The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Albany. n. Y, Jan. I4-Gov. Hughes
tonight wiped out of existence. as far as
being factor in conducting his ad-
ministrauon is concerned. the Repub-
lican State machine, by sending to the
senate these appointments.
state superintendent of works-The
Hon. Frederick c. Stevens. of Attica.
Wyoming County.
State superintendent of the metropoIi-
tan elections districts-Wiliam Leary. Of
New York City. To succeed Louis Swazey.
of Brooklyn.
These Two were the main appointments
that the politicians had been awaiting
While he sent other nominations. among
them Charles HaIlam Keep. Of Buffalo. to
be superintendent Of banks. to the SEN
ate, the only interest was in these two
1t was not until the clerk read the names
that any one outside Of the executive
chamber know who was TO be the sue
cessor Of SUpt- y. Y. Y Frauchot.
The significance Of the appointments
can be seen in the fact that the Wads-
worths, the Congressman and his sCu
the speaker Of the assembly. thought
they had buried Afr. Stevens politically
They had rearranged his senatorial dis
uict so that il was impossible to secure
a denomination after he had been denied
the chance to so 20 Congress as the sue
ccssoT 10 Representative James W. Wads-
worth, ST., and the appointment Of Mr.
Stevens makes him a bigger political
power in this state than the Wadsworths
ever thought # being.
Il viii be under his supervision that tho
greatest part of the Sl0l.0cJG0 barge canal
WORK viii be pushed.
Breaks Down Political Rule.
This appointment means that mans
political influence is not what is going
10 count in the eyes Of Gov. Hughes. No
enc had any intimation nor the slightest
suspicion that former Senator Stevens was
60 be so honorcd
While the appointment CT William Leary
had been generally discounted, no one
would take it for granted until the nomi-
naticn was sent 10 the Senate; and here
again Herbert Parsons triumpns over the
machine politicians, just as he did at sara
toga when he forced the nomination Of
Mir. Hughes upon the crowd that va tied
TO continue TO feed at the public crib. To
State Chairman Woodruff. the turning
down of his man swazey was "a bitter
blow. Mr. Woodruff has bent every en-
ergy TO prevail uron Gov. Hughes TO re
tain him in office as superintendent of
elections.
The appointment Of Mr.. Leary shows
how much influence the chairman Of the
Republican State committee or any one
else viii have with the governor when il
comes 10 making recommendations which
the governor does not believe are in the
interests OF the people
Gives Praise to SIR. Keep.
Concerning Charles HaHam Keep. who
is 70 be the State superintendent of
banks the governor issued this state
ment-
Charles HaIIam Keep was born in
Lockport. y y, February 26. 1861. He was
graduated from Harvard University in
1SS2 and from the Harvard Law School in
16>5. After his graduation he entered
upon the practice of law in Buffalo.
where he took a prominent part in the
business and social life of the city. He
enjoys a reputation for integrity and
ability in Buffalo He was appointed As
sistant Secretary OF the United States
Treasury in May. 1893. He resigned this
Office on January J. 1867 and accented the
appointment of superintendent of State
banking department of the solicitation
Of Gov Hughes who expressed much
qualification when he announced several
weeks ago that he had obtained Mr.
Keeps consent to serve. Mr. Keep will
probably be able to take up the duties of
his new Office before the end of this
month"