The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
BLOW WADSWORTH
COngTeSSman-elect Porter to
Name POStmaSterS.
NEW YORK SPEAKER WORRIED
said to Have Received No Sutisfac-
tiOn from President-ParsOns to
Have Another Fight on His Hands
I'm Septem Observation-Disclosures over
Hughes appointment OF Leary.

New York, Jan IA number OF New
York State Republican Congressman
were i'm town to-day, most of them at the
Hotel Manhattan. They had all sorts of
gossip concerning the situation in Wash
ington, and some of them had some news.
The news part of their conversation
was 20 the effect that Speaker James W.
WadsWorth. jr.. Of the --vs~rehiy at Al
baGy did not call on President Roosevelt
at the White House the other dag for the
purpose o. protesting against the appoint
ment by Gov Hughes OF Frederick c.
Stevens. of Attica. 10 De State suporin-
tendent Of public works for the reason
that Speaker Wadsworth did not know az
the time Of his call that Gov Hughes
was 70 give this place 20 Mr.. Stevens.
The mission Of Speaker Wadswortn. it
was declared by these Republican Con-
gressmen to-day, was 90 discuss with the
President a report that Peter a. Porter.
elected Congressman for the Thirty
fourth district TO succeed James ~.
Wadsworth, ST. was to control the nom
ination Of ali postmasters in the district
up 70 March (, when Representative
Wadsworth is TO retire.
Wndsworth Gets No satisfaction.
The Republican Congressmen said there
will be nine new postmastcrs named in
the district. which is made Up of the
counties Of Wyoming. Livingston. Gene
see. Orleans. and Niagara before March l.
and these Republican Congressman sad
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POrtF is to name the nine candidates
for these places.
The visit of the Speaker TO the Presi-
dent was without avau," it was sug-
gested
Entirely so. entirely So" reiterated the
Republican Congressman.
You see. Representative Wadsworth
and the Speaker himself have not been
altogether wise since election day In in
sisting that President Roosevelts at,i-
tude i'm the Thirty-fourth district brought
about the defeat Of Representative Wads-
worth
The Wadsworths have been so bitter
at the President that, of course. the Pres
ident has been aware Of most of their
comments, and while he was polite with
the Speaker. the latter got no satisfaction
from the President and the Wudworths
now know Mr. Porter, even before he
takes his seat in the House on March (.
is 20 control all nominations for post
masters in the district"
Parsons TO Have Another Battle.
There is a good deal going on under the
surface in New York County Republican
politics. Mr.. Odell has had daily talks with
Republican executive committeeman who
have remained friendly TO him during the
Parsons administration. Some of these
Republicans talked with Mr. OdeH to-day
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and their
whole tone OF conversation afterward
was that Mr.. Parsons is to have another
battle for his political supremacy in the
committee at the September primaries.
1t was learned that Mr. Parsons has
been very partial to d bill which it is
proposed to introduce at Albany very
shortly making the primaries of New
York City to be held on April Is of each
year. The anu-PdrSOns men in the
committee said that they would oppose
any such bill. The Parsons people believe
that if such a bill is passed and signed
the efforts of Mr.. Odel and his friends to
recapture control OF the committee will
be thWaTted.
There is no doubt in the minds of the
Republicans at the hotel to-day that both
L. Woodruff, chairman of the
Republican State committee, and Presi-
dent Parsons, Of the New York County
Republican committee, who between them
control the city organization. are greatly
disappointed over Gov. Hughes appoint
mcnt Of William Leary to be superiutcnd-
ent of the Metropolitan elections district
and the refusal Of the governor to con-
slider McDOugall Hawes for State super
intendent of public works. Neither was
there any doubt in the minds Of RepubI-
cans at the hotel that these disapDoint-
ments TO Mr.. Woodruff and Mr. Parsons
have rather encouraged 3fr Odeu and the
Odell men in the New York and Kings
County organizations to pluck up hope
In the belief that Mr. Parsons can be de-
feated next September and Mr. Woodruff
very materially damaged.