New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
APPORTIONMENT PLAN.
AFFECTS TEN DISTRICTS.
Cassidy's or GGtes's Bailizcick May
Be Wiped Out.
IBy Telegraph to The tribunal


Albany. May 25-The reapportionnent bin
will be introduced next week and passed Sena-
tor Tully, chairman of the committee which Is
charged with preparation Of the BILL viii pre-
sent bill that is satisfactory to the Governor.
and while hardly so satisfactory to many OF tho
Senators. will nevertheless be accepted by them
This bill viii meet the points objected to IN the
old apportionment that was declared unoonsti-
tutional. and will be more equitable and Just
one I'm every way.
Some of the details of the new bin have been
decided on They will involve at least ten dis
tricts. There persistent ruInors seemingly
well grounded. that Senator Cassidy will sacri-
fee his district for the general good Against
this, however. is advanced the argument that
Senator Raines needs Cassidy and his fluent
tongue too badly to consent 10 any such plan.
ard that Senator Gates will be sacrificed.
district will be created Of Richmond ana
Rockland This change will involve the Great
ing of three Hudson River districts as follows,
24th Richmond and Rockland. 25th Orangs and
Putnam. and 26th. Dutchess and Columbia
Should Senator Cassidy's district be wiped out
II is said the Apportionment COMMITTEES VIII re-
adjust the counties Of his present district. Che
r,ung, Schuyler and Tompkfns. so as TO make
the following districts; 41st Steuben and Che
muug: 42d. Ontario, Wayne and Seneca; 43d.
Cayuga. Tompkins. Schuyler and Yates. and
44th, Allesany. Wyoming. Geneses and Liv-
ingston.
These are. of course tentative changes that
are under the consideration of the Apportion-
ment Committee and may not be made eventu-
ally. This plan would give Senator Tully the
41st. Senator Raines the 42d. Senator Wilcox tho
4Sd and Senator Hooker the 44th. These
changes would effect far more equitabIs ap-
portionment than that OF last year. or even the
preceding apportionment. and seem 70 be tho
best yet considered by the committee. They
tend to more compact districts and districts OF
more equal population
RAINES SEES THE GOVERNOR
Senator Raines had a conference to-day with
Governor Hughes the recount bill The re-
suit OF this meeting is that the Prentice bill will
be passed by the Senate on Monday night or
Tuesday morning IN the form in which IT was
passed by the Assembly earlier in the session
All idea Of passing amended bill has been
given up 1t the opinion Of Senator Raines
for time that the Prentice bill should be so
amended that 1t would be more general in nature
than it is In its present form and thus save the
necessity Of sending the measure TO Mayor Nc
Clellan and avoid possible delay of two weeks
that would be caused II the Mayor kept the bill
the fifteen days allowed him by law.
The Governor holds the opinion that the situa-
ton this bill seeks 10 remedy can be best dealt
with by the Prentice bill IN it's original form and
in this view Senator Raines agreed to-day
There Is little doubt. in the opinion OF many
politicians here who are in position to know.
that the Senator's units swinging over 10
Governor Hughes. Opposition to the Governor
among them as units is dying down. and though
many of them do not approve want many OF
the measures the Governor insists on. neverthe-
less they cannot oppose them In the open be-
cause OF public sentiment. and. to use the words
Of Republican leader. they are just beginning
to realize the remarkable character and strength
Of Governor Hughes. and realizing this must
give him their admiration and support
The Legislature will take recess the middle
or latter part OF next week. probably after
Wednesday until the first OF the succeeding
week. or for a longer period The attitude OF
Mayor Mcclellan toward the recount bill is Q
topic of general interest among the legislators
this week Should the Mayor decide to hold the
bill fifteen days adjournment would be impossi-
BILE until practically the middle of June. Should
he return it after few days consideration ad-
tournment could take place about June 3. SEN
ators and Assemblymen all anxious to see
the end of the session: many OF the Assembly
men make no pretext OF returning to Albany
any longer.
I'VE are losing money" is the vail contin-
ually heard from them.