New-York tribune., 1909-02-12
NAY DISAGREE ON BILL
.4LR4NY HEARS RUMORS.
Gouernor Said to Oppose Features
of Brooklyn Measure.
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Albany Feb 11-While specific Information
can be obtained this point there pieNsl.s -
/. rene-sl notion that Governor Hughes Indicated
- fg,a Young Republican Club representatives yes
zerasv In rsnrnistakable terms his objections 10 SOM
ssetsres Of The proposed Brooklyn bill for direct
,,-;v,sr, nominations As a result II IS possloe
- Re vounR Republican Club and the repre-
sentatfves Of the Kings County Republican orgahi-
zstion may come TO parting Of the ways on TINS
matter II the organization insists on the preserEa-
4jan Of preferential position on the paiiot io @
xartv nominees and the nominating coiiiiiii''eo
Eebsrpe reported to be in that bill
information here is that AT the various 8rooANn
conferences the Republican organization men s1oou
srmy for tHs preferential position Tor the Ieulai
-,s,4v candidates nominated result OF the
work of a nominating committee. when had hao
ear 10 crmplete its work To this idea at first the
Darwin r. James following was oppoSeo' tl. Du.
gradually negotiations went on which brougnl
= bot4t an agreement those features OF the OIL
she young Republican Club taking the Response
bIlity for Ihe drafting Of the measure ID accoIo-
x.nce with The terms of that agreement
New some of the Brooklyn leaders are aeciarahs
shat they knew nothing about the BILL and would
rot stand fer any nominating committee arrange
sent or even the preferential position on the pal
lot for marty representatives. to which State Chair
man Woodruff has gwen his approval The posi-
A7ion OF the Young Republican Club people Is some
L-zsat in doubt. At present they are saddled with
The responsibility for having favored bill whose
4provisions as reported. distinctly opposed 70
+ri;bliciv expressed ideas Of Governor Hughes on
errfmary reform, when they were supposed 10 De
aesirous of enscting into law his exact wishes in
shst respect
Governor Hughes has declined in any fashion to
he drawn into discussion of what occurred at the
sconferenoe yesterday. He viii not even express his
sdeas now the points az issue-the nomination
aconnittee' scheme and the preferential position
de is represented ir the gossip though. as having
tzsken decided stand against those principles and
sas previously expressed ideas bear out the prob
- ability Of that course of action. All the Legislators
f1sere are anxious whether a break will
sconre between the Republican organization men
Sxna the Young Republican Club those points, or
whether the changes which all the conferrees ac-
Eanoxledge viii be made the bill VIII be gen.
se7al as TO wipe out these contested principles.
AssemblyGnan Green. who expects TO handle the
BROOKLYN bill to-day that il would not be in
1roduced in the form in which il was submitted
10 the Governor yesterday He would not discuss
specific provisions of the bin as it was presented
at the conference.
.'Nll the changes in the revised edition be maze
Rs result Of Governor Hughess suggestions was
asked Mr. Green hesitated. then answered some
-xhat larnely that the Governor was al least in
ferested in the bill
. assemblyrlan FIarln, Of Wayne County, who at
ssnded the conference. would discuss only one
change 10 be made in the measure That is the
: embodiment in ii Of a provision by which it is
1boped 10 meet the objections of opponents Of the
direct primary system that the big cities could out
vote the rural districts, and control tie noInna-
sions 70 Office either party Considerable inter
.st is being expressed here at Mr. Hanns open and
snportant part in the drafting Of direct primary
mil because of the fact that he comes from one
,f the counties in Senator John Rairess district
senator Raines is fighting the Governors direct
urinary recommendation but Mr.. HaTnH mas the
7,uIllc sentiment in his part of the country all in
favor OF the proposed change in primary laws.