Connecticut western news., 1909-11-04
THE RESULT IN
 NEW YORK STATE
Hughes Direct Primary Idea
 Wins Supporters.
WADSW0RT'PS CLOSE SHAVE

Speaker of New York Assembly Re-
 elected by Very Narrow Margin.
 Raines' Candidate Defeated by Dem
 ocrat - Chairman Hammond Loses
 Seat After Eight Re-eleetions-Dem
 ocratio Gain In State Assembly.
 Albany. N.'Yo Nov. 3.-With the sup port of a direct primary law next win ter the chief issue in most of the counties of New York state, the result of the assembly district campaigns in licates marked growth in the senti- ment favOring this idea of Governor Hughes. In last winters legislature only twenty-eight assemhlymen of both parties voted in support of the govern OTIS direct primary bill It seems cer- tain that at least furty-five men of both parties. mostly Republican. have been elected to the assembly who arc pledged in some fashion to the support If a direct primary measure.
 Even where Girectp primary advocates were not elected the vote showed plainly considerable strength for this primary system. Speaker Wadsworth was reelected by a margin of only about 300 votes. where last year he had a margin of more than 1900. As semblyman Jesse Phillips of Allegany county g't margin of 5000, where last year his ma ority was about 4.0l0. Assemblymau Howard of Tioga coun- ty was reelected by about 500 majori- ty, an increase compared with last years figures of about GOO.
 Rainea' Candidate Loses.
 After very hard fight Charles c. Sackett. Senator John Raines' candi date for the assembly in Ontario coun- ty, was defeated by Sanford w. Alb bcy. The issue was direct primaries only Mir. Abbey pledged himself to support Governor Hughes on this re- form. Mir. Sackett in answer to n question from the Ontario County Di- rect Nominations league refused to make such pledge.
 In Orleans county Coley r. Wright, Democrat, defeated ASsemblyman Murphy on the direct primary issue. Mir. Murphy was considered Wads- worth supporter. and, though he pre- fessed to be in favor of direct primal ries. his pledge was not considered trustworthy by members of the Direct Primary league in his county. In New York county Frederick R. Tcomhs, wEo is in sympathy with the governor on this issue, was reelected to the assembly.
 Loses After Nine Victories.
 Fred w. Hammond of Onondaga county. chairman of the assembly cit ies committee and a member of the assembly for nine years. was defeated by Dr. T. C. Roberts on the direct pri- mary issue. Mir. Roberts, q Republic an, was nominated independently and afterward was put on the Democratic ticket He had to overcome Ham, mond's normal majority of about 3,OOO Assemhlyman Martin of Seneca county declared against direct prima- ries He was defeated by about 1000.
 In the First district of Niagara coun- county T. r. Feeley. q Republican, was elected. though the district normally is Democratic. Philip !. Keller, a Dem ocrat. in the Second district defeated Robert l.. Rice. the Republican candi- date, a Wadsworth man, though this district normally is Republican by about 800 to 1000. The issue in both cases was direct primaries.
 Assemblyman Waddell of Warren county, Republican. was defeated by Daniel r. DcIong. a Democrat, on the direct primary question.
 The assembly of 1910 will bc made up of nmety-three Republicans and fifty-seven Democrats. The recent aS- sembly had ninety-eight Republicans and fifty-One Democrats.