The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09
BIG VICTORY FOR GOV. HUGHES
SENATE CONFERENCE ENDORSES
PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL.
Resolution offered by senatOr Raines IL
Unanimously Adopted Republican state
Committee Called 70 Meet in h city
saturday. to IndOrse GovernOr's Policies.


ALBANY, May s.-As a result Of a con
ference Of the Republican Senators to-
night, twenty-nine being present. the
| absentees being Senators Aids, Cordts
and Wemple. it was decided to support the
public utilities bill in practically the same
form as it is now. The following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Resolved. That II is the sense OF the con-
ference that the bill known as the public
utilities bill, now numbered 1865, be supported
by Republican Senators In substantially the
form in which il is printed and that the COM
mittees having charge Of the bill be requested
to report the same to the Senate as soon as
possible.
Resoired further. That II any amendments
shall be made they shall be submitted 70 Q
caucus Of Republican Senators.
The caucus was presided over by Senator
Travis Of Brooklyn, who represents State
Chairman Woodruff's Senate district, and
Senator Burr, who represents President
Roosevelt's district, was secretary.
The resolution, which was introduced by
Senator Raines, was unanimously adopted,
Senator Page occupied the greater part Of
the time in explaining the meaning Of the
bill. Many questions were asked and no
one ventured to offer any amendments that
vitality affected the bill. Senators said that
all seemed to be OF the one opinion. that a
public utilities bill should be passed in vir-
tually the same form as desired by the Gov-
ernor.
The action Of the conference comes as q
surprise to many. Before IL occurred Sena-
tors were making all sorts OF threats about
what they would do in case the Repul lican
State committee tried to interfere with the
state Senate. II was expected that the con-
ference tonight woul 1 be a hot old time, on
account of the views expressed by some OF
the leading Republican Senators. The way
some OF them talked at The Hotel Tea Eyck
caused everybody to believe who heard
them that they intended to even defy the
State committee. Brave were the utter
ances that some Of them made, yet these
same Senator's went into the conference
and mildly submitted TO e erything and
practically took no part In the discussion.
This fas teen TIE most strenuous day
in Albany this winter and the situation seems
to have clarified itself. From present indi-
cations it would seem that 0 Hughes
has won out in his fight for a public utilities
bill hat re could sign
While this was not a caucus and the action
is not as binding, at the same time it is looked
upon as having almost the same effect,
for no Senator can get away from the resc-
luton that was adopted without having
TO give explanations that may be emhar-
rassing to make. An effort was made
to make the conference q auou1, but 1t
was said hat this was unnecessary, as the
resolution covered everything.
The Republican State Committee Is to
hold a special meeting at the Republican
Club in New York city at noon on Satur-
day with a view Of raising a supporting
arm for the policies OF Gov. Hughes in
the Legislature. The idea that such a
meeting should be- held was suggested
by National Committeeman Ward Of West
chester. He and Lucius y. Littauer
reached Albany last night and with William
Barnes. Jr.. they had talks with those Of
the local Republican State leaders who
were around the Hotel Ten Eyok.
This morning Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Littauer
IhV luTI1CT LAlke Win iOCdl ntpuuilCdn
chieftains they ran across in the legis-
lative lobby. To every one Of them Mr..
Ward and MIR. Littauer insisted that It was
the duty Of the Republican party to sup
port Gov, Hughes, especially in his public
utilities plans. Last night Mr.. Ward and
Mr.. Littaucr did not know that Timothy L.
Woodruff. chairman OF the Republican
State Committee. was in town. They ran
across him at the Hotel Ten Eyck.
After that Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Littauer
had a talk with Gov. Hughes at the Exeou-
tive chamber, Immediately after they left !
Gov. Hughes they saw Chairman Woodruff.
and Mr. Ward suggested that Mr.. Wood |
ruff call q special meeting OF the State con-
mittee at onco This afternoon Mr.. Wood
ruff had a talk with Gov. Hughes After
ward he directed that a call for a special
meeting Of the State committee be issued.
which was done tonight The committee
will meet at lts headquarters in New York
city at noon Saturday
The purpose of the meeting, according !
TO Mr.. Woodruff, is to show the people and /
especially the Republican voters OF the
State that the Republican State organiza-
ton as represented by the State committee
is behind Coy. Hughes and his utilities
bill, as well as the other bills pending in
the Legislature which stand for Gov.
Hughes's policies.
When Chairman Woodruff informed Gov. |
Hughes Of the suggestion that had been
made, OF calling the State committee to-
the Governor told him he thought
It was a timely suggestion and that the
OF the State were entitled TO know
where the Republican organization stood !
on the pending questions, the disposition
OF which may mean much TO the future
Of the Republican party In the State
After Mr.. Ward succeeded 20 easily |
with Mr.. Woodruff he and Mr.. Littauer
about the legislative corridors
snd every one wee Wondering what made |
them look 30 important. This developed
when Mr.. Woodruff admitted { at ,
when he came to Albany he had no inten-
ton Of calling a meeting Of e State COM
but that he did 40 'on the excellent
Bu question Of Mr. Ward
The fact that MIR. Ward and MIR. Httauer
arc friends OF President Roosevelt and
that the Presidents own Representative In |
congress. William w. Cocks, and United
States District Attorney William J! Younes
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