New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
OPPOSED TO ALDRIDGE.
GOVERNOR ASKED NOT TO APPOINT
HIM TO STATE OFFICE.
TBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE. ]

Rochester, July 19.-T,hat even midsummer
| cannot keep the lid on the political kettle is
| shown by a special dispatch from Albany
! printed prominently in THE Post-Express'' this
| AFTERNOON. 1t says that petition signed by
| several well known Republicans of Monroe
County has been filed with Governor Odell. be-
seeching him not to appoint the ex-Superin-
| tendent of Public Works George w. Aldridge.
| to the office of Superintendent of Public Build
| ings, as successor to Fiscal Supervisor H. H.
J Bender. Among other names signed to the
! document is that of James NJ. E O'Grady. a
| former Speaker of the Assembly, and ex-Con-
| gresham from the Monroe district.
| The petition partakes of the nature of a re-
view of Mr. Aldridges record a public SER
want, and does not fail to dwell with especial
| emphasis upon the canal Improvement scandal
| in which Mr.. Aldridge figured with such promi-
| nence In connection with this part of the petit
| tion is quoted a portion of editorial on Mr.
| Aldridge, which appeared in The Tribune at the
| time he endeavoring. it said. to land
| himself as secretary of the State Railroad Com
mission. The petition is addressed to Benjamin
| b. Oiell. Governor: Timothy L. Woodruff, Lieu
tenant Governor and Fred S Nixon, Speaker of
the Assembly. and says in part:
1t is stated upon reliable authority that
George W. Aldridge is applicant for ap-
pointment by the Governor the Lieutenant
Superintendent of Public Buildings. We, a
committee appointed for that purpose by the
Republicans of Monroe County. who demand
cleaner and more unselfsh management of the
affairs of the party in this county and more
creditable representation in the councils of the
State organization, protest against such ap-
pointment. The people of the State would look
upon it as discreditable act. and, coming
upon the eve of gubernatorial campaign. such
appointment would be extremely ill advised and
would invite party defeat.
This man is the only Republican State Off
QVaFh hp2n ed fPoF Off1P for
misconduct by a Republican Governor. No
longer ago than last winter The Newly
Tribune, the leading Republican journal of the
metropolis, condemned the efforts of this same
desperate politician to appointment
secretary of the State Railroad Commission in
unsparing fashion.
Moreover such appointment would intensely
aSgraVate the desperate condition of the party
in Monroe County. Under the leadership of
this man the normal Republican majority OF
5000 in the city of Rochester has been reduced
local influence with Republicans is found in
the fact that in recent years he has never been
able to muster One-third of them to his sup
port in the primaries In every ward in this
city and in every town in this county fair mind
ed Republicans, all of whom ardent support
ers of Governor Odell and his administration,
have organized and will continue to fight until
a man who has never been a Republican ex-
cept for loot, who has made a living by selling
his political influence TO the highest bidder, and
who only maintains his position by disTeputable
alliance with Democratic freebOoters like him
self. shall be driven from the party.
The appointment of such a man TO an i'm
portant office would be affront not only to
these Republicans at home. but also to the
strong Republican sentiment throughout the
State. which was strongly yet justly
voiced by The New-York Tribune.
The petition is signed by the following com
mittee: George Z. Carnahan. Dr. NJ. f. Gra-
ham, ]. NJ. f. O'Grady. Charles S. Cook. John
L. Schroth. Charles e. Bostwick and Henry C.
Cook.