Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
| RA|NES NOT TO FIGHT
He Will Not Oppose Plans OF
Governor Hughes.
KNOWS SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Republican Legislators to Let Exec
utive Have His Way.
NO BARGAINS TO BE MADE
Public Service Commission Bill Will
Be Pressed to Passage
at albany.

NEW YORK, January Ex-senator Raines'
statement in Albany on Thursday that he
alone was responsible for the arrangement
of the senate committees, followed by Gov.
Hughes statement that he had no consuta-
ton with Senator Raines whatever as to
the makeup of the senate committees, was
followed last night by the statements Of re-
publicans fresh from Albany who are
friends of Gov. Hughes and of Senator
Raines.
These republicans said that Senator Raines
knew exactly what o'clock it is and that
neither he nor his republican brethren in
the upper chamber at Albany are to oppose
any of the recommendations Gov. Hughes
made in his first message to the legislature
In that message Gov. Hughes recommend
ed that the railroad commission and the
commission of gas and electricity be abol-
ished and the work of the two commissions
be turned over to one commission 30 n
Gov Hughes friends and Senator Ralnes
friends were firmly convinced last night
that this is to happen al Albany. They
went further and said that the new COM
mission which is to take over the duties or
the two commissions to be abolished would,
without doubt, consist of seven members.
Amenable to Hughes.
The republicans who talked about affairs
last night added that while there is a per-
feet understanding on the part of Gov
Hughes and Senator Raines that the gov
errors recommendations shall be satisfac-
torily acted upon at Albany. there is no
understanding that Gov. Hughes shall sign
any bill which Senator Raines and his re-
publican colleagues may pass on the chance
that Gov. Hughes will sign it. In addition
to all this it was said that Speaker Wads-
worth and the republican majority in he
O amenabie the
recommendations in Gov. Hughes message
the senate.
1t came out that Gov. Hughes will not
send the name of Lewis NJ. SwaZey to the
Senate for the full term as Superintendent
of the METROPOLITAN elections district bu-
reau. Mr.. Swazey was appointed In the
closing days of Gov. Higgins term AS a
result of an understanding between limo
thy L. oodruff. Chairman of the republic
can state committee. and Herbert Parsons,
president of the New York republican
county committee. George w. Morgan S
resignati ton was conveniently obtained and
Mr.. Swazcy. Mr. Morgan's deputy, was
advanced This result was brought about
by Mr. Woodruff promising to use his in
fuence to bring about the appointment
of McDaugall Hawkes. to be state superin-
tendent of public FORKS in Gov. Hughes
administration. Mr.. Parsons withdrawing
his objection to Mr.. Swazey's elevation for
his end of the bargain. Mr.. SwaZey Icing
Woodruff man and Mr.. Hawkes. Parsons
man.
Hughes Against swazey.
1t turns out. according to the best infor-
nation last night. that this arrangement
was little too raw for Gov. Hughes, and
he is now looking around for man to
succeed Mr.. Swazey. Many republicans
have written to Gov. Hughes in opposition
to Mr.. Swazey. Mr.. Woodruff. it was learn
ed. has been jumping around among these
republicans and rather taking them to
task for writing these letters to Gov.
Hughes There are several candidates for
Mr. Swazeys place. but 1t was said last
night that Gov. Hughes is not to take up
the matter for a number of days.