The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
ALDRIDGE CAN'T HAVE 1T.
CITIES COMMITTEE CHATRMANsHIP
NOT FOR MONROE.

He Tackles Plat Arain-suspeots Scheme
Against Him ny O'Grady-May BE PACT
fed with Other Charm snships-Cour
try of Albany Is to Have Insurance.
When The Sun announced two weeks age
that Senator Platt and other Republicans
favored the selection OF Otto Kelsey OF Liv-
ngston to be Chairman OF the Assembly Cities
Committee the Hon. George W. AldridRe Of
Rochester was disturbed. All along Mr..
Aldridge had believed that Merton Z. Lewis
OF the First district OF Monroe was to have
this craftsmanship. That was the situation
before 1t was decided not to reintroduce the
State Constabulary bill at Albany this winter
and when II was believed that Senators
Armstrong and Parsons OF Monroe could
be Induced to vote for the bill. But out came
the newly elected Mayor Of Rochester in strong
opposition to the State Constabulary bill. and
from other quarters the opposition TO the bill
poured In thick and fast, SO the idea OF intro
ducing the bill was abandoned and Republic
can moguls In Monroe seemed to be In dis
grace. All thought Of making Mr.. Lewis Chair
man OF the Assembly Cities Committee was
abandoned and the name Of Mr.. Kelsey was
pushed rapidly to the front Senator Plat
told his friends at the time that II Mr.. Kelsey
could be induced to accept the place he was
the right man for II. Mr.. Kelsey came from his
home In Geneseoto see Mr.. Platt and after that
visit IL was made known that Mr.. Kelsey was
willing to take the Job. Last winter Mr.. kelsey
was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee OF
the Assembly and Mr.. Lewis was sixth In the
Republi lean list on the Cities Committee. Mr..
Kelsey has been In the Assembly ainee lsDl
illness 81 SPEAKER Nixon last winter Mr.. Kelsey
was most of the time acting Speaker.
Aidrdse V came In 70 New York and put ap At
the Park Avenue Hotel. He saw Senator Plam
on yar,ous o,ecasIIVgs and the lsst visit was on
is.tcG asan p 'ssss ts' y Mr. K p'S
chairman Of this highly important Assembly
iash'on Sir" Aidridse declared his bsisi
f fssdrd HS S. Os Sas entitled s 70 az AZ:
distinction and Furthermore. that there was
some sort OF sphem n,6 on foot With Repre-
first Congress district in the background. to
weaken his' ,Aidridxes: Leadership in the
Monroe teen treated quite fairly by the Re-
publican state organization as represented By
This, was The situation up to Yesterday morn.
nue. ,S Hotel, s.na,9r PIatt Chairman Sasl Of
sS% S"S sIp tho ". Avenue ep%'s
O'Clock when Senator Plat returned to WASH
inGton. the opinion was EXPRESSED that Mr.
Kelsey was still IN the van and that speaker
Nixon might visit MIR. Aldridge and talk peace
and harmony and oil that sort Of thing. Sena.
tor Platt. II was said. was convinced that Mr..
Kelsey was the man Tor tn" place. II has been
the general opinion that Senators Parsons and
Armstrong are very strongly attached to Mr.
Aliridg-. and the votes OF these two Republi-
can Senators are needed at Albany this winter
Ii was decided yesterday morning that Will
lam l.. Courhtry OF the First district OF Albany
4 TO be chairman OF tina Insurance COMMITTEES.
All the other i'm portant chairman hips though.
six or seven. must await the final talks that
Speaker Nixon IL to have with Mr. Aldrldce
Recurring to the gossip that Representative
ONrady II buslly engaged in an effort to de-
throne MIR. Alurdge from the Leadership In Mon
roe there was report last night to the effect
that SenatOr Armstrong might at the proper
time lie found on the side OF Mr.. OGrady.
There was no definite warrant for this state
ment. bur IL is considered 10 have some basis
II was not generally accepted by Republicans
last night, Tor the reason that those behind the
scenes are thoroughly aware OF the close rela-
tons that hive existed between Mr. Adrdge
and Mr. Armstrong AMI Mr. Parsons. AMI .spe-
cially are the facts known as TO exactly how
Senators Armstrong aud Parsons came to vote
against and delrRt the State Constabulary bill
last v inter at The suggestion OF Mr.. Adrldge
Mr., Payn LETT Tor Albany yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Od"l! IL fu lie absent from town on personal
business for severa days. and Mr.. Nixon Ia to
leave for Albany this evening.