, as they call ~
in their minds eye the offices they may obtain
if the Court of Appeals decides tomorrow In their
favor. They do not recall the fact that every
one Of the four Republican Senator'S whose seats
it is proposed to grasp had majority OF the
votes cast for Senator in his district; Gilbert A.
Deane of SO votes; Rufus T. Peck, OF 373 votesi
John Ii. Derby, go votes, and Franklin ~.
Sherwood, of $40 votes. What cares the hungry
and thirsty Democrat if every one Of these
Senators-eect is deprived of his certificate OF
election, and it be given to the minority Demo-
cratic candidate? He sees nothing bnt
the offices Governor Flower and Demo-
cratic Senate will have in their gift.
What arA these Offices? For instance,
there is the office of Superintendent of Public
Works. good for three years and paying yearly
salary of Sc 0OO There is the office Of Super
intendent of the Banking Department, with $4,000
a year for three years. Then comes next tho
mighty office of Superintendent of State Prisons,
which pays Sc 900 for five years There are two
Railroad Commssionershps, held by William Il.
Rogers and Isaac V. Baker, r., which may be
taken in May; these are rich offices paying $4,000
each for five years. The term of office Of Com
missioner Brown of the Lunacy Commission ex-
pres in 1913, and his successor will receive SO, 900
a year for four years. Next come three State
Assessors. who have been "holding over" since
1855 They get $4,000 each, and their terms
are of two years duration. The term Of Office
Of Josiah X Brown Dairy Commissioner, expired
in 1886; his successor will receive $4,000 annu'
ally will hold Office for two years. and will exc
pend 81 900 nearly every year. The term OF
office of John Connolly, Factory Inspector, has
also expired. His term of Office is three years, and
he receives g., 900 annually. The terms of the
three members of the State Board of Arbitration
William Purcell, Gilbert A. Robertson. r., and
Florence Donovan-have also ended. These arbi-
traitors receive 1000 annually, and hold office
for three years.
Every Governor is rather inclined to have his
own Civil Service Commissioners. If SO. William
A. Poste, Alexander Eustace and John \. Sleichey
will be compelled to hand in their designations as
Commissioners and also resign their salaries Of
81, 600 each. Another officer holding over" is
Charles T. Peck Commissioner of Statistics OF
Labor who receives $4,000, and whose term Of
office, long since expired, was three years Since
1885, also, Isaac q. Perry, the Commissioner OF
the New Capitol, has been a h0ld-0ver" official,
but this circumstance has not displeased him, AS
he steadily getting his salary OF $500 yearly.
His term of office was three years. Last May the
term Of office of Edgar X Burnham, the SupeIin.
endent of Public Buildings, expired. lie receives
s3,5c0 yearly, and his term of office is two years
\ good many Democratic physicians are cycling
anXlously the Office Of Health Oflicer OF the Port
OF New-lorl DR. William NJ. Smith, the pres mt
Health Officer, receives 81 900 annually "a salary
equal to that of the Governor. DIR. Smiths term
of Office expired in 1882. and a good many DEM
ocrats have been seeking TO get that place all
through David B. Hills administration The terms
of office of Quarantine Commissioners Nichols
AlicI and Anderson expire the coming year. They
each receive an annual salary of $4,000.
1t has BEEN rumOred for some time that Rufus
w. Peckham may resign his place as a Judge OF
the Court of Appeals. In this case Governor
Flower will have one of the greatest offices in the
State at his disposal.
Governor Hill and Governor-elect Flower had a
long conference at the Executive Mansion tonight
with Edward Murphy, of Troy the chairman Of
the Democratic State committee; Daniel G. Griffin
Of WatertOwn, the chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Democratic State Committee:
James w. Rdgway, District-Attorney of Kings
County: Delos McCurdy, of New-York, and Isaac
II. Maynard. Deputy Attorney General The oh,
ect of the conference undoubtedly was to concerS
measures in the courts which will increase the
chances of the Democratic party getting the
legislature.
The Republican counsel in the election cases
now represented here by Judge Cady, of Hud.
son. 1t is expected that Joseph r. Choate. George
Bliss, John F. Parkhurst and William A. Suther.
land will be here tomorrow to appear for tia
Republican party before Judge Mayham.