New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-07

VISION OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
pROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Oh -WsUsr
Albany. May 6-The Constitutional Convention
summoned in 1856 Will meet In this city on Tues
day. 1t Is doubtless as well that various causes
prevented a revision OF the Constitution in any
OF the years Intervening. Those were the years
, when Henry Georges land theories were promi-
nent and the regeneration of the structure Of
government by its most ignorant voters was
preached fror a good many political pupits.
Radical notifications In the State Constitution
might then have been proposed and adopted.
But the years have wrought changes In the
opinions Of voters and therefore the Constitu-
tlonal Convention Of 1894 promises to be ne Of
the most conservative bodies Of the kind known
In the history Of the State
Joseph H. Choate. Of New-York. Will probably
he elected president Of the convention; although,
since only five six OF the 175 delegates have
yet arrived In Albany. 1t would be premature
to make a definite prediction. one Of the dele
gates who Is here. the venerable Thomas G.
Alvord formerly Lieutenant-Governor. Is also
suggested for president.
Whoever presides over the deliberations Of the
convention will have had some distinguished
pre- leccssors In the Office. John Jay chair
man Of the committee which submitted In l777
the first Constitution Of the State to "the Con-
ventlon Of Representa- tives of the State of New
York" George Clinton was chairman OF the
Ncw- York Convention which ratified the Consti-
tuition Of the United States. Aaron Burr was
chairman Of the Constitutional Convention OF
1901, Daniel D. Tompkins of the convention OF
1921 John Tracy Of the convention Of 1916. and
William A Wheeler Of the convention Of 1861
II Is singular that four out Of six of the presi-
dents OF Ncw-Yorl1's Constitutional Conventions
have been Vice Presidents Of the United States
Charles H. Fitch Of Rochester, former editor
Of The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Will
receive the honor OF a nomination for clerk Of the
convention by acclamation. lie has no oppos-
ton for the position.
THE DEIEGATEs-AT LARGE
There wln be l75 delegates: fifteen at large,
and lGO delegates from Senate districts, five from
each district The fifteen Republican delegates
at-largc arc excellent representatives Of their
party Joseph H. Choate who heads the list IS
now sixty-two years old. and may be considered
one or the four or five men who lead the New
York bar Ellhu Root has ~ the largest
law practices IN Ncw-York city. Edward Lauter-
bach has been recognized for several years as one
| 10, the ablcst lawyers and financial promoters In
Ncw-York Frederick W. Hollis. the fourth on
tho list IS prominent lawyer OF fonkers.
Jesse Johnson. u brooklyn. Is now hfty-two
voars old He IS a leading lawyer of Brooklyn.
and was United States Attorney for the East
ern District In the Harrison ADMINISTRATOR
/ Michael H. Hirschberg. Of Newburg has been
! County Judge and is now D!strict-Attorney OK
| Orange County. He has 4 large legal business
7 RIAor CAdy 81 County Judge Of Columbia
County John T McIoonough, Of Albany. Is an
| irish Republican a good lawyer ana mas beeh
counsel ior labor organizations. John NJ fra"-
| c.s u Troy. Editor ~ The Troy IlWeS' naS
,,t s.ve-,l In,p,rtant diplomatic positions. John
! + Parkhurst. q Bath, Is one Of the leading law
var. o, ,h. southern tcr" ~ counties William
| T. Goololle of Syracuse. Is president oi tle O''-
| onAaga Bar Association. hfiy-hve years DID, ana
one of the leading lawyers ~ ''h'raI New
York Augustus Frank. of warsaw Is president
! o, rho Rank of Warsaw. He was Congressman
/ - the wyoming district from 1851 to 1866. COM
| n,d,r. T. Vcddcr hfty-slx years old, was ior
/ o,. forms 4 state Senator. and was the author
/ r. th. Inheritance Tax law ~ this state wA.ch
! has brought several millions into the S'ate
/ Treasury John l. Gilbert. II Malone. Well
! known LAWYER Of Northern NewYork. was the
R.nubllran candidate for Secretary of state III
Is,o Daniel H. Mcmillan. OF Buffalo. Is prol''-
nent member of the bar of Erie county anu mas
| A fine record as a State Senator
Only six OF the delegates to the present con
veution were members of that II 1867. lhey are
Augustus Frank OF Warsaw; William d. Needer
and Iobr G schermerhorn Of Brooklyn; Gideon
rpcecr of New-York; John NJ Francis OF
Troy. and Thoma, G. AIyord, Of Syracuse
PROMINENT NAMES IN THE CONVENTION.
Some 81 the bcst-known members Of the con-
vention come from the Senate districts. mus
rho Ist District sends Lucius y. Manley' Il
rrorninont lawyer of Long Island CITY, FREDERICK
| Storm of pay Side Of the firm OF Stralton "
Storm; NicoM Floyd. Of Mastic. a leading lawyer
| ~ Long island and Charles H. Phipps oI r'''''
| Rockawav. manufacturer Of iron bridges.
The lid Senate District Sends hFe Dv,''' 49, a.
| tho most prominent being Alinel = 'eiM', ~
| Cnrn,er CORPORATION Counsel Of Brooklyn ana
John G. Schumaker. former CongresSm.ann n. -,
The lid Senate District SENDS henry " u"
now a lawyer. but formerly a ConSresauoMm"' M
rninis,er: Charles b. Morton, statistlcan 1i lIlc lIlc
Grncral Electric Company; William II. Alaoen
| and stephen u. Jacobs, lawyers WIN eo'N
,.r,ctica and Solomon Gallinger. broker.
| m IVfh Senate District sends, among olnciS
| WilI,am 4 Faber Of brooklyn, "a member OF tne
| drm Of William ~ Faoer " Son. ana hoDe'' VI
rh YIN senate District sends five Democrats
| en-. ~bicf bcing william d. Needcr former state
,h' vItb Senate District Is contested with a
! 49,, HI.,I ~ tho Republican claimants being ad-
| 't,tnL The Democrats having been elected by
| ~, frauds of John Y. McKane In Gravesemd.
| ,rhc leading Democrat I'm the convention VIII
| ,snn & Whitney resigned his position as a de'e-
| cate from the With District. but there rel'd'n
| Such wcll-known New-Yorkers as le LalcuS nlC',
| Nicnu ana John NJ. Bowers. The other New
| ynrk senate districts send among others J"hn
| Rigelow. ex-M Minister to France; Frank l. VIZ
! gerald Judge Giegcrich, Elliot Sandford' MOTIFS Is
1T'i,,,rsl,v the president OF the state Wine. Ale
and Liquor Dealers Association; Excise Com
missioner Koch. Joseph H. Ohmeis. Henry -
| Wntrhkiss Gideon j. Tucker. Delos McCurdy'
! I,Ton ,rruax Robert t.. Dcyo, Francis Forbes
| william =. Burn. Nelson Smith. chairman or tEe
Tammany Hall General Committee; John -
| iiar. postmaster DAYTON. Michael J. Null
queen. son-In-law Of Mayor Gilroy, and Chauncey
| $. Truax. A.. vi. West,
| The XVIII Senate District. New-for west
| cbcster and Putnam counties, sends among
| others Andrew c. Fields. insurance lawyer ana
| william T. Emmet, Of New Rochelle who prac-
tises law there . ,,,
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