New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-16
LEADERS In HURRY
BTGHES MEN ALARM-
ED At THEIR INTENT.
Fear Prompt Killing Of Pm
mann BIZ Planned BIZ Wood
wf-Barncs Element


.,n,,v March I5.-C5reaf concern Is BENG
-,.-,s.-ras hv Hughes men here ~ Wnal
"a. b.rieUes ~ BE- an attempt On the par %
80 woodruff Barnes organiEation leao,ls
- v,,sh the Governors direct primary .'-'
:, ,ts senth very soon and taSe an eNl9
,-s-, an he cord which is three terins -
,,.ueor,h and W-ainwright RESOLUTIONS Tor
!. v-,e-.l investiEafion Of legislative o''-
rlIut practices
These AZ the two things VIZ
49,. considers most important 70 me
.-.,T..,,r ~ the Republican parry IN trlS
-. =, cent aster the proper disposition
- .--ss $50 They are tho things 70
-, ,xo,aruf- Earnes-N adsTorfh
-. - che nary 10 most unalterabiy
...,os.s ,,,st as they are the thlngs on
80, !. - - supposed President Taft
- s.-..-- Root we're practically az one
.ffh ere Governor.
--,--~--ivs Republicans 10 not be-
49,. eh.f IRE Washington men have
.-..,-.s fhsir position either. after Senator
-. re.snt eSew York conferences They
-, fhat the anti-Hughes men nov are
,,,.-rinr % take the federal Republicans
90 ne progressives here on their guard
Trreer c1lise ~ a vigorous ausempt %
rornrlete nI legislative business promptly
fhey expect the frst blow 20 be struck n
she Assembly. Speaker wa6sworth last
rirht presided a. q meeting OF the chair
men o. ali important committees and told
them ha wanted All their business out OF
DE way by April Is The Assembly Ju-
diciarv COMMITTEES has set q hearing Tor
next Tuesday on the Governors direct pr
mar hEL and the bills % the Democratic
Tesgue and tire special legislative commit
20. whlch reported against direct PM
mares Jesse Phillips. vice-chairnan Of
the special committee and sponsor IN TIE
lower house ~ tho committees bill is
chairman 81 the judiciary Committee.
Hughes men say they hear that tulme-
stately after this hearing the Meade
Phillips bin patching ~ the present pri-
mary law IN spots VIII be reported favor
ably by the COMMITTEES. while the Human
Green bin either VIII he LEFT chloroformed
On COMMITTEES or be reported Unfavorably.
The lattar course was followed last year.
i Uouid make necessary an immediate
vote on The question 81 sustaining The com
mirtees report Many legislators who
might vote for the bin ~ u were on TIE
aoor would Tot feel IKE voting not 20
sustain tie report OF q committee 30 IN
ausnul az the powerful judiciary CON-
mitiee.
Machines Programme.
The bill once killed in that fashion. moth
ing would be left before the lower house
save the so-called direct primary bill OF the
Democratic League and the Meade-Phiuips
BIZ The former could be disposed Of or
IN score ~ partisanship. aside fror- the
ssot that few direct primary people even
AMONG the Democrats viii vote for g.
Thus only the Meade Phillips bill would
remain 10 be- voted for a. a primary re-
form" measure The NadsWorth men IN
rle lower house. direct primary advocates
maintain. say that there rs no chance OF
me Hinman-Crean bin beng passed by the
senate. and ~ by chance II should he passed
there IL could not come over 20 the Assem-
h'y early enough 10 interfere with this plan
The Newoonb and WaiawEashs rosoIu-
mons Tor q general legislative invest CATION
following ire conclunion 81 the Ailcs case
are now resting IN the Senate Finance Com
nirtee. Senator NeWcomb has served no
tioe that he VIII Try % suspend TIE rules
end pass his resolution out OF its regular
order. TIE so-csIled 'insurgeut'' senators
probably would stand with him IN that ef-
tort, hut much doubt Is being expressed
privately about the prospect % getting the
resolution through the senate. even - il
should Be reported
40 FOR the Assembly. they have Ettle hope
NJ its adoption there under present condI-
none. WIN Speaker Wa6sworth character
t-nr such q proposition as Legislative tyr-
s1ry snd fighting ~ on the door of the
house. Is he cid the Chanler resolution
WIN me legislative situation thus prac-
coauv under the control o. the Woodruff
Bsrnes- IVadsworrh group. which 50 signal
lv fouted Senator Root ard Governor
hughes. rhe progressive Republicans are
looking 10 Washington for aid. They do
no. believe thev VII have 70 wait long.
srlfr
some ~ the men who are in close touch
r'r ere rational Capitol say that there
AL 10 an unnistakahle expression % the
Federal p1s.-ion soon which VIII CIT the
Ero-~- from under the feet % the "Old
gusrl" leaders Vh0 nov profess 70 believe
t--r Senator Root is in agreement vita
t1er ON treir programme 81 giving Hughes
ne tLc end - the legislative stick
Mr. Tat Still iuterssted.
Arybo1y no believes that Senator Root
sni President Tar are NOT sust as anxious
f- r-organ zarion - the Republican
machine IN t1i- state and the adoption %
- Mug es legislation az they ever we're
b makrg h,g mistake declared q prom
Pc Republican tonight Consider this
s''-sfior "a ben MO Aids case first came