New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
STATE POLICE.
BEARING OF ELECTION OF REPUBLICAN
SENATORS ON PASSAGE OF BILL
PROSPECT OF INCREASED MA
JORITY AT ALBANY

hOSE Ell Of lNOhEASED MA
JORITY AT ALBANY.
Albany. Oct (speciap.-senator Piatts state
ment in New-York yesterday that IL Mr. Odell
should be elected Governor and the Republican
party have a majority in the Legislature there
will be a State constabulary." and that with
such a State police organization in control IN
New-York I'VE shall soon learn why vice has
existed in this city to such an extent and where
the real blame for its presence and encourage
ment lies" was read with much interest by poll
ticians here to-day, foreshadowing a most
important measure Of proposed legislation in
Albany the approaching winter
Two years ago Mr.. Oden brought bill here
which established a State police system in the
cities of the first class and the second class; that
is. in the cities of New-York, Buffalo Rochester
Syracuse. Albany and Troy, and this measure
was introduced in the Legislature by Senator
Ellsworth on April 49, 1899 1t authorized Gov
ernor Roosevelt, by and with the consent of the
Senate. to appoint a Commission Of State Police.
to hold office for six years. The police depart
ments of the cities named were abolished and
all the powers of the boards of police controlling
them were vested in the Commission OF State
Police. The headquarters of the Commissioner of
State Police. 1t stated, were to be in AL
bany. and he to have control of the gov
ernment. disposition. administration and dis
cplne of the State Police Department In each
city named there was to be a City Chief of State
Police, to be appointed by the Commissioner Of
State Police. who might be removed by him ION
written charges" The Commissioner of State
Police himself was to be removable by the Gov
ernor on written charges preferred by any
citizen.
FAVORED BY ROOSEVELT.
troduced gave out statement favoring it, but
later in the session of the Legislature the bill
abandoned because of the statements of
Senators Armstrong and Parsons, of Rochester
that they would not vote for it, since the Repub-
licans of Rochester did not favor 1t. Thus de-
prived of two Republican votes upon which they
depended. the leaders of the Republican organi-
zation were compelled to give up their hope of
passing the measure
Senators Armstrong and Parsons are once
more candidates for reelection, and therefore 1t
is apparent that the resentment OF the Repub-
lican organization over their action in opposing
the State Police bill was not carried to the point
of defeating their denomination. In fact no at
tempt was made 20 oppose their denomination
Senator Platt probably hopes for such an in
crease in the Republican majority in the State
Senate as to be able to disregard the hostile
votes Of Senators Armstrong and Parsons If he
should once more urge the passage OF the State
Police bill There is every sign. indeed, that the
Republican majority will be larger in the State
Senate than 1t has been for two years past One
of the reasons of this is that Edward Murphy.
jr a candidate for reelection United
States Senator two years ago, and there is not
so much attention being paid. therefore, to the
election Of Democratic Senators this year as
there was two years ago. Secondly, larger
proportion OF the Republican voters vote in
years when President is to be elected. and
therefore some Senate and Assembly districts
may be won by the Republican party this year
which were not carried two years ago. The As
sembly is sure to have such large Republican
majority that the State Police bill could be
passed in it without difficulty If the Repub-
lican organization should favor it; the only
doubt is about the Senate.
SURVEY OF SOME DISTRICTS.
It is highly probable that the Republican party
will win the Ist Senate District and elect Will
lam NJ Kinney, the Republican candidate, for
John L. Havens. the present Democratic Sen
ator had only 4O1 plurality in 1893. The Senate
now has twenty-seven Republicans and twenty
three Democrats as it's members. Rudolph G. G..
Fuller. the Republican candidate in the With
Senate District, hopes to overcome the Demo
cratic plurality in 1898 Of 1,34O votes. The
XxIId Senate District the Westchester District.
ought to elect Judge Isaac NJ Mills Rep0 as
Senator by good majority, for, although the
district is now represented by a Democrat Sem
ator Graney in 1895 1t elected j. Irving Burns
CRep).
hope to carry is the XXVth, which has as its
parts Ulster and Greene counties, now repre-
sented by Jacob Rice Oem.); there the Repub-
Ican party has nominated w. 8. G. Wiley, who
is a strong candidate. Rice's plurality in 1898
| A vote Ter
XXIXth Senate District. Democratic dissension
is notorious. and it was with difficulty that
Curtis N Douglas. the Democrat who represents
the district persuaded to accept the nomi-
nation In 1895 the district elected Myer Nuss-
baum Rep) This year Assemblyman James
B. McEwan Rep9, is the candidate He is a
popular and able man, ana IL looks as tnough
he would be elected
In the XXXth Senate District the Rensselaer,
County district the Republicans have nomi-
mated Assemblyman Michael Russell, who has
rendered excellent service to his constituents
here There is Democratic dissension in this
district also which was shown a year ago by
tbe election of an independent Democrat, Dan
lei Conway, as Mayor OF Troy, who had Repub-
Iican support. Then the Republican party also
gained an Assemblyman in Rensselaer, County.
owing to the Democratic dissension, and this As
sembiynan, Mr. Ahern. is candidate for re-
election.
MAY CAPTURE TWO IN BUFFALO.
In the western part of the State two Senate
districts may be captured from the Democratic
partv. the XLVIIth and XLVIIIth. both con-
sisting of wards Of the city of Buffalo. In the
former Senator Mackey Dem) had in 1898
only 60 plurality, and normally the district IS
largely Republican. The Republican candidate,
Henry w HILL has for six terms been Erie
Countys leading Assemblyman and he has the
| earnest support OF the commercial interests OF
Buffalo because OF his support Of the various
hills for canal improvements. The XLVIIIth
District also may be won back from the Demo
cratic party Assem- blyman William Metzler' the
candidate. having strong support