New-York tribune., 1907-06-05
STRONG OBJECTIONS MADE.


changes. constitutional reapportionment
could have been made he said. without touch
ing the Northern Tier at all. There was no
necessity for tearing apart his district. and
Senator Knapps district and those of Cobb and
Heacock, this plan did.
Senator Heacock had left his proxy with SEN
ator Wilcox. who Joined Senator Emerson in
his frenzied protest against the Tuly plan.
Before Mr. Emerson had made more than five
speeches Senator Cobb presented a substitute
report from the Reapportionment Committee
This report virtually one Of the first drafts
Of the bill made by Senator TuIly II made no
changes north of the Mohawk River; readjusting
the counties along the Hudson far north
Albany County, and some of the counties in the
Southern Tier. It did not touch the Wadsworth
territory. either. Senator Cobb spoke briefly.
advocating this plan. which he said would make
fair districts. with glaring inequalities of
population. a vote was taken on it, resulting
sn its defeat, % 10 g Those who voted for it
were Cobb, Emerson, Fancher Grattan, Hea-
cock (by proxy, Hooker. Knapp and Wemple.
Senator Hooker next voiced the objections of
Speaker Wadsworth to the plan. The Speaker
from the minute he heard of the Tully plan de-
tveloped q most violent temper and spent a great
part Of the morning in his room denouncing 1t
because Of the damage he foresaw TO the Wads-
worth interests in the Genesee Valley. AS
presented by Senator Hooker. the Wadsworth
objections TO the Steuben-Livingston district
were that it Joined counties without any natural
methods of intercommunicstion and took Liv-
snEston entirely outside tts Congress district.
Senator Hooker urged that, instead Of creating
1.-THE Steuben-L Livingston district. Allegany Coun-
f1y be added 10 the present wadsworth district
Genesee. Wyoming and Livingston-thus maxi
ing a four county district, almost across the
state from north to south.
Senator TuIIy and others pointed out that this
would make Avery large district-140, 600 per
sons-anh that st would make necessary other
schanges in the grouping of counties clear over
20 the Hudson under which scheme the districts
would not be go even TO population
fair as TO compactpess and contiguIty. under
the Tully plan No vote taken this prop
POSITION.
Toward the end of the caucus Senator Emer-
son, having rested for a time renewed his pro-
tests. "I tell you, this thing is not square
deal" he urged. You talk about honest and
equitable apportionment this is nothing but
political job; you tear up all the northern penin
sular simply 10 let Ed Bracket get back to the
Senate. It's not fair. You're kicking lot of
young fellows OF this Legislature by your
bill, just when you need young blood in the Re
publican ranks. Why should knuckle down
this way. anyhow, and pass q bill don't
want? We are the Senate. We ought not 10
take dictation from the Governor or anybody
else Why don't pass the kind Of bill we
want and then put IT up to whoever wants to
take the responsibility for this fair and equitable
apportionment there is so much talk about?"
BEST POSSIBLE MEASURE.
But Mr.. Emersons words did no good. Senator
;Elaines shut off all further objections by de-
claring that the bill. in his judgment was the
best possible solution of the difficulties which
confronted anybody who undertook make a
decent division Of New York State into Senate
districts. It met the requirements TO popu-
lation and compactness Of districts better than
any previous apportionment scheme had done
The final vote by which the plan was adopted
brought out no dissenting voices, but Mr.. Emer-
son did not vote. He failed TO vote the Kelsey
case and the recount bill until the second call.
This bill creates an additional Democratic
district in the state-the 23d. Under the 1903
apportionment Westchester was the 23d Dis
trict. but Senator Tully took into consideration
the fact that Richmond had caused all the
trouble. and determined that this district should
have the mystic number. Governor Hughes ap-
proved this idea heartily as he approved the
other details of the Tully plan. By Joining
Orange and Sullivan this plan makes unlikely in
future the election OF a Democrat from that
part OF the state even If factionaI troubles dis
turbed the serenity OF the Republicans With
the old district, Orange and RockIand Senator
Taylor, a Democrat last year was able to
triumph over Lou" GoodseII, the Odeu candi-
date. Lou Paynes territory now the 26th Dis
trict is left unchanged Senator Cordt's district
too, was not disturbed. The Joining of Saratoga
ana washington counties makes certain the re- |
turn of ex-senator Bracket to his old seat 81
he chooses come back
On the other hand the joining Of Schenectady
4ho montgomery counties need not dispossess |
Senator Wemple, though he is somewhat fearful
Montgomery County is in general conditions and |
political affiliations unlike SCHENECTADY ar6 |
could be controlled by that county with moro
certainty than Saratoga, with the hostile |
Brackett in charge there. In the Warren Essex
CNnton qlstrlct. Senators Knapp and Emerson |
must night Tor supremacy, with the advantages
al on the side of Knapp who is John F |
OBriens
Senators Heacock of Herkimer and Cobh ~ |
Lewis are thrown together in the 33d District |
Inc present district Of Senator Gates who |
swore that he spent S31, 900 TO be elected this |
nnne' Is split up and he is thrown into the new /
39th District. making his reelection imnroha |
Die, even if he desired il. Senators Hinman of |
Broome and Aids. of Chenango are najred IN |
the new 3Sth with the possible result that |
neltner may return TO the Senate While Della
ware and Chenango are parts of Allds's nresen+ |
olstrict, he was knitted badly last fan in DeIa- |
ware County. " ~
Senator Wilcox's new district. the 10Th and
sen2tor Cassidy's. the 41st. are rather s+rorga-
6an their old districts. while each is decida5Ir
SeaIer Tssr TO the apportionment ratio Senator
tion or Yates County which will hiring IL ~,
nearer 10 the ratio and will not fnconyenienre
senstor e Raines IN the least. Yates County Will |
De as strongly for him as Ontario VII
In the new 43d District Senator TulI,, ,i1, i. |
90. "onlliiaih hgure The creation of the new
7Its oasneo practically the last hopes of the !
NausW4rlns 10 the ground, and probably viii |
mean the retirement OF Senator Hooker fror, ~
legislature. unless he make some terms p,itb |
SA-Sehator stevens who will be in a position =, |
make alliances with the powers that he ~ a." "
5any Nouhty greatly TO the detriment of the |