New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05

and first knew of their institution
! through the news columns OF the Al
bsny newspapers.
81 am sorry that you referred my
| letters TO Mr.. Qulgg, because IL was
| hardly necessary 20 give him PROOF that
! ! was aware OF his antagonistic feel
/ ings toward me. II places me at DIS
| tinct disadvantage. In the future beg
! that what | may say regarding Mr..
Quigg be treated confdentlally When-
ever these printing controversies come
up ! am inclined to be testy for the
reason that since the Republican party
carried the state, in 1893, have never
been able 10 secure single contract
/ from the Republican state officers, but
have been uniformly ruled out by some
friends"
lie Says Barnes.
On November q, 1894, Barnes wrote
10 Senator Plat:
az have heard from Fassett to-day
/ in relation to Colonel Baxter. who says
that the Colonel will undoubtedly stick
! to his determination not to give the
Journal company the stationery bust
ness and appurtenances thereto. He
adds that Colonel Baxter stated to him
that ! sublet my contracts TO Demo
crat. This is a lie. and was proved so
before the Senate committee which Mr..
Cowell had appointed TO investigate
Colonel Dunn and me.
"If the new clerk Of the Republican
Assembly desires to put Colonel Dunn
and myself in the position Of having
done what was wrong last year he can
go ahead and recognize Mr.. Cowell, who
stirred up that trouble"
The next letter from Barnes to Plat
read to the jury was dated November
q, 1894. and said:
81 have forwarded to Colonel Baxter
letter signed by our three members
of Assembly requesting him to give
the Journal Company the stationery
and printing work connected with the
! Office of the clerk of the Assembly. |
| have received a letter from Colonel
| Dunn, in which he states he does not
believe Colonel Baxter will give me the
work.
"The annual organization of the Re-
/ publican party in the county takes
place the week beginning September
/ 10, and every effort is being strained
to capture the organization from our
friends. Mr.. Cowell is one of the most
active men in this movement, en-
VI Baxter favors him he evidently is
doing it for a purpose, and heard as
much from Senator Fassett, 10 whom !
wrote in regard to this matter. He
stated practically that inasmuch as 7
had not supported him at Saratoga he
would not do anything for me with
Colonel Baxter. | must confess to
some surprise that, inasmuch as the
state organization has been active in
| getting out of the way various candi-
dates for the clerkship in order TO give
Mr.. Baxter a clear field, he should act
in the way he is acting now.
at is reported to me on excellent
authority that Robert c. Pruyn, Will
lam H. Weaver and Horace c. Young,
of the Delaware & Hudson, are seri-
ously contemplating the establishment
of newspaper here. and they hope to
obtain Mr.. Colvin's support on the state
work. Mr.. Colvin gives me his word
The Journal and, OF course, Mr..
Palmer cannot be swerved By any con-
sideration.
81 trust that you will not consider
that in writing this to you am show
ing any particular weakness at home.
Never, | believe, have our friends been
present time. The influence of the
Commercial National Bank people, how
ever, Is actively engaged, as ii has been
in the past, in opposition to me, whom
they seem TO think they cannot control.
81 hope TO be In New York tomorrow
and will introduce to you Frederick
Easton, OF this city, prominent
lumber dealer, whom we are pushing
for Superintendent Of Public Buildings.
This is the one appointment that | de-
sire to obtain for Albany County above
and beyond all others"
Complains of Fassett's Hostility.
Under date OF December %, 1894,
Mr. Barnes wrote to the Senator:
81 had little talk with Mr.. Fassett
when | was in New York last and in
quired of him why it was that Mr.
Baxter had refused to take the recon-
mendstions of the three members Of
| the Assembly from Albany County
upon the question Of stationery and
! had selected Mr.. Cowell. He said first
that he had nothing TO do with Mr.
Baxter, etc. | hung on to him, how
ever. until he frankly remarked petu-
lsntly: Well, Cowell was the only
man in the Albany delegation last fall
of whose vote | was absolutely sure if
| it came to a test | replied: The or
ganization has pulled out the various
candidates for clerk in order to give
Baxter a clear field, and then Mr..
Baxter deprives me of a legitimate
! piece Of patronage because ! supported
Mr.. Morton for Governor
81 certainly hope that you will use
your influence for Fred Easton. ! am
ready to forego everything to have
this appointment made. From my con-
versations with you and from what |
have heard outside it looks 10 me pref
| ty dark. The Governor told Captain
Palmer that he had appointed Mr..
Marvin to satisfy the Parker family,
to close the matter up, to wipe it off
from the books and go ahead on a per-
fectly clear basis as far as Albany
County is concerned; and with that
understanding we have no objection to
Mr.. Marvin. But | might ask in JUS
tice TO Mr.. Morton whether any APP
pointment is TO be made in this county
at the request of the organization. II
Senator Parker's family can obtain a
military secretary at $4,000 a year
think that Senator Palmer. the entire
Republican organization and The Al
bany Journal ought TO be entitled to
as much.
81 hope you understand the spirit in
which this letter is written, that il is
not in the nature of a complaint; but
! fear that we may be lost in the shut
fie unless something definite can be
decided upon pretty soon. Can't you
see your way clear to back Mr.. Easton,
and we can get rid of the other candi-