The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-07
rHs cossr1TUz1ox1s CONVENTION
Proposed csssess q. tie Ce.sututiea-shar
the Csueus Rois Its Aetiont

the Caueus Rnis Its Aetiont
ALpASY May 8.-The sixth Constitutional
Convention OF the State Of New York will meet
in the Assembly chamber at noon on Tuesday,
Under the law the Secretary OF State will cali
the Convention 10 order. 1t is likely that Je-
seph II. Choate II New York will DO elected
President and Charles E Fitch Of Rochester
clerk. though several other candidates have
appeared within the last few days One huns
dred and sevonty-flve delegates were elected,
but there are four vacancies. one caused ~
the resignation OF Mr.. whitney. and thrss
caused By the deaths OF Willard II. Mase, q
Republican and John Cooney and Nelson J.
Waterbury. Democrats.
The chief change in the Constitution which
Is proposed. Is to strike out the word male and
to give women the suffrage. Amendments are
also prepared to remodel the election system
OF the State by entirely dlyorcing municipal
from State elections. to enlarge the Court Of
he p Supreme Court to abolish capital punisS.
ment. provide for biennial sessions OF the
Legislature. and t2 define the risht :, 81 numb
There is much Discussion among the dele
gates whether politics should he OPENLY rec-
stltoS 81 the RJSmIPSSsy ts o q:
isstion. and. on the donps q the ,conyen:
@ the The hs Is nss
Legislative but a semi judicial body. and that
i should not divide on partisan Lines or make
S 81 the g the soEs sSPep,on would e tina.
Although the ma iority oil the Convention might
t BE To aSe to 90 control By esn G
publican caucus and whipping the reealeitraue
Il rests with the Republicans to determine
which OF these policies shall be pursued. some
Of the M 10 Tar are IN syoT % s5a 81
RardinR the constitutional Convention AZ
sort Of m .extraoriinary Legislature: which
''% The 81 Assembly as e Chamber where the conven.
morning. has been niied with desks taken
from the Senate Chamber. and the members
tho If the hSC SSny n 9SS capo nssS
purposes. EXCEPT those occupies, ~ Csrk yonp
Dunn Of the h al Assembly. The caucus q the
Republlcans for PRESIDENT the two Vice presi;
cents and the q * GSIv On vii,
lieyod hai joseph Il ChSst e % 20 The pre EEL
ls s Votes .H y he H. &yo.a has Sess
tonight. from assurances made TO him. that he
will have at least twenty votes In Tho caucus
there " Is some objection to Mr. t6oate on tho
part Of country deleRatee. VINO nANeneakQ tnhp
no believes in conceding one OF the Vice Presi.
dents OF the Convention to the Democrats,
These country, Republicans want All the
honors and all the enolumente. and want 70
put m orc politics into the Convention than Nj
Speaker Malby and Clerk Georae W. Dyn9
that Mr. Choate will be the -PresidSpt Of the
Convention. 1t IL Just possible that Mr.. Alvord
will be made one OF the Vice Presidents. and
Milo II. Acker Of Horne llsville the other. Mr..
Acker's friends are advancing him for tho
Presidents place. but 1t is understood b. them
that they are only making blum In order to
land him as one Of the Vice-Presidsnts.
concerning the seer staryship Charles 4. Fitch
not Ge overtaken. There are about score Of
minor places. but nobody outside OF this town
could begin to appreciate the scramble for
them. There are petitions for messenger
ships. half block long. signed By all tho
Senators and Assemblymsn. and the funny
part Of IL IL that the Senators ana Assembly,
men have not been partial. but have
signed every mans petition. so that all
the petitions look pretty much alike.
But the pay Of many OF the en-.
boiy adjorrna. aud the camp followers must
havo something TO keep them through the
II is tie opinion tonight that the Conven-
tion will adjourn on Tuesday evening or
Wednesday In order to give the President an
opportunity to appoint his committees AN
told there are about twenty-six commit eos to
be appointed. They will take ND every branch
OF the Constitution.