The sun., 1910-02-22

duire into the operations of direct nomina-
tons laws in other States reported TO
the Legislature tonight against Gov.
Hughes's direct nomination scheme. the
essential feature OF which Rbolishcs the
party convention.
Senator George L, Mead OF Rochester
was chairman and Assemblyman Jesse
S. Phillips Of Allegany county was the
vice-chairman OF this commission. and
while they retain the time honored con-
veution plan for nominating candidates
in a bill introduced tonight on behalf
Of the commission radical changes in1
the existing method OF holding primaries
and selecting delegates to conventions
are recommended.
At the outset the commission declares
that even IL direct nominations were
advisable in this State, before such
scheme should be put into operation
the Constitution should be amended so
as TO permit the use OF the so-called short
ballot through the elimination of the
more unimportant elective officers. The
commissions bill establishes a uniform
primary day throughout the State, which
will be the seventh Tuesday before cleo
ton, usually occurring about the middle
Of September. This 10 the day now desig-
mated as primary day in cities and villages
Of over I. 600 Inhabitants. or in other words
-. v'sraonaI rag;stration is now ra-
,;oaJ Tha obansa wbich this would
on,,.h Ia tb.t ~ wo,Id sstahHsh a
..;nnar, dav for the rural dIstricts a.
LII =. 10 svav with snay, conventiona
e' - .,;,,,as oon1,ant;on.
os .o,,r.s ~ pr.s,dart;aI raar IN
.LS;.;on 20 .h. s.n,arnber nrimsrv dav
- Iii, ha . snr;ns, nr;roayv dav tc mama
a.I.S.,as 80 ~ ststa, coCSantion ,~hich
sT -. nationaI ,isl.,a,,s
w " ~. nartiss MA 1r;r,.r;.. in ..r.-
-" 49, TTnI,.r ~. v.rono.~d -
rs...e~;a. r In ~, hslA - 60 rI"o.
p r;iI -. r-,..;5.,s 80. ~ ,hs .,.s,,Ia~
-,A.,. e.. "a -, -. - S.II
eioo"oh 80 ny 'I 9
open Tor specaneo time ana not nesc AZ
inconvenient times or hours. There is
an enrolment now where personal regis
80, h r.c,,;v.,, h,,t haraaft.r thsra
go ~-.,I~.,.... - -. =,
must aiso Do an enroAnons u No'ors IA
the rural districts on election oay' OF
they fail to enroll then they may enroll
.fterward by affidavit with the County
Cis-I, : FT 49,
3, .,a,.,
An oinciai PRIMARY osHct = pfcFi"so
a. pubic expense ana oetegates 10 All
conventions shall Do named at the pri-
mary at the one time. county. town ana
ward committeeman also must be elected
by a direct vote at the primary. The
rreubers Of n State comm ittee will be
saIsc,sd hv ths dsI.Satas rsnres.nting
- a.. -;sfIt. S,..a r.nra,,.io, as 81
o1on - - o ','I1. -
prseens' NO na1hos VI ioi
&1segaoee 70 cohVentions anu oo"in'SCee'
&, len shall be filed before primary day
and any one can be a candidate FOR dele
Rate or. committeeman upon his own
declaration or upon the petition OF twenty
40. .nroIlad voters and his name n,uat
- .-.-.o1 -, .h, ,Dsy,o;aI ballet
20 y = =. ~ - h"IS ,.,, a.,
No oon'onti0n oS" 70 neiS u' OeH
Gays atuer primary oay' anu IL Vnoie 10 no
contest IN the courts over delegates
R1coed on primary Gay ther certlncaOe
- oonSiusaNe, anu thefe 10 ~Sos' ~
me ,SiSh Iii nj raD6sr iuoncss;bIa
Slus1; S,,.'; el',,,.sts IN conveDtiops over
~. sas.;n1 ~ JsIagates Snotbar inn
nortsnt nrov;sion does away with the
serret haiIotin9 OF delegates in the minor
conventions and requires a delegate to
express his choice openly, unless there is
no objection TO voting a delegation by
counties in a convention.
The commission makes tnese recon-
mendations:
Pirst-That a uniform primary day. not
earlier than September l. except in Presi-
dental years. when IL shall not be earlier
than April 1, be established throughout the
State
second-rhat Joint primary election for
all narties he held at the regular voting
places. be presided over by the regular
election oficers, be kept open not less than
Eve hours. and governed by all the pro-