New-York tribune., 1906-04-27
NEW STATE DISTRICTS
4 DEFEAT FOR ODELL.
Higgins and Parsons Plans adopted
an Caucus at albany.
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sfnrTr
.,,ss on At The meeting between the Governor
s,s the Reappor,ionment Committee last night
-.s s6ortea by the committee officially late
.h,s evening after an afternoon spent IN hear
,,o affections by Gdell men
Tbs nlan is primarily a Republican redis-
.-sr,,rr Of the state. Secondariy. IL is a re-
-,,rrionnnent which cripples State Chairman
oseu seriously in what now apparently is his
s,-onebold-New York County-and does not
hsnest him in any way up the state. II may be
summarized by the declaration made by SEN
s,o- Page 10 a protesting district leader from
New York this afternoon:
This plan was drawn TO help the Republican
leaders who have shown results"
Debate between Oden and Higgins men at the
,sucus finally settled into 4 motion by Senator
Fishery 10 adjourn the caucus and let the whole
Man be submitted 10 a subcommittee. which
should report on Tuesday. Senator Armstrong
a. that time had left the caucus. Senator SAKE
had not come IL Yet. When the Elsberg motion
was pressed. after much dissent II was voted
down. Is 10 s, showing clear majority for the
Higgins men.
The vote by which the bin made party
measure was o6 20 G. Senators Elsberg. Fechter.
l-oodseN SAKE smith and Stevens voted against
Il All are Odell men save Stevens and SAKE.
Senator Saxe'5 district, under the Odeu plan.
would have been much stronger, while Senator
stevenss present district is weakened by SUBJ
shutting Genesee County for Allegany. Senator
prescher was not al the caucus. The bill Will
be presented too morrow. and all the Republican
senators VIII be bound 10 support it.
The Odeu plan was presented TO the commit
zee by William Hslpin this afternoon Many
district leaders from New York County ap-
pesred before the committee 10 protest against
MI
10 undergo cross-e examination by Senator Page.
q member Of the committee and vics-president
@, the county committee OF New York. When
he got through with them the reasons for the
changes made generally were apparent 20 the
respportonmont committee.
A. one stage in the proceedings Mr.. Halpin
protested against immediate action. He said the
oden plan had just been presented to the COM
rntttee. and its merits should have more consid-
Grafton.
We'll. the plan could have been turned in
before" said Senator Lewis, chairman OF the
committee.
TO whom" asked Mr.. Halpin. ITO you?
You're not the entire committee.
''No. I'm not" smiled Senator Lewis, but
other plans were presented 10 me"
As applied 90 the entire state the plan is the
plan acceptable 10 Governor Higgins. AS to
New York County, IL is the Parsons plan. no
jot u Odeuism.
DETAILS OF THE PLAN
Details of the victorious Parsons plan for
New York County were learned fully tonight.
II abolishes five OF the present downtown AS
sembly districts. providing. in turn. three new
ones in the growing Bronx, one in Senator
Pages new district and one in the new SAKE
district The Democratic territory in the Page
end SAKE districts. which between them en-
brace the upper West Side and most Of Har-
lem, is centred in Manhattanville. Senator SAKE
Favored the OdeH plan because it gave him
stronger territory.
The districts now controlled by Charles B.
Page Of the 17th, ordinarily an Odell man;
George ". Eanmaker Of the 18th; Herman
'oreshof Of the 18th. and John P. windolph.
q the llth, are Jumped and parcelled out anew.
lne "a, LED by Louis J. Hoenninger; the 9th, by
James Z. March: the 1st, by E F. Nerwin, and
me I'd b. Michael Hines. are combined and
o"ded into two districts. This partition proba-
hy vii eliminate March and Merwin. reputed
odel sympathizers
ferdinand Eidmans district. the present 10th.
IS To 60 with the 18th controlled by James F
Pegnar, which VIII drop out the latter, part
~ whose district VIII be absorbed by that OF
- q.
Charles X LeNow is leader and the oath. with
sni'h Pine. AN oden man, AT its head. are COM
"ned. leaving Levow the probable leader OF the
Ne" district. The new 2Gth District. which Will
De MADE from Captain p. Norton Goddard's old
u-S'7'' "iH De arranged so that John Shea. Of
'le present 2oth may retain control
cong up into The Bronx Deputy Excise
'o'"ilssloner Healy Of the Both, VIII have
'"o he" districts carved out Of his present ter
''lo'} ~ the three thus formed. he probably
WIZ c'ntro. ore. The Bath District. OF which
"l.a'n ID. Ten Eyck, Aqueduct Commissioner.
u 'eao'F "ll make TWO districts. He may
'oi'io. "otH. hGt there Is possible an abolition
" ihe a4Ioauct commission which would leave
liA snoIn yt much power William Halpin the
'ueA leader ~ the 9th remains comparatively
e''Aolested in his territory. The upstate re-
eNilctng "il follow the course already out
-''"- a 2e" district in Kings County, making
''la- ~ eight there. VIII change the numbers
Br0nx
eEho.k ana Nassau are 90 be combined in the
~. -'ls.'l'i Richmond. now in the Ist, will be
al l'- queens ln the ID; Washington County
vt tlNNieea from Saratoga and Schenectady,
de, ai."- "hl constitute Senator BrackettS
ra- @''.'L ana added 10 Clinton and Essex; War
P,E ~" '' NE DIST. is 10 be Joined 20 Hamilton,
9-,t ana montgomery. Schoharie, now I'm this
Tg S 20 DO shifted 10 Herkiuler and Otsego
nt ms solution ~ the problem presented by the
81 III counties has been advocated by Secre-
-. W state % Brien. II was not opposed by
he o1oI 'oI Prime, whose district, the 3lst. would
,,-.'Sl i-'Sl affected. Warren County was not en-
l. favorable 10 the change
de.odAE County VIII constitute a district as IL
now as VIII Rensselaer, ST Lawrence and
u.,1 h--, Senator Malbys present district
- 'e unchanged. Herkimer Otsego and Scho-
80 h-I De a new district. Senator Wilcox
a. A- The 18th District. will have Yates added
So Ms territory from Senator Tully's district
- .''etor Iuy, in turn, viii get Allegany Coun-
y, psfi ~ Senator Stevens's present district.
,Sv5'ator Stevens in turn will have Genesee
eheh from Senator L'Hommedieus district,
,rt.l Viii be now only Niagara and Orleans.