New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
POW Err FORGRElNER
OUTSIDE OF ERIE co.
HiH and Dauis appointments
Insure Vide Influence.
CBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Albany, Jan. lS.-As a result OF the ap-
ship Of the Finance Committee and of Sen
ator Davis chairman Of the Judiciary Com
mittee, TO a place on the Rules Committee
Fred Greiner. Republican leader of Erie
County. has assumed an important place
as one of the really big party men in the
state. Where heretofore his power has
been confined TO Erie County, though in
sense II included one or two neighboring
counties, his influence now will be far
reaching. With these two important COM
mtttees and the Attorney Generals Office to
ms credit, Greiner, in the organization jar
gon, controls much more than any other
leader at present
We've pu. Buffalo on the map fast
enough declared an enthusiastic Buffalo
legislator to-day in discussing this condi-
tion. The consensus of opinion here is that
POLITICALLY great deal more than that has
been done. 1t is especially significant with
a situation approaching IN the Legislature
where the Republican organization. through
It's representatives, must take a stand for
or against the Hughes policies, that Mr.
Greiner is at odds with The anti-Hughes
leaders 1t is significant also that ne Is
one Of the few Republican leaders who at
tempt to consult with Governor Hughes
He and Herbert Parsons. OF New York are
the two most progressive and far-sighted
organization Republicans to-day, in the
opinion Of many. Messrs. Parsons and
Greiner were Hughes men at the last state
convention. Both are imbued with the feel
ing that vigorous support OF the Governors
policies now is the only thing which will
save this state from political overthrow
ing next fall. with the possibility of Il Dem
ocratic victory in the country in 1872.
COULD PAY OFF SCORES
This increase OF power for Mr. Greiner
puts him in the position of being able in
various ways TO pay off the scores he owes
TO State Chairman Woodruff. Speaker
Wadsworth, William Barnes, IT., and the
other anti-Hughes leaders for last year
Then, because he would not enter into q
hard and fast agreement with them to put
the Governor into a hole they punished
him severely on the distribution of Assem-
bly, patronage and declined to let Erie
County get some Jobs in the Controllers
office to which the county, under ordinary
conditions. was entitled It will be dis
tinctly interesting to see whether he at
tempts reprisals. The general feeling is that
he will not. Buffalo politicians say that
MIR. Greiner has no particular enmity tow
ard any of these men, even toward Speaker
WadswOrth. but that he considers them as
rather foolish and singularly self-deluded in
their antagonism toward the Governor
There seems little reason, however, FOR
the belief held by some that under these
new conditions Mr.. Greiner will be brought
into harmony with his anti-Hughes oppo-
nents.
Il don't believe, however. HIS appoint
ment will make the slightest difference in
that respect" declared one experienced
Buffalo man. why should it? This was
no favor granted by anybody to Erie
County. It was Erie's right. BY every
rule of logic which made Aids majority
leader, Hill was entitled TO the chairman
ship Of the Finance Committee. No man
in the Senate was better fitted for the
place than he. No man has studied state
affairs and financial conditions closer. He
knows the states affairs probably about
as well as John Raines did. Then why
should he not have this place, and why
when ne has 1t. should Greiner try to make
any terms with the men who cut him out
last year?''