The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-12

whose county Of Wyoming lie part OF Mr..
W~sdsworth's Congress district.
Az a matter OF fact IL was learned to-day
that the hostile attitude of Gov. Higgins
and Representative wadsworth to Senator
Stevens began in the summer Of 1905, when
the New York city newspapers made 1t
plain that Mr.. Stevens, failing TO seour the
nomination for Governor in 1908, intended
to become a candidate for the nomination
for Congress against Mr.. Wadsworth. The
Republicans OF Mr.. wadeworth's Cong ress
district in bringing about his defeat have
therefore, in the estimation Of the clear
headed Republicans, rebuked. both Gov.
Higgins and Mr.. Wordsworth.
oRAYrERs MUST BE RETIRED.
The makeup Of the Senate committees
and the chairmen to head them was very
freely discussed to-day. These Senate
committees will be very important in Gov.
Hughes's administration, and speaking OF
this matter there wers Republicans about
town to-day who pointsdly said that one Of
the chief lessons OF the election was that the
people are not so much DISCONTINUED with
their lot but that they are utterly dis
gusted and downright angry at the promi-
nence OF Republicans. both in the Senate
and in the Assembly, whose Affiliations
have been very marked with corporations
and trusts II has not been unfamiliar for
Republican Senators and Republican Assem-
blymen and for Democratic Senators and
Democratic Assemblymen to appear both
on the fOor Of the Senate and on the floor
OF the Assembly as the paid attorneys and
champions OF trusts and corporations.
This matter has been sneered at by Re-
publioans long enough, in the Judgment
OF those who to-day attempted to profit by
the defeat by outlining some plan OF pro-
cedure for the future.
THE PEOPLE ALIVE TO The SITUATION.
These wise men who spoke of these topics
to-day said that the vote on election day
showed that the people were thoroughly
alive 20 the situation. This situation, it
was contended by some, has been going
on since the constitutional convention OF
1894, when it was impossible almost TO
trace those with corporate affiliations or
to separate them from what should have
been legitimate political lines. There are
very grave objections. it was ascertained
to-day, against the elevation OF ". W.
Armstrong OF Rochester to be the chairman
OF the Finance Committee Of the Senate
In fact. it was the universal opinion that
this place should go 20 Senator William
J. Tully OF Corning. Senate Armstrong
only crept in by the meagre plurality Of
67i, whereas two years ago he was elected
by over 5000. This was a sorry predica-
ment, according TO Republicans here to-
day, for Senator Armstrong to find him
self in.
PARTY MUST BE Rec FROM
CoNTRoL.
Il was the opinion here to-day that
Gov. Higgins and his friends. including
State Superintendent of Public Works
Franchot. and all the Roosevelt men in the
! party. including Chairman Woodruff and
President Parsons OF the New York county
Republican committee, are to get in behind
Gov. Hughes in an effort TO rehabilitate
the Republican organization OF the State
by giving an administrator OF State affairs
for the next two years entirely free from
corporate control, while at the same time
protecting the corporations from the legis-
Iative bIackmsil which has been prevalent
here for 80 long. 1t il only by such a pro-
gramme, il was declared to-day. that the
| Republican organization OF the state can
be gathered together in order to be ready
for the firing line in 1908.
Not in years, it was pointed out to-day.
was there 40 decent an Assembly as that Of
last winter. This Assembly was reorgan-
zed through President Roosevelt's efforts
In the election Of Speaker Wadsworth.
| The President was aided by Gov. Higgins,
and the committees named were headed
for the most part by clean handed and clean
lived Republicans. There was a demand
to-day on the part Of the Republicans
who are deeply interested in their party
with President Roosevelt and Gov. Hughes
that the Senate shall be reorgsnized this
winter along similar lines, and that the
heads OF the committees shall be clean
handed and clean lived Republicans and
men who will respond to the signs OF the
times-that is, that corporations shall not
have undue advantages. and neither shall
they be blscknailed.
NE OF oRAFrERs TO BE BRoKES.
The combination of Republican and
Democratic Senators that for a number OF
wears have preyed upon corporations. OF
acted for corporations anyway, to get money
for themselves at the expense OF the inter-
ests OF the people and OF the Republican
party. Ia to be broken up IL President Roose-
welt and those associated with him in the
present movement are TO have their way.
Fortunately a number Of these Republican
Senator's were retired 70 private life by
The Weather.
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