New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-25
WANT STEVENS RETAINED
His Reappointment to Public
Service Board Strongly Urged.
MANY OTHER CANDIDATES
Nearly Every City and Town in
the State Has an Applicant
for $4,000 Job.
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Albany. Nov. 2-Although every city,
village and hamlet outside OF New York
City has among its leading Democratic
citizens n candidate for a $4,000 a year
upstate Public Service commissionershlp
to be filled by Governor-elect Sulzer, IT
now looks as though only one OF the two
men whose terms expire will fail OF re-
appointment That is John b. Omstead.
OF Buffalo. who held over because OF
Governor Dlx's refusal TO make another
appointment after the Senate failed to
confirm State Hospital Commissioner
BisseI FOR the place.
The other commissioner whose term Is
about TO end is the chairman, +. ".
Stevens. Of jamestown. lie II "a Hepub-
lican. but IL Is not believed that Gov
ernor-siect Sulzcr can afford not to re-
appoint him. tn view OF the widespread
movement on foot 20 have him retained
Chairman Stevens was one OF the hrst
commissioners appointed by Governor
ilhAlfH hANfl tue ahAAN b'A ANN sNtAAAAaAn
slOus law went into effect. lie. more than
anybody else. was responsible for the
excellent constructive work done In the
Organization OF the upstate commission.
Ills service has been invaluable. and be-
cause VI his knowledge OF the workings
OF the commission his failure OF reap
poiutmeut would be al irreparable loss 10
the state.
Should the coming Senate vote on the
appointment by Governor DIX OF his
brother-n-law, Curtis y. Douglas. to sue
coed Winfield A HuppuCh. resigned. and
fail 10 confirm him. GovernOr-elect Sulzer
would be called upon 10 make another
Public Service Commission appointment
This however. is unlikely, as Il is re-
ported here that the Governor was as-
sured his appointment Of Douglas would
stand II he would agree 70 throw no i'm
pediments in the way Of Suffers election
because OF the failure OF the Syracuse
convention 10 renOminate him. Governor
Dix, 81 will be remembered accepted his
fate philOsOphically. and even presided at
the sulzer mass meeting In Hsrmanus
Blocker Hall during the prediction
campaign.
Among aspiring Democrats who would
like To serve the state at So, w a year is
Charles y. Bulger. OF Oswego, whose
chief claim 10 fame in recent years is
MS investigation OF the charges against
Alvah II. Doty. former Health Oficer Of
the Port OF New York. John Fitzgibbons.
cx-MayOr Of Oswego and the legislative
representative of railroad trainmen,
would also like TO be Public Service
Commissioner. lie believes he is htted
FOR the position because OF his practical
experience as railroad trainman, and
that he would fulnl the demand OF labor
ing men that one Of their number be ap-
pointed.
Other would-be Public Service commts-
sioners are George DriscOll State Fair
Commissioner, and John j. Cummins. OF
Syracuse, and John y. Carlisle, Of Wa
tertown. the former Public Service Com
missioner, succeeded by Huppuch Dennis
y. Lucy. eX-Mayor OF Ogdensburg and
law partner Of the late George X. Malby.
Charles +. Norris, OF Carthage. Deputy
Excise Commissioner. and John ID. Lynn,
of Rochester.