The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
Republicans Name WatsrtOWn
Man Senate Leader After
Many Ballots.
HUGHES IS OvERRRIOfM, TOO


IN the Aoth Ballet iva Voters Pssppsa
Over 10 Csess slae ard Ne yossa
fsr himself. Thas Getting - m
rAIiies He NEEDED far the Ptses--
strussie 90 Select AIIas's nueeesssr
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dasesTake the FIeId- Meeslns Lassra
LSng After Midnight and 10 I.oasSed
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ALnAHT. March n. ans A. M.-Ths
Republican State senators in CAUCUS have
just elected Senator Cobb AZ their leader
60 succeed Senator Aids.
, The election WAS made on the forty
ninth ballot The senators had be.n
dsadlocsed since early in the night.
On the forty ninth ballot Hubhs Of suf-
folk and witter % Alle9any switched and
voted for Cobb and Cobb also voted for
himself. giving Cobb seventeen votes
! out Of 'hirty-three available Republican
Senators.
The deciding vote was an folIows:
For Cobb-Alt. Brough. Bsivlinsnnss.
Coates. Cobb. Emerson. GIsdhiIi. Grafton.
HsacOck. Holden. Hubbs. Kiaasl, Mead ..
Plat. schlO@ssr. white and witter.-t7.
F0r Hinman-Agnew. Allen. Brackets.
COrdts. Davenport. Davis. Grifnth. HatniI-
ton. Hewitt. NewcOmb. Rose. Travi and
wainwright
For Davis-Hm Human and McKenzie
IA
senator Allen OF Rennsaelaer placed
senator Human in nomination and it
was seconded by Senator, davenport.
senator Brough named senator Cobb and
senator Mckenzie nominated senator
Davis. II was made evident before the
opening Of the caucus that 10 the Human
Davis forces remained intact as against
Cobb the CAUCUS would he prolonged and
fight likely to assume serious proper
tons and take up all % the night would
result
The caucus was held In the roons of
the senate Finance COMMITTEES. hack
OF the Senate chamber. In the corridors
there were many Asssmbfymsn. State
oficials and citizens generally who were
willing To stay up all night and hang
around 10 see how the Republican Sena.-
tors treated the kilograms OF senator
Root.
some OF the Senators supporting the
Human Davis forces who we're willing
20 go over 20 Cobb just as soon a. Davis
was eliminated said at midnight that
the Buffalo senator was holding on as
fast an either Human or Cobb. Cobb's
supporters said 10 was merely a question
OF time. One Of the Cobb Senators said
they were putting it up hard and long 70
the Hinman-Davis Senators that Cobb
would win finally and that dilly dallyinR
now only delayed a result that could
not now he averted.
The attitude Of senator Newcomh.
chief Of the Hughes insurgents. created
comment. Newcomb has been looked
upon a. one Of the most enthusiastic
supporters OF Hughes and all that the
Governor represents. Yet in the con-
ference tonight he made a speech sup
porting Senator Davis.
senator Kissel OF Kings got nervous az
senator Braakett's speeches. The Sara
toEs Senator kept his eyes glued on the
little thickset. black haired senator from
the Ninth Kings district until Kis,el
jumped and pleaded with Braokstt not
to eye him that way. Braokstt was reading
all the Cobb Senators q lscture and Ki..sI
jumped up to resent any possible infer
ence 10 contained against his loyalty a. a
party organization man.
senator kissel aaid. like Cobb, that he
respected Senator Root. hut that the
people Of his district in Kings sent him 30
Albany believing that he had brains
enough 10 exercise Judgment Of his own
and that he was going to do II no matter
what senator Root and Gov. Hughes said
Senator Kinael said he wasne q speech
maker. but that In the clossneas OF the
party oanDus he wanted 90 make this
speech and he didn't want Senator
BrAckett 70 forget Il
Gov. Hughes vas 20 Intensely wrapped
up in the election % q majority leader
o9 tho Senate that he remained up &c the
ExeCusivs Mansion with his Secretary.
Robert n. Fuller. until after midnight
The Governor had . man within easy
reach Of the caucus Keeping him informed
a. 20 ths various ballots taken.
40 I3S0 A. ~. is wAs Announced that
another vote on adjourning the caucus
uas taken. The Human forces a9ain
urged q poafponsment Of action az this
time. Thsir motion To adjourn was lost
by a vote Of 10 TO ~. and the Senate ssr-
gsnnt-at-arms was hustled out to get q
lunch and liquid refreshments for thu
Senators. who expected 70 BE- tied up
for aome time.
A. I7so the thirty-sixth ballot showed
no change In the vote and a third notion
20 adjourn was defeated. n 10 10
AZ I:I9 A. NJ. the CAUCUS took a recsss
for ave minutes 20 permit tho three candi-
Asssa % confer. after tho forty nth ballot
showed no change In the vote
Ths halloting was resumed az t3J
The fourteen men vino stood hy C06lS
rhroaghOut were Alt, Brough. Burlin-