New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
votprs Undoubtedly Favor En-
actment of Cobb Direct
Nominations Bill.
cay PARTY NEEDS REFORM
,,,ublicans Declare Hughes S
plan Is Bound TO Come
Situation Put Up to
Roosevelt.
IL Telegraph 70 The Trihune.l J

~+.+e 15nrnistaka bly, favors the en-
-, n The Cobb direct nominations
:, the extraordinary session of the
..-slature and unless ordinary inter
...,;or Of political indications here is
~. sskev il viii be a bad thing for
Rsnublican party in the state if the
.s,s now fghting the Governor pre-
she enactment Of a real direct nom
nations law
-,s Younger element among Repub-
,..-s in this county. in Niagara in or
,..,s in Geaesee. IN Livingston and in
-,.u,suoua Is II hearty sympathy with
-, Governors direct nominations re-
- Moreover. that youn-er element
.-,ss with him in his statement that if
.s., reform Is not granted this year il
4, bound 10 come, because Il is not any
-.-sonsl issue but the demand Of the
,.,srs However. there are signs that
-, average voter is not likely TO be so
,s,iert with the Republican machine as
rs Governor has been. and that if
s,ssker Tadsworth and his allies
Rs-nes Woodruff Hendricks and other
,,,i.HuEhes hosses-msnage to strangle
n. Cobb measure. on which the fight
Mil he made at the extra session. the
us-rv prospects viii be endangered.
wzds~orth Much in Buffalo.
Sneaker Wadsworth has been much in
Puralo since the adjournment Of the
legislature. and his present views are
p-stty well known here. Apparently he
has determined that he and his group
rfssllow bosses viii rule or ruin the Re
pblosn party, for which they profess
50 much love.
There val be no direct nominations
lsrislstion OF any degree or nature at
this extra session" Speaker Wadsworth
quoted as having told political leaders
bs-e recently. We have control Of the
legislature nov. and we're going to
kssp IL II We can hold of this thing
mil Hughes gets out Of the state were
al right. And were going 70 do IL. cost
vhsi Il may"
The quotation may not be literal. but
zttributsd 10 him in these words that the
politician who gave them probably was
not doing the Speaker any injustice in
quoting him thus.
there seems 10 he q notion here that
ne Speaker is bucking the federal pow
gs that be in maintaining this attitude.
Rspublicans pretty high in the counsels
d the party in this part Of the state say
lhst President Taft himself has ex-
Pressed the desire 10 see some legisla-
an worked out that will he acceptable
y ne voters Of the state, and by show
@s them that the Republican party |
rE1s 10 keep abreast Of public senti- |
-srl prevent them from spewing out
as Republican ticket next November. |
am nobody who amounts TO much out
1ss has any notion that such a pitiful |
tEtierfuge IS the Wadsworth-B Barnes /
propOSiuon which the Governor has just /
's'oed under the name Of the Meade |
Philips bill would have that effect
Voters Want Bill Hughes viii Sign.
You aren't fooltng the voters here /
aoouis any on the subject Of primary re /
III said prominent Republican to- /
Ky something pretty close 10 the |
Hia-aan-c7reen bill isn't passed at the |
t1trs session the legislature needn't /
V''aer 70 pass anything The voters |
Nsa' bin which Hughes will approve. |
sll' as The advertisements say, nothing |
tske us place. Hughes has set the /
'~noarc. and # I read the signs Alright |
responsible representatives Of the /
ASpanlcan party in the Legislature |
-s'e eot 70 measure up 10 that standard /
vel al suffer for their pigheaded- |
hss"
VI NE practical working out Of this |
A'1snor opinions here are almost unani- |
4 II 4 word. il Is UP 70 ex-Presi-
roosevelt. Many Of the legislators /
nave been voting against direct /
nsoons bills against their better |
slent are said 10 be very willing 10 !
A Y they Only get the excuse Of |
'7'eI1a sanction of this reform. The |
ost ne approved the reform would /
-. tnen from ordinary penalties
r. 0Oegang their bosses they think.
n. otner hand, # the Barnes
ofth- Woodruff orbination which
s-'eo the leadership Of Senator Elihu
Hoe got anything like a suspicion
KING agreement with the former
I Wadsworth probably would
A.. minated for Governor. and q re-
~ -a'g state ticket would be put I'D
Co. 'ld whoop Of JOY at the return
good old times"
soossVsls's Arrival Awaited
a. Ss' affairs in this section OF
M -. are distinctly unsettled now,
remain SO until some indication
a..s altitude OF Mr.. Roosevelt has
ssr..s and the extra session has
sbo,,5s, me final decision Of the re-
ss, representatives. OF the Repub-
Lon y On direct primary leeisla-
Van, young men OF both parties
gsan, o'rect nominations law. The
~ n,,,.- puullcans ~ in large numbers
lastss,. -Aeiy to bolt Republican NOM
frobsbI. ps~'ucglsrly on legislators. but
such Tie whole ticket as a protest
aoa ers,,. ''~ Is not passed. No oues-
sgat =, ABOUT the carrying or Of the
sfaOr 3D. ~ nominations after Gov
aoVsru.r.. .seS ). goes u Washington. The
TO Big n g : 'e'koned by people here as
% ysl,,.h,' stopped even by the loss Of
esilu-. ,s q leader as the Governor.
e.5ec. -, VI NE Republicans 20 pass
nlnstlons measure seems
A0'o on seoend pags.