New-York tribune., 1910-04-29
SENATE COMMITTEE
HOLDS PRIMARY BILL
Strange Delay Follows Promises
TO Report Hinman-Green
Measure.
HUGHES MEN SHOW ANGER
Believe Machine Has Definite
Plan 20 Prevent Reform Ac-
tion Through Parliamen-
tary Jugglery.

TBy Telegraph % The Trsbune.1
Albany. April D Following the lead of
the Assembly Judiciary Committee. the
Senate judiciary Committee this evening
refused 10 report Governor Hughess direct
primary measure. though Senator Hinman
moved the bin. Action on IL by the COM
Dittee is promised next week. BY that time
the Committee probably viii be in position
10 take similar action on a compromise"
bli which Senator cobb expects 20 evolve
70 placate direct primary mon and those
who stand for the retention Of the conven-
fion system
Thus the direct primary situation now
stands IN this shape
Governor Hughes is demanding fair vote
in both houses on the Hinmsn-Green bin
intact. and refusing 10 consider any com
promise or any alternative until such vote
6 taken.
Supporters of the Governors measure say
that they have votes enough now in both
houses 10 pass the Hinman-Green bill 81
reported.
Machine leaders are working desperately
in both houses 10 swing legislators from
The Hinman-Cueen bill. Reports are being
circulated that the Governor is willing 10
accept anything in the nature OF q com
promise
The judiciary committees in both houses
are promising 10 report the Governors bill
Tor vote. but strange delay follows those
promises. That DELAY is being used in at
'empts 10 win over direct primary support
ers 10 the machine side OF the controversy.
Bitter Against AIRY cornpron1ise.
Direct primary supporters in the Legs
lsture and political leaders who have been
49, So
and angry at tho situation in the Assembly
There Speaker Wsdsworth and Assembly
man Phillips chairman of the Judiciary
Committee. are bitterly opposed to anything
in the nature Of direct primaries Both say
they know there are not votes enough in
that house 10 pass the Hinmau-Green bill
Both are bitter against any compromise"
saying there can be no compromise on the
question OF abolishing conventions Both
say hstlv that the Hinmsn-Circen bin VIII
be reported for vote. But, although both
these men are against any compromise. they
say the DELAY IN reporting NJ Hughes
measure is due 10 the fact that the com
mittee wants 10 consider Senator Cobb's
compromise
Advocates of the Hinman-Green bill a.e
trying 10 fathom this mystery They sav
that If Wadsworth and Philips are sure
they have the votes To beat the Governors
plan they ought not 20 be afra id TO r7s,,orr
immediately. Also, whether or not they
are against any con3promise. they ought not
10 delay action on the Governors measure
because OF some compromise proposition. In
other words they say they can see no earn
~ reason for delaying consideration OF tho
Hinmsn Green bill from this week until
next week IN the face OF 2 great rush 10
wind up all other legislative business end
adjourn sine die
The only explanation which direct pri-
mary advocates offer is that the machine
has definite plan. through legislative red
tGpe, parliamentary juggiery and the like.
to Jockey the various primary bills into
sucn condition that no primary reform
even that put forward by the machine
VIII he passed at this session OF the I,egis-
lature. They refuse 10 accept statements
4 made to-day that Assemblyman Green and
Il Senator Hinman are wiling 20 have thi.
Delay on the hin introduced by them or are
willing 20 accept a compromise under
their names They believe there is some
mistake in the ASSERTION made by members
of the Assembly judiciary Committee thar
Mr Green cio not want his hiIl reported
last night They assert emphsjicslly that
the bills are being done to death through
trickery.
Democrats Want Fair Vote
IL rs not alone Republicans Who are angry
a this situation. Many Democrats in the
Assembly are pledged 10 vote for the Hin
nlsn-Green biil. and they resent what they
consider attempts 10 sidetrack. fair vote
Through talk Of compromise and much de-
lay. Nj Chanler. OF Dutchess former
Lieutenant Governor. served notice last
night on Mr.. Phillips and others in the
Judiciary Committee that a large group of
Democrats demand fair vote on the Hin
msn-Green bin. He said there would be
trouble if they did not Get H.
Collin r. Woodward. Republican leader
O. the 25d Assembly District. in New York
was here yesterday and made q careful
canvass ~ the situation lie returned 10
New York this morning confident that
there were votes enough in both houses TO
pass the Governors bill as il stands. and
that the present tactics Of DELAY. abortive
''COmpromise conferences" a." etc. were The
result 0f tire machines knowledge of that
fact.
state Committeeman Utter. o. the s7fn
D4~t-fct. was here to-day looking over the
situation. He said that II the legislature
lived up 10 The expectations OF the voters
on primary reform and other Hughes is
sues. the Republican outlook was salts
factory
The direct primary people in both houses
are hglIting mad. They say that II the
Hinman-Green bin isnt put out for q fsir
and square vote next week there viii be
blood on the moon. They intend 10 place
responsibility where = belongs in that case
and 70 use such words that the state al
large viii be under No delusion as 30 whst
kind 70 usage the Governors pet reform
hss received
Assemblvrasn Jesse Phillips. chairman of
THE Judiciarv Committee. said tonight that
n was all nonsense 10 ssv that the As