The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
Van ALSTYNE WON'T GET 1T.
PLAN NOW ~ TO WORN HIM orr
ON HUGHES AS An ADVISER,
With Col. symOns % washing ton as the Lone
Republican In the Cana Board In Fran
chot's Place 10 Confront the Odeli-
N.urphy-C enners-Sa ssidy Canal Combine

Cow. nor-elect Hughes. il was authorita-
lively announced yesterday. has decided
not TO appoint either Henry A. Van Alstyne
of North Chatham or Winslow VI. Mead Of
Rochester TO be State Superintendent Of
Public Works to succeed Nicholas V. '.
Franchot OF Clean. who retires with Gov.
Higgins on January l.
There is now an ehorr being made TO have
Mr.. Hughes appoint Col. Thomas W. Sy-
mons, a resident Of Washington. Col.
Symons was appointed by Gov. Odell on
April IA, 1904. a member Of the Advisory
Board Of Consulting Engineers. Mr.. 0dell
On February Is Of the same year having
appointed to this board Edward A. Bond
Of Watertown. William A. Breckenridge
Of Niagara Falls and Elmer L. Corthell
and Major Alfred B. Fry Of New York.
This board was a political sequences to the
SlOl 10000 law calling for the expenditure
OF that amount for improvements OF the
State canals. Under this law Gov. Odell
appointed the five mentioned TO act as an
Advisory Board Of Consulting Engineers,
whose duty shall be 10 advise the state
Engineer and the Superintendent OF Pub
lie Works, TO follow the ogrss OF the
canal Improvement work and from time
10 time report LntTtOu W Tic OoNClL
the state Engineer and the Superintendent
Of Public Works. as they may REQUIRE or
the board deem proper and advisable
Vacancies in the board are oiled by the
Governor to be confirmed by the Senate
for terms beginning with the date OF
appointment and continuing during the
Construct on Of such work
Gov. Hughes II he appoints Col. Svmous
TO be state Superintendent OF Public Works
u TO be asked to appoint Mr.. Van Alstvne
To the vacancy in the Advisory Board Of
Consulting Engineers, n Col. Synons II
20 De asked to retain MIR. Mead as Deputy
State Superintendent OF Public Works.
Some Republicans infer there was a COM
munity Of interests between Democrats
and the Republicans who have been pushing
Mr.. Van Alstyne for State Super ntsndent
of Public Works. IL became known yester-
day that Frederick ken the Democrat
elected TO be State Engineer and Surveyor.
after consultations with William j. Conners,
chairman OF the Democratic State COM
mittse. Charles F. Murphy Of Tammany
and Joseph Cassidy Of Queens, has had
conferences with Henry B.. Herbert and
Frank Brainerd OF the Produce Exchange
and with William Z. Cleary OF the Lake
Champaign Transportation Company, with
the result a. one of the conferees said
: We can't GET Van Alstyue. We've called
: on Hughes and urged Van Alstyne's ap-
/ pointment. but it is no 20. Let's plump in
for Symons Of the Advisory Board
Republicans who object in toto TO Van
Alstyne say rat Col. Symons Is tnexperi-
enced as TO the political pitfalls OF the place.
: and that the advisory board. with Mr.. a
/ Alstyne on il, would be more than ever an
Odsll-Payn political engine 20 be run IN
, conjunction with the assistance OF Mr..
. Skene. the Conners-Murphy-Cassi state
Engineer AND Surveyor. As a matter Of
fact =ome Of the Republicans said that IL
vas Mr.. Skene himself who suggested Col.
Symons to Mr.. Herbert. Mr.. Brsinerd and
| Mr.. Cleary after Mr.. Skene had conferred
with Mr.. Corners, Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Cas-
sidy.
The board OF special examiners 10 already
an Odsll organization. Its members were
appointed by Gov. Odeu on April IA, 1904. N
PART aynsn for services rendered N turn
that year 70 Mr.. 0den. They are Harvey J..
Donaldson Of BallsSOn Spa. J. Edgar Leay-
craft Of New York, and George Bingham OF
Lancaster. with George R. Manchester OF New
York. secretary. The powers OF the special
Examiners arr immense. Undsr the direc-
zion Of the Canal Board the Examiners in
specs all lands and structures and waters
appropriated for the uss OF canal improve
nsnt under the slOi .OOO.OOO act and deter
NINE the prices 20 b. paid bv the State.
tt a Board on January 1 will com
prise the following Democrats: Lieut.
Gov. Chanler. nominated by William r.
Hearst. Secretary OF State John NhaIen.
nominated by Mr., Conners: Comptroller
Martin Glynn. nominated by Patrick Z
McCabe. State Treasurer Julius Hauser
dominated by Joseph Cassidy. Attorney.
General William $. Jackson. nominated
by Mr. Corners; State Engineer and Sur.
veyor Skena. nominated by Mr.. Cassidy
all With he consent Of Charles ?. Murphy
Of Tanmary and the State Superintendent
Of Public Wo Ks TO be named by Gov
Hughes.
The meetings Of the Canal Board are held
in the Com ptroIlsr's Office and each mem.
her haa a vote. The Republicans interested
in this whole matter doubt II Col. Symons
could cope with a Conners-Murphy-Ca-
q -McCabe canal board or with the OdeI
boards Of special advisers and special sN
anfners and think that Gov. Hughes need
a man expeTisnced -canA1y and politically.