New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-31
"LOU" PAYN'S CAMPAIGN.
Ills EFFORT TO DEPRIVE DUCHESS
COUNTY OF IT'S JUST REP
PRESENTATION.
COLONEL. RoGERss STRONG SHOWING As An ANTI
PI.ATT CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR FORCES
TIE VETERAN LOBBYIST TO
CHANGE HIS TACTICS.

TFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNEI
Poughkeepsie, y. Y. July 3o-ln none OF the many
Senate districts in which control Of the approaching
nominating conventions is disputed by machine ana
anti-machine sentiment are the methods and prac-
tees Of the P,att school Of politics more distinctly
trial than in these three river counties OF Duch-
ess Columbia and Putnam. long intimately associat-
ed politically and now properly reunited IN single
Senatorial constituency. BY the vagarles OF the
Democratic appor,;onment OF 1892 these three coun-
ties had been thrust unceremonlously into as many
separate Senate districts. and minority frag-
ments in the groupings all had been opnged
to accept Senatorial nominees from beyond their
own borders This county. Duchess. joined neon
gruously with the West Shore counties OF Orange
and Rockland in the old XVIII District. has been
represented a: Albany since 1899 by the timid anc
Iethargc chairman OF the Lexow Committee who
at the last session of the Legislature foolishly dssi
pated well-won reputation ana sacrificed the po-
l!tca opportunity OF lifetime merely TO gratify
the personal grudges OF an irresponsible party
boss"
Putnam County. attached as a makeweGht to
Wes,chester I'm the old XVIII District. has had 20
share the odum OF George w. Robertsons TWO
years career In the State Senate. wnch eliminated
fifty in his treacherous alliance with REYNOLDS. Cog
gesha and the rammany Democracy to de'eat the
passage OF the New-York city Police Reorganization
bill. Columbia County strung ms tail to Rensse-
aer's kite by the Democratic gerrymanierers, has
for two years past officially represented In the
Senate by Michael f. Collins. a Murphy Democrat
from Troy. but It's actual spokesman at the state
Capitol during tina; time and for years preceding
has been none other than the notorious lobbyist
Lou Pawn chief marshal OF Mr.. Patts political
soldiers Of fortune A confessed broker In corpora
| ton legislation and authorized agent and pro-
moter Of all the varied schemes OF private og-roil-
Ing attempted annually for the benefit OF Mr. Piat
| and political friends.
Therefore. although the direct issue offered else
Il 1 lHieln f
Platts mos, dlscredited followers in the state Sem
ate has been In a measure ellmlna ted from the can
vass here hy las; falls arrangement o boundare''
II l. nevertheless apparent that the three counties
| Of the new XXIVth District have suffered sum
| GENTLY In the last two winters from unworthy ana
scandaOus representation In the upper branch OF 'hc
legislature 70 excite "A wholesome reaction In local
| sentiment and inspire Republican voters OF the
kds,rct with determination TO prevent the return
Mo power this fan Of any similarly snbs'rvlen agents
| Of, the Platt machine. For II Iexow and Robertson
! bv the fortunes Of the Constitutional reappor,on-
| m.ni. have been happily left to answer for their
records to other constituencies the menace OF Payns
leadership with all IT, scandalous possibilities. re-
mains 10 vex ihe party here. and the issue oi nc
| c.ptlng or regulating candidacy dictated by MN
for the promotion OF his own persona. interests a.
well AS the reinforcement Of NJ. Platts waning
! political power at Albany. has mad" the hght Tor
the control u this district fully a. important ana
significant a. the contests made by an aroused Re
publican opinion elsewhere to defeat the renomna-
| lions Of Donaldson Robertson. Cogsesha or Raines
MIR PAYNs ANXIETTEs
| As may readily be seen. the capture OF the seat
| IN the Senate from this dsirc, Is OF vital conse-
euence TO Mr. Payn. Not only his political author
| lty long supreme IN this region. but his PROBES
sonal usefulness az Albany. and his very means o.
| livelihood are involved In the present canvass by
| Mr. Pnyn's own admissions on tho witness-stani
during the Fire officers Fund investigation last
| May he receives stated salary from ten or
| dozen persons or corporations for professional
services ~ lobbyist at the State capital besides
| dlscharyng with OF without a stated salary. the
| even more delicate functions Of general agent there
for Mr. Plau's personal machine win MS Oh
| intimaics and allies OF last winter rapidly disap-
| peahng from public lfe-Donaldson. Cosg"'haH
and Robertson already practically defeated. and
Kaincs seriously mcnaced with rcpudiaiion-faSn :
| srp on future legislation has already been greatly
! weakened and It Is only natural that ne shou.' De
struggling desperately In every qunrier to restore
| his threatened professional usefulness "''h a
Senator OF his own choice At Albany from TINS as
| trlct he would AT least retain fooihoid AT tn"
capital. Beaten at home In the district hom-
| mating convention and left without personal rep
! rcsrntaiive OF any sort IN the new senate 'he
bubble Of his sinister reputation would be speedily
prcked and the practical worthlessn'ss oil h'S per-
| sonaI services easily demonstrated.
From the day the constitutional rrapporuoh-
| ment WAS adopted Mr.. Payn has therefor" been
| ucessantly manocuvrng and intriguing 10 control
| the Senatorial nomination IN the new NNlNth Dis
| tr,ct HIS schemes and the motives which inspire
| them have not gone unnotc"d, however an"
though the end OF the fight - sun far aheau' theie
! il a daily Increasing probability that In the END
| his p,aus viii fail and a Republican OF integrity.
| ability and Independence viii be sent To Albany 10
represent the voters OF this district IN an 'harseu
and morally purified senate.
| Duchess the largest OF the counties reunited IN
the XXIVih District casting greater N'p"ph'ah
vote than Putnam and Columbia together seems
naturally TO be entitled to the Senatorial nom'-
nation and the best Republican opinion here has
gradually concentrated In support Of the candidacy
| OF Colonel Archibald Rogers. OF Hyde fark' a
beautiful village lying ON the slopes OF the HUI
SON SIX or eight miles norih OF THIS city MI.
| Pawn made n false move Al the beginning or mo
canvass by attempting to set up 'oiump"l
rouutv candidate Aaron Il. GARDENER. OF that-
ham the present Asscmbyman being his sup
posed hom, choice for senator Discovering now
ever that the real ngh, would be made In Duchess
County. and that Mr.. Roserss candidacy mere was
meeting with substantial approval, Mr. Payn
nromp,ly threw over Mr.. GARDENER and set up n
local potican Robert II. Hunter. to contest with
Colonel Rogers the support Of the party there.
To guard against tho disastrous effect of the
probable less OF Duchcss, Mr.. fayn ana MS iol-
lowing raised the cry at the outset OF the canvass
that each OF the three counties should have equal
renr,s, NATION r the Senate Convention. Two or
| three weeks ago. when the county chalrincn OF
the three counties met In this city TO arrange the
| dates for holding the Senatorial primary elections
evidence OF secret alliance between columbia ana
| Putnam counties was disclosed. the object OF the
union being to deprive Duchess County OF tn,
renresenta ton in the district convention TO which
her population and Republican vote both clearly
| entitled her W. G. Daley. of Columbia. who rep
resented Mr.. Payn. and Judge Woods, of Putnam
proxy for Hamilton Fish. who II absent IN Europe
.tnfin gh.l1 haN.
canal voice with Duchess In the Senate conference
Notwithstanding the cgregous dlsparites existing
I'm POPULATION and Republican strength
SHARP PRACTICE ATTEMPTED.
s r. Phillips the chairman of the Dutchess
| County Committee scnsbly maintained that repre-