New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-01
DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
WORKS WITHOUT HITCH
Party Caucus in Albany Puts
Through Prepared Slate with
No Sign of DISCOrd.
REPUBLICANS IN WRANGlE
Some of Them Object to Max
ing Barnes's Candidate Their
Leader, but Only s Vote
Against Human.

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Albany, Dec. 3l.-Whether or not the
Democratic Legislature gets alonS with
Governor Sutherland there are bets on
both sides of that qiestion-there was no
evidence Of lack Of harmony among the
Democratic legislators AT their caucuses
tonight. That was left to the Repuoli-
cans I'm the Assembly. who wranglcd Toy
more than an hour over the erect OF
State Chairman Barnes's ideas and con
duct on the future OF their party. but
ended by clecting Bames's Asselnolyman
Human. 10 be minority leader OF the
lower House.
The Democrats ran their caGcuses with
the snloothnesS OF we'll oiled machinery.
Senator Robert =. Wagner was reelected
temporary president of the senate, and
Patrick f. McCabe of Albany. the clerk.
Alfred E. Smith Of New York, was
chosen as the Democratic candidate for
Speaker OF the Assembly. ami George Van
Nance of Watertown. tho clerk.
Smith went before the Assembly caucus
and said that while the responsibility OF
appointing majority leader would rest
OH him. he would be glad if the caucus
expressed its views on the matter There
upon. according 10 the slate. Aaron }.
Levy. of New York. was nominated and
accepted as the oaucus's choice This Is
considered neat way of settling the
issue that "Tammany is rabbing all the
good places which some of the upstate
Democrats have been trying To raise.
The effort Of some of the Republican
I A. IA 10 t;inn,np pliunf-
ity leader is attributable TO the effect OF
! the size of the Progressive vote on a few
|, of the Republicans who did get back
here. John l.. Sullivan. the anti Barnes
candidate. halls from ChIutauqua Coun-
~. hotbed Of Progressvism. But it
did not help him much tonight. for he
got only eight votes to Humans thirty
one.
In placing Mr. Humans name in nomi-
nation. Assem5lyman Adler. Of KOches-
ter. made 4 plea for intelligent cohesion.
He said Humans leadership would he Of
a nigh order. Assemblyman Horton. OF
Buffalo. took up the cujeels for sullivan.
The vote last fsll,' said Mr. Horton.
was d protest against the present state
leader II showed that the voters no
Hinman is his candidate. While | know
him to be man OF ability. he will be-
under the domination OF the state chair
man. There is question whether We
want 10 nominate man under such
domination ! think the man We should
select should not even be under suspicion
of such dictation.'
Mr. Horton then presented the name Of
Nj Sullivan. who. ne said was known
FOR his Independence and ability as
legislator.
John Malone. OF Albany County. and
Assemblyman Pembleton. from Tiosa
County. defended the Albany County can
didate.
we have just passed through crisis
Nh PembletOn said and We have been
punished. but il was not because Of any
one mans popularity or unpopularity 1t
was because of the deserteds who iol
lowed false gods.
In seconding the nomination Of Nj.
sullivan. Assemblyman Vert. of Clinton
County. declared the Republican party
was not always going TO be in the minor
ity. but it would he doomed to defeat
until it regained the confidence Of the
people.
I'VE mus, convince the people, Mi.
Vert said that We are in sympathy with
what they want. and not dominated by
any influence in which they have no con-
adcnce. The people must have the
suranCe that legislators are doing their
own thinking and not taking the edict Of
some power behind the throne. In our
choice of leader tonight. We will shape
the belief Of the people whether We are
going to he guided by principle OF po-
litical eXpediency.'
The eight men who voted for Sullivan
were: Allen. Fuller, Gage. Grace, knight,
Horton. MacHold and Vert.
All is in readiness for the incoming
of the Sulzer administration. Mr.. Sulzer
is here. and so are some Of The shining
lights of Democracy, though. sad TO re-
late. Charles Francis Murphy is not
among them. However, Tom Smith,
secretary OF Tammany; McCooey. OF
Brooklyn. who has been termed Muir
phys section foreman In Kings; Fitz-
patrick of Erie. and a few others of the
faithful from around the state viii keep
track of the organizations interests.
These men don't know just what they
are going TO do. for they don't seem to be
very certain what Suzer is going to do
They think he will be "all right They
think he needs the organization quite as
much as the organization needs him, but
they are not any too pleased to believe
that they may have to expend some effort
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