The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
ONE or ODELDs WISER HEADS"
The Man VINO Aided In Preparing and
Passing the Hsspstal Legislation.


Passing the Hsspatal Legislation.
ALBANY. April s.-The fact that Good
win Brown. Democrat and the former
State Commissioner in Lunacy. who was
displaced by Gov. Roosevelt In 1898, has
been employed by the State Commission
In Lunacy to promote at Washington le gis-
lation desired by the commission was
mentioned several times in tho papers
last winter when Gov. Odell's bill turning
the State Hospital boards Of managers
out Of Office was pending in the Legislature.
In fact. Mr.. Brown was the wiser head
consulted by Gov. Odell In his efforts to
oentralize the control Of the State hospitals
In Albany.
The commission Of 1850, half Of II paid
last September and the other half In Fob
ruary Of this year. which Mr.. Brown got
from the State Commission In LunAcy
for his promotion enorts at Washington
doubtless also covered the compensation
due him from Gov. Odell for the assist
ance he rendered the Governor when the
Governor coerced the Legislature into
ment OF the State hospitals In thu lunacy
commission at Albany.
When the bills were pending In the Legis-
lature, Mr.. Brown was In Albany much OF
the time and was the main man relied upon
by Gov. Odell In the preparation OF the
State Hospital consolidation legislation
Mr.. Brown Ia generally credited with the
authorship Of the Governors memoranda
in defence of the Governors hospital legis-
MhcR t sed charm ans oy
mittees which considered Gov. Odelrs hos
pital legislation used In an endeavor to dis
concert those who appeared before the
committees against the bills. !.
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legislation was we'll known, for Il was due
to his efforts, while member OF the lunacy
commission, that Republican Legislature
passed the law allowing the commission
to appoint a special attorney fer each OF the
ten State hospitals, with the result that a
number of the members OF the Legislature
that passed the bill. together with other
prominent politicians, secured lucrative
places which come OF them still hold Former
Speaker James N. z. O'Grady was one OF
for the Rochester State Hospital, but he
was superseded by another when he fell
out with George W. Aldridge. the Republi-
can leader Of Rochester.
The salaries OF these special attorneys
aggregate Sls.soo a year. The salary OF
the counsel for the Manhattan State Hos
pital is $4,000; Of the Long Island State Hos
pital. 1900; Of the Buffalo State Hospital
81 500; Of the other hospitals, d 200 each.
The attorneys for the State hospitals are
s. Sherman Of Utica; Buffalo State Hospital.
John E. Pound OF Iockport; st. lawrence
state Hospital, Senator George r. Malby.
who ia chairman Of the Senate Finance Com
mittee; Manhattan State Hospital. ex-
Assemblyman George c. Austin; Long
Island State Hospital, Marcus b. Campbell,
who has been connected with the Kings
county Republican committed; Willard
State Hospital, 8. 8. Partridge Of Phelps;
Hudson River State Hospital, James L.
Williams, q renegade Democrat Of Pough-
keepsie; Middletown State Hospital, John
Judge in Orange county; Binshamton State
Hospital, Harvey Human OF that CITY;
Rochester state Hospital. John 4 Barhite,
q friend Of George W. Adridge OF Rochester;
Gowanda State HOSPITAL, Charles W. Terry
of Salamanca.