The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-18
STATE DEMOCRATS
TO PICK NEW HEAD
Committee to Elect Successor
to Chairman Kellogg Next
Tuesday.
SPECIAL Ecstoich 10 THE srS

| ALBANY, Jan. IA call was issued
I to-day for a meeting OF the Democratic
State committee III Syrae"sse Tuesday
afternoon. 4 successor to state Chair
man Joseph A. Kellogg counsel TO Gov
Smith. is to be chosen. and il is expected
that Delos Cosgrove OF WATERFOWL or
W. w Farley OF Albany will be elected
There are several other candidates
however including William H. Kelly o!
Syracuse. F. +. Perkins Of Poughkeepsie
treasurer OF the Democratic State COM
mittee. and T. Harvey Ferris. former
, State Senator. OF Utica.
Joseph J. Murphy. the Troy Demo
cratic leader, also has been mentioned
hut his friends say he will not accept
the place even II II Is offered.
The secretary Of the committee is
George r. Van Nance OF Watertown,
who is secretary to Gov. Smith. II is
rot decided whether he will retire Inn
mediately or retain the office until a
later date. when the political pot begins
10 boil harder and makes more work for
the secretary.
The cali for the meeting mentions tho
election OF a chairman and such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting" but no one seems to know
whether there Is anything else to be
taken up.
Probably the influence OF Gov. Smith
will have much to do with the selection
OF a Democratic State chairman. The
resignation of the former chairman. Ed
win s. Harris OF Albany, was supposed
10 have been brought about by the Gov
ernor. who at the time had Just been
chosen as the Democratic candidate Tor
Governor Mr.. Farley has had several
long talks with the Governor lately and
some think this points to his selection
The Governor announced that Mr.. Far
lev was not a candidate for any state
appointment"
The guiding hand OF Gov. Smith in
smoothing out patronage disputes was
seen to-day In the announcement that
Patrick H. Mcdonald Of Albany has
been selected for Deputy State Superin'
tendent OF Public Buildings at $500
wear by Thomas II. McDonough OF Troy
Superintendent
At the time McDonough was named
there was talk in some quarters that
Gov Smith was going 10 see to II that
Patrick f. McCabe. the Albany county
| Democratic leader, was frozen out OF
the patronage distribution because 81
his recent attacks on Charles F. Muir
ply. The job OF Building Superintendent
always before has gone 10 Albany men
The appointment OF Mcdonald to-day
however. shows that Mr. McCabe IL &c
be recognized as Albany leader. for Nc
| Donald Is one OF his men. Four years
ago. when Mcdonald was confidential
| gent OF the state Prison Department
he gained much publicity by punching
Thomas Mott Osborne. then warden OF
Sing Sing. in a dispute over possession
OF some OF the prison papers.
Gov. Smith said to-day that he would
he able to send the names of the men
and women on his reconstruction CON-
mission 10 the State Senate Monday
night, and along with them statement
showing what Id hopes the commas
will be able to accomplish. He outlined
his views in his message to the Legis.
lature January !, but ne 10 expected
to go more fully into details Monday.
II is expected that Senator James
A. Foley, Democratic leader Of the Sen
ate. will introduce a bill comforting au-
thority upon Gov. Smiths commission
and making an appropriation Tor ex'
, penses.
Abram l. Elkus. who was counsel OF
| the Factory Investigating Commission
of which Gov. Smith was vice-chairman
will be chairman of the reconstruction
commi ssion, II was stated to-day. There
will he more than twenty on the COM
| mission. .
Gov. Smith eaid today he had moi
received any applications for invitation,
to the legislative reception he and Mrs
Smith are giving January 80. For the
| first time in the history of the STATE
this reception Is being confined 10 mem
bers OF the Legislature and their i'm.
mediate families. and the Governor sait
he had heard no complaints over thi'
| limitation.
! ct remember the first time I came Il
| Albany as an Assemblyman," he said
Tom Caughlan and 7 decided we woult
70 to the reception given by Gov. Hig
gins. SO we got all dressed up. hired
a seagoIng hack and started for thu
mansion. We went in the back doo'
after waiting a long time with few
hundred others. cav the Governor ant
his stan and a few other people. ant
were directed by man In handsome
uniform how to get back to the check
room for our hats We were back Il
| the hotel In less than half an hour.
| 'I think am doing the right thin;
| in limiting attendance to our reception
| to those IL was intended for, members
of the Senate and Assembly and theil
Immediate families"