New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-12
ASSEMBLY KILLS
GOVERNORS BILL
Vote on Hinman-Green Direct
Nominations Measure Is
66 Ayes, II Noes.
BILL OF LEADERS PASSED
Eighty four Members Approve
This, with Fifty-fou in OPP
position-Hughes Men
Blame Speaker.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

| Albany, May 11.-While many of Its
| influential members were sounding the
slogan. NO primary reform bills this
year" the Assembly tonight defeated
Governor Hughes's direct primary blu
by A vote of 81 to II. Promptly there
after the Democratic Leagues so-cailed
direct primary bill was defeated, 40 70
| SIS. Next the Meade-Phillips Dill. for
which the Republican leaders who do
not agree with Governor Hughes's direct
primary ideas profess to burn with ar
dor. was adopted. 81 to 81. Many of
those who favored the Governors bill
later voted for this measure. on the
proposition that "a cracker is better
than nothing to eat
Vote on Human Green Bill.
Last wear by a vote of 112 to IS the
| Assembly adopted the adverse report OF
| the Judiciary Committee on the Human
Green bill To-day's vote was as fol-
/ .ows:
Ayes-A F. Allen. H. e Allen, Arsetsnser.
Farden Bates Baumes. bennett, Brainerd, G
J;rown. Cheney, r. H. Clark, s e CARE, Coins'
Green. Higgins. Holden. lansing Lee, Upton
McInerney, j. L. Miller. Murray. Odel, Perklns-
Pitkin RaIdiris Reed. Roberts. Shepardson. Ste
Thorn. Van O'Linda. Weiland Weimert. WlISe'
Ter t,osad Croker De Long Evans. Harwood
Hearn. Jackson. Keller, McGIath' Nsupert'
H. white and wright. Democrats. and Donovan
Voes|Boshar1 9. W. Brown. Bursoyne, Cal
IAN corey Cenllin ConneI. Dana. Delano-
Ebhets Fowler. GIoFe. Goodwin GRAY Green
wood Haines Human. Howard. Hoppe, Isch-
bowman Mac Donald. Mac(IregOf- hdT
latte Merritt Nolan Parker G. ". Phi lips J.
Tos Phr.lps' Waters Nga Ward waters. weber
weinstein. L. n. White Whitley Wnitnsy'
nTbIicans. ROWAN. Brennan CaughIin. Don
nelly. Farrell Fay. Foley. Friend Frisote. sIes
Rackett- Herrick. Joseph J. Levy, Manley. Nc
Cue. McF.lligott, Mckeon; MetzendorI OiiNS.'
smith. spieIberg. Walker and Zorn. Democrats
Several Republicans who supported the
Human Green bill later voted for the
Meade Phillips measure The Repuoh-
cans who voted against the latter are;
n. l.. Allen. Bennett. Colne. Dana, Gray.
Green. Lupton. Macdonald, Perkins
Shea. Sweet, Thompson and Weimert
The Democrats who voted for the
Meade Phillips bill included: Chanier.
Cosad. Hearn. Jackson. McGrath. Neu-
pert. kOZdn ana w eIlue
Not content with defeating the Gov
ernor's bill. the Assembly killed a propo-
sition to let a motion to reconsider the
vote lie over for a week When the re-
suit of the vote on the bill had been an
nounced AssembIyman Green made the
usual motion to reconsider the vote. and
asked that that lie on the table That
rLa TO 10
brought up again. possibly at some time
when the advocates of the direct pri-
mary bill had more votes
AssemSlvrnan Jesse Phillips. one Of
the most Glitter anti-direct primary men
in the Assembly, was talking 70 Ray B.
Su,iti, clerk of the Assembly. at the
clerks desk
Reconsider IL right now-dOn't let
them get away with that" said Smith
Whereupon Phillips, Mr.. Merritt. ma
icritv leader. and a dozen others, Re-
publicans and Democrats. protested
against the request that the motion TO
reconsider the vote. be tabled IL was
nut to a rising vote Smith declared 1t
lost, so to 81.
Motion TO HeconSioer Maoo.
Mr.. Green then made formal motion
that his previous motion to reconsider
the vote be postponed one week On
that he demanded rollcalL Immediate
" a chorus of protests arose. Already
the debate had lasted for about ten
hours and everybody was very tired.
while many tempers were sadly frayed.
This is no place for couTtesies to
make monkeys of us growled Mr.. Oh
YER. of New York.
Are we in our districts to be subject
to this reign of terror any longer?' que
ried Mr. Conklin. in the course of vio-
lent protest against Mr.. Green's motion.
Mr. Merritt and many others main
tanned that reconsideration should not be
postponed, and it would be no discourtesy
TO Mr.. Green to vote on that motion i'm
mediately. And. having the votes, the
AssembIynlen reconsidered the vote and
rekilled the bill. 5S TO So
The bill is defeated for the session"
announced Speaker Wadsworth. with a
note of joy in his voice There was much
applause.
The vote on the bill disclosed several
things of interest. chief of which was the
fact that Assemblyman Eveleth. of Her
kimer County. elected on direct pri-
mary iszxe and instructed by his county
convention TO support a direct primary
bill satisfactory TO Governor Hughes.
ducked the vote He was in the cham
Der at the time. but his refusal 10 go on
record was abetted by Ray Smith in his
capacity as clerk of the Assembly.
ON the roIIcall Delano. Republican. of
Madison County. Eveleth Republican.
and HARDWOOD Democrat, of Kings. did
not vote ON Mr.. Green's call for alb
sentees. Delano voted in the negative
E,veleth's name was called, but there
came no answer.
osm,od for EvsIAh', Vote.
How does Mr.. Eveleth vote?" inquired
Mr.. Green. Smith kept on reading the
names of several Assemblymen who had
not attended the days session.
MIR. Eveleth is in the chamber.
want To know how he votes" persisted
MIR Green, while Smith kept on reading
lanes. this time the beginning of a
detailed statement for which Green had
not yet called
. Am To be INTERRUPTED in this fashion