New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
LEADERS LIKE SPEECH
4GREETNG NTH HUGHES-
Mr. Barnes Says .4lbany Primary
Plan Has COPIED.


Albany. Feb ze-Tae eaders who have been op-
POSING Governor Hughes on the direct pfi1dIs
question are welcoming Tie governor -N'" "a,
,1u I'll sides to-day fheir comment on his hF"'hi>"
speech outlining las plan ~ primary reform ms
had ore dominant uote-a sound ~ EiaHHtS- l--s
a. lass h- has come Cd" r9c'sHlzf me i-'rS''S i'
an organ ization and its usefulness -'a' mere '7
been another note. 'hoa sounds some" ''i' 81 -Ss
n all 'hat harmHnt fear -eSi ih'S new =.
Ing legal recognition ana accompanying IeNl,i'Sl-
H5lry 10 rrs equalization prove a'nE'ie--- -
Hughes man Sai'iIi'ti'1'p l-- PL -.
vyoaIa grady Ike 10 have me pow "l9-
The responsibility.
Senator RaiH"s "A" returned III" M
daz- declined 10 comment on me '"''l'i3I f'
D. rad rol re1d l.' '''E'T"'' - -
III 'ieE f'A ne, 'i'-E-'' sa-N a..,s H.,
ernor seems '' '''i'h a 49, 80 .,,.-.,-.s,-.r N
nominated 10y "a state eonii'''l'e % '' -.
than a convention '- a li''-S''. ''
know haven't read ms plan
senator Grady also ilio l1N i'ii n
the plan. .. .7
II haven SFsisl'21 l4" f'N'Ill6i = 4''' -'
he- I'm a. work digestlnE IT, ana ne 'ajl'" NJ
head thnlEEtiuI.z ) u s'H 'i.S t''-7'-- -,
party organization as strong ana 'l''Io1E.' q - 80
can make it, THE "h"e u"U'-e - -,
with grievances ThlcA 1-t5 "S q"
pointing "Ii ''' '-iis' -, -, r. ,,1ti-
Ih'> slalt OF TO- iei''.' III =, A. ,b harm IS
cal pliis's. hel l' s7s -aoI-S1l - ~ etand
ceN' ~ | - - -,,s,,tarsI1ip
tAe, p-e8S' anu sun '''''''' -
THE BARNES hl,l loiN,e' o, - 80. ,-
William Barnes. il. in an editorial IN ms Iapel
tonight takes the somewhat anomalous l'Sl''''
Of commencing rae Go-ernor heartily Tor heI.nS
abandoned completely the direct noInihatloHS 'uta
and taken up the system usec Tor s'FtI'- Ne"iS - -
Iaany County. bus Of fearing lest ihlS = S'eii'' "
embodied the law, would become most o8Hse'
Gus" The Governors speech he SAYS Il d com
l}ete abandonmelf Of The principle "t alleC. pm
ruaries and t, substitution for the present Tii'as
system of the most powerful PohJleaI ma :
dreamed OF boy any political maIaeei- ~ j. @
important whether the Governor shlI''o MS gum
10 b, able 10 claim victory 10y laN"llhE 4 ,
which naturally would appeal To every
of she legislature The mastery retreat ""0''
1lse Governor has Effected in abandoning ''e
formers and endeavoring L" become the apostle
has departed much from his proposal Ia l4S
message THE Legislature that that docuilel' -
now undergraduate.
The candidates indorsed 10y the party ol so'
lion chosen ly the people ot the party he So1
rnues would start 1T such q primary WIN sUN-'
"a tremendous advantage that ne who would at
tempt 10 oppose Them would exhibit remarkable
1enerity. and he would argue 10 himself taal even
successful. he would have created slc d ''lete-
that his election the polls would be WeinlSh I'M
possible"
z1-rCTo,1 on, Plan QUESTIONED.
AM - =, 80 rl,a eighteen members Of the
g.. ,i-,,,f+-as z,,,,, or The Froux with one up
- -,,,.- -,,,,-.~ p, name he entire state
,,.lr, seems 10 AIr Barnes somewhat uupise. He
80.
-. ,- -,,,.,7 ,,l,f-,, 4ienFas Marty orgauiza-
-. - -: = ,-r ,,.-ss.s-+a- i've Of the voters
:. -. - r,,-ot f,fi. i,, she long rln 10 be con-
.f. -, ,,art, soliaa~j-5 the elimination Of the