The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-01
BARNES OPPOSES BENSON.
HOT PIGHT % SFRGEiNT-AT-4RHS
Up me SpNtJI
Albany Organization Republicans say That
Mr.. Henson Led a Guerrilla War Against
Them Three Candidates Are In the Field
Now Lenders Keep Their Hands On.

Mr.. Henson Led a Guerrilla War Against
Them Three Candidates Are In the Field
Now Leaders Keep Their Hands on.
ALBANY. Dec M-There u only one scrap
here. II ia over the place Of Sergeant-at-
Arms Of the Senate. There are three can
didates. Garrett i Benson and Charles X
Houghtaling Of Albany. ana Lawrence =.
Lee. President of the Twelfth Election DIS
trict Of the rveuty-third ward OF BROOKLYN
and First Nice-P President OF the Scv enteentn
Assembly district Republican club Of KINGS
county. MIR BensOn L. tue candidate 81
a number of old Republican senators, who
voted for him two years ago Mr.. Hough-
falling Is the candidate of tn" Albany Krpuh-
lean city organization, headed by the Hon.
William Barnes. Jr who - also chairman
90 the Executive Committee of the Republi-
can stat" Commute"
Mr. I.r- /, Supposed to he the candidate
Of Matter Is Attcrhury, one OF the leading
hight Of w. Republican County Committee
vacation tour immediately after election
DAY Before going he had talk with senator
pIutt, IA. Republican leader Of the state.
and told Mr. platt that iu his absence lie
h"psi uuthius would be done toward making
! Mr. Benson Scrgcaut-dt-Arm oi ~" Senate
II. based his opposition To Mr. Benson on
insertions that Mr. Benson aud fred"rIok
ltstou, former Superintendent OF state Pub
lie Buildings IA Albany had per-iN'ehtly
fought the Republican organization 81 'he
county. headed by Nr Barnr~ I've" or three
weeks after MIR Barnes started for Europe
Mr. Benson announced his candidacy Tor III"
place of Searg'aut-at- Arms and many 81
the old Republican Senators Like Mr. Els
worth and MIR Malhy advocated the election
Of Mr. Benson They did thls on the ground
thu NJ Bcus,n had mad" a most Efficient
Sci z.lnt-at Arms from $50 TO lSsS
So powerful was Mr. Benson IN ls9s that he
secured twelve votes ont Of tWrr'y-~'K In III"
| Republican Senate caucus against Harry
JaquIliard. the candidate oi Lieu. toy
Woodruff Mr. JaquIIlard received fourteen
votes MIR WoodrIN said shortly a't"rward
that he did not fully appr",ia'" at tho time
the desire u the senator to name their own
Srrgeaut-at-Arm~ and II ne mad lac would
not have pushed forward Mr. Jagnilltrd
During Mr. Jaquiilard', term ~ service u.
S.rs.dut-at-Arms many murmuT W'r"
heard ON the part Of Senator'S against h,m
They asserted TINT he Wa absent from his
post when most wanted and g. many other
WAYS he did not give satisfaction. SO That
when Nj Beu-Uu announced ~ candidacy
several weeks ago " met Nith creator r%@'yon-"
on the part OF many ~euHtpr- who r"u"I-
bered Bcn-on's efficient service from iNa5
to is9s
Nj Barnes reformed from iir"pr a u''I"
over Il Nerk ago and learned nj th" -itut-
tiou lie dti not INK" 1t II" dad not visit
senator Plat although th" senator Invited him
him To- a 'ou-ultftipu oyer IN" situation.
REPRESENTATIVE G~ur3" y .SouthWl'n OF
NIbauy. Who Is the clos" friend OF Nr Barr"-,
called upon senator Piatt Ia the F'tth Ay"lu"
Hotel III New York and protested against
TN. cand,dacy Of Mr. Benson u.
Mr. .so4thwi," Insisted to senator PIait
guerrilla Organization In Albany county ard
hat the Republican .orsanil9,ion Of H."
state should not Insist upon Mr. B"usnu's
recognition lhrT" w"r" many lhlh- III Ne"
lorE over this subject There W"r" consul |
elect Od.ll. Chairman Dunn Of tn" E"puhll-
,lu stat" COMMITTEE" and senator ellsworth
,Io IL 10 be reelected President pro TEN -
the Seuat" Tn" situation h"'h'u" pr'll'
hot Irprc-rutativ. Southwi,k returned -
Albany and had a conference With Mr. Benson
and senator McEwm The result "i lhl- con.
iarnncr vas IN effect that MIR Barnes believed
that he was entitled Z" b" promoted in h'
Mr. Odrll was promoted IRON th" Ilir" OF
'N"cutiv- chairman To- h" stat" chairman
Nj Barnes also insisted that ms candldat"
Palmer Gavit oi th" Tenth Battalion, Ind h''u
r"Jc,t"d and that he could not under IN" ~
cuu~tanc"gT indor~" ne ',nd'd4'y ~ Mi.
| ~ rr"c audidul" ~ N" Republican city organ
To-, Wfh VA" hope Of %cl"ctnr VII ,.iomch-
ttIug. hut with the idea ~ pushing Nr Ben
lon to the vail With this s%,tu.,i"n CON |
NIr Dunn and Mr Woodruff icrld"d ." kr,p
Thur hand ~ and throw n" nigh .uip 'N'
N""il" caucus Whi'h l. =" assemble" - u'I-
Tha, vas ~" situation when Chairman
Dunn aud senator t~n-w"r! arrived h'i"
| long conference" o. he Ton t>,h with MIR
b,ru"- II va H''"r'aIr"d iini l"Iry-
ru" E"pUhl,au ,,ugr"--in"u ~ M" STAT"
ard tntt Senator MOI vnu tad -'u' %l"ii"I~
:, Il" an 10 their power g." h"'.n' Mr. B'u-"u
for ~ gcJu'-af NM - ih" "pui"t"l,"