New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29
RECOUNT BILL PASSED.
TOTE IN SENATE SO TO 8.
Mayor Comes IN for Bitter Denunci-
ation-One Republican against 1t.
ERy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

position of Senator McCarren, who stood almost
| alone the champion of Mayor Mcclellan. tha
| recount bill was passed to-day by vote OF 80
to s. Taken UP as special order in general
ders. the measure was fought over for nearly
| three hours. but at length was advanced 10 third
reading by vote of 25 TO s. Then Senator Grady
called up his motion 10 suspend the rules and
pass it out of it's regular order. carried II. and
| the measure was passed with little ado. Only
one Republican. Senator Cassidy. voted against
it.
Bitter and violent denunciation of Mayor Nc
Clellan's conduct ran all through the debate
Senator Grady, whose zeal in pressing the bill
involved him in several heated alterations with
various Senator's in which he did not always
/ escape harmless, declared that the Mayor had
acted as an eel. not a man who would take
one position and hold it. In lodging decent.
! honest Difference TO the demand that the issuo
raised by Hearst be met. the Mayor had out
shone the "Artful Dodger" himself. Senator
Grady maintained. He Iamented in piteous tones
/ the decadence of a Mcclellan who thus feared
10 meet his adversary.
But from totally unexpected source Grady
received a rating which caused him TO shift his
attack suddenly. He had turned on Senator
/ Harte. Of Queens. who had spoken against the
bill after declaring that last year he had favored
/ it,
/ Why you-you-you wouldn't be In your
/ to-day if it weren't for Independence League
votes" sputtered Grady.
HARTE THROWS A BOMB
/ Senator Harte sprang to his feet his face
afame, and before Grady could make good his
threat to overwhelm the Queens man with sta
! tistics. Senator Harte had flung punches of fig
ures at the head Of the Tammany leader ending
with the challenge:
And as far as all that goes. I'll look after my
/ own affairs over in Queens County and won't be
afraid to go back to answer to my people for
whatever do here there. Whatever do. TIL
do it honestly. and free 70 challenge the
acts of some other people, both here and at con-
ventions"
This was so patent a slap at Grady's work at
/ the Buffalo convention that the entire Senate
gasped In amazement. Senator Harte usually Is
a pacific individual. Senator AIcCarren brought
a little relief by announcing solernnly that he
kept his seat at Buffalo only because of his long
acquaintance with Senator Grady which drew a
loud laugh and the retort from Senator Grady
that so long as the Brooklyn Senator kept with
him he all right
Senator McCarren took opportunity TO make
an attack on Governor Hughes because OF his
advocacy OF the recount bill He attributed the
Governors message on IL to a desire to gain
some partisan advantage for himself or the party
he represents" At the beginning of the year he
said. Governor Hughes had declared that he
would not interfere with the Legislatures work
He said he was going to let you dc just as
you liked declared McCarren- He would even
let you tell your real names. But now at the
close Of a long session. he precipitates mes
sage without rhyme or reason 70 force through
| this legislation Why. whipped dogs would
present a courageous spectacle compared with
the exhibition Of stability presented here
| There's not a Republican from the leader down
who would vote for this bill II left TO his own
personal desires
Senator Mccall sneeringly inquired il the
/ Governors sudden activity might not be be-
cause he was nettled or some OF his friends in
New York County nettled at an appoint
ment made by the Mayor about January L
/ PAGE EXPLAINS MEASURE.
/ Immediately after the reception OF Assembly
messages this morning the special order was
! taken UP. and Senator Page moved the recount
/ bill. Senator McCarren quietly demanded an
| explanation OF the necessity for such a meas
/ ure. Senator Page answered that the necessity
| lay in the demand from large section of the
I public to have all doubt 20 the legality of thu
/ Mcclellan incumbency set at rest 1t was
| merely act Of tardy justice. he contended.
! Before Mr.. Hearst began his contest against the
Mayor it had been supposed that all proper
remedies existed. but decision of the Court OF
1 q
Senator McCarren retorted that the bill was
legislative monstrosity. II meant. he said, that
a candidate on the Prohibition or Socialist ticket
might petition for recount. Senator Hinman
! at once wanted TO know why they shouldn't have
/ that right If they believed they had been de-
frauded. McCarren then declared that while
/ they would have the right under the terms OF
the BILL practically they would be prohibited
from petitioning for a recount because OF the
! great cost. Hearst. being wealthy man. might
/ assume this burden Besides. under the recent
decision of the Court of Appeals on the quo war
ranto proceedings instituted by the Attorney
/ General Hearst had his remedy hand Such
/ legislation creating precedent unheard or
| in any other state IN the Union
/ Senator Grady recalled the Daly-Livingston
contest the Surrogates office in Brooklyn
several years ago. Senator McCarren admitted
that there was a judicial recount there which
seated Daily. the complainant, but said il was
only after allegations OF fraud had been proved.
40 HOWL OVER CLOSE ELECTIONS.
There have been numerous close elections.
he said ''but no such howl was set up as Hearst
: has made The Governor of Massachusetts, once
| was elected by vote There the Hayes
Tilden election. and the Cleveland Blaine elec-
tOn. could recall numerous others, but in not
one case was special legislation of this sort
asked You Republican Senators must know
what you are doing when you pass this bill. You
are rejecting your election officers. 1t is
tantamount to saying that the Republicans were
In collusion with the Democratic canvassers IL