New-York tribune., 1909-02-04

nhout any agreement. but i assume II there
-=sx one il was written into the law sno ended
shere assume The idea that the commits
sion never should be 4 political machine and
the employees. Democrats and ReFubhcans'
shoald know there was at least one member OF
Their particular faith 20 see they got a square
Seai"
The Governor in neming she highway com
s7tssioners had acted in broad. square way oy
Vac ueopie Of the state, went on Senator HIN
nan He had named chairman senator
who voted against proposition very Gear l"
sfe Governors heart But the Governor "aS
rfs enough to see that there was man Tor Ihe
son Mr. Alien. tia engineer member oer'ainiy
vrss no partisan Hardly a man knew now ne
,-o.as IN the mast but everybody recognized that
he vas cauas9le and woud do his duty under Ihe
7su There was a man upstate who knew 'ne
4.,.-s ,seir D-sxs their needs and aspirations;
nh, tr7,.xv agriculture by heart. who had oeeh
s-s7rz1rnentsI in founding agricultural institutes
and schools and dean Of an agricultural col
rees. q man whom farmers IN every county kne"
.s .f7eir friend. who had studied the problem OF
good roads for years-an ideal man, VINO 0eha-
tor Aids admitted was "a No L man IN
every respect. That man. Mr.. Cook. the Gov
lernor sppointEz7-
Then Senator Hinnan -ead extracts from the
enrolment only a general declaration % sympa-
i+7v zzfth party principles and intent 10 vote Tor
candidates Of the particular party generally
the test. then, and ALI the oratory on earth
VIII not change it" said he is. Can Mr.. COOK
enroll under these laws as Democrat? II so'
Mace your opposition on .bther grounds. That's
. question Of fact. WhD are the witnesses!
TFfe neighborS all the year. who know whether
he IS in general sympathy with the principles Of
~ hos lly 81 d
Ey,orted its candidates. They know better than
fsny sixteen Senators here Let's summon these
Witnesses
7heu Senator FFinman re ad extracts from let
.e-s Of Fred Shraub. leading Democrat ~
trcora hern New York: L. A Bostwick, post
lynast.r under President Cleveland: Edgar S. K.
-serreI Democratic County Judge: James s.
Taornell1 Democratic Sheriff: the chairman and
secretary Of the Democratic committee and
-s-77- sl ters all testffying TO MI Cooks regular
isdbere7cst 10 the Democratic principles. his
work for he party end contributions toward fits
campaign "a inds-
ADvFt ,TIsING DECISION CITED.
.Sext he toe X up the action Of the Appellate
Easvision LIST Department., and the Court OF
.--esls in the election advertising in New York
-, B. 1905 IN. result Of which decision
+hs; newspapers could bot candidates OF the
- +l,a,- ssr.71n zod without thereby iessening
shs;r claim 10 support Of the principles Of that
1arta.
senator Dave1tporr argued along She same
,so- spa-f, man WIS far wider in its sig
rfera+5or, than 'pa vtisan,'" said he. Partisan
carried an element Of Ks-ejudioe- This question
veg being discussed by the Democrats with 100
rn,rf emphasis on the point Of party sensi-
fiveness-7
senator Aids. taking up the cudgeis against
NJ ,-ooi. said that the question was one which
wort 70 every Fundamental OF government It
ryss the question Of the exercise of the func-
t;o7ls Of the Senate He could not believe that
Mr. Cook belonged to the minority party IN the
-,i-4t Of the highway law. Incidentally he gave
all credit 10 Governor Hughes for his course IN
me matter and administered d dose OF courage
10 his colleagues by reminding them that the
Governor was too hgNa man 10 retaliate against
them for their votes.
Z, closing the debate Senator Rsenes said he
ms ,ar going to be put in the ranks of oppo-
rents to Governor Hughes personally but he
co,,Id rot vote for Mr.. Cook He considered
him an "indepenoent. with Democratic proclivl-
ties"
.za,-e-nor Hughes who was kept.at the Exec
utive Mansion to-day Icy a bad cold mad no
comment TO make on the Senate's action The
Governor had to cancel his engagement 10 speak
r-f,re tl,e State Grange at Little Fails tonight.
TIE grange which yesterday advocated the
Governors direct primary programme. undoubt-
edlv viii be sorely vexed at the turning down OK
HEr. Cock. whom it had Endorsed, Incidentally
the Grange ROW numbers more than eighty
Thousand members ana is a tremendous power
politically I1pstase-poverful because as an or
x-srfzstian Il IS fearless and independent
ri-,le Fails Y Y Feb 3-Prvfessor Herbert
= cook Of Carton, St. Lawrence County. who
Vas rejected ty the state Senate this afternoon
4or State Highway COMMISSIONS, is here at
tending the State Grange convention He re-
fused 10 comment on the political phase Of the
controversy which resulted in his rejection. H
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