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•PW in f>; ^WDERLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY D0 N0T CIRCULATE •$!<A DO NOT CUP ANYTHING from newspapers. This is defacing library property, and anyone found doing this will be held responsible for the cost of the items defaced ************* % ** ;)i+:(::|c;(;:):+:)!i);;)c%;):;it;t:!(:])ti);:);:);:);!(i:)c;t;!)::)!i)!:):;)!:):!); tuua No. 6 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 31,2006 For 122 years Albany County's independent newspaper P *v <&•• m '•••• 'M ! '•'ifcl I f . ''4 • Si] The Enterprise — Jarrett Carroll A Donkey dance: John McEneny, assemblyman for the 104th District, and Connie Burns, New Scotland's Democratic chairperson, hold a sign designed by Burns for their primary bid to the state Democratic Committee. They say the future of Albany County's Democratic Party should include a mix of urban, suburban, and rural representation and not just the interests of the city of Albany. The pair are running against Albany's mayor, Jerry Jennings, and Albany City Treasurer Betty Barnette, who currently chairs the county's Democratic Party. By Jarrett Carroll ALBANY COUNTY — The obvious and much-covered pri- maries in New York are for the office holders. But who chooses the candidates and sets their policies? The state-wide committees for the parties. A rare challenge for a Democ- ratic party position has forced a primary that will not only help shape the party's future, but the winners will help choose New York's presidential candidate for ;; 2008. Assemblyman John McEneny and New Scotland's Democratic chair, Connie Burns, are chal- lenging Albany City Treasurer Betty Barnette and Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings for spots on the state's Democratic Com- mittee. While both sides say that the 'party's best interests need to be .^served to move the Democratic Jparty fprw^jrd^ the philosophical \'differehces^between the two campaigns come; down to city versus non-city issues and the '\distribution of representation in the county. McEnemy told The Enterprise he has never heard of a primary for a party position, wants the post. \It is time to stop the back- room deals,\ he said; he wants to represent all of Albany County's Democrats. \They think it's a position where you get to sit back and be told what to do,\ Jennings said on Tuesday. Each assembly district has two committee members, one man and one woman, to repre- sent the party for that particular area. The unpaid positions are usually filled by appointment — unless there is a primary chal- lenge. The Democratic Committee functions as a policy board for the party. The positions are for the 104'! 1 District, which covers most of the citv of Albany, and the towns of Gufrderland, New Scotland, Berne, Knox, Westerlo, and Rensselaerville, including the villages of Altamont and Voor- heesville. McEneny is currently the as- semblyman for the 104 lh District and is unopposed for re-election this fall. According to Burns, there was some confusion on who was run- ning for the position and that is why she and McEneny forced a primary. They say that the designation of Barnette and Jennings for the positions was not considered by the executive committee or the full committee, so they considered them \open positions,\ best filled by Democ- ratic voters on Sept. 12. \When I decided to do this, I thought I was running against someone named Bridgett Prior,\ Burns said, adding that she didn't know who she was. McEneny and Burns said they didn't know Barnette and Jennings were running together for the position until they saw their names printed on the committee list. Jennings told The Enterprise that he has been on the commit- tee for \quite a few years,\ and that Barnette, who currently chairs the Democratic Party for Albany County, has been consis- tently active in the party for years. (Continued on Page 24) I I I I;i 1 'M '•J •s I. Wilcoxen remembered Newspaperwoman, historian, loving mother By Saranac Hale Spencer ALTAMONT — Charlotte Wil- coxen, a historian — persistent in the pursuit of knowledge but tempered by Southern manners — and mother of seven, died on Aug. 27, 2006. She was 101. \Charming without pretense, honest without rancor, Charlotte grew up in an era when children learned kindness without dis- crimination, politeness for all,\ wrote long-time friend and col- league, Roderic Blackburn, of Mrs. Wilcoxen in a book on her historical writing. Born in Cadiz, Ky., Mrs. Wil- coxeri's interest in history began at nqme as a child. \I opened a drawer in my mother's room. I looked in there and there were all these papers. Among them was this funny looking thing, and I unfolded it,\ she once told Mr. Blackburn. \It was all dried up. I tried to figure it-out... It was a genealogical chart.\ She went on to contribute fur- ther to her family's genealogy by tracing it back, past Myles Stan- dish who arrived on the May- flower, to their ancestors in England. The newspaper in Paducah Ky;, run by her mother, Edith Lawrence, is where Mrs. Wil- coxen got her start as a writer. She only worked there for a year or so, said her daughter, Faith Fogarty. \They thought women should be doing the society pages - Mother wanted something a little bit more,\ said her daugh- ter. While there, Mrs. Wilcoxen in- terviewed John T.\ Scopes after the \monkey trial\ in Tennessee. Scopes was on trial for teaching the theory of evolution in a pub- lic school, he was found guilty. Mrs.Wilcoxen met her first hus- band, Henry Abbett Pulliam, while worlung on the paper. He showed her the sewer map of Paducah for a story she was working on. The couple married (Continued on Page 23) Tolmie mourned Free spirit who lived life on the edge By Melissa Hale-Spencer ALTAMONT — A dull gray sky spit rain on Fre- dendall Funeral Home Fri- day morning. Inside, som- ber rows of mourners hugged each other and wept. The most vibrant thing in the packed room was the rakish smile on the boy in the framed picture in front. He was Alexander Edgar Tolmie. He had died on Aug. 21 of injuries he re- ceived after the motorcycle he was riding crashed. He was 19. \It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes a chance,\ sang the recorded music at the start of the funeral. \It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give. And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.\ Each of those who spoke at Alex's funeral attested to (Continued on Page 22) Opinion Page 2 News Page 10 Community Calendar Page 16 Classifieds Page 27 Sports Page 30 '•>y«'vk ; A;<il ..-VrJi.
