New-York tribune., 1909-04-10
MAKES SMITH AN ISSUE
4ssembIymGn Bennett Says Clerk
of the House Mast Go.

AssembIyran William NJ. Bennett representing
the 18th District. Of which Governor Hughes is a
resident. whose attack Ray B. Smith. clerk OF
the Assembly was expunged from the record on
Thursday returned TO the attack yesterday charg-
Ing Smith with controlling action on important
corporation legislation, and asserting that he VII!
keep up the fight until the clerks desk is rid OF
Smith
Mr.. Bennett is about forty years old He was born
in Nashville. attended Oberlin College and the
Columbia Law School and has been here for ten or
twelve years He owns q stock ranch OF elght
thousand acres IN Custer County. Mont, and "ilIe
he does not carry himself like scra9per' ne aP-
parentiy IS in for brusing fight with Ray b.
Smith and the who support the tIeIh OF ''Ie
Assembly
I'll be back on the JOB Monday night in
Albany" said Mr.. Bennett yesterday at his once
in William street to a Tribune reporter ana iAe'e
will not any let-up in the fight to get 'ile i3i
phone bill out Of committee. \ majority "i '''e
Assembly can suspend the rules and discharge the
committee, and ! shall so move every DAY lot III"
remainder of the session
The issue IS really between the regularly '!eoNsu
members of the Legislature and Ray b smith
clerk OF the Assembly. hireling. siiaH "'' pei
nit Smith and his ring 70 hold up bills that my
constituents want. II Smith and his ring t'lnN
that they can drive me out OF Atoai'y TO- '''>'7
this stand they have another guess coming. We
don't hire Smith to take hand IN ieAIs'a.''' ~
Smith takes H. He goes before committees OF
the Assembly and Senate the interest of leElsa
tjon in which he IS interested, He is able 10 AI'
bills on roll call. His power as clerk and eUS''D-1
o> hills has MADE him arrogant and dangerous nc
Is the boss Of Onondaga County
..T-rancis Hendricks IS an old man ana no l'l's1
rms .,a machine in Syracuse. Smith IS t.e H-iN
az the machine and every one IN syracuse N''"S i
=, 1t.s oueer that Wadsworth, high minced
c,e,n fellow stands FOR Smith WadsN"4ih lS d
,,1ida-e for Governor. and Is Lieutenant Gov
arnor White e Syracuse. NGIS"otlh VIII nc
succeeded as Speaker not 10y Mei.'''' 81 -.
renee but by Hammond Of - racuse' ,"ai' - -
the ,,ities Committee With Hammond as SIeahs'
and Rav Smith clerk. "Aat chahce 'i', 80 80,
rtb 90, Of being Governor? White "i oh'n-
80 m he the organization candidate. THIS VII
make Smith tie practical head OF the state OF '=
zat!on . ,.,l. ..rl
..Tr smith is continued clerk the people WIZ
80, ha,-a - get his permission 60 put through
hills He Is an able daring man college 'Ft'' anu
- t.,,, IN tl.e Legislature IN some capacity l'I
,, ,a.- 4f,san Years The political housecleaillhs
=. .tt s-ar in the last three four years cIeaileu
nm e,ar,-rbinE politically obnoxious nut Sinith-
49, becn advised to make peace WIN 9ii'I'' /
don't feel called on to knuckIe 10 Il l-i ''-l'7 '
not responsible to hiin. g-,.-
re- committee on Rules consists "i Spe'Ae-
,,-adsvcorth and Republican AssemOl!mzn Merritt
rasse Phillips and Beverly RohlhSo.
,1bap,. Aorii s-Ray b. Smith, clerk Of the
,rntI,. vben shown Assemllyman Bennett $
statement to-day, said
I don't care To dignity any statemen; Nh'lA
Mr. Bennett may make by replying 70 i' j maven i
The slightest interest in Mr.. Bennett or MS state
- ~ in IN. b,li in which he IS SO much inter
ested ! do not purpose 10 be iofee" mo az F
1.are77t controversy which does not IN TACT tA7''