New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-11
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this bin should touch every place in this STATE
where there was personal registration: II ~ not
IN experiment II has been tried IN ONO anu ~,
lucky. Ii IL approved IeElslA wv -, p''I'', .
which this State ia asked 20 follow mere va /"
serious need In This state ior sncn o n,,bc
1. is due that citizen that the contest over pUp
affairs snail he contest Over pnnlr onnron s.
reason. and not contest between pilhha, o h"r. an
and force. II seems 20 me that We nave mere q"
at to guard freedom Of opinion. >...o,,n .o,,,s
move thar better than the spectacle We witness
in This room few minutes ago las' iStt W. ~ re-,
q sad division IN the Republican party IN Nt W-l ~"
Cty There were charges of fraudulent pFlmal ~,
Inc CRYING er there was that the defect OF party
Of that assertion could not 10 learned No one
believed TIA: the gentleman who had me Ip1nne'
Thee was no apparatus rs which the facts could h.
learned This bill gives apparatus by WHEN 'he
i may be tat some details G: the nil may seem
erroneous Lot ne suggest that these G.'ais ~"
j. The bill as a whole is found good. let me submit,
that the passage Of any primary law |9 ,, mas an
honest purpose will have an excellent erect
MESSAGE FROM WILLIAM II. KENYON
General Swayne read the following dispatch
from William II. Kenyon first vice president
Of the Republican General Committee Of New
York County
Impossible for me 70 rea n New-York to-day Ex-
press to judiciary Committee my earnest advocacy
O. the Primary bill embodied IN latest amehde1
form of March s, especially non-partsAnship pro
WILLIAM II KENYON.
c. c. Beaman said the design Of the bill was
70 make the nominees Of each party Us true
rcpres srtatiyts. Il have no sympathy" he said
with the who Will not enrol General
Tracy undoubtedly favors this bill. because he
believes II honeSt measure. did my best
TO defeat him as a candidate for Mayor lie
Now. under this bill we car meet in the same
primary
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff said the bill
was heartily supported by the Repuhlicans or
Brooklyn but f. thought by some that
there should not be q reorganization Of the party
in Brooklyn: reorganization had just been ef-
feCted there.
ALL THE STATE SHOULD HAVE IT.
Ex-Congressman Henry G. Bureigh. Of White
hal. said he was most heartily in favor Of the
bill. But" he added. Il am opposed to any
bill which does not cover the entire State. In
the country could give lessons In caucus
management to you Of Kings and NewYork
II YOU do not reform the rural primaries YOU
Will have the rural delegates 70 the next STATE
conventions outvoting your delegates from the
reformed primaries in the cities. Do not pass
this bill in hurry. gentlemen. but wait ana
prepare one covering the entire State
SETH LOWS LETTER.
Eihu Root then read the following letter from
Seth Low
New-York, March 10, 1895.
Ny Dear Nj Root: have examined win ne. c9Te
YESTERDAY from Mr. Cravath. / do not suppose that
any62dy nds me b in every particular U.s. vs. What
can doubt that n this bill becomes a law IT will
effect great Improvement in our genera political
In the frs, place {, does everything that Law can
do 10 make the active membership or parties repre-
voting n.
power 30 nomina 70 with majority Of the voters Of
the party. The right to nominate is precious as
the right 10 vote. and am sure that all parties
will be most effective for the advancement OF the
causes in which they are interested when the right
TO participate effectively in nominations * most
freely accorded.
In the second place II iM.nanifesly a vital pro
be determined by the attitude OF the Voter iowaii
the election OF State and National officers freedom
nized il has given me great pleasure 10 use what.
influence I have in bringing about a united
F hae W me DO Oh @hsE Of
pendent action In city matters. On State and Ma
iional matters FEEL JUST strongly 10 the i'm
portance Of party action. and should consideT II
been abl4 to DO anything however slight. in re-
/ uniting the Republicans Of the State OF New-YOrk
for tho issues thai lie before US all IN the cam
! as II now stands without any essential modifCa-
lion. would tend distinctly to accomplish that
! In tho third place, count it an advantage in
TIA; deeires to do so 10 provide for direct nonlina
/ lions within each Assembly district ! recognize
! that there is difference ~ opinion on the merits
! ~ this method Of nomination. and therefore I am
satisfied to accept at tho present time provision
! which makes such nominations possible. n OK
parience shows that Trey are desirable such uori-
} nations VII become the rule instead OF the eXcep-
! ton That IS the uniform method ~ Amer
! Jean he
as q long step IN the right direction and hope
TIA, (, will become law Yours very. ,truly
Senator Ford closed the hearing with a speech
suggesting some minor amendments. II is prob
able that Il may he changed in some small par.
ticulars.
ELLSWORTH FINDS FAULT.
Senator Ellsworth expressed A good deal NJ
dissatisfaction with the measure because It OK
empts municipal elections from the law. Mr..
Roaman, IN answer 70 this criticism said thar
city elections had been exempted because ne
Constitution plainly intended them to be 81 A
non-partisan character. Senator Ellsworth an
sverod that he thought such an Exemption az
city elections from the law would Just suit Tam
msnv !3all. and that this was possibly tho rea o.
son the representatives Of Tammany Hall in the
Legislature seemed TO ne satisfied with the bill
IN is present form
M Pcaman answered that rarnmany Hall
WOud have 10 face the Drimar' reform law In
wears when state and National electors were
70 he hold. The hearing then ended The con-
nlittccs Will consider tho hi. in executive sess n
/ early mex, week
TELEPHONE COuPANI"s DEFENCE.