New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Governor Is Expected to
Sign the Measure
To-day
For Special Elections
Legislature Rushes the Law
Through to Apply to Con-
gressional Contests
[ Staff Correspondence

ALBANY. Feb. 1S.-Thc bill enabling
women to register in New York City
next Friday and Saturday for the spe-
cial Congressional elections was rushed
through both houses to-day The Gov
ernor is expected to sign it tomorrow.
The registration booths will be open
in the 7th, Sth, 21st and 22d districts
from to 10 y. m. on Friday and from
Z a. m. to 10 p. m. on Saturday.
The bill also provides tho machinery
for women TO register for the regular
spring elections in some of the third
class cities and for the special local
option elections to be ncld in various
communities in April
The big woman suffrage bill would
have also been passed tonight but for
the objection from some of the suf
fragists to the provision permitting
certificate enrolment outside of New
York City, Buffalo and Rochester,.
where personal enrolment is called
tor There will he a hearing to-mor-
row on this phase Of the bill
In a special message to the Lcgis-
urged the immediate appropriation Of
$4,000 to provide for the establish
mcnt Of new state employment Offices
at jamestown, Ncwburgh and Elmira.
This will maintain them until July /.
The message was referred to the
Finance Committee Of the Senate for
consideration.
Whitman Urges NcolI Bill :. =.
Another special message of the Gov
crnor asked for the immediate passage
of the Nicoll bill authorizing corpora :
tions to contribute from surplus prop
crty or assets to Red Cross and other
war relief societies recognized by the
United States government.
Senator George a. Argetsingcr. Of
Rochester, objected TO the immediate
passage, and the message was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
A few minutes after the Senate CON
vened the privileges of the floor were
extended to former Senator William NJ.
Bennett, of Now York.
Bennett, who ran against Mitchell in
the Republican primaries last fall,
beating him. and two years ago against
Governor Whitman, losing to him, and
who is still on the warpath, was all
smiles when asked why he came up to
Albany.
Senator Bennett said:
II am here to urge Senator Sage and
other members of the Finance Commit
tee not to confirm the appointments of
the Governor to the Farms and Markets
Council. The farmers of the state have
protested against it, and believe that
their protest should be heard"
He said he would remain here over
tomorrow ard would hold confer
cnccs with several of the anti-W Whit
man leaders here.
Agrarians Worry Politicians
Asked if he was going to Syracuse
where the State Federation Of Agri-
culturists are planning to launch a
new agrarian party along the lines of
the Farmers Non-Partisan League Of
the Dakotas and other Western states
he refused to say.
There is q widespread fear of all
sorts of politicians here that if this
PARTY is launched it may control tho
/ elections of the state Slas L. Striv-
/ ings, president Of the federation, is
! recognized as one of the brainiest mer
in the state. He is acting dean of the
State Agricultural College at Cornell
Ithaca, and conducts a farm of his owr
at CASTLE, Wyoming County.
The federation meets Wednesday ir
the First Baptist Church at Syracuse
Representative of the two old-lint
parties will be on hand in an endeavol
to persuade the farmers not to initiate
| the movement.