The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
TROUBLE BREWING IN Albany
A fractional Fight that May Imperii Deno.
cratic control Of the Leg i.lsture.


ALBANY. March 23.-Ift the Democratic lead.
ers don't look out they will lose control OF tho
Legislature. aud with 1t the apportonment
will be altered and the political bills now on
the calendar will fail. In the senate there are
only II Democrats. barely enough to pass a
bill. In the Assembly are only sixty.seven
Democrats. six moro than majority.
Albany county has one Democratic Senator
and three Democratic Assemblymcn. If they
revolt 1t ends the Democratic supremacy in
both Houses. unless Senator Edwards and
some Republicans can be- won over. Such n
revolt is threatened by the Albany Democrats
this evening unless the treatment OF them Is
changed.
1t is an outbreak OF the old fight, and be-
tween Troy and Albany Just at present the
Troy end is up and the Albany end is down.
Chairman Murphy Of the Democratic State
Committee Is tho leader In Troy Through
him and Senator Hill the State pat
ronagc. which in Albany county is very
large. has been used to build up
Democratic organization opposed to the
machine loft by Daniel Manning at his death
and strengthened by ID. Cady Herrick. who Is
now n Justice OF the Supreme Court. Hugh
Reilly. an anti Herrck man. was made Com
missioner Of the Court Of Claims: Mr.. Della
nnty strSHG nn,l Herrek m% was
patronage was also used. Thus IN organiza-
to carry county convention or elect Senator
or Asscmtlymnn.
TIA A S;is sD he s,sonsest II county in
Albany wants tho. opposite. So strong was the
tId S,, would be ,thro.%n out, Of
light AGAINST him. induced the albany Demo.
Gratis to substitute Anthony Brady. whom
Senator Hin wanted, for Congressman Tracey.
gate to tho National Democratic Convention.
As As. It was; the HerEick deegates were thrown
Was enconraged there which may lose the
Democrats Demo tho Board Of Supervisors.
IHs Albany psmGerai deIsation in the
certain local hills. one OF them to substitute a
board board appointed BY the Mayor for the present
Eetuating institution. Commissiopcr Reilly Of
the Court Of Claims took sides with the Water
ESnS @ last week
By t%s Asss,nSy Sommittsss on cites iIs tn"asy
yotes = A, member OF tho Albany delegation
ply defined to let have sS Charge a""
local matters. and l want to serve notice on
them that il they PERSIST all other legislation.
We are not going to pass their bills for them
and then have them try TO break up an orgnni-
cation in this county and decline to let the
members Of the Legislature from this county
speak for tho ,peopl g OF the county
The Brooklyn Democrats sought Repub-
lican support to defeat tho Greater New York
bill. and the Albany Democrats. refer to this rs
II precedent. Together with this has
come, break in the Assembly over
the Excise bill. Local county Democrats
here declined to support the Excise bill with
out amendment. The sunday selling clause
was left out to concilatc those county Demo-
Gratis. but they now want the local option
clause. VIII ich, WAS stricken out. return
The bill should have come up to-day. but it
was sent back to the committee for further
Amendments.
Altoge,rer things are in a bad way. and they
are not improving. The Democratic leaders
in tho Assembly and the Senate are not in
harmony on many questions. The cupidity
and discussions IF the Republicans have so far
prevented their taking advantage of the sit
uation.
Gov. Flower and the other older. moro ex-
perIonced. and saGacOus party leaders hope
that The younger men in the Legislature will
simmer down before things get worse and an
open break comes.