New-York tribune., 1899-12-03
POLITICS OVER A FEAST.
MIR. WOODRUFF CONFERs WITH KINGS
LEADERS AT LUNCHEON.
AGREEMENT ON POLICIES AT ALBANY THIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REPORT
OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS
VISIT TO PLATT.

VISIT TO PLATT.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and the orsaniza-
tion leaders OF Kings County yesterday afternoon
had long conference at the Montauk Club the
net results OF which to unite the nine Assem-
bymen and two Senators certain policies to be
followed at Albany this winter. The affair was
styled luncheon" by Mr. Woodruff. but 1t had n
far deeper significance than that to the Lieutenant
Governor, who. Is well known. is trying to shape
policies In the Empire State that six months
hence ne Will have clear lead as a candidate for
=, The conference yesterday was attended by Walter
e. q; Atteroury. George H. Roberts. tr Naval Oneer
men Morgan, Cotton, Degraw, Waite. Price, Bren-
nan, Man, wilson, Remsen and Adams. ReSlstsr;eect
Michael j. Dady absent in Washington.
rd ne h hluncheon began at and ended at 2SO o'clock
anu tne the real business OF the afternoon was be-
gun. The Assembly Committee positions were the
mrs. nrst thing thing brought ur. and Assembymen Degraw
to get Lieutenant Governor Woodruff told all pres
ent that ne had seen Senator Platt and State Chair
man Odell on Friday night and came away empty
handed. This was hard dose to swallow but the
luncheon had been good one. and after few
his story, which he did He told his guests that
hftyhye out OF the ninetythree Republicans in the
Assembly had been reelected and that all the inn
portant committee chairmen had been returned.
The only thing not nailed down with tenpenny
and Assemblyman Coughtry. of Albany was reach,
ing for that with both hands Mr. Woodruff said
kept on the Cities Committee. and it might be pos
sibe. in addition. to get Mr. Wilson or Mr.. Brennan
the Cities Committee Nothing certain about
IL, however. The members, he said, would
have to take what came to them
IL decided TO reintroduce the Marshall bill or
last year. doing away with the fee county offices
in Kings and reducing them to salary basis: Ac-
cording to the constitution the law Will not
affect the candidates elected this fall. Not until
1902 will such new law become operative.
Then the alleged abuses which nave devel-
oped under the operation OF the new city charter:
Assemblyman Brennan gave notice that he would
Introduce a bill greatly enargng the powers OF
the borough presidents. He said that the fact that
Brooklyn had a Democratic borough president had
weight in any argument against his bill There
a manifest need Of more power In the hands OF
the borough officials.
The proposed State constabulary measure came
I'm for discussion, and opinion was divided about the
wisdom OF passing any radical police legislation.
Mr. Atterbury. il alleged after the conference
adjourned. came out In favor OF the proposition.
He had been msquoted as being against It.
After the conference over Mr.. woodruff saw
the newspaper men and spoke rather freely about
some of the matters discussed When he was asked
n ANYTHING had said about National politics no
smiled significantly and suggested that nothing be
said about IL.
Mr. Woodruff Ia not going TO Albany much before
the beginning Of the session, on January ]. He is
likely to spend few days between Christmas ana
New Years with his son. now student AT laie;
shooting in the Adirondacks. The greater part OF
the remainder of the time the Lieutenant EoVerhor
will be found at the Waldorf-Astoria'