New-York tribune., 1905-12-24
OUT FOR WADSWORTH.
N. Y. ASSEMBLYMEN MEET.
WiU Support Agmesc, Hoosv@r, .
He U'ishes to Ran.

While formally adopting resolution in sup
port Of AssembIyman James ". wadsworth Jr,
for Speaker of the Assembly, the Republican
members of the Assembly from New-York Coun-
ty in conjunction with the Assemblyman elected
on the Republican and Municipal ownership
tickets tonight brought forward Assem- nolSlilah
George B Agnew as a tentative candldate lroih
New-York County.
Mr. Agnew was nominated in the conference OF
the New-York County members tonight py AS
semblyman Stanley, who said that MI Agne"'
as NeW-York County's candidate, would go INTO
the Republican caucus at Albany with rorly
votes pledged. Mr.. Agnew would not consent
tonight to stand as candidate Withholding
his decision in the matter until he could consult
with his friends and test the sentiment among
Republicans of New York County.
Mr. Acnevy himself introduced the resolution
indorsing Assemblynlan Wadsworth for the
Spea kership. Several others who voted for the
resolution did so with the reservation that II MI
Agnew would stand a candidate, or course
their support would be thrown to him. Three
of those present declined to vote on the resolu-
ton desiring not to express any choice as be-
tween Assernblyrnen Wadsworth and Merritt
but contending that New-York County should
have a candidate.
Eleven of the sixteen Republican and Mu-
nfcipal Ownership Assemblymen were present at
+o-niebt,s conference. which was an adjourned
session Of the conference held last night Those
present were Assembyman Prentice. who acteo
as chairman: Assemblymen Agnew. Stanley
Hartman Fckn1an. Francis, Rock Stehens'
v7ens Farnurn and Frulecitchl AssesnblyInan
Young was represented by proxy making q tolal
representation Of twelve at the conference AZ
tho end of the conference the following formal
statement was given out:
A meeting of the members of the Assemnly nlI
elected the Republican ana AlulLlcapIn @ iId 70
nioht at which the following resolutloH was
adopted by a vote of { to = three members uo
ciining to cast ballot: . 49,. e,,o,l,
.tJn view of recent developments IN inc OpO0N
ersbip contest it is the sense of those preseil.
that eve,y Republican member or the AsseIIipl! ,
! from the County of New-fork shonIu QUIZ .1 W. q
| +ba canning caucus for James w, WadsWortn,
o. All men elected to the Assembly from New
| york County on the Republican and Munlcipal
| 0xynership tickets have been invited to meet
| and confer Some of them have failed to DO
so: some have attended some !leeLsS' aI itI
! some while agreeing TO stand togeLneI VII,
/ those elected on the Republican and Municipal
! Ownership tickets, met separately ana oec,oeo
| to act separately. The Republican members
| have made every effort to unite with those
! elected on both Republican and Municipal own own
ershin tickets but the Municipal Ownership
| men have declined to unite and no" stdho
! alone.
Assen7biyraan Hartman introduced a resoiu'
zion urging that New York County should put
/ candidate forward. The vote on this was ue'
| : to 3. and the resolution was lost.
# was the understanding at the meeting that
tre vote Of the Republican members lndorslns
Mr. yvadsworth was not binding on them
The friends Of Mr.. Agnew will make every
effort to have him consent to stand as canol-
date as they assert that New-York County mas
= better opportunity of welding an influence in
the state Assembly in the coming year thah Iol
any, time In the last quarter Of a century
Despite the fact that the statement was maze
that the Municipal Ownership Assemoiylidli
| will not unite with the Republicans an eIor'
will he made TO obtain unanimous support Iol
| Mr. Agnew if he viii consent to run.
| Three of the Assemblymen present at the con-
/ ference tonight were elected on the Repunh-
can and Municipal Ownership tickets as follo"s'
| E,oL,nan Krulecitch and Rock. The three AS
| sernbIvroen who declined to vote OF the resolu-
| ton indorsing Mr.. Wadsworth were Messrs-
Rock and Eckman, Republican and Municipal
! OWNERSHIP Assenblymen. and Hartman he
| publican. These Assemblynen declined TO vote
| ON the ground that the conference should have
confined itself to deciding the question as to
| vbet her or not Nyew-York County should have a