The sun., 1909-02-21

like Elihu Root. Seth Low, Charles II.
Young. President Schurman Of Cornell
and Nicholas Murray Butler do not agree
with him. | am not obliged TO follow
him because some Southern and Western
States have adopted direct primaries.
Gov. Hughes is at liberty 70 advocate
his plan. but every member OF the Legis-
lature and the Republican party should
stand against IL IL personal policies are
not to prevail"
In the early part Of his speech Mr.
Woodruff said that at the annual dinner
OF the club two years age, Gov. Hughes
advocated a permissive direct primary
law Il made bold TO disagree with him."
said Mr.. Woodruff. insisting that II We
were TO substitute for the present system
OF nominating candidates at conventions
the proposed plan of nominating them
at the primaries the law should be manda-
tory, and spply alike to all political
then Is the Governors announced atti-
tude to-day"
Mr.. Woodruff laid great stress upon the
| point that in his opinion the direct pri-
mary system would impair the party
strength. and insisted that the present
In the course OF his speech he PAID
his respects TO Gov. Hughes In the last
| State election as follows:
1T has been maintained by some that
because the Governor has advocated
direct nominations and was reelected
that the plank in the platform declaring
for delegates and conventions became
inonerat We ,,non him and the nartv That
aro,mant MIGHT he oiven some weight
had the Cnysrnor been the only state
candidate who was elected and all the
others been defeated. il being well known
that not one of.them was in favor Of direct
nrima riss bit what force ia there in
,ha arr,,,,ant whan the faots are that
he ass,.ana n,'rai;t;ss ~ Tho othar six
state canS;aatss were over 100 600. or
so 600 more than The Goyernor received.
hat he alone Of the seven fell short of
a c,aar ,no ;or;t,, Of ail The votes casI
and that the caodidats for Comntroljer
wha ~as haid M 10 acorn ss the candi.
dsts ~ WiIlia -, Rarnes ~ Albany who
was cha rsntarinsd as tho enemy ~ the
nsnn,e hace,,sa he vas detegminedlv
ppnnpsad 20 d;rsot nr;mar;es ran ahead
of the Coye,nor Nv a number OF votes
which unti, rsnently was sufficiant gener-
all, tn dstarn,ina re res,,jt of an elect ion
in his Stata2.
.T 10 a,,;Jn, said Nr Voodr,S in
onn,has ,,art ~ lie addrass sto those
whn " Savpe p"ih. h.sn M carsfuiix at st,,dvins The
smhiant that direct nrinna r;es Wilt also
nroS,'o, ,ha ,ntn,t,,rata agaot ~ aIwavs
pp,aS;n tha ,,,an saa,s tbo o,Soe instasd
~ the of,ics saeIi;n The man. that IL will
destroy n,inor;tv sanressntation in the
neSttoy IN ,,'no,W rs @ ,rnviSa tnr m. nom;e
haitian os \ candidate vino has minority
81 tba ,,otas a. n nrimarv. that II would
throw the controi 10 large centres Of non
nIation ar tha ernense ~ scattered and
s,naii non,,,rn;,ias , ond that II would make
IL ir,noss;pia TO- ona whn in lis nresant
oftica ba damonstrated bis fitness Tor nro-
n,ot;om 20 saaI a h;sbar ns,ice and II nm
s,,ccessf,,l ~ ret,,rn 10 tho neonle's service
in liz 1",aca ba bas satisfactoriIv flIed
.Forp ;nstanca With ali Tespect FOR o,,r
oreat Cnvernor how could Le have been
= canddsta fnr Governor af ar being a
% ndidate sor s;dentS WnnId not ibs
Gnharnatoria, nomination have been prnc.
ticaIjv nreemnted wbiie he insisted npon
having b;s ape nrssented to tbe Ren,,b-
i;ca n nSat;onal re % conpsnt;nn ot Cbina eoSs
AZ 70 The resfrict;on ~ the amounts
which candidates should be permitted
20 sna,d Slr Woodrntf sa;d, 1T seams
70 70 me np thai III r. would be an act Of do1btsul
const;tmt;ona,;tv 70 nrobihit man FROM
snanains h;s oyn nnnay in n narfactiv
lav;timafe manner 70 nresent his claims
one comes TO close consideration Of this