New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
GOVERNOR 'SMESSAGE
DIRECT NOMINATIONS
AGAIN URGED.
1tso State Cabinet and 4nti-
Oral Betting Lar-Hmri-
man Park Gift.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

dispassionate message to the Legislat-
ure Governor Hughes to-day renewed
his recommendations for the enactment
of statewide direct primary law and
law putting into use here the Massa-
chusetts ballot. In conjunction with the
latter recommendation the Governor
suggested a constitutional amendment
to lessen the number of elective officers
in the state municipalities, providing for
short ballot and permitting the Gov
ernor to appoint a Cabinet to replace
many of the present elective state Off
GERS.
Governor Hughes also transmitted to
the Legislature special message rec
ommending that the proposed constitu-
tional amendment adopted by Congress
providing for an income tax be not .rati-
fed by the Legislature of this state
The Governor in the general message
urged amendments of the Penal Code to
prevent oral betting, or bookmaking
without the recording of bets, and the
so-called white slave" traffic A re-
newal of his recommendation for the in
clusion of all telephone and telegraph
companies under the jurisdiction of the
Public Service commissions was distinct
ly brief, even curt, Extension of the
states agricultural work, the state de-
velopment of water powers and the
adoption of more liberal forest preser.
walton policy were other features of the
message which were expected by the
legislators
THE HARTMAN GIFT.
Entirely new was the acknowledgment
OF gift by Mrs. e. H. Hartman of a
tract of land of 10000 acres near her
estate and 81 100000 in cash to acquire
other land for great state park in the
highlands of the Hudson. In the body
Of the message and in an appendix giving
in detail correspondence between the
Governor, George w. Perkins president
of the Palisades Park Commission, AMI
others there was set forth a compre-
hensive plan for the acquisition of the
splendid park. to include most of the
beautiful territory of the Palisades
region, with a river frontage and a great
roadway along the base of the Palisades.
Gifts by John d. and William Rookie
feller, j. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. Sage,
Miss Helen Miller Gould. George w.
Perkins and others amounting to 81 ,625,-
600 were announced with the declara-
tion that $2,5O0,O0O more had been
raised. To meet this New York State is
to appropriate 50, 500, 900 to acquire land
and build roads and to remove the new
state prison from Rockland County to
some place where it will not interfere
with this park work. New Jersey is
to make an appropriation. and the state
authorities have agreed TO do this, CIV
ing what the Palisades Park Commission
shall consider New Jerseys fair share
Charter revision for New York City.
the passage of measures to assure more
economical condemnation proceedings,
comprehensive automobile legislation
with license tax: proper legislation to
provide better compensation for injury
of employees along the lines of the
report of the commission on en-
ployers' liability, the lessening of special
legislation for municipalities and a
definite system of budget making by the
state were urged by Governor Hughes
ORGANIZATION MEN AT SEA.
The message did not seem to strike fire
vious messages have done Partly this
was due to the fact that the important
Hughes policies set forth in the docu-
ment were renewals of his recommended
tions last year. 1t was due equally to
the fact that as yet there is no plan for
united legislative opposition to the Gov
ernor's proposals, nor, in fact, any def
mite knowledge whether the organiZa-
tion leaders who have opposed his rec
concentrations in other years as a matter
of party policy" will fight them this
session There will be too much feeling
that practically the entire programme
will have to be put into the statute
books to permit much pertinent COM
ment.
Senator Grady. after the message had
been read, did undertake to stir up trou-
BILE He said he had expected the Gov
ernor the next time he alluded to the
corrupt practices act, to call attention to
the contribution by Superintendent Ste
vens of the Department of Public Works
of $500 to the direct primaries party"
which was the amount given by the d-
rect primary people to league in Liv-
InSSlOH tOuHIy. bIdOS SdlI LudL II was
ito aid in the mean and despicable op-
position OF the Superintendent of Public
Works to the Speaker of the Assembly"
Also he declared that the Governor was
free in attacking racetrack gambling,
but very chary in attacking Wall Street
gambling in bucket shops and brokers'
offices.
WALL STREET COMMISSION HIT.
Senator Grady attacked the Governors
Wall Street Commission, saying:
There never was such an exhibition
of audacity on the part of the chief
executive of L IS state as to cloak his
knowledge Of Wall Street gambling and
supporting the Stock Exchange, selling
the stock OF railroads ten to twenty times
a year by the appointment of a COM
mission"
This was done, Senator Grady indi-
Gated, because Of the influence of the
Governors clients who are members of
the Stock Exchange" The Governor
never had attacked the exchange. Grady
said, and never would
Senator Aids said that no client the
Governor ever had would influence his
decisions at this time The Governors
only client at this time, he said. was the
entire people OF this state AS for the