New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
IS Helen varick Boswell. organizer.
POLITICAL NOTES.

| One feature of the recent Republican City Con-
| vention of Rochester OF statewide interest,
and. while strictly of political Importance bore
| a significance broader than most of the ISSUES
trea ted in the platform of the usual municipal
| vention. This a resolution recommending the
building Of dams for water storage in the Genesee
| River under the direction of the State Water Sup
| ply Commission and under the control Of the State
! Of New York. Monroe County legislators were
| urged to support laws TO carry this recommendation
| into effect. By this resolution the convention
. opened wide the question of water storage and
! power dams in the Genesee River which in various
forms caused notable dissension in the Legislature
last winter practically aside ,he projects of
| the Genesee River Power Company whose pur-
! posed dams would in the opinion OF many
| gneers. spoil the beauty OF Letchworth Park. the
| gift OF William Pryor Letchworth to the state.
since II recommended that dams be built where the
| State Water Supply Commission deemed best. I'm
douhedly II bills he presented at the coming legis
lave session to carry out the spirit of this resolu
| tion. there will be repetition of the power
! companys night hold it's charter In which even
! Speaker Wadsworth last winter appeared as the
! advocate Of two measures severely con-
/ demued in some quarters likely lead the
! despoinC OF Letchworth Park. The question Of
storage dams In the Genesee River is OF great
| portance 20 Rochester as a regulation of the flow
| OF water would prevent disastrous foods and give
cheap power. Under state control OF the dams
! LetchWorth Park would be safe.
The saloon has become an issue in politics At Au-
burn where the Democratic lndependenCe I1eaG Ne
/ candidate for Mayor is c. A Koenig, brewer.
| His political opponents raising the cry Of de
hance 70 morality and Christianity Indeed the
/ affair has gone far that the Rev. DIR. W. w.
| Hubbard. pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church
Of Auburn and Moderator Of the Cayuga Presby-
! terry has attack Mr.. KoeniE's candidacy from his
| pulpit Dr Hubbards action has been much criti-
! c'ssd by Democrats and Independents in politics,
| since he Is Commissioner Of Charities In his home
city. appointed by Mayor Aiken. a Republican DR.
! tI,,%1, n1i Frau n .
! vote against Mr. Koenig the representative Of
! the rum traffic. After it many Democrats. who had
listened with astonishment. challenged him TO take
UP alleged violations Of the law overlooked by the
! present city administration They declared that
saloons were open Sundays and that dsorderly
houses hourished undiscouraged DR.. Hubbard
| promised to look this subject. and said he
might give 1t some attention before election.
Republicans in Columbia County have nominated
| Allen s Colen for member Of Assembly. The
| Democrats have named Lester r Ford for that
| place.
Isaac DalrympIe Of Otselic named by the Demo
| Gratis OF ChenanGo County for member Of Assembly.
will have to withdraw from the ticket. present
| he Is postmaster Of his home village and as
! federal oficeholder is ineligible for Office
| Probably he will be replaced by w. II. Sullivan. Of
! Norwich, lawyer.
The three Democratic factions into which all Troy
| ordinarily is divided united this year in sup
! port OF William Keenan,. the Democratic nominee
! for Mayor against Mayor Elias 2. Mann whom
| the Republicans have renominated. Ex-senator Ed
ward Murphy. ex-MayOr Daniel Z. Conway and ex-
! Mayor Joseph F. Hogan. the three leaders, seem
J to be working close harmony to defeat their
| Republican opponents and I'm this they aided
| by the Citizens Union, organization comprised
, mostly of indeIIendcnt Republicans The Union is
| devoting much of its campaign TO supporting the
| Assembly candidates against the Republicans. In
District backing John Garner. the Dem
darTr
| present Assemblyman. and because Of some dis
content about Mr. Filleys local political activities
and the strength which Mr.. Garner showed in a
similar fight last year the Democrats feel confident
that ne Will go TO the Legislature.
In Samuel Foster, their candidate for Surrogate
| the Democrats Of Rensselaer, County have chosen
a Republican and a member Of the Citizens Union
| Mr. Foster thirty years ago elected District
| Attorney of Rensselaer, County by the Republicans
! Two years ago he identified prominently with
the Citizens Union movement.
The Bulger Democrats in Oswego. though much
disturbed by their failure nominate ticket
at the deadocked municipal convention, have
named a full Democratic ticket by independent
petition. This is known as the Citizens ticket and
has for it's emblem a safe. II is headed by William
H. QuigIey candidate for Mayor. The organiza-
| ton thought ii best not to nominate James III.
| Chrvstal the BuIger candidate at the convention
and Mr.. Chrystal himself was not anxious to es-
TRANCE further the Mansfield faction Of Democracy.
Nevertheless 1t is practically certain that because
| of the intense bitterness existing the Mansfield
| Democrats will knife Mr. Quigey in favor of Mayor
| Smith renominatcd by the Republicans Richard
| Hoffman is the candidate for member of Assembly
| on this Buger- Independent ticket.
! George ". Murphy. of Liberty. has been renom-
! mated by the Republicans of Sullivan County for
member Of Assembly. Henry f. Nussbaum the
| Democratic candidate.
! The legislative committee which is investigating
the subject of state roads recently got stuck In
mammoth mud puddle in Niagara County, all save
| one member that is but because of that excep-
| tion the other fellows have vowed a vendetta
! against Assemblyman Foley. of Niagara County.
! Senators Aids Hooker and Cobb and Assembly
men Merritt. Hamm and Mallon journeyed to Buff
falo to look the roads in Erie and adjacent
counties. There Assemblyman Allen. of Chau-
tauqua County. joined them After a hearing they
were the guests of the Automobile Club for a ride
| through the neighboring country. AssemblymaIi
Foley who had attended the hearing. pricked up
his ears at his Casually he inquired the route.
and advised the committee to be sure to see a GER
tain road over in his county. which was 'beauti-
full" Then he whispered long and earnestly to AS
/ sembyman Allen. and both declined to accompany
the party, promising to meet them later their
hotel The motor cars. following Mr.. Foleys direc-
tons, bowling merriy along when Senator
/ Hooker's chauffeur cast agonized look at the
road head and then turned the at high rail
fence. Like good hunter the took il, landing
Senator Hooker in the field. Assembyman Mer
landed his car in the middle of the mud lake
| And. of course, photographers had accompanied
the party. When, sad and disheveled, the legisla-
tors got back 10 Buffalo. they learned that Foley
I and Allen had gone to a dance.