The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-06
SAY THAT BAXTER WILL GET IT
II ~ WIILLET >HJTH RI ASSEM-
my CIERH NENT TINE.

p,o,,.Ion l"r the Colonel " ThIs '"mprO
r,,e I,OPs Through. 10 BP Made ny
letting U,m Look Out for state CIPlmS
an tho United states Gov crnnrn'
Tn rlorkship 81 the Assembly was again
che rrohlem discussed AZ Republican State
~bsadorarter- Yesterday. h place has
hsen filled for twelve years by Col.
Archie f.. RaNter Of EImira. The polls had
,csr,elv closed o. election day before col.
Paxter wrote to the Republican members
If ,he Assembly asking for their support
for ms reelection.
rben OdeIl took up Col. Baxter. After
that Francis Hendricks Of Syracuse and
o,oor up-Staicrs took up Ray Il. Smith Of
Svrsclsc. assistant clerk Of the Assembly
for mine years, and made him the rival cand-
idate. subsequently, Chairman Woodruff
~ tho state committee spoke up for MIR.
Smith. who had been associated with Mr..
, Woodruff al headquarters in the campaign.
The Ononddga Republicans have been
boosting along Mr.. Smith in fierce fashion
for q week or more, and their efforts have
beer redoublcd in the last forty-eight hours.
Chairman Woodruff has deprecated a
fra,as over tins clerkship. He understands
well that there are ninety-ive appointments
IN hc made 10y the clerk. Col. Baxter is on
record a. saying that no Republican and no
faction Of the Republican organization has
dictated the appointments during his ad-
mlnistratiOn Of twelve years, but that they
have been appoTtioned pro rata among the
Republicans Of all the counties. Col. Bax-
tors friends said yesterday that he should
not be held responsible because Odell had
taken up his cause. Chairman Woodruff 4
friends >aid that lie had no other course
under the circumstances but to stand by
smith.
This was the situation when Speaker
Nadsworth and Col. Baxter called on Chair
man Woodruff late yesterday afternoon.
. Mr.. Smith was already on hand. Speaker
Wadsworth spoke up strong and hard for
the reelection of Col. Baxter. Repre- senta-
tive i. Sloat Fassett Is on record against
Col Baxter. and Mr.. Fassett is the Republi-
can State Committeeman for the Elmlra
district. Representative Fassett's friend,
sherman Moreland of Chemung, il a candi-
date for reelection a. Assembly fioor leader,
and with Speaker Wadsworth standing
fast for Cot. Baxter the opinion was eX-
pressed at headquarters last night that
Col. Baxter will be reelected clerk of the
Assembly this winter for the last time;
that Mr.. Smith will he reelected assistant
clerk, and that Col. Baxter will not be a
candidate for the place next year should
the Republicans again capture the Assembly.
This was the compromise spoken of in
1HE SIR several days ago. 1t looked as if
II was 10 go through. II IL does Mr.. More
land will be reelected floor leader and if Mr..
Smith will remain in his place as assistant
: clerk and all goes we'll with the Republican
organization az at present constituted MIR.
Smith will be promoted next year to Col.
Bakers place and Col. Baxter will get the
place which Richard Crowley OF Lockport
had at Albany 50, 900 a year for looking out
for any claims that the Empire State may
have on the Federal Government since the
Mexican war.