New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
FIGHT OVER LEADER
INTEREST At ALBANY
1llds. Daris. Hipman and
Others 4re Candidntes
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Aibsnv. De- 23.-Intsrest here - a Is-r.
extent centres IN ths sslscfion - ths ,.v
temporary President ~ ths senate 70 me.
coed Senator John Raines. ~ Canandaix,.
The new i-ader. win be chosen a. a oauc,.
n Republican Senator's eariv IN Janua-v
The announcements % Senator Davis ss,,
he is = candidate fo- th4 vacant isaa.-,s,,
following The formal snnotrncsrnent n s.-.
ator Hinnsn that he would socsp- ths plao.
n the Senator'S saw n ~ s4l.cc rim. Ia
added interest n ths situarion
Although % vas gwen out ths- ~ p.
publican state organization would r1u-,--
senator Aids. chairman ~ The serase p
nance Committee. % succeed seuasor
Rsines. if is said hv those who ssv th@v Az.
IN a posirio1 ~ know thar this does m.
necessarily mean that the STATE orzsniza-
zion wiz adhere % the support ~ llr AUdt
~ BE- pointed our that the Republican parry
must 20 befor- rne people for thair Eluuo-.
A. the coming election. and that some ~
the leaders fn Ger. am sections ~ the ztzs.
do not think fr o.iIl benefit the psr-v hv -
ing compelled ro stand FOR NIr Aids "A
leader of the senate They saV thar his
record u thef L@g.sisulre is not one thaf
would win votes for any u1r-~
q. 81 conceded nv friends ~ senator 8Uds
that he viii be unable m control his col.
leagues in the manner thar Raiuas he'd
them ln check It is also admitted mat
many or the Republican leaders. some of
whom are close f0 the Republican STATE ~.
ganization. do nor look with favor On -
plan to make llr. Aids the leader
II is pointed out that the Republican,
Senators have az least three different can
didates from which 20 select leader. sar1
a. whom o. of different type senator
Aids IS looked on az thar kind Of leader
who will be merely the rubber stamp f,-
the Republican state leaders Sensf,r
Cobb of Watertovn. who las also an.
uounced himself a. q candidate v-nii. a
strong Organization man. has shown n
dependence on several occasions IN his SD
port Of Governor Hughes or qussrions
which we're opposed by the srs-e orgsui-s.
ton Senator HInmsu 81 more ~ az IN
dependent than Mr. Co1D and is 4 srronr
advocate 81 the policies reCo1lnendsd by
Governor Hughes should the friends ~
the Governor make an active Tight for
EIr Hinman thev could make matters v-rr
interesting Cor the Republican leaders
u ie known. however. that Govs-r'-
Hughes viII adhere ~ rha policy ne has
pursued since he entered the sxacutils
chamber af refusing 20 take hand IN ths
organization Of the Senate or any branch
oF the Legislature He holds that the guss-
riou NJ eIerrirz of7rers or The Lecislaru-s
f= p legislative function and nov within M
province of the chief executive ~ ths
state
Tie candida 81 Senator DAVIS y
Buffalo. i- not -rrtcrIv considered hsr~
" is believed. however. that should NJ
Aids be made leader NJ Davis vii prob-
ably Re prcmor@r m chairman y tns
Finance COnutrrea
II became known TODAY that 7ensfsr
Bracket. whose bell ze~anr~ has on ssv-
eraI occasions worried the Senate leaders.
NAV resent -he efforts of Nessrs We'd.
rU1 and Barnes and others 70 nzns ths
leader CT the Senate u Is believed tsst
should Mr. Davis be named as head q ths
Finance COMMITTEES and NJ Braczsr r.
the chafrmanship ~ rhe Judiciary Con-
mittee now held ov NJ Davis he III
be content ard saw nothing Ssns-s-
BrackeTt has shown opposition - ne 3s-
publican state organ.zarion and the t-is-ds
Of the Governor. and for that ressrn
would nor srand much chance Should ~
become ~ active ~andida-e fo- re iest.f-
ship