The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
NJ NEWL0CALOPTION Law
ABANDONED AFTER 4 ooNFEREN0I
OF STATE REPUBLICANS.

Democrats Can't Get Such n Biil vhreunh tne
senatc-Drnrt or tho NIL AEnisst DepvatSa
Journalism Submitted and Anproyed-An,
other Conrsrenoe TO ne Held To.nor.
The Republicans have abandoned the idea e
introducing at Albany this winter the bHl 10
give cities Of the first and second class IN the
State the opportunity to vote for or aGainstioekl
option as to Sunday liquor selling at certain
hours and also selling on weekdays. This dec-
sion was reached after an extended conferences
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternooh.
The consultation began at 3 o'clock In the aftet.
noon, ana did not break up until after O., esnop
tor Plat Ind invited a number OF his Ro5
publican friends to Join him at tho hos
tel with q view to discussing the pro-
posed Local Option bill and other ueae,
ures Of Importance. Gathered around 6enatoP
Platt were State Chairman Charlea w. Haekett
Of Utica, superintendent Louis r. Payn %
Chatham. Bank Superintendent Kilburn OF MI
lone. Senator Krum OF Schoharie. Senator Lexov
Of Nyack, Senator Raines Of Canandaieue,
President Quigg Of the Now York Republican
County Committee. Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff,
Speaker O'Grady OF Rochester. ex.President
Edward Lauterbaoh OF the New York
Republican County COMMITTEES. ex-Senntor
Francis Hendricks Of Syracuse. Assemblynnan
Aids OF Chenango. who was last year's Chair
man Of the Excise Committee OF the Assembly,
and Frank H. Plat. Collector Bidweli took
part in the discussion later In the aftefnoous
Richard Marcy Of WATERFOWL, Senator Ford,
Col. Abraham Gruber, Postmaster Van Cotk
and others had talks with Senator Plat after
the oflcial conference broke up.
The first matter brought up for discupsion
was the proposed local option bill. Senator
Krum. Senator Raines, and Superintohdenb
Payn put in strenuous objections TO the pFo-
posed bill. Speaker o'Grady and Presidene
Quigg advocated the bill. Ex.Presidant Lautsr.
bach said that It was a little late in the day
to advocate such q bill. and deolafoA
that 1t should have been passe rhlonR with Tire
Raines amendments last winter. Messrs. Krum.
Raines, and Payn declared unreservediy thai
the Republicans In the country districts would
DO very much offended IL the Ropublk
can Legislature passed any such hill
These gentlemen argued that 1t was -
the country districts that tho ReouhlioanO
gained their great majorities on election dsys
and that 1t would be most unwise TO take o etSD
which undoubtedly would ALLEVIATE theso Rspub-
lican voters. President Quige and Speaker
O'Grady. on the other hand, declared that the
Republicans in the cities Of the State woro
entitled to consideration. and 1t was their testb
mony. after extensive investigation. that the
Republicans In the cities very much desired
the opportunity to vote on local option. Senator
Raines told again Of the yaat revenues secured
name. and he believed that It should not 70
mitigated In any particular; ...
pointed Rnr,ds ea aea thS a's to III the se sonf.re asss ss To- 70 liz
proposed bill. The testimony Of an tho Re-
publicans from the country districts wac
that their people were very ml9h Opposed
to the proposed measure: President qalSes
beet Hicks for the proposed measure, and 1ater.th-
the. day, in personal conversations With MEs
sappor psii NJ. 9sirs yss I'd eoss sa q &c SS,i ps ss )
bill Senator Platt said no had nothing %
i sss Is o 1s ,h' o fi.ul Bu e &, ins .S SGntsrsPf f:.s En- sss
srosa c By Republ loan Issi:Is.crs. i vs.
$sss 'S SsI;. q Sill' ,s snd more eSs SSssa' ss: R sSsis
To- @ pass the bill in the Assembly. The
is o%sr houss. hf fns a b% iii. Roses q o you'd 3 3 f7 aS
the Senate, for the reason that the Rcpuhlicans
the shsF Rs s5s II q 9ss shasofs q are IL nom mne n. %s, s 3 q
s eSanse Tor 'a q local Go e option %ss iiaa asSV Eli a. All Albany my
~ IN H,d %sss di%S;R;S,S + on.s m 9ss ,1,Sa ALE, s.. ~ S:s
be 2 general bill. which giyes any citi.en che
hitting Magistrate against. q yellow news.
paper which the citizen believes is degrading
ton the penalty 10 comparatively light Eos
a second conviction tho penalty 10 heavy
providing for a fine and imprisonment, or both
and the forteiturs of the charter Of The ysi-
State on a second conviction wiz be eompelled
newspaper. All present at the conferences
agreed that the draft Of the bin was e1SeliS1t
and introduce It both In the Assembly
and the Senate at Albany: go viclou1
and depraved have some Of tho yellow;
newspapers become, 4 was declared and,
munities that the bill against them. IL was In.
sisted. will be almost unanimously passed ID,
both houses by the Republicans and Democrats.
1t was pointed out that the Democrats are Jlss
rs anxious for the passage OF such a bill a. the
Republicans, and that 1t cannot be considered,
to any great extent, a party measure.
A new primary election law was also aie.
cussed. but only In a desultory fashion; Thae
it was said. today. Tho bill introduced
by Senator Pavey and the measure intro.
dued by Senator Brush do not quito ~
the situation, and while the new measure may
take the good features from the bills Introduced
by Mr.. Pavey and Mr.. Brush. still II will DO IN
entirely new bill and one which. 10 Is said. can
Ill Eo h,l both N,,aa 80 Aan~ |Il