New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-13
Mr.. DAVENPORT HOPEFUL.
Says Upstate Region Is 4Liue zcith
Direct Primary Sentiment.

olesn' y. y, Oct 12.-senator Frederick NJ
Davenport spoke here tonight Oh Direct Primar-
les He said:
Tie attempt Of the opposition TO administer a
medium Of investigating committee and nus
marT Until anotber q esgaI o. me direct pr
mally failed. The ''boiler-plate' matter sup
representation Which, has been p4asssed the s
t sum, me TldiSule and abuse which have been
certain small group Of newspapers which the par
all these significant events Of The summer have
SontTlouted toward setting the people thinking
harder than ever before upon fundamental po-
The whole upstate region IS alive with direct
primary sentiment. The hamboyant cutburst of
member OF the Investigating committee, who
jacket Of his Judicial capacity has likewise con-
ittlouIed somewhat to this result. but In the main
lnteHgently IN favor Of the movement from the
Of the commonwealth also are giving the opposi-
ton grave concern. and The sentiment is extend
And long before the legislators eatber aean IN
clear and unmista kable even TO the bitter foes OF
Large areas of the population have already ex-
pressed themselYes IN resolution or by choice Of
nominee And even where the present party ma
ohinery has made the revelation OF true public
opinion difficult or impossible. there are rumbngs
~ nsurrection against political tyranny which
are producing in the professionally fpithful many
ouy Sistory ana ie onnoifinn nil % onsad
TO hsh or cut bait in Albany this winter And they
know it, They may have power 10 control still a
I5uf The question Is not now what viii they have
the power 10 do but what viii they dare 10 do
what can they risk. where do they get or? This
IS the question which viii agltate the gray matter
81 the bipartisan combine at the Capitol when the
They have brought the storm lpon themselves
or expedency Of allowing the body Of enrolled
voters 10 pass final judgment upon proposed nom
cation Of the most fundamental principle Of popu-
Isr government a. the most vital point in our
ha iup
70 fear II their plans were open and their puT
poses sincere. And they We're doomed TO defeat
people o. the state have dsrned bp GeP et tbe eS
are hghting a political oligarchy in both parties
ssS g ~ oraani2a,inn n +bs as 9at'eT Of
York is already disrupted by the methods and he
bipartisan cabals engineered by this same oil
ftcai regime of BIPARTISAN bossIsm. The dr po
primary struggle in the state is simply TO Sc
cure popular control Of nominations but also 10
restore party government within the common
wealth
Senator Davenport said that she Hinman-Oreen
bin avoided OF the errors OF direct primary
Hesitation in other states. Under the direct mi
mary political progres1 in Interstate Of New York
might go forward logically and quietly and with
out facional disturbance the struggle for party
control by designing few who loved power ana
spoils more than Trey loved equality fraternity
orliberty. A sound direct primary bin would usher
IN the day OF triumph for public rights as dis
distinguished from private interest and personal
profit IN government.
we should get a race Of responsible Legislators
who would consider first the opinion OF their
constituents" he said THE direct primary vould
DO away with the tragedy Of the John and I tele-
gram in political experience. The present system
OF nominating IS built upon the model Of the lord
Of the manor and his retaners. The direct pri-
HErs is built upon the model Of that perfect gov
eminent OF the people, for the people and by the
UeaDles OF which Abraham Lincoln dreamed"