The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-12
DEMOCRATIC TALK ON PLANS
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two weeks vacation 'htr" VIA 'hI
/ IN IA" D-mocratir chatter ~ /" vnices
~ Ia. OBJ .,nel in Vi" Albany departments
and in IN" Legislative programme" ~ well
a. III. -p-c,.ia'iorS OVER Democratic
4 lni'.-i states senator ~ -UccssSi Mr..
D-pcw IN March : heat. VI turned nnt
,Lar Chairman Winfield hupprvh u
,h. Democratic sat. committee after a
short consultation with Governor -"s"f
John A Dix hurried ~ New York late on
, Thursday evening and had snpp"' "'h
NJ Murphy. Daniel + 'nhalan. i Ser
g-ant Gran! and phihp Donohu- az tH"
Hotel kniCk-rbuCk-r. Mr.. hnpl''ic!. re-
! turning 80 his HON" AZ midnight.
Will. n-lrh.~ Mr. Murphy nor the
others CARED - speak 81 what occurred
. ~ This h', supper partH her" w-r" re-
pore about 'uwn yesterday which eva
IDENTIFY had I,..rcu.Ated Ia he .nrSi that
th.. Gov nur-.-l.ct - rather Irnoy-d over
reports which have been printed III news
papers since election dav These stories
were to the effect that Mr. Mrrpav and hts
friends IN rlmmanv had determined I"
--iI. forthwith upon tha Pablo Service
Commission, below 'h- Bronx and "
possible 20 insti.'Ir. litigation which would
destroy the con.tlrutionaliry II the law
bv which racetracE betting ~as abolished
IL. the state
I, was said for Mr. Murphy that he WIS
/ not al all responsible for ,h- circulation
IF tn-s. reports l. il we'll known. though.
, tna, TAmmanv men have circulated
rh.s. reports AID thai several lammany
I Ass.:.. Dvmen and Senators haN" burned
, ~. miduigh, oil framing all sorts Of
i-s. station ana that they have don"
| th.s without consultation
! One group ~ TaIumarv hs>-rIHiym
and Senators have been Working over
4 time Oh what they ,..! - personal regis
tratlou oil for lie country districts
such a oil has be.-u advocated for wears
bY thu Democrats. 5ut 10 was pointed
on, at Democratic State headquarters
last night that Legislation Of ms char
act-r must proceed along constitutional
lines Tn. Constitution of the state saws
that p.r-onal registration for ~" .n'Ir"
STAT. can b. mad only af'-r concurrent
action 10y the Leg .sls'ir" at Albany IN
Two Successive Legislatures and then
must H.. submitted - 'hc people 70
adoption
There. was considerable talk Yesterday
a. 10 whether the Democratic Legislature
convened az Albany this winter should
TAX. steps to call a constitutional con
vs.u,lon and thus problem. II was sald
will not b. soly -d until Governor elect DIX
and all others Atghiv Interested ~ ih-
future Of N" Democratic party ia 'n'
STATE. are consulted QUIT" nUmn"r
of Democrats ssii that 'hev believed tE.-
atI.-tlou shouid be pu' over In'ii 1913
Tn. Democrats complain that IN. "Uns'l-
tutIonal convention of 1894 Va- unfair
TO their party
Speaking VI utiCe- N tn. i-pa ~ yn-nis
"A, Albany 1t was mad" Enown thar apph
Giants for places IN IN. on, - uf Secret arv
Of state Comp, ROLLER state Engineer and
surveyor Treasurer and Attorney Gs.tl-
eral should file heir applications with The
Democrats elect ad 20 these offices. or
with Frank NJ Patterson member Of
the executive committee 81 the Demo
cratic stat. committee" For several years
Mr. Patterson has been one of ms. an
talked Of powers behind the throne IN
Tamnany Th.s.. applications. ~ was
SAID will then ha gone over bv Secrei AIRY
Of STATE. l.aZansAy Comptroller William
Sohm-r stat" Engineer John A Benssl
stat. treasurer John ! Kennedy and
N' orn.y General Thomas r. tarmody
Nr Murphy and Mr. Patterson and their
friends. II was sand Will then 20 through
he sitting process
Their. was a general belief on tn. part
Of important Democrats thar John 4
Mason Secretary IL IN. S,ai- commit
tee. IL 10 be. Clerk 81 the S,a Senate. to
succeed Lafayette B Gleason Hit herr
there has been Tnrnl ion Of Mr. Mason for
Clerk of tho Assembly. to- succeed Raw X
Smith but " wa~ a-C..rr aimed vest srdav
tina, HI Democrats believe that Mr. Mason
should he mad. clerk Of the Senate
There was also mention To the effect that
James " R''Illy Of R'yaalo may he mad'.
Deputy state Comp bil-r because. Mr.
Reilly has IN. endorsement ~ William n /
FitZpai rick. chairman 81 the Fri" flty
Democrats. Norman r.. Mack. Democratic |
nat lonal commit eeman for IN" ~ ate.
and other import ant Democrats IA the
west s-rn part OF the ~ ate
Several wears ago th~ place Of Deputy :
Comptroller was held los "a Bunalo Re
publican. clark n Zimmerman. former
chairman Of IN. Erie county Republican
comnltf"" and ~ the recent campaign
Postma-i.r Ir-In.r's candidate for SUI /
prrm- Court Justice III the fIgh'h dts |
trIct Zimmerman ON tuesday Was
b-aten 10y Charles A pool.y. who made.
his r'Iu for the Off'- A. Republican
nominated by ih.' Democrats This jmdl
cial district mas given ~ Republican
nominee for the supreme Courr III former
years anywhere from 1850 10 8. ,sD ma
jorty Mr. Pooley won ont bv c.Gs ma
Jority Thinner man = defeat also wrecked
Representative br htNR StAnWOO1 Alex
ander Republican. Thirty sixth Congress
district who was reelected in 1908 by
10 900 plurality Representative Alex
ander had represented his district for four |
teen years. He was defeated by Charles
y. smith managing editor Of v illiam J |
COnuerss newspapers IN Buffalo
The Democrats AT Headquarters said I
they did not understand IN. returns IN !
Monroe county In 1905 the late Repre- ,
SENTATIVE. James Br.-k Perkins. RepibIi- !
can. had Majority ~ IOIDO. which in the ,
special congress election fighT last spring !,
between George " Aldridg. and Repre-. /
sentative James - Havens. Democrat /!
was overturned. Mr Ravens winning by /
900. showing a change 81 5000 votes IN !
fourteen months Yet Ola Tuesday i'enry |
q. Danforth the Republican candidate !
for Congress. xon over George y. Decke-.
the Democratic candidate. by a majority |
~ 5il?. chang" this time in favor 81 |
the Republican candidate for congress |
amounting To ~ .pE VOTES within seven |
months
The Democrats who spoke ~ this matter !
.sid that ~ Was an anomaly IN poliaiC,4 !
InssIHuch 49, Mr. Aldridg. Was defeated .
last spring by the cloi hing manufacturers
q a.