The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-17

That the Democrats Would Vote
Against the Confirmation OF Bakcr
NJ Railroad Commissioner u the
Governor Would Nominate . Successor
10 John McCulIaEh The Nomination
OF McCuiIaghs successor Held Back
Untii the Democrats Performed Their
Part OF the Bargain-senator Amber.
Who Represents Louis r. Payn, Joins
the Three Ins,Irgent senators In Revolt.
ALBANY, April l8.-Gov. Odell's ingrati-
tude to his political creator and former
political mentor was plainly manifested
in the State Senate to-day when the votes
Of the three insurgent Republican Sena-
tors, Joined with the full Democratic vote.
rejected the Governors denomination Of
! Frank NJ Baker as a State Railroad Com
missioner The mask has been removed
| and Gov. Odell now permits the Republic
cans OF the State TO view him in his true
light.
Those who are familiar with the polti-
cal situation have contended all along that
the opposition Of the three insurgent Re-
| publican Senators-Edgar T. Bracket OF
| Saratoga. Nathaniel A. Elsberg OF New
| York city and Elon r. Brown of Water
town-to the reelection of United States
! Senator Platt was instigated and cemented
| by Gov Odell. It was Gov. Odell's
| idea when he arranged the coalition OF
these three Republican Senators to secure
the votes Of fourteen Republican Assem-
| blymen and thus prevent the reelection
Of Senator Plat; but for some reason or
other he lost his courage. The result was
that the three Republican Senators were
left alone in the lmelight.
Those versed in political affairs won
dered at their attitude. They wondered
what their objective point was n had
been craftily arranged by the Governor
that these three Republican Senators should
demand OF Senator Plat the three best
places in the organization Of the State
Senate. Senator Bracket wanted to be
the President pro tenn. Senator Elsberg
chairman Of the Committee on Cities. Sena-
tor ElonlR Brown chairman Of the Com
mittee on Finance. In other words, these
three Senators wanted to dominate the
Senate as a steering committee. as had the
House of Lords during the last five years
when Senator Ellsworth was the leader.
At that time Gov. Odell knew what the
plans OF the State organization were. and
that the attempt OF these three insurgents
to coerce the organization into submitting
to their demands would be fr,itless.
But this was merely preliminary OF
the Governors scheme TO prevent Senator
Platt's reelection. Why his courage failed
him, politicians OF Orange county, who
have known him for years. can best tell.
They say he never dared enter fight ex-
oept with disabled adversary. But now
the mask L. of, and the g eneral opinion
about the Capitol to-day was that the Re-
publican State organization can continue
to exist only with a pilot with no ingrati-
tude In his nature and with the interests
Of his party rather than his pocket at heart.
The rejection Of Mr. Bakers name to-day
was due TO a deal conducted personally by
Gov Odell with a prominent Democratic
State Senator. It has been on for a month.
As il was to be pulled of to-day the Gov
ernor left for Buffalo at the hour the San
ate met. His friends said he was going to
review the Sixty-ffth Regiment Of the
National Guard. The review does not
take place until tomorrow night The
Governor could just as well have left for
Buffalo tomorrow morning.
MORGAN NAMED FOR MCULLAoH's PLACn.
Little Tim" Sullivan was here to-day.
He was active about the State Senate.
Big Tim Sullivan has been here OF and
on for several weeks There was no more
elated man in the Senate, even including
the three Republican insurgent Senators.
than Little Tim when the Governors
private secretary, James G. Graham. ap-
peared before the bar Of the Senate and
presented a message in writing from the
Governor II contained the nomination OF
George W. Morgan to succeed Mr.. McCul-
lagh as State superintendent OF Elections.
The Democrats are after the scalp OF
Charles v. c. Van Deusen, the deputy OF
Superintendent OF the Metropolitan Elec-
tons District John McCullagh. They say
he IL the brains of the department and the
man they most fear. They agreed TO
vote for the confirmation OF any name
Gov. Odell might send to the Senate II
the nominee would agree TO remove Mr..
Van Dcusen and the old officials in the
elections bureau in New York city, who
have made themselves especially offensive
to Tammany.
In his efforts TO break into the New York
county organization, which IL controlled
by Senator Platt, Gov. Odell came to the
conclusion that he could accomplish his
purpose the quickest through the control OF
the Police and Fire departments and MI.
McCullagh's office. Mr.. Plat wanted Mr.
McCullagh reappointed. 1t has been known
for some weeks that the Governor would not
reappont Mr.. McCullagh. He shifted from
one reason to another when questioned a.
to his objection to Mr.. McCullagh. Tbs
Governors combination with the Demo
cratic Senators is the result: he probably
was impelled to make this alliance because
Of his failure to get though the Legislature
the Finch bill making Police Commiseiones
Greene the autocrat Of the Police De-
partment, and the Bostwick bill, making
Fire Commissioner Sturgis the dictator
Of the Fire Department.
Gov. odell. II he secured these bills,
would practically control the two great
departments In New York city. as he SCENE
TO have Mayor Low hypnotized. Falling 70
accomplish his purpose in this direction
| however. he is aiming To sacrifice any inter,
est of tho Republican party 70 get control
| Of Mr.. McCullagh's bureau. He wants u
az once. He is going to get IL. The twenty,
two Democratic Senators. or "a many Oh