The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-28
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1892.
DEMOCRATS UILL ORGANIZE TIE
IsSkMBLY WITHOUT DOUDE

Nobody Knows How the Senate VIII stand
Tho Contests over Four seats Await.
ing the Decision OF the Court sf Appeals.
Albany. Dec. 27.-For the FIRST time since It's
completion the Executive Mansion will DO oc-
cupicd this week by Benedict Governor and
his wife. Mr.. and Mrs Flower will arrive to-
morrow on visit OF uncertain length They
may stay three years. six years. or possibly
only until March 4. 1893. but that Ia too long
nhead for Mr.. Flower to be worrying about It
now. The presontduestioni Ia whether the Dom.
ocrats will havo the Legislature. to the control
OF which the expressed wishes OF the voters and
tho election laws entltle them. There IA
no doubt about the Assembly. II lie Demo.
cratic by small majority. provided there are
no deaths or absentees The Democrats will
control its organization. and the majority OF
the old officers will be elected. For Speaker
ono OF tho Brushes. probably the doctor from
Chemung county. Sulzer OF New York. or one
of the half dozen other candidates will be
chosen. They are all good mon. and have
served faithfully in the ranks. 1t can hardly
be said that there is contest for the Speak
ership as yet. The candidates have not open
ed headquarters. they are not actively can
wasting the members elect and no matter who
is chosen there will DO no Ill feeling.
How the Senate will stand nobody knows.
IL 10 SeNcu W0ekb bluC0 th6 eleCtIOn ana Inor0
are four seats ofthe thirty.two in doubt. without
tomary course The Court OF Appeals is now
considering the cases OF the Duchess. Troy.
Syracuse. and Steuben districts. In three Of
these four districts the cases seem plain. but
they have been complicated by the bad
faith OF tho Republican counsel. The Re-
publican lawyers have been fighting for
delay. They, desire to prevent any decision
p asss cn w f
by the 1RepqhbliSan Senators could at once
asss t% thsy IN Dcc made ,s s.pa;tS
IN these four Districts appeas she ei'f BE-
tnsc nd the
lation says:
And the proceedings of the State Board OF Canvascr
ct :n fa S
n OF 10 S ssa
a Tho be ssa f 81
II " IN s with the decision
pHIa seons that they Sad not dhs to
n asorse s. IL NsS% ssS
reported. Henry s. Cullen Of Brooklyn. Mr..
Cullen does not appeSf a. counsel, but he and
latory steps the Republicans are now taking.
In view Of the stipulation made BY counsel. the
lyn and other Justices are o palpable evasion.
for although Mr.. Bliss was not one Of the
ths PARTIES whose attorneys dla sign t. " Il
these proceedings By the Brooklyn Justices
and Mr.. Bliss are continued. the, decision Of
matter will be brought before the court
The Senate Is the last hope OF the Republi-
census in which all the people will be counted.
there will be new and i.ir apportionment.
purposes will be stopped. The law is plain
enough as. far as It goes. Under. It eher-
wood Is DISQUALIFIED. because he is Park
By the acknowledged substitution Of ballots at
several polling places In Qnondaga county.
and the evidence OF bribery In the Dutchess
district is plain. It is only q question Of how
long the Republicans can keep alive their
orders, the technical machinery Of the law. and
the craftsmanship Of Judges.