New-York tribune., 1901-12-23
BUFFALOWANTS THE PLACE
REPUBLICANS OF THAT CITY ADDOCh
MANY ARGUMENTS WHY THh1
SHOULD HAVE THE CON
TROLIERSHIP.
TROLLERSHIP
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Albany Dec Ex-Governor Odell. it is evident Is
taking great care in his selection of state COI
II is believed that he Influenced part
/ Iy in this policy by plans TO increase the ou'ies
this officer and make him more than ever I'e iie
arm of the Executive of the State IN eiloi'i'-e
| economy Most of the bills against the state al
| audited by the Controller and their mag
be estimated from the statement that for the pay
| nent of the expenses OF the State soVeihliett .
the present fiscal year the legislature apPropii
| SO 500 0e0. Moreover the Controller mas PCS
charge of the financial estimates OF the iiiii'i min
reforrnatory and charitable institutions OF ehe
State. They cannot buy yard OF clotn, p
of butter nor anything. in fact, without MS N
sent. Furthermore the Controller coecls 'he M
direct taxes which may soon be the SUE supp
| the State government. -,
F,rastIIs J Knight the present State Controlie''
will resign his Office Saturday next 10 fS
the Office of Mayor of Buffalo on January l. -
ernor Odell is not forced 10 appoint MI. hiiis"'
successor on that day. since one OF MS ospu'iee al
aracute the duties Of the Controller for seVeTal
DAYS If necessary, without harm TO the STATE III
terests. ..
Buffalo Republicans of eminence have susses'T0
the appointment of ex-Assemoiyrnah '0eepr
Whittet as Controller: and Mr.. Whittet rece.itns
visited Albany and had chat with Governor Oueii'
but the Governor the same day announce ,,"- ~
he had yet made any selection Oh I'm In -,
Later friends of Theodore P. Gilman OF Ne" ol a.
present Deputy Controller urged his appointment,
Il &c NOT believed here now that Mr.. Gilman VIII
receive the appointment but will instead retain is
present position of Deputy Controller
Republican politicians here think the appolh'eli'
Of Controller will ultimately TO Buffalo, althonsh
they are not at all positive Of Mr. winters ap-
rointnent To-day there were rumors that some
other DISTINGUISHED Republican of Bunalo might
receive the appointment Buffalo Republicans argue
that they won back the city of Buffalo TO the re
publican party by nominating Mr. knignt ,o+ ao+
Mayor and working with all thelr nlisn. ~ oonsi6
him and that they have the first flgnt 10 I'm a.
Grafton when the appointment OF IeillI I1lsI p,,, -
under review since Mr.. knight, BuHaio [hepuE a.,
Iican practically gave up the ContTolleIssLip ~ ~
nrSer to aid the Republican party in It's effort 10
captl,re Buffalo which had been a Dt1sr
city, for four years. Undoubteoiy SonILolitst
Enieb- homes that Governor OdeI VIII appoLttit
soTns resident of Buffalo his successor ana IS
feeling is shared by the other prominent fepuD
lcans of Erie County. -, ,-.rs have
CSansra phical considerations also always nav
weight in the making of such appointments Ia, Ii an ~,
6eIfberations of State conventions Whlcn ldhe IL
inations for State offices of this prominence me
fIovernor and the Lieutenant Governor, tne feepuu
mart of the State at Newburg and New m, re-
sDectively; the Secretary of state mere IN AdUoy
fbe Attorney General in Camden, Onelda CouHSy
- STATE Treasurer at Auburn, and the state f-n-
eineer at watertown- Only the ContFol!et a. So
n+ is a resident of the western part OF the stat
II J also argued that Governor Odel ana Llsutei .
ant Governor woodruff will be renominate1 ,I neAs
1-aer and thus the composition OF the ffepupllC"H
Stete ticket Is partially completed ALREADY an,
Tas,1v II is said that the Controller nUW aP
pointed by Governor Odel VIII IN az pi % f1r hal
made the Republican partys candldate LOT no5 Inai
nesca IN 1ef2 and that Buffalo surely mas gooo
claims to some big position on the fepuoicdh "t'e