New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
SENATE STANDS GROUND
GREAT RAINES VICTORF.
Caucus Refuses to Change Action to
Suit Speaker.

Suit Speaker.
BY Telegraph The Tribuns.l
Albany June 12-When victory for the wads-
worth apportionment plan seemed almost certain
to come to-day I'm such fashion as TO break the
| Republican Senate caucus and actually imperil
the leadership Of Senator Raines that veteran
leader hurled a public defiance of notable
| menace at his enemies gathered together his
forces and tonight is chuckling gently at tbs
discontinue of his opponents. Even while ths
Senate caucus in which he was showing unnis-
takably his command Of the situation, was re-
newing its pledge TO the TuIly apportonment plan
various Assemblynen were at the door singing
Poor Old john and glorifying Speaker Wads-
worth "a jolly good fellow" Senator
Rafnes inside heard the sOnss and pOndered-
When at last the Republican Senator'S, by a vote
Of u to II. had ratified their allegiance to the
TulIy plan advocated by Senator Raines. he
sauntered out Of the committee room. comment
ing genially: The old guard may surrender to
men with strong emphasis. but never TO
puppies"
on the outcome Of that caucus, which they
had labored hard 10 get. the Speaker and the
Wadsworth men in the Senate had built all
their hopes. As they skirmished around the
Senate to get sgners to the call. aided by state
Chairman Woodruff. Lou Emerson and Her
bert Parsons III MS Qultt way bIlT$ SOiA-'NA
they were putting Senator Raines into corner
indeed. Chairman Woodruff was quietly groom
ing Horace White. of Syracuse, his close per-
sonal and political friend. for majority leader OF
the Senate when they had broken the control OF
the aged Raines. It was. therefore, distinct
surprise and a most unpleasant experience to
have Senator Raines suddenly blaze forth in one
Of the most sensational speeches in years. in
which he showed his contempt for State Chair
man Woodruff by clubbing him camp fol-
lower one Of the class which skuIks in the
recr when there Is any work for the real soldiers
on the firing line.
RAINES ATTACKS SPEAKER.
More than that. he twitted Speaker wadsworth
with the obligation he owed to the Senate and
himself personally for saving Otto Kelsey's po-
Htical head and attacked the Speaker publicly {
as one seIhshIy delaying adjournment of the I
Legislature for his personal ends But even
that could have been overlooked by the enthusi- +
astlc Wadsworth partIsaus II was. indeed .
They went on with their preparations for
caucus. in which the protestants against the
Tully plan should revolt against the Raines
control, smash the Tully plan and if the wads-
worth plan itself could not be adopted, at least
demoralize all support for any opposing plan.
II beautifully planned. Half hour after
the caucus had been in operation. Chairman
Woodruff. the Speakers friends and all the As
seTblynen were certain of victory.
Therefore when after long but not v3oIenr
session the Senator'S refused to have anything
to do with the Wadsworth plan look Of dis
tinct injury and patent grief overspread Chair
man WoodruTs face. and all he could say was
Well came up here to expedite the settle
meut of this reapportioEment difficulty. bU. this
would seem 20 proons it considerably
The time Of actual settlement Of the difficultv
still IS a huge problem. What the Senate did
to-day, while it dashed the hopes Of the Wads-
worth clan severely merely proIongs the dead
lock There now is considerable question
whether the AssambIymen viii stick by the
Speaker with great loyalty as they have
displayed up 10 date. All ;he TuIy supporters
now declare that il is only question Of time
before the Speaker must weld absoutelv- The
question. they maintain. is far beyond the
compromise point. put there by the Speaker
himself.
There is phase Of the situation which
caused much speculation tonight a widespread
report that the Speaker would accept the SEN
ate's resolution for adjournment Friday and sit
tight until then. rendering impossIbIe any ap-
portionment save at al extra session. Many
Assemblymen have the idea that apportionrnent
cannot be made at an extraordinary session. but
those who have looked Up that question know
that the Court Of Appeals has held that il an
apportionment is not made at a regular session
of the Legislature il not only may he made az
a special session. but il becomes an Imperative
duty for such action TO be taken at the next ses-
sion. whether extraordinary or regular.
EVENTS MOVE SWIFTLY.
Events moved swiftly to-day Senator TuIlvs.
report from the conference committee was nre-
sented this morning, with resolution for an
other conference. This was adopted Immediate
ly, to he followed by as sensational a debate a.
anything this year, not excepting the many Kel-
sey battles After that came the skirnishinx,
for signatures the petition for caucus in
which Chairman Woodruff labored nightly In
bringing Senator's to the Wadsworth side as he,
thought; and. finally, came Senator Raines'S
calling of the caucus The caucus assembled at
/ y. m in the Senate Finance Committee room.
Senator Hinman was chairman and Senator Husi
secretary Senator Hooker. OF the Wadsworth
forces. Immediately moved that the action OF the
previous caucus in adopting party measure
the fully plan he rescnded that new plans
might be laid before this caucus Senator White
argued vigorously for this Their object was to
get the previous caucus broken. and then take
up the discussion of alternative plan SEN
ators Raines. Tully and Armstrong argued
against such procedure. They insisted that there
oe no reconsideration of the previous caucus
action until new plans had been presented. So
finally Senator Hooker withdrew his motion
Then he presented the latest Wadsworth plan.
which the combined product of the Wads-
worth Woodruff forces. II changed only six dis
These districts they arranged as follows:
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