New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
The letter Of Attorney General Jackson. dismiss
ing ex-senator Bracket from further services as =
special deputy in investigating the charges made
against District Attorney Clark of Broome County
In the recent county funds scandal there. Is be-
coming an interesting factor in the political stua-
ton. Since most Of Mr.. JaCkson's communications
are worded ntly 10 become political documents.
perhaps this result not furthest from his
thoughts when he penned the mssive AT any
rate. the Back -Rogers-Parsons wing Of RepubH-
canisrn in Broome County is making great capital
of the Jackson statement that personal and po-
Ii,ical friends Of the District Attorney visited Al
bany to ask for the appointment of the right
kind of q deputy" This declaration seems 20 be
aimed chiefly Senator Hinman one of the few
influential Republicans In the county whose names
did not figure dsa greeaby in the disclosures re-
sult!ng from Controller Glynn's investigation The
Republican caucuses will be held on October 3, and
the county convention, when the Parsons-Back
element hopes to nominate its Own District At
tornev 10 replace 1fr Clark. on October 3. can
didate for Assemblyman also will be nominated to
succeed James T. Rogers. but at present affairs
there are unsettled To permit much electoneer-
ing for that place Meanwhile. the Jackson letter
is being worked heavily. and George Raines. VINO
ia appearing for the Rack-Parsons side of the libel
suit PROCEEDINGS which District Attorney Clark has
instituted. predicts that political Corpses Of much
unsavoriness will be- disinterred at the trial \
politician who knows Governor HugheSs Inethoos
characterized the Attorney Generals end of the
proceedings aptly when lie read the Jackson letter
to ex-senator Rrackett:
II imagine the Governor designated Jackson I'm
that because II is customary for the Attorney
General to step in when the District Attorney can
not handle a case for some reason and appointed
Senator Bracket because he knew the work would
be done then. Jackson must be very sore because
Bracket hustled the job through So quickly"
Nava a a
DR. F \ Dudley for the Assembly. The Demo
Gratis have named Judson Green. Of Conquest.
In Cheuango County lively factional fight
among the Republicans for the county Judgeship
has been settled by the nomination of George p
Piduey. OF Smyrna. He chosen only after
nine ballots had been taken ar the convention.
Julien &. Scott named the Assembly can
didate. The county convention adopted resolution
expressing hearty approval OF the state admins
tration Of Governor Hughes. and compLnenting
him his choice OF William r. Wilcox as the
head of the Public Service Commission for the
metropolitan district. Commissioner Wilcox for
merly was n Chenango County man.
The Republicans OF Cortland County have chosen
c. F. Brown to make the run for the Assembly
replace Assembyman Newton. who last year
the place narrowly by running as tho Demo
cratic Independence League candidate.
Democrats of the 1st Assembly District OF Oneida
County have nominated Monroe G. Teller for the
Assembly. Mr.. Teller is president of the Utica
Trades Assembly. and IS known among his Older
acquaintances as a "Schoharie Democrat" John
F. Wickam has named by the Independence
League that district. He. too. IS strong labor
man. a former president Of the Cigarmakers Union
and one Of the workers in tho Workingmens Fed
Grafton. Merwin X. Hart. the Republican candi-
dale who won last year in a three-cornered fight.
is likely to have n harder fight this year. Oneida
County politicians prophesy, because the opposi-
ton will be split much less On account OF the
character of the two opposing candidates The
1st District normally is heavily Democratic
Rernard J. Haggerty. president of the Rochester
Newswriters Club and a well known Albany cor
respondent has been nominated by the RepubI-
cans for the Assembly In the 4th District of Mon
roe County after having sought the nomination,
he confesses. for three years The Democrats
have advanced Leo Spiegel in the 1st District and
Thomas BoyIau. a tailor. In the 6th District AS
sembIyman Henry r. Glynn. who apportioned
from the Sd District. which he represented last
year. into the I'd. strong Republican dis
trict has declined to take a nomination in that
district He hopes that his refusal will lead to Il
place the city tcket-a municipal judgashp
would suit him nicely, John b. Nickel. a COM
positor. was named the Democratic candidate
in the "a Assembly District. while In Sd
Frank J. Schenck, superintendent of a business
college. has been chosen to make the
F. G. Whitney has been named by the Republi-
cans of Oswego County for reelection to the As
sembly. This would be Mr.. Whitney's fifth term
Against him the Democrats have nominated Rich
ard Hoffman. of Phoenix.
The Republican County convention In Wayne
County. to be held early in October. will witness
a sharp fight between Charles H. Belts. at present
Republican state committeeman from the Ontario
Wayne-Yates district and Assemblyman Hamn.
who hopes for reelection On the result of this
fight may hang Betts's place In the state commit
tee. He is trying to retire the Assemhlyman, who
last winter would indorse him for place as
chief of the Assembly revision room, thereby cost
ing him tie office To retain his place In the
state committee Belts must control the delegates
the county convention this year. Assemblyman
Hamns friends say that he is Nstrong-strong
enough to control the convention and beat Betts's
candidate for the Assembly There is talk in the
county OF a compromise which would lead TO the
state committeeman's ndorsng Mr. Hamn II he
in turn would indorse Belts for the state commit
next year.
Supervisor ,narles A. Evans, OF Waikiki, has
been nominated by the Democrats OF the "a AZ.