New-York tribune., 1901-10-21
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MEMBERS TO BE CHOSEN.
.,,vy LEADING REPUBLICANS IN THAT
BRANCH OF THE LEGISLATURE
RENOMINATED.

hers Of the Assembly. hundred and fifty
~rr,ter lat least those who desire re-election),
+ nresent IN every doubtful district" in keen
.atv over their prospects. 1t is an 'on year"
ortcs: in the counties in which there no
lsctions political interest is slight. and there
~ raqistration of voters is less than last year.
"a consequently Assembly districts may behave
ssv and make strange choices
,ro, that George w. Dunn, the chairman of the
s.nhlIcan State Committee. has the slightest
+r tbat the Democratic party will elect major
- of the members of the Assembly. No such po-
.ol revolution when the national and
r.,e Republican administrations highly
,or5ed by voters the present ones are. Mr..
- conternpates Assembly roll this year
ouonosed Of I5 Republicans and IS Democrats.
- wear there were 80 Republicans. Sc Democrats
IA independent Democrat. In 1899 there were
= psoullicans and o. Democrats. Not since
A constitution revised In 1894 and the Senate
"a Assembly districts re2pportiCned and Increased
a, number have the Democrats elected majority
- me members Of either the Senate the AS
seIlby.
aTr Dunn however, while confident that there
nil he a majority Of Republican Assemblymen.
+atng precautions to secure GOOD working ma
iority That is essential Il Governor 0dells policy
- administration is to De sustained 10y ally by the
,@sjslatiye branch Of the State government Since
igg will be the inal year OF Mr. odelis term OF
ace il is doubIy necessary that the purposes OF
,be State administration should be accomplished.
. in the fall the year will be called upon
"a mass Judgment at the polls upon the record OF
that administration
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
# IS Clearly tn purpose Of the Republican lead
ers 10 continue the special legislation begun this
wear acdiag and amending the laws regarding
indirect taxation consolidating State departments
end reducing the OF the State government
Al the Republican leaders Of the Assembly, with
one exception Robert J. Fish chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, have been renominateH-
Sneaker Nixon. who Loyalty and heartily sus-
tanned Governor OdeIl in his policy Of retrencn-
roeut and increase Of the States income from the
indirect taxes appropriately heads the list Then
comes Jotham P. Aids. Of Norwich. Cbenango
County the chairman OF the Assembly Committee
on WAYS and Means, who exerted himself so sue
oessfuy in cooperation with Senator Higgins. tire
chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to re
ducs the total amount Of tns legislatures appro-
r4stiors. Otto Kelsey the chairman or the AS-
se.ra.y Co1nnittee Cities also has been renoTD-
tartsd. He managed successfully TIE revision OF
the charter Of York. III alliance with Senator
strsnahan the chairman of the Senate CornsDitte9
or Cities. The chairman Of the Assembly RailroaG
Committee Lewis BeGell. hgnly competent legts-
lator has been renominate4 n Orange County
John 4 Weekas, the chairman OF the Assemble
Committee CT Codes, whose bill reforming ths
marriage laws was cGe OF tb4 Ected measures ct
the last rezstrn OF :se leg.slstpze hSe heer re
who rsnos7ed Valuahla ssr.ice Il TIE Taxpayers OF
Yew-York as members OF tho Assembly COMMITTEE.
on Cities also have been rencmineted. EepEhtcers
here also pleased that william s Bennet,
who spoke fcarlessly on New-York measures. has
been renominate6 in tho XXIst Assembly District
Robert A. Snyder. Of saugerties, Ulster County
the Republican chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation. has been nominated
sOr sixth time fer the Assembly William L.
cOughry. OF Albany County. the chairman of the
Assembly Committee Insurance, fer a fourth
tine has been nominated. James T Rogers of
Binghsmton chairman of the important Committee
On ElectIic.ty Gas and Water Supply. also has
besn renomInated- Another veteran renominated is
Thomas Costello the chairman of the Assembly
chalrmen who have been renominated are Mr..
Adler, Of New-York, chairman OF the Committee
County chairman Of the Committee Soldiers
Home; Harris Wilson, OF Kings County. chairman man
q the Committee on Claims; MI Patton; OF Erie
County chairman Of the Committee on Charitable
County, chairman OF the Committee on Trades ana
Manufactures, and MI. Fancher, chairman Of the
member not a committee chairman, John Hill
Morgan Of Kings County who was nevertheless
great service RI to the city of NewYork by his de-
termined efforts. which We're successful, to free
Company. Edward r o'Malley, the leading Re
poDacn g+rfy,I 13h1 fs Ren9bican leader
ship VIII remain the same in the Assembly.
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP.
The Democratic party has superseded its leader
Daniel s. Frisbie, Of Schoharie County. by not re-
nominating him. but has brought forward another
In his place, George NJ Palrner-also Of Schoharie
County. Mr.. Palmer the Democratic leader
in 1899 and undoubtedly will be again IL elected
and Of that there is doubt, since Schoharie
County never has elected Republican As
semblyman Mr.. Palmer is the only rural Demo-
erat Of prominence who has been nominated for
the Assembly He Will undoubtedly be supported
he lead OT he hcfh by De
B Hill and by Richard Croker Tsmmany Hail.
however, has a leader of its in city affairs
namely. James ]. Fitzgerald Mr.. Fitzgerald first
came 10 Albany in 1900, but after only one years
experience he assumed the leadership OF the Demo-
Gratis from New-York County and managed the
afairs Of that city from the Tammany point of
view with great ability. He has a rival however.
among the Kings County Democrats. in the person
OF John MoKeown, who has been here years
eho Knows ''all the ropes" Mr.. McKeown is a
man who understands everything in progress in
the Assembly No Republican has ever been able
70 catch him asleep. Nor has any fellow Demo-
Gat He keeps himself informed on all matters
:, ~ legislation. Mr.. McKeown also has been re-
holnlnated
,rr me Democratic party has chance of increas-
ms 4ls strength in the State Senate. for there are
-. 80 vacancles in that body, and the Democratic
s-ry has only fifteen Representatives to thirty
party II dd possessed by the Republican
numbers The vacancies are in the counties OF
deaths Of Michael Russe and cognes py sne
"a the AkKth District. embracing Rensselaer,
sGn Mn OF Nassau. Mr.. Barnes's election may be con-
foy are divided into two factions and the strong
d., o. the two is supporting the Republican candi-
V~'e Tor Supreme Court justice in the district A.
a. y Cochrane, and this action cannot help aiding
Barnes in his contest for Senator.
~ ~ mas been nominated for Senator in the Forty
''Ho senate District. which comprises some OF the