New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
FORCES GATHER AT ALBANY.
MEMBERS OF JUDICIARY COMMITTED
MEET AND DISCUSS SITUATION
NO AGREEMENT WAS REAcHEp-PHAsEs OF THE
MAr1ER-rRAcY AND LAUTERBAcH TO BE
ON HAND TO-DAY.


ON HAND TO-DAY.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Albany July THE first detachment o. the
army Of the Legislature. which IS TO meet here on
Monday evening next, arrived to-day. and began 10
lay out the camp. The squad In question was COM
posed OF the members OF the Senate ana 'he 40
sembly Judiciary committees. There were III Us
ranks Senators Stranahan Raines. krum brack-
EFT and Wray and Assembymen Armstrong. Anus
Brennan. Degraw. Fish. Ives. Laimbeer ana S'eu
man.
These met IN the Senate Library and there wres-
tied for five OF six hours with the problem Oh 20
changing the laws OF the State that repeaters ehu
other offenders against the Election laws III New
York shall be punished Governor Black had had
pr1nted Tor them copy Of the Election laws. so
modified as to permit OF the appointment "a "
State Board OF Elections This bill. IT was stated
was a more skeleton. which they were expected ~
clothe This might seem a simple task. but al'er d
long conference II was announced 'hat no "s''
ment whatever had been reached upon Dill.
The chief bill considered provides for Bipartisan
Board OF Elections. TO be named by the H'a'e c'''
mittees coupled with bipartisan city poardN "A
State Supervisor and Deputy Supervisor are h"ineu
In this bill II foreseen that the Bipartisan 'odru
would get into a condition OF deadlock over inc
appointment OF tho State Supervisor OF Elections.
and therefore It is provided that the Governor sha
be the arbiter In this interesting situation.
OF course (: the hill passes Governor Black would
vote in favor OF the Republican candidate for the
publican members OF the Legislature now here. but
OF them said today within five minutes
after q Democratic Governor should come into
Office he would have the Board OF Elections meet.
depose the Republican Supervisor OF Elections and
put in his place n Democrat. II really seems that
the only way preserve the Office 10 the Rcpub-
lican party for Reasonable time is TO make the
Office OF five years duration" But there IL
opposition 10 making the term o. the Supervisor
OF any greater length than that OF the Governor.
who may indirectly appoint him by giving the
deciding vote In the Board OF Elections
This opposition comes chiefly from the rural Re-
pubicans. who especially enamoured with
the idea In any OF interfering with the cleo
lions in New York
IL a second bill under consideration there is "A
State Superintendent OF Elect .ons at the head OF
a State Department OF Elections who IL authorized
10 appoint supervisors % elections In the various
cities on the nomination OF the two great political
parties. In this bill the supervisors ar" given arg"
police powers Election Day. II was suggested
to-day that tho State Supervisor tc ntruaicd with
come control OF the inspectors Of elections with the
aim or securing men Of good character
hopes apparently to pass metropolitan police bill.
but people here cannot any reason yet think
that Governor Back has changed hs attitude Of
opposition 10 this measure. tn" New-Nork organ
ization demands the reinstatement Of Hamilton
Black and the Republicans OF tho Interior 81 the
State will not follow unless they greatly change
the opinions they now hod that subject
General benjamin J. Tracy and Edward Lauter-
10 Governor Black and the Legislative committees.
which now at work upon the election uiil
General Tracy. II Is believed. will bear a message
10 Governor Black from senator Plat. expressing
tho alters views the proposed legislation. EIint
DanfOrih. the chairman ~ tn" Democratic state
Committee was hero to-day in cousuliatl on with
senator Hill The Demo ratio leaders are prcpar-
ing 20 rcss, the passage OF the I'll. ton bill. and
viii seek to make It's passage campaign issue