The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
WHO FOR GAS COMMISSION a?
BRACKETT FOR ONE, MAYBE-AL-
BRIDGE NOT so SURE or 1T.
Judicial Nominal ton In Fourth District
Has a Bearing on Parker's Chances
Odell Is on His Way Home
--PIatl. Raines and Barnes Conner.

Has Bearing on Parkers Chances
-Odel Is on His way Home
PLAT. Raines and Barnes Conner.
Highland Mills yesterday morning. They
we're driven to the steamship st. Paul,
and Mrs. Plat sailtd on it for five weeks
visit in Europe. Senator Plat returned
to his office, and there conferred with Sena-
tor John Raines, William Barnes, Jr., and
other ups at Q Republicans. All said there
was really nothing significant in the meet
ing, alt hough the opinion was expressed
that possibly Gov. Higgins within the next
fory-eght hours will name the three Re-
pubIicans who are to make up the State
Gas Commission.
Senator Platt, Mr.. Raines and Mr.. Barnes
said they hadn't an idea whom Gov. Higgins
was to name. Neither did they know II
Gov. Higgins is to sign the Railroad Com
mission bill which increases the number
Of the commission from three to five. The
opinion was forthcoming that the reports
that George w. Aldrdge OF Monroe and j.
\. Parker OF Schenectady were to be men,
hers Of the Gas Commission we're not correct
Instead, statement was made that 1t was
very possible that Senator Edgar T. Brack-
EFT Of Saratoga Springs might be one Of the
Gas Commissioners.
II seems that there Is good deal beneath
the struggle for Supreme Court Justice
nomination In the Fourth judicial district,
which is made up Of the counties Of St.
Lawrence. Franklin. Clinton, Essex, Hamil-
ton, Warren, Washin gton, Saratoga, Fulton,
Montgomery and Schenectady. The con-
vention is to be held late this month. For
some time Senator Bracket and his friends
have opposed the denomination OF Justice
Martin l.. Slower Of Amsterdam. 1t was
said yesterday that OF the eleven votes in
the judiciary invention Senator Bracket
already controls five and that Mr.. Parker
Of Schenectady IL he was made State
Gas Commissioner, might throw Scheneo-
tady county against Justice Slower.
Senator Bracket Is opposed to the renomina-
ton OF Justice Slower.
1t has been the custom Of the dist riot to
renominate the Supreme Court Justice,
but Justice Slower, it was said, had Of
Tended Senator Bracket and some Of
Senator Brackets friends lad trotted
out Deacon Van Kirk Of Washington county
and W. W. Wemple OF Schenectady. all
with a view of defeating Just ice Slower.
Senator Malby Of ST. Lawrence and Secre-
tary Of State O'Brien OF Clinton, it was
said, were on the fence in the matter, and
some thought that the real decision will
not be known until Chairman Odell Of the
Republican State commit ee, who sailed
from Southampton yesterday on the st.
Louis, arrives in this country. Senator
Bracket is bitt erly opposed to Chairman
Odell. Senator Malby is an Odell man. and
Secretary of State O'Brien. it was said is
wavering between his allegiance to ex-
Gov. Frank 8. Black and Mr.. Odell. Any
way, 1t was announced that Justice Stover's
denomination would mean a victory for
Mr.. Odell and a defeat for Senator Bracket.
OF course there was talk about the pro-
posed extraordinary session of the Legis-
lature at Albany 10 take up the Hooker case.
Gov. Higgins has named no date for the
extraordinary session, although many have
an idea that he may name June IS, after
he returns from visit to the Northwest
to look after business interests. Others
said that Gov. Higgins would not name
the date until he had conferred with Chair
man Odell, and as a matter OF fact num-
her of Republicans who were in town yes
terday from Albany were inclined to be-
leve that there wouldn't be any extraor-
binary session. for the reason that Justice
Hooker may be induced to regard the re-
quests of the Republican State organiza-
ton to take a back seat in some fashion,
and not force an extraordinary session
Of the Legislature on the eve Of the Mayor
atty campaign in New York city.
Senator Malby is very much opposed
to an extraordinary session and Senator
Malby is regarded as one OF the longest
headed members of the State Senate.
Senator Malby and other Republicans give
it as their opinion that no man this side Of
Kamchatka could tell what damage an
extraordinary session Of the Legislature
might do. The Republican State organi-
zation as represented at Albany last winter
is already under very dark cloud and no
single issue of a metropolitan newspaper
could begin to print the stories Of scandals,
corruption and graft of the winter which
the members of the Legislature themselves
tell. Republicans down this way yesterday
raid that it was not the duty Of Republican
newspapers Of speak Of such matters.
When Chairman Odell arrives. it was
raid, Gov. Higgins may take up the appoint
ment Of a Supreme Court repo rter at Albany
whose salary is 5000 year. Senator
Brackett has a candidate in Surrogate
Lester of Saratoga and Representative
Fassett of Elmira also has candidate for