New-York tribune., 1896-03-30
NO CHANGE IN SUNDAY SALES.

DoRE p vEDDER MENTIONED FOR STATE
EXCISE COMMISSIONER.
The Raines law made no perceptible change
- the Sunday excise situation here. as
the police made no effort to enforce 1t. They are
waiting for an opinion from the Corporation
Counsel as to when 1t goes into effect. Saioohs
generally were tightly closed as II was poss'oe
for the Police Department to keep them' An INC
uptown hotel district. where the cares are "eii
patronized on Sunday, there was the usual quie'
soIe ~ drinks The conditions were hardly
changed from last Sunday. Drinks were served
in the cafes as usual, but only with the accom-
paniment of something ea;able Liquor was
also served in the rooms. and many guests 'oo"
advantage Of this to get what they wanted
None Of the hotels have ever given moch Oh a
free lunch on Sunday, and OF course they uiu"
serve any yesterday.
The situation as far as the clubs were CON-
cerned. was also generally unchanged Mem
berg who wanted drinks could get them' ai-
though--tt-gyas- reported that Ia several con
.n,cuo1,s -y,bs he sale Of stimulating be exerases
was stopped entirely.
,rbere te,,e only eleven arrests made. yester-
dsv far Axeisa vtbiatiuns the lowest ~r,umeeF:o on
record. trPcrca- HI &iuuarters for s'nsls cay
There were thirty arrests made last suhday'
Thomas G Platt was in communication Will
Governor Morton at Albany yesterday over tne
Iong-distaucef telephone and had tak WIN
the Goceff.r;x about the appointment OF the SKATE
f-ornn1fssfo1er of Excise under the Ra'nes Dill
Mr. Platt afterward said that NOBODY hao yet
been hxed upon for the place. the conVersa'io"
ba,ween Mr.. Platt and the Governor related 10
tho alleged selection of Colonel Henry H. LYMAN
Of Oswego, who was Collector of the Port Oh Us
weeo under General Harrisons administrator
and Is now one of the members OF the STATE
Esh Came and Forestry Commission. Several
New-York newspapers pubhshed Albany o'S
matches Yesterday saying that the appointment
of Colonel Lyman had been definitely eet'ieo
upon
THE Oswero man is said to be 100 Independent
and aggressive in his makeup to suit Mr. Piatt'
The Tsaqsr,. ma ,,;pulator wants ate Conmis-
sioner of Excise who Is wholly and exclusively
bSs own nroperty 1t was asserted that Lymans
prospects had already met a frost and the pre-
dictior was made that by noon to-day MS name
would be of the Governors slate entirely
Ex-senator Commodore P Vedder, OF Cattarau-
gus County had long interview with Mt. Fatt
Yesterday The chief Of the inner machine coun-
Gil Lou" Payn, OF Chatham Corners was pres
ent. as were also other advisers Of Mr. Platt Ed
ward Lauterbach and Abraham Gruber aided IN
the delibers tons of the day. 1t became known
ex-senator
cent the place of State Excise Commissioner, and
that Mr. Platt had given the Governor to under
stand that his claims must be considered 1t was
said last evening; snat Nj Vedder's chances for
appointment were excellent. Machine men who
were in a position to know what they were talk
ing about said that Mr.. P1att had given Mr.. We'd
der his positive Endorsement, and that the Gov
ernor had assured Mr., Platt that he looked with
favor on Vedder's candidacy.
Mr. Vedder's claims being pushed on the
ground that he was the author Of the original
liquor tax bNI: snd had It passed through both
branches Of the Legislature. The measure was
vetoed by Governor Hiif on the demand of the
liquor interests 1t was upon the Vedder bill,
IL was said that Senator Ranes modelled ms
measure, and many of the features OF the
Raines law have been copied from the Nedder
bill.
Ex-senator Vedder is also the author or the
collateral inheritance and corporation tax laws
which have increased the States revenues ana
lessened the burden Of the average taxpayer.
His friends will use these statutes as arguments
for him.
Politicians were saying last evening that MI
yedder would feel surer Of his appointment II
he had been able TO keep his district in line FOR
the Morton Presidential BOOM The Cattarau-
gus and Chautauqua delegates in the State Con-
yention last Tuesday voted solidly against the
machine, 1t will be remembered and supported
the Fitchie minority report substituting the NC
Kinley men, Thomas and Jewett. In place OF
Platt and Lauterbach, delegates-at-large 70
ST Louis But the delegates to the Republican
National Convention from the XXXlVth Con-
sress district, composed of Allegany. Cattar-
angus and Chautauqua counties. have not YET
been chosen. Mr.. Vedder and his hackers are
not backward in promises that II the Governor
ate Excise
Will make him strong enough to swing the
xXXIVth District back into the machine col
and always for Morton. The Governor has
untf wednesday to send the name OF his ap.
pointee to the State Senate bat 1t Is expected
that he will nominate MS cno,ee sh so,T tha,
csovsrnor Morton ad as yet made no appoint
mont OF a State Excise Commissioner nor prof
.ered the position TO any one, me sta.slaenrs
,hat Henry H. Lyman had been selected for the
most therefore, were without Iounoatlon. Inc
iispatches further say that Mr.. Lyman undouot-
sd,r is under consideration by Governor Morton
and possibly may be appointed tte IS UNDERSTOOD
to have the Jealous support OF speaker rlsh, pl
the Assembly VINO is exerting all his influence to
nrevent the nomination OF Francis Hendricks. OF
syracuse, in view OF the latters candidacy foi
Governor. Mr. Fish Is cancidate TOT governor
himself He does not wish Mr Hendricks to have
the patronage of the State Excise Commissioner
People IN Albany. II is said In the dispatcnes
viii not be surprised II Mr. Morton goes OUTSIDE
su the men hitherto named for state Excls'
. Conmissioner and appoints some man not We
mentioned for the place. .,..,s-.I..
dispatch from Geneseo last night sald tnat
was understood that Colonel H. l. Arnold OF ina
Mace who was United States Consul at Niagara
FaIis' ont during the Harrison administration
and is now superintendent OF Bedlow's Island
VawYork Harbor was candidate for appoint
rer+ AZ state Excise Commissioner. He has th'
backing Of Congressman Wadsworth
De,ais Of the enforcement Of the Raines law II
brooklyn WIN be found on Page TO-
AN EAST SIDE INDIGNATION MEETING.
rnass- meeting Of the citizens OF the East Side 4
express indignation at the passage OF the Kaine
hafi was held In Concordia Hall in Avenue yester
day afternoon. The han was crowded and much en-
thusaSm prevailed REGISTER sohmer was elec.es
FEnf5S Fine Fnrnifure.