New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-28
CANDIDATES. FOR SPEAKER.
THE EMRARRaSSING PLIGHT OF MEsshS'
SUFFER-. QUIGLEY AND GUENTIlER.
THE ORGANIZATION" WILL SAY WHICH of
THEM NAY BE ELECTED-A DUMMY
SPEAKER AND A BUNNY
LEGISLATURE
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LEGISLATURE
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Albany. Dec Ex-Governor Flower returned from
his Christmas journey to Watertowh 'hi' n..1'',oo.
end he and senate. lIill received some 'is''' no
Democratic politicians who had come to ADHhy n''.
in ad,oncc Of the meeting OF the Legislature 10 Bct
sor,c promises Of Offices In the Assembly Wheh '.'1'
body shall meet. senator Hin expressed nv op'",
n,a afternoon mat william Suzer OF New York. woul1
hp thc next speaker o The Assembly unesS Sohc eA'
ccncy should arise. What this "exgency h's", DC
Mr. I'M d.d not explain. but it is supposed TO nave
,,o I,,lon % the attitude which Hugh Mclaughlin
y, rroollyn will assume toward the proposal 70 ecct
Edward Murphy jr. as United states senator without
npposition Mr. Murphy desires to be hohlhaFu W
aeclamation in the Democratic oehh"rhi 'uu'u'
which will be held there about January 10, ana
the only obstacle to the carrying out Oh Uiis pi'
eromme f. the will Of Hugh Mclaughlin
Mr. Mclaughlin Intends TO have his followers Ill 'le
LEGISLATURE hold meeting later in the week In BROOK
Ivn TO determine this question Of whether or no, hisS
County shnll have candidate for Senator mere 10
Il suspicion that Mr.. Mclaughlin viii demand that one
NJ his Assenbymen either Qugley or flieuS' snaii
be elected ~ Speaker Of the Assembly IN return lor ~
withdrawal 0, opposition TO Mrphys election as oeil'r
vi,lmut opposltlon But Mr. Murphy Is In the en-
harrlssng attitude Of having promised Richard CROKER
~ Nov York that one Of his followers. william suzer
shall he speaker OF the Assembly Mr.. Mclaughlin
therefore, must be llacatcd In some other manner II
Croker Insists upon suffers election. Da'iu d. III.
l., 80 corseous that Mclaughlin may make trouble In
The matter that he Is going to New-YOrk the latter
uort ~ the week. It Is believed, special mission
to ser that political warrior on behalf OF Murphy
II IL ,tate, that Northumberland Shcchan VIII
orrlyc here from buffalo or Thursday, and perhaps
may acromp,ny Mr. Hi or this mission to see NC
I,ugblln I'm Broohyn. Meanwhile the three Demo
cratic candidatcs for spealer-Wilam sulzer, OF New
York: James a. Quielcy, Of BrooHyn. and Henry H.
Gncn, her of Blralo-are In Notifying plight Ihcy
have engaged Headquarters Mt the Delavan House
and intended 10 open them IN a
lew days and seek ior support among
tho Democratic Asscmblymen. But MessrS. Sulzcr'
Quigley and Guenthcr have ali received word IRON
,hs Dcmocirtlo leaders TO refrain from oanvassing
fer votes The organIzaiion,7 they have been told,
viii attend to your canvass" by the EQUALIZATION
Is meant Hugh Mclaughlin, David Il. llli, RchaM
Croker. Edward Murphy, f., Roswell p Flower anu
william /. ehcelan. These six men are to get y
.,.tncr and SOLICIT Speaker OF the Assembly. The
,mlor, Of the Legislature are t. have nothing to 90
with the matter: the candintcs Jr Speaker are TO have
nothing 10 10 With The matter: all il TO be done By
The ntilc group Of Democratic lenders
When the Republican parry hha co9,io Oh inr LII n
tAat flee Democratic party Las contro OF the Leg1sa,
iurc u does not permit such fIeednn to menbcr, Oh
the Legs alc. 1t says substantially tiat the 0Ncers
~ ~, legislature shall b" selected By men WHO are
not members ot the Iegl Stature, and who cannot *,
,t Ierisl,rn bocns ne siine bGs-cs- viii submit
bills TO that holy and II sill mechly pass them ana
S1ns Gsy become dnmrai. The mcre Instruments Of
other mon dummy speaker OF the Assembly Is 70 be
eNrcic,l whom the ASseinbiympn themselves are dun
rs nn, what p.ido can william sulzer, James +.
Oulcoy or Henry II. Guprthrr have in being Il dummy
speiAef and what safety is there ior IN pelple n
lea5ers outside Of the LeGilaturai Ctn such eader'
bc hold icaponslbe for bad and injurious laws