The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-13
SHES IN HIS CASTOR
GOING TO BE ASSEMBLY CLERK
AGAIN OR KNOW WHY NOT.

senator TuTIy. VINO Backs Him. IL q hughes
Man. while william sarnes. VINO ESacks
nay d. smith. u q Roosevelt MAN
Denial Os Amy Legacy % smith.
The Republican organisation Of the
State Inns been honeyOombed for half O.
Dozen years with E~actiOual ~squabblee.
precipitated by President Roosevelt and
his friends and by former Gov. Odell and
his friends. IL has been a Ratchet match.
Yesterday It was developed at Republican
State headquarters. II East Thirtieth street.
that another ~picayune factiOnal scrap In
at hand.
Senator William J. TuIly Of Corning
turned up at headquarters accompanied
by Col. Archie Z. Baxter Of Elmira. Senator
Tully said that Col. Baxter should, must
and would be reelected clerk Of the As
ssunbly. Col. Baxter proclaimed that the
was a candidate for reelection. william
Barnes. Jr., Of Albany has declared that
Col. Baxter had no support for reelection.
and that Assistant Clerk Ray B. Smith OF
Syracuse would be unanimously chosen
over Col. Baxter. MFR. Barnes has said
that an agreement was reached last year
by which Col. Baxter was then reelected
for the dozenth time. Baxter. according
20 the alleged agreement, to retire this
year in favor Of Smith.
Tully and Baxter produced statements
yesterday made by Chairman Woodruff
a year sgo wherein the chairman Is quoted
as saying that Baxter was reelected clerk
without any understanding. specifically or
generally, that Smith was to succeed him
this year. Col. Baxter has invariably
insisted that no u stipulation, oral or
otherwise, existed.
-, vnavfaRr - foot Ne W,NIrtVH haanff
said ANY word Of opposition 10 Baxter
since election day. The oppos. ton has
been voiced by Mr.. Barnes. but il has been
universally accepted that Mr.. Woodruff
WAS in full rympathy with MIR. Barnes.
REPRESENTATIVE J. Sloat Fassett of EImirn.
State committeeman for the Thirty-third
Congressional district. which includes the
counties Of Chemung, Schuyler. Seneca and
Steuben, Is OF posed 10 Col. Baxter, but Mr..
FasseLt osC his Assemblyman, sherman
Moreland, on e,ection day. whereas Senator
Tul.y reelected his two Assemblymen, W.
d. Chamberlain and Charles x. Marlatt.
Senator Tuliy said: "Col, Baxter will be
reelected. He has the support Of both
by George W Aldridgs Of Monroe and by
William L.. Ward OF WeStChester. He
Wil get two votes in Steuben and will be
supported by practically the entire southern
tier. He is too good a Republican 10 be
turned down. He has worked hard for
the porty all his life. contributing from
his salary and giving his time Ho has
q line war re ord,
MIR. Woodruff, Mr.. Barnes and their
friends will have tEe support OF the Re-
publican ~Assemblymen from New York,
Kings. Albany, and Onondaga. and on the
other hand Col. Baxter will have the support
Of Republican A~sscmblymen from above
the Mohawk Valley. senator 1ully is a
Hughes man. while Woodruff and Barnes
are Roosevelt men fully, speaking OF
the State n national situation, sold:
There is az doubt about the immetise
popularity OF Gov. Hughes in my section.
II President Roosevelt il out of it. the
sentiment for Gov Hughes will be over
whelminG. There is no sentiment for
Taft up my way, nor would IL be- possible
&c arouse sentiment for any man selected
here is no doubt about Mr.. ROosevelt's
popularity.
kssemblyman Edwin A. Merritt. Jr.,
II 81. Lawrence was in town accompanied
5y~ Representative George r. Malby. He
q 10 be leader OF the Assembly majority
IN place OF Mr.. Moreland.
Here is some OF Col. Baxter's campaign
literature:
Col. Baxter is entitled. In view OF his services
- his country and party--years Of constant
work for bis party-tO az least fair treat
msnt at the hands OF Chairman Woodruff
and other Republican leaders. Is he getting
~ Last year the Colonel contributed gen-
srously TO his local committees, at its request.
ind was rewarded by their opposition. Last
yesr. 1t the request Of Chairman Woodruff.
hs took the stump during the entire cam
paigD for Gov. Hughes and spoke with him
on many occasions. He paid bis own ex-
penses in that campaign md contributed
his services, and bis reward was the de-
serEnined opposition of Chairman Woodruff.
This year. at the request Of his local com
nittee and Chairman Woodruff. he divided
with them practically one-tenth OF his salary
Ia clerk. and his reward is the opposition
" Woodruff and Fassett.
Woodruff. by virtue OF his position as chair
man can send through the Associated Press.
ss he has done. the statement that no has
already rele gated Col. Baxter 10 the rsar.
In other words he has told the people Of the
State that Baxter. the Old war horse, 10
getting old and l have decided to take his
shoes OF aud let him browss on tho public
Commons"
We evidently Tor gets that while some party
Leaders may forget the ColOnel's services
70 his party there are 10000 old veterans and
twice chat number of sons of Veterans who
DO not forget his services for his country and
that to-day he il, the only veteran holding
any place Of prominence under the State
GoyeTnmept. They are becoming aroused
TO this Situation and long before the FIRST OK
January Chairman Woodruff will realize the
force and consequence of this sentiment.
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