New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
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THE ASSEMBLY AT ANY COST
HILL IS READY TO MAKE ALL SACRI.
FICEs TO SECURE 1T.


SPURS HIM TO THIS DECISION. AS WELL
AS FEARS FOR THE OVERTHROW OF
TAMMANY DOMINATION BY A RE-
FORM MAYOR OF NEw-YORK.
~rov THE RrGrLAs CORRESPONDENT or rHR rKYpuHH
Albany Oct 14-"Sacrilce everything In order to
elect a Democratic Assembly and to defeat the
Legislative Apportionment Amendment TO the
Constitution" This is David B. Hilrs latest order
to the chairmen Of the Democratic county conn
mttees in this State.
Mr. Hill has variety % motives in thus en-
deavorng to concentrate all the energies OF the
Democratic party ir an attempt to regain posses
sion OF the Assembly and in opposition TO the ap'
portonment Of the Senate and Assembly dlstrc.s
contained in the Constitutional amendment which
will come before voters for their approvai OF ois
approval at the November election. II elected
Governor he would like to have a Democratic AS
sembly to prevent the passage OF an amendment
IN the charter of New-York City which would put
II in the power of reform Mayor to remove all
the present Tammany heads OF city departments
and replace them with true representatives. OF the
taxpayers ard other voters who are deslrous OF an
honest administration OF the city's aHdirs' Neither
Mr. Hill nor the chiefs Of Tammany Han desire
an amendment Of the city charter making the
terms Of the heads of city departments OF oh'y
two Years duration, like the Mayor - oI W si'o
each new Mayor elected power to appoint 'he
heads Of all city departments. Campaign iuiiu'
obtained by prodigious blackmailing operations
could not be obtained under a reformed adhiih'S-
tration: and therefore no director Of the present
democratic machine in this state Is In favor OF
such a change in New-YOrks cnarter.
Rut Mr. Hill has a personal aim In seeking 70
preserve the present apportonment OF seats IN the
LEGISLATURE and t. elect majority OF DeiNo-
cratic Assemblymen. His friends mere say 'ha'
even il he is elected Governor ana resigns hi'
post as United States Senator he purposes re-
turning TO the Senate in 1891. when new Seha-
tor will be elected. If Mr. Hill resigns MS posi-
ton as Senator. his successor thus elected III
January 1895 will hold the office only until
March. 1897. wher. he will be succeeded by the
Senator elected by the Legislature OF New-1oTA
in the previous January.
Edward Murphy jr the junior United States
Senator II alsc showing much interest In the
fate of the Legislative Apportionment amend
rnent, since his term expires IN 1879 ana under
the just appOrtiOnment OF the Senate ana AS
sembly districts proposed by the Constitutional
Convention his recollection would be easy
it would 10. under the existing apportionment
gerrymander passed by the fraudulent DEM
OCratic Legislature of 1892.
The voters The State have two ways opened
10 them Of upsettlng the present iniqutous APP
portonment which casts all the legislative
power into the hands Of the Democratic cities
and rObs the rural voters Democrats and Re.
publicans If their just sharr Of representation
in the Legislature one Of these Is to adopt the
amendment 10 the Constitution drawn up by the
constitutional Convention This provides for a
Senate u hfty members and an Assembly Of $50
members. The Other way is TO elect majority
OF Republican Assembymen Under the pres.
ent Constitution an enumeration Of the inhabi-
tants or the state is 10 be made in 1885, and the
~ ,tes'slatiVe diStncts are to be apportoned. II
the tohSu'uu"nal ConVentons appOrtOnment
amendment is adopted this feature Of the pres.
ent Constitution is nuied but II it is defeated
tneh the old Constitution remains, and its direc.
tions must be followed. The Republican Ieeis.
a,ure or 1879. therefore, may be called upon
acting In cooperation with Governor Morton tc
apporlon The Legislative districts.
WHERE HILL HOPES TO GAIN SEATS
After this explanation all politicians will
understand the cause Of Mr. Hilrs anxiety 70
fave majority of Democratic Assemblvmen
elected If he Is 10 be Governor and also that
me Legislative Apportionmont amendment
shCuld be defeated. Il would be a barren
ElctoIy t. him to be elected Governor If the
AppoTtionment amendment should b. adopted ar
me same time. Mr. Hill depends upon the
i.cElsatiFe Gerrynanier act f 1892 to insure the
election OF majority of Democratic Assembly,
'i''l lie hopes under 1t L. Recover a large
number oi Assembly districts I'm Kings County
ana IN Erie County which were lost in the ter.
rifle Democratic defeat Of last year The As
senlbly districts Of Kings County were cur un
Dy the Democratic Board of supervisors so az
80 give the Republican party only one out II
"lEhteen. But the political evJiuton. the re-
Erott "St'Hst mayor boody Hugh Mclaughlin
Isaac H. Maynard and David B Hn came
Il election Of MI
hrpuohcans subsequently II shown that
two more Republicans were elected, Mr. Friday
ana Mr.. kneeland and they were admitted
mus the Republican representation from Kings
County was Increased T. eleven Mr. I'm aims
II possbl.. To recapture a majority Of these IA.
seWbly districts Through William F. Sheehan
also, he Is making big effort 10 recover four
Assembly seats lost In Erie County last Fall He
is also seeking % gain Assembly seats In the
counties Il Rockiand sullivan, Ulster Queens
Onondagl and Monroe.
Assembly of ,th.v it
sions consisted IF seventy-four Republicans anI
Fifty-f aur Democrats. At the close IF the ses-
sion. through the admission Of Mr. Friday and
MI kneeland The Republican vote had risen TO
seventy-sx. and the Democratic vote had shruEk
t. hity-two; In order To have majority in
siXty-iive "otes. 1t must therefore gain at
least thirteen seats in the Assembly in order 10
accomplish It's end and command majority
liut in order To- have 4 majority sufficient 10
elect n United states Senator. If Mr.. Hill should
resign his post. the Democratic party mus, elect
siNty-eght Assemblymen. for the Republican
party now has majority os six votes In the
Senate. With siXty-echt votes n the Assembly
and thirteen votes in the Senate. the Democratic
party would have total of eighty-one votes
while the Republican party. with nineteen votes
in the Senate and only sixty in the Assembly
would have only seventy nine In all The Demo-
cratic party would thus have a majority Of two
votes with which TO elect a United States Sem
ator. X is an odd circumstance that IL was by
just two votes that David g. Hill was elected q
United Senator in 1891.
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Mr.. Hill. il would seem. has already picked
out director-general Of the operation OF
eecting his successor United States Senator
If he iS elected Governor and there is ma
jorty of Democratic Assembly lymen. This func-
tionary will be John B. Stanchteld, Mr.. Hills
former law partner in Elnira. Mr. Hill plans
great honors for Mr. Stanchfled. He has per-
suaded him to accept the nomination for AS
semblyman from Chemung County. II Mr..
Stanchfeld II elected i'm this Democratic county
and there is a Demo ,ratic majority In the AS
scmbly. he is 10 be made Speaker. In that
position hc could mould the committee ap-
pontments to aid David Il. Hl greatly in
naming his successor as United States Senator,