The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-07
INSURGENTS AT This CAUCUS
T VAS HELD TO NOMINATE A
CANDIDATE rOR REGENT.
senator Roosevelt. the leader Of the In.
surgcnt Forces. Wakes the speech
Nominating %bram J. Elhus. Tanimanl
Republicans Name Iautcrba ch.

held tonight which nominated Abram
/ |. Elkus member of the Tammany gen
eral committee, as n Regent q, the Uuiver-
sty of tho State of Nav York for full
term Of twelve years To succeed Edward
Laut"rbach, whose tom soon expires.
The insurgents as we'll as the other Dem
ocratic legislators were surprised when
Senator Franklin u Roosevelt Of Dutch
ess as soon as the caucus was called TO
order made the nominationg speech plac-
ing tho name Of Mr.. Elkus before the cau-
Gus.
leader OF the Assembly. seconded the nom
ination of MIR. Elkus with the statement
that he was a we'll known member Of the
Tammany organization who had been a
Tammany delegate To many stat. con-
ventions
II was AZ the suggestion ~ senator
Robert +, Wagner. majority leader of the
Senate, that one vote was cast by the sec
retary OF the caucus. thus making Mr..
Elkus's nomination unanimous
Senator Roosevelt has been the head
and front Of the inSurgen' democratic
legislators in opposition TO the caucus
nomination of William + Sheehan as the
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator. and h" and his brother insur-
gents refused TO attend the Joint legisla-
tive caucus on the Senatorship
Al his home ~ State street last night
Senator Roosevelt said that If tonight. &.
session OF the Democratic Senator's and
Democratic Assemblymen was a caucus
the insurgents would not attend il Sena-
tor Roosevelt reiterated that statement
early to-day But the only Democrat
absent was Senator Rurd of Erie county
When the pIelminaries for the caucus
had been concluded tonight and Senator
Rafnsperger Of Erie. tho chairman of the
caucus. announced that the caucus is
now ready TO proceed with the selection
Of candidate for Regent Of the Univer-
sity Of the State Of New York 10 succeed
the Hon. Edward Iauterhach- il was
the insurgenf leader from lDutchess who
rose to nominate Mr.. Elkus
When Senator Roosevelt began his
nominating speech members looked AT
each other. wondering if Senator Roose-
Welt had n candidate Of his own. But
when senator Roosevelt went on and
made II plain that he was nominating
the Tammany candidate agreed upon
by the Democratic leaders nobody in the
Assembly Chamber concealed his surprise
Assemblyman Harold J. Friedman Of
Manhattan. another insurgent. sat next
TO Senator Roosevelt Apparently aware
that the nsurgent leader had the surprise
up his sleeve. Mr.. Friedman looked about
and grinned AT the amazement pictured
on the faces of the legislators.
After the caucus Senator Roosev al,
was surrounded 10y legislators who in
CURED II his attitude at this party caucus
was consistent with his stand in the
Senafor-hip caucus. Senator Roosevelt
merely smiled and said
oh. yes. | believe il j. consistent
As matter Of fact said Senator
Roosevelt, Il was called up on the tele-
phone to-day from New York city and
asked to place Mr. Elkus's name in nomi- |
nation. That is why did So
Asked who telephoned him. Senator
Roosevelt smiled again and said. -Thl,
ism I material
In naming Mr. Elkus. senator Roose
welt said
des'r" 10 place IN nomination the nam"
of "A man widely known and honored in
a "
practising before ho,h State and Federal
courts has Won II reputation for ability.
honesty. and for his successful attempts
10 crush out fraud aud perjury in oar i'll
dlClal system a man who as counsel for the
Merchants Association has been active in
promoting legislation for honest CONNER
c'al welfare through uniformity of law
relating 10 sales and Warehouses In
and philanthropic work he has
Iahored 10 advance the welfare and educa
ton not only Of the poor and unfortunat. Of
his own faith hui Of all Others without
regard 10 rae" and creed
As trustee Of the trade school for bovs
under III" Baron de Iiirsch fund and OF tho !
farm school of the same fund. az the head
n the technical school in New York city
for young girls he has always taken an |
active and efficient interest in every branch
,f 'dUca'ion.
II" has always been Democrat, loyal
10 the best and most honorable ,rad., IONS
u his party. and as "A member Of the sub ,
'ommittee on platform at the Rochester
aided in enunciatng those
OF government which brought
about the great Democratic victory OF 1910
Senator Thomas II Cutler of Brook Iyn
allied the joint causes to cfder and Sena-
;enator or ha.nsSerSsr was a chosen secretary
Iohn II Donnelly Of Kings were the secre
aries
The joint caucus of the Republican
egislators was held in the Senate Cham.
'er and Edward Lauterbach was renomi
lated, Each house will ballot for ReRen,
separately tomorrow and Mr. Elkus
houses on Wednesday
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