New-York tribune., 1909-02-26

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,,,, mon who weren't willing 10
Io-7 -. &, r6lf+ical affairs Now they nav
~ -, Great numbers feel they are ''o'
e-.;-sal.o-il,, rel resented by their poii'oat u
ra,,f,a,fous The very great poFnlaIi'S - =,
,srror Hughes is based on the loea 'i''' ~
jumped on the politicians -, .+
we ought 10 realize the fact that thiS 80
) = orr fellow couutrymen are dissat-
,sned with their representation III Pc -.
CO.. a,s that ali power is held upon the collui-
-, os SIS fulfilling the purpose for when II
,.-ss granted I'm nat going 10 discuss the QueS
$50, as 20 whether nominations should De iha'4e
t,,- y,olitical committees with referendum vi -
conventions These are questions OF the A'ii,'''
,str.ation OF the parties which must De "oife
t,t carefully. ana have confidence IN tnel' oe-
ing worked cut right Il is duty Al 0u-
publican organization that we truly
The great body Of the Republican party
EVERY man who is elected to an ONCE anu
,,e-,-es from the duty of truly representing 'ne
Ieopie by whom he is elected does an liiJui -
r,erhaps a fatal injury, TO his oFga'ii%a FgaIai
sa, 20 YOU YOU Of the Albany hepuolioa4i "
o.. e-anization. that you are truly repTeSeii'@
she r,aopl. who make up the Republlc@h pei -
bs,.a faith. based not dream OF tile
ff1T
who carry on the political organization anu
fr,5r, as the government are competent anu
,a,.at,ie az performing the high task they nave
taken flpon themselves, to meet the Iesl'is "a
the American people for fuller paTt0ip0'.oA
fa the marty affairs / have falth 'ha' ms
Great organ ization which has won so many w
- - sound principles viii meet always ana
fully the lust expectation OF our COUNT Io'
and will make she great organization oi 'n1
-1,,i.,, marty the bulwark of sound Politicai
principle
MR.. wOODRUFF'S SPEECH
.e,e- Lieutenant Governor White had spoken
- ,l,aiy-7,an Woodruff began his address
..Sacretary Root" he said. stated eorrect'y u e
feeling of the people that they were t no' e. -
rirnes properly represented cal MS atOe -
.ba fact that in the Western States thefe nc nc
-ss a 1epa1ized urinary such We have. "lal
We think I speak for all the county oTeani1a-
tjons-obiect to is TO have the Governor oi az a-ls
body else declare publicly that our oon'eItiole CONVENE as
have been shams and delegates e'0Iet --e-
made objects Of barrier -
Chairman woodruff devoted his entire speech 10
3 discussion OF party primaries and gave perucu-
lar attention 10 the speech Of Governor hughes
81 Brooklyn Saturday night Mr. Nooorun % oe-
Cared that those who have been conte'nptuously
called bosses are just as anxious as lhe AuNo-
cafes Of direct primaries that all members VI g
oarrv shall take part in its management In e1-
planning his reason for abandoning his support OF
direct primary scheme he saie:
am frank TO admit that when took this tenfaa "a,
tive posiIlon TWO yaTs aso ,,,t us oTeraon in
The western and Southern states Wnere e II nag
during the intervening period. and particularly our
ing the few months, given the Maole noe saD3sc f
make bold declare that think its sppnSaton non
this great eosnoIoais sSa1e = t Vs IF
k eIe % o,is throw All established parties
nd an independent organizations into strife and
turmoil which would be most unfortunate. and and
prove 10 be hindrance in the pathway OF t tns ii
progress Of The state in al the olFee''oils VI i'
Ssn we Of the great Empire State with more
than a tenth OF the population Of tire nation AFFORD
ie+,5re aItbolel overNheimngiy Republican has
had 70 ee , &c a3dse n PTesdeh as Tt o
majority?
eIiered TO be the failure Of direct primaries. in
their operation in Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas ana
other states Referring the Brooklyn Young Re
publican Club dinner on Saturday night. he SAID
L smoke before the Governor. because under
stand the Governor insisted on speaking !ast with
Kaur permission viii take up MS principal argu-
Tnents, and present what seems 10 me TO be lncon-
trcveTtble defects in them and lnsuTInoeIta9le o.
eesitate TO say that. am just as competent as
fii5tT of Dian which President schur1nan OF
Cornell University SAYS IS purely an ekPeoencE!,
Governor Hughes predlcatss ms proposal Ior deci
primaries very largely on his assgT5ien tSi con- On,
competent 20 pass Judgment on that as ne when @
than twenty-five years and every na{oha M & GonveIl ]
for twenty years siii0 nave fhesioeo oyer
eifv convention since the greater city Of New York
was created while he. / am informed. never mas
rarticinate6 in or attended political cSnven-
lion fn his life2 Who has told him and made him
believe oUr conventions are a sham Doubtless
some one who has tried TO get a nomination al the
hands o. one Of conventions and failed
TO demonstrate conclusively that conventions are
20 sharns Governor Hughes in his speech Saturday
night quoted what Senator pepew said about the
Amen Corner the occasion OF a little ceremony
a few OF Us got up III connection with the tearing
-5ovyn ri the ole Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Gov
ernor seems be totally lacking II huEnor not 70
recognize a Derew Joke when he sees il But think
OF Governor Hughes quoting Senator Depew as his
3 authority, Probably the Governor didn't see the
Senator's Joke because he not aware, owing to
his nfarniliarity with political matters until ne
- efare CoT1rottee's Offices on Sch street. that
me Fffrh Avenue Hotel had been the home OF the
- Tenbca E,ar1ys state organization for quarter
q a century.
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