New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-07

dependent and has refused to accept or support
bills merely because they bore the party meas
ure tag" For these and other reasons, Mr. Cox
declared that, while he candidate, he be
leved he was destined to be elected chairman
of the committee on lonesome places.
When Mr.. Cox was asked about his candidacy
he said:
To tell the truth. don't quite see how I ear
hope to win out in this fight Il am 70 De
selected at all it must be my record ana not
promises of future services or statements
of future policies Now, a legislator IN past
years. as my colleagues know. have been
cIassed as kicker" too often to have achleFeu
any great popularity with party leaders nave
insisted on applying my own standards 10 leSlS-
lation rather than accepting the certlhcate
furnished by others and known as jhe party
measure tag"
Such action, am afraid, has been more or less
temperamentaI, and would, therefore be likely
to continue and possibly might be even more
troublesome if l become Speaker than II ! re-
NAMED mere ordinary member on the moor.
NJ less a source of weakness, ! apprehehu' ~
the fact that ] have more often opposed thah
assisted the passing of legislation. | have al
WAYS believed that most Of the laws put on the
statute books could much more advantageously
have been left off AS a result l have cohlrio,
uted TO keeping not a few proposed measures OH
the statute books, and the legislative friends OF
such bills have learned 10 dislike me Tor my "P-
position.
Again. I have protested. and must continue to
protest, against corporate control OF CeLt
classes of legislation at Albany The work Oh
the insurance investigating committee has 1uF-
nished in detail reasons why the next leSls-
Iature must pass insurance legislation TINS VIII
Ter II has also indicated reasons why the pas
sage Of such legislation may be difficult
imagine that my part in the work of this com
mittee has not added anything to my avail
ability" as a SpeakeTship candidate III certain
quarters of great influence, because the speaker
will appoint the chairmen Of the various I'M
pOrtant committees
But insurance is not the only important held
In which the next legislature must work ne
EeVe that there must be substantial amend
ments TO the Corrupt Practices act not mere
Is forbdding corporate contributions 10 cam
paign funds, but also providing for much greater
publicity Of receipts and expenditures. don't
need to emphasize the point that such laws are
terest religious and charitable institutions or
organizations
Are you to be regarded as an anti-Odell
oandidate?" Mr. Cox asked
Well that's a good suggestion, but 1 think
it would be more TO the point 10 say 1 was an
'Odell-ant candidate.
Assemblyman Cox is one Of the two Repub-
lican Assem- blymen who survived the Demo-
cratic tidal wave in Buffalo this year He has
been ranked as Of the Independent mem
bers Of the Assembly. His name has never
been connected with any legislative grab bills
or questionable measures Party alignment has
never prevented him from attacking measures
in the Assembly, and he has been one OF the
most aggressive independents OF the lower
House Mr. Cox voted for the removal or JUS
tice Warren B. Hooker. In former years when
Erie County had a larger Republican repre-
sentation IN the Assembly. he was recognized
as its leader.