The sun., 1908-04-14
WILL DEFY THE GOVERNOR
LEGISLATURE IN NO, MOOD TO
PASS MORE, or MS BILLS.
No Probability That senators VINO Voted
Against the Racing Bills VIII Change
Their VOtes-There May Vet He An
other Vote Secured Against Them.

ALBANY, April lS.-Unless GOV. hughes
can break up the combination that now
exists in the Senate the session will end
without another measure Of bis being passed
that he has been anxious 10 have enacted into
law. Evidences point TO the Senate doing
nothing prior to final adjournment on
April % except to pass the appropriation
bills the remainder Of the banking hills and
the local and unlmportant measures that
are now on the calendar. Although tho
Senate has a calendar that is bulging out
with bills which are being added to daily,
It showed no disposition tonight TO en-
deavor to clear the calendar. but did little
routine business and then adjourned,
All indications point to the Governor
being defed by both branches Of the Legis-
lature, although the Assembly has in a small
degree tried TO follow out his recommenda-
tlons 1t passed the anti-race betting bills
without murmur. but on every other
measure, aside from the banking bills, II
has refused TO do as the Governor wants.
The banking measures arc not looked
upon as the Governor bills, Superintendent
Of Banks Clark Williams having drawn
them and attended to their advancement in
the two houses Of the Legislature, Although
the Governor recommended the bills in his
annual message the legislators insist that
they are only following the wishes OF the
State Banking Department.
The Governors hopes Of securing strength
at a special session Of the Legislature to
pass the anti-raoetrack betting bills by
the election Of a successor TO Senator Fran
ohot IL is not believed will be realized. Even
the Hughes Republican Senators admit that
the chances of electing a Republican Sena-
tor in the Niagara Orleans district are so
remote as 10 make 1t almost certain that
the Democratic nominee will be elected,
This will be due to the intense feel
ing between the Wadsworth and Porter
factions in that district. The Porter side
will he forced 10 nominate the candidate
for Senator and It IL settled in advance
that he will be slaughtered by the Wads-
worth faction.
The faction that nominates and is defeated
will he seriously affected, 90 the Wadsworth
faction does not propose TO have the
ignominy Of defeat heaped upon it, but
rather will help put it all on the Porter fac
ton. And then again the head OF the
wadsworth faction is chairman Of the State
Racing Commission, which is opposed TO
the Hart bills.
Il is now an absolute conviction, enter
tanned by all, that there is no possibility
Of the Governor being able TO induce any
of the Senators who voted against the
anti-racetrack betting bills 10 change their
votes. Instead OF that there Is the posi-
bllty Of another Senator being secured to
vote against them. so the opponents Of
the bills say, II the Governor persists in the
course he is pursuing. Tonight the COM
mittee appointed by the Utica meeting OF
Yesterday afternoon which was addressed
by the Governor called on Senator Ackroyd
of Oneida and In the Senate lobby sur
rounded him and laid before him the reso-
lutons adopted by the meeting. The
Senator listened TO the committee and
said.
Go home and tell the people that | will
keen thinking You know We cannot all
be- right and voted az | thought right.
Since | voted have received some fine
letters. and must say have received
some damn mean letters from some min
isters'
"Aaria:o-z rrc ;n.. Ike ether 'clks,' sai4
one Of the committee
But they should be different inter-
rupted Senator Ackroyd. Il can't say
any more than that III keep thi hiking
Good night, boys"
Gov. Hughes since the adjournment Of
the session Of the Legislature last year
has been determined that he would not
again run for Governor He has not changed
his mind, II was definitely learned tonight
To the suggestion that he might decide
20 run for Governor again In order TO carry
on his fight against racetrack betting, a
close friend Of the Governor said tonight
that the Governor had not found II necessary
70 meet that situation, as he has a firm belief
that the anti-raoetrack legislation will be
enacted into law during his present term,
Neither has Gov. Hughes taken himself out
of the Presidential race. His position on
this question tonight is just as II has been
all along.
Even the Assembly, which has been sub
saryient 20 the will Of the Governor IN any
thing pertaining TO the public service util-
ities law, showed that II does not propose
20 do anything II there is q chance Of the
Senate acting favorably on the bill desired
by the Governor. which amends the law 90
az 70 extend the jurisdiction Of the COM
mission TO telephone and telegraph COM
panies
Tonight the bill bearing the name Of
AssemblymAn Wainwright was on the
Assembly calendar for second and third
reading. Mr.. Wainwright repudiated the
bill, saying be did not want such measure
passed bearing his name. The bill had
been amended aud he said hs had not been
consulted in regard 70 the changes by the
COMMITTEES. Originally the bill had pro-
yided that telephone and telegraph COM
panies were 10 be included In the jurisdio-
tion Of the oommissions This the commit
tee took from the bill, and also made other
changes affecting amendments desired by
the commissions, which the commissions
now repudiate The Assembly is going TO
put lot Of things up 10 the Senate.
The New York county Republican oreani-
satlon wants something irom the Legisla-
ture and the lower house is to help out,
although the temper Of the Senate Is not
at all friendly to the proposition. Herbert
A.. aAa,aN M
that will be permisslve In It's form, but at