New-York tribune., 1907-06-07

Senator may say we got EN- from graveyards,
but they all good Republicans"
The present bill he said. might comply better
with the provisions of the constitution, but it
vas not so fair politically He predicted that while
one new Democratic district had been created.
the next Senate election would thirty-five
Republican Senator's instead OF thirty-two. The
vote was 30 10 i. Senator Ackroyd, Demo-
crat, voted for the bill
wADSWORTH WORKS HARD.
Meanwhile over IN the Assembly Speaker
Wadsworth had been laborfng vigorously, With
him had labored Senator Emerson. Senator VII
cox and other Senator'S spreading sentiment
against the Tully bill in preparation for the
caucus which the Speaker intended to call. He
and Senator Hooker had had overnight in
terview with Governor Hughes. at which the
Governor told them that he could not take up
the Wadsworth plan with them, because the
only official body having reapporuonment under
consideration the Senate committee. and he
as Governor only could discuss apportionment
with an official body. This would not preclude
his giving his approval TO another bill from that
committee just good as the present Tully bill
Nothing daunted. the Speaker and his friends
took I'D their work IN the Assembly, and after
the calendar had been considered hastily. the
Speaker announced a Republican caucus on re-
apportionment. To the caucus he presented his
plan. which embraced these changes from the
Tully plan:
Twenty -hfth--orange and Putnam; citizen
population. ia I2I- .o ,o,
Observation-Disclosures and DutChess; 1913
Thirty ty-eighth-Delaware. Chenango and Sulli-
van; 115.S5S. CSenator AIlds's present district9
Fortieth-Broome. Cortland and Tioga; lZo4S9
(Senator Humans present Gistrlct1 - 90
ty-frst-Steuben and Chemung; 13l,222.
Forty-second-Cayuga, Seneca, Schuyler and
TOmpkinE; 136O4O
Forty y-third-Ontario Wayne and Yates
Forty-fourth-G Wyoming, Livingston
and Allegany; 142,224
This would leave Senator Smith, in the New
26th. in much worse situation than in the Tullv
plan. II would not change Aids in the 3Sth or
FIinman in the 10th, from the apportionment OF
last year In the proposed 4lst it would be
much worse for Tuliy than in the Tully district
in the Tuly plan, and It would be bad indeed
for Assemblyman Moreland; while in the 42d it
would throw together Wilcox. of Cayuga, and
Cassidy OF Schuyler Nevertheless, the Assem-
bly, caucus received the Wadsworth plan joyous
ly Assemblymen Prentice and Wainwright ad-
vocated il hotly. declaring il just good
a plan as the other, while 1T was far better for
the Speaker and SO ii behooved each Assembly,
man to support 1t.
AssemblyInan Rogers supported It for some
what different reasons. He declared that much
Of his local legislation was held in the Rules
Committee, which is dominated by the Speaker.
Revenge for this would dictate that he vote
against the plan, but, he said, he would vote
for it on the theory that the Speaker, moved by
his generosity. would report his bills. Assembly
man Phillips. chairman Of the caucus, offered
the resolution which finally was adopted. Those
voting against ii Averil Stanton, Dud-
ley. @. H. Whitney, Matthews, Marlatt Huth
and NevIns. Moreand, Chamberlain and De
Groot did not vote.
After the caucus the Democrats pledged their
support 10 the Speaker. Wen stand by you
1lnfil declared A
Of Tammany. If you don't win out by that
time. though. Wen have TO go home" Senator
Emerson of the Senate, oYerjoyed when he
heard the result Of the Assembly caucus, even
though It did not change the Tully plan as TO
the district which is likely 10 Kill him politically
He rushed over to Senator McCarren. who is his
political mentor.
We've got 'em on the run he announced
joyously.
McCarren looked at him ooIdly. That doesn't
change your district" he remarked.
Emerson nothing daunted, replied, "Oh, well.
we'll get that in the conference committee
Wen stand out for What want.
Yes you WILL snorted McCarren, in disgust;
you'll stand just like you have stood all the the
rime you whte-liyered chickens, and you II
get just the brand Of lemons you have picked
all session.
When the Assembly reconvened. the Tully
bill was over at the desk for concurrence of the
Assembly. Speaker Wadsworth handed IL
down and immemdiately it was amended by the
tremendous vote according 20 the Speaker 5
plan adopted by the caucus. Speaker Wads-
worth then went down to the Governor 10 see
II he could get an emergency message Tor the
measure in that form. There he got little sat
isfaction Governor Hughes declined TO give
the emergency message He had given one on
the Senate bill certifying 10 his belief in the
necessity for its immediate passage. To give
one for a different bill would be Illogical and
inconsistent. besides which ne could not recog-
nize the Assembly in the transaction.
That left the two houses in a hopeless dead
lock. The Speaker had appealed before the caU-
Gus 10 Senator Raines. who practically had de-
clined 10 recognize him IN ~, affair -o',i7
kind of conference or compromise was necessary;
all saw that, so the Speaker. Senator Tully and
Senator Raines arranged for the conference to-
night.
TO CENSURE COHALAN.