New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-21
STATE POLICE BILL DEAD.
ROCHESTER, SENATORS REFUSE TO VOTE
FOR IT.
cropcr " AIDRIpGE DEMONSTRATES TO
pLATT THAT HE is STILL ALIVE AND
IN Good EIGHTING TRIM.
IN GOOD FIGHTING TRl

Albany AnriI 20 fspecaD.-The feeling in the In
,oror cities OF the State against the state Poiice
hill burst forth with great violence to-day anu os
sunset few persons believed that IL "ouiu "ee.
with the approval OF the Legislature tlzehs OIL
Rochester took the lead against the bill. but 1t was
annarent that they had the quiet support of the
residents OF the other cities affected by 'he Jill
~ Albany Troy. Syracuse and Buffalo.
Governor Roosevelt first announced the reVoit
against the bill TO the newspaper men hc sa'u
that while he favored the measure, ne suSpeotu
Ito immediate effect. II II should be passed "ouio
be loss of votes TO the Republican parN ~.
mate,v he thought It would justify ITSELF as 'he
Raines Liquor Tax law aiter "'u0" "''''
ment had justified itsef.
The Governor said he had been informed 'na' 'he
two representatives of Rochester In the senate
Cornelius ~ Parsons and william w hrnisuo'e
had declined to vote for the bill unless hoches'er
was excluded from IT'S provisions. They hao i'rs'
n,ada known their opposition at the meeting oi 'he
Republican Senators Tuesday night. ana nhu
declined to submit to caucus action Inc ,'ee.'"o
was called conference, therefore an"
caucus" Various amendments 10 me u 49,
been made at the suggestion OF senstoi' "
and Armstrong IN the hope OF inducing 'heh W
ro,e for the hill but this morning they had dell
nitely announced that they would not suppo'r ~
until they had heard from their constituents -"
Rochester Chamber of Commerce. they unue's .oou'
was opposed to it, and was to hold mee''ns ny
TN he daV
npblIcans Of Rochester and leading party ne"spa-
nors were against IT, The labor unions also were
fighting It.
SURPRISE TO THE LEGISLATURE
Tho Governors statement excited great interest
among the members of the Legislature ar '''e "e
c,s,on of the Rochester Senator'S was not genera"y
known by the Senators and Assenhymeh. oena'o'
Ellsworth who had been on the poht Oh oa"s
nm the State Police bill, thought 1t prudent 10 nave
he
,h Rochester Senators They frankly informed
him that to-day at least they could not support the
measure as the people OF Rochester seenieu oP
nosed TO IT, They did not however say ,ha' '''.'
opposition was sure TO be permanent n" .,,'' w
sired wa. to hear further from their constituents.
Senator Ellsworth decided not 10 Cali Wy wv W. "
the morning session.
A little later I'm the day the Monroe County mem
bers Of the Legislature received the following 'ele-
gram from the secretary of the Rochester '"a"'-
Der Of Commerce:
Chamber Of Commerce legislative iii, Tent Of
adopts srong protest against ro ~, ornnee its mas
sage. JOHN NJ " h1"'
AI,DRIDGE SEES THE GOVERNOR
Tn. Interesting disclosure was made late this az
ternoon that the Governor was visited curry tns
rornino nv George w Aldridge. former superih-
tendent Of Public Works, who informed MN 'i".
the leading Republicans of Rochester though. !"
v.ou5 h. unwise to pass the State Police bill. M
Aldridse said he shared their opinion AT present
the city government of Rochester was consrone .'
by the nS ,6e PnTb Of beloved
il was doomed defeat at the iali elec'9n The
Ing nefer ear wt at albany Al police
system on the city. he feared there %opp MANDATE
e. eitS o ii es cdnd ' be
Popular feeling against The Sisie al classes The
inSgRse %eTe especially bitter in their denunc
alton OF the proposuotL s+atement with interest,
and did not seem downcast when ne a Tho Gov
later that the bill was probably peateh, =, in the
scheme. !! . ~ M ,n,,r that he was
beard some one had told the Governor tha pi Inc
Rochester Senators would support the rsIaxed He
declared the statement fasehood and asKee sn
Governor to put him face ss TO taSe VII" '"'
The Governor said. IN reply that no responsive
had made no such A. Tas not a making any
bargatus in regard to canal prosecutions
ouGG AND GIBBS FoILED AGAIN
Frederick g. Gibbs was here to-day and he mani
tested keen disappointment over the apparent de-
feat OF the State Police bill lie returned 10 new
York on an evening train. Politicians were saying
tonight that the supporters or Mr. Gibps ana
Lemuel f. Qugg had thought that II the bill should
be passed they would be enabled to greatly curtaii
consequently their disappointment would be greater
than that Of any other persons. Tiff. ~.
Politicians generally beleNe tnat WINE MI
AIdridge is backed up by public opinion In Roches-
ter ne nevertheless took special pleasure In stamp
TO Senator Platt. 1t had been expected that with
two votes his command in the Senate he would
long before show his strength but he has RETAINED
up 10 the present moment from doing so.
Politicians ascrbe the probable defeat Of the State
Police bill chiefly TO the efforts of Ex-Governor
Frank S. Black Louis F. Payn. superintendent OF
the Insurance Department, and Aldridge;
There a rumor late tonight that the or
ganization" might introduce Metropolitan Police
bill, limited to New-York City.