The sun., 1910-05-07
COMPROMISE DIRECT PRIMARY
uiJI UONIENTIONS ALONE
iHI RET lINED.
,,,,.,.r rruuarir, fSr sruAiprs and Assena-
p,rrr Also Tor tUunty aad i.ocal
arr.-, u NsterS - DsslFe senator
..r.r, nr,N, lp the New Measure,

r.. 90 uppk will zach debate the
=. .....,rtn- mlls In tho Assembly
... u.. 1000 Grryu hill and ths Meade
r... ml and the Saratoga League
,r..... us,,r repnrisd
Ur .... ,,..uat. these three hills were ro-
...... f.. 10. consideration Of the Senate
l.. I. r1ary Committee to-day, On
..-.,... 'H. ludi,iary Committee framed
...r r ',sy hill to take the place Ct the
us... rn'upS till Witch emhodies all
..,,as .-.,ni,al features of the Hinman-
.-n Irr retaining. hOW ever, the party
...r sru1u m" Judiciary Commuters .
..r r. -,por,~d to-day to the Senate.
-h,.ri- favored by Majority Leader Cobb,
c,r,a.-. ne follow ing provisions;
. .rr. ,de- tor a general enrolment
.r.r...ou. the state. the voters outside
.t.r..u. Icing required In devRre % the
.-,. .. rptng ~ tho reneral election the
r.r. ,r hitch they desire 10 he enrolled.
r rrp, do for Il uniform primary day
i,rrtslaui Tho state
II .ro, tic, tor the abolition Of all inter
r..Iu.- ,uu, entiUn-
q, rrr, tdes Zoe the electtOn Of all dele
,r.s. .uyludng tho-e TO the state cOnven-
Tr,r n, Ir,,i vote al the primaries
r rroy dos tor the Increasing Of the
IA. committee tn 100 members. one frOm
ss.r ,-scn,bly district.
:, pro, id~- fOr a judicial review Of the
,rr1.m.n, and the acts Of any political
,,p,epfion ~ yOmmittee Or any public
crsr 1r board Ehh reference 10 the primary
cf .ou, pn' ion
I' requires al .delegates Ia conven-
,,o1. % de"lare by viva voee vote the candi-
date t1r q hi,h they desire TO vote.
lt rontains q prOvisioa permitting a
t,,D ,rt. village ~ county % adopt the
of.,f urinary method Of sslecting an n0mi-
p.,. for uNi,c within either of these political
s,,,.,,r. by The adoption Of a resolution
b.. ,hs ,prmit'es representing aid political
,li, t.inn TO that effect
n proviir. Tor the election Of senators
and A--emblytn~u commencing With tho
,s,r 1871 ly tho direct primary system.
,nhodvms therein tho features Of the
Unman- t,reen bill In that particular
100 o. pre-,ribe. the form Of ballot 10 be
..sd no no primary and lays down rules
iar the ~ or-anlzation and cOnduct Of pFi-
marie, among others requiring that such
pr,maru-s -hal b. held oren from neoU
ur,H . o,l..rk IN fhe evening. and provides
ts,t each election district -hsll constitute
pruary dstrict.
Nlosi Of the provisions are taken from
tla Hinnan-C Green measure with slight
rr.fI6ratons. and the bill accomplishss
al 1t he reforms sought to he accom-
plsh@d under the Hinman-(iree bill. with
he axr~piiOn Ut the abolition Of all CON
Nrnt'ous.
4 careful canvas II the Assembly.
10th rs the opponents and the friends Of
tns Hinman -Ciresn measure. shOwei that
there Vts no hope u the bill passing In
H. present form. and neither couh the
ra,sage Of the hl through the senate
Ie prucured
There - prevailing -. .timent
throughout the State said senator Cobb
to-day. mot among the men Interested in
pol.tios alone. but among the most enlight-
euei ard leading msn IN public Affairs.
ttai it IL unwise AZ this time 70 establish
a astateWi de primary system IN our State.
% east 1efOrs some test is made as % the
rrarticability of tfe SYSTEM. These men
grs 10 sympathy with Gov. Hughes and hls
efforts. bat disagree ~ 10 method only.
IN recognition Of sentiment which ]
lefeye exists In favor of genuine primary
reform. and believing that q was impos-
sibis 70 paHs any primary LEGISLATION unless
a compromise Il efscted on the convention
sysfstn feature. have undertaken the
Preparation % the bill. | was assured
that ID would meet with approval Of the
Iaadera in tho Assembly but understand
tier attitude has changed with reference
" the matter aIri that any application -
Z ha direct primary feature will b. opposed
The provision with reference 10 ap-
pIyinR a direct primary test 10 the par
tictllar ufices " senators aud Assem-
hlymen vas made largely IN response
90 a memorial ADDRESSED ~ the Legisla-
ture by men prominent In our state.
includiDg Seth Low, NiGhola' Murray
BBflsr. Jacob Gould Schurman, Henry
". Tar and others. Il was believed by
these gentlemen that II a test was ap-
ulisd u Senators and Assemblymen the
voters would be given an opportunity
70 thoroughly test the application Of the
-vstem. and that Il would then lis within
The power II the voters 10 select men who
vJlild authorize the extension Of the
~ stafn N Il was deemed wise. The pro-
vision IN this respect was made 10 take
feet ON Jan. I neKt. for the reason thar
the system devised under each Of the
hills y . complex one. and viii require a
good deal u Labor 10 be put into opera
tIon.
'Another reasOn for having the primary
feature take eject at the time suggested
o.. the fact that the committees a. nOW
instituted are organization men. selected
,v the organization and controlled by
q nrrnniaation. and were not selected
" IN an. idea that they were % be In
vested with the power of namiDg prefer
rnfial candidates for the senate and As
emily. and that a much fairer test OF
'1s -ystem co,ild be had by permitting
mo election of these committeeman by
'ha voterS. with the knowledge OF the
uuer which was % he placed in their
sads One Of the controlling reasons.
Huaver which determined the date
.ose mentioned was the fact that Il was
lrrareDt that the passage u the bin
HruEh the Assembly and POSSIBLY the Z
sIaia could not he procured unless the I
.-'. Vds fNsd a. above Indicated
Inc hill has been prepared with an I
ru' = edprt 81 procure the enactment /
msarure along the lines recommended /
,,D' Hughes. IN 80 far A. II was |
...fl-shl'' ~ possible IN obtain tlls same. !
ar1 an IN bopes that With such nodih- !
..u. and amendments a. are suR-
gr.'Hd 10 viii meet the approval Of tho 4
.'sture and the Governor. N Il I
,-H all accomplish IN my Judgment. ,
... 10 tha same ran be accomplished :
-.a|Ure the reforms sought 10 b. made .
primary system, and viii place 7
mo poWer Of the electors Ol the State
Tend the system Of direct primaries /
snail be deemed advisable.
biyman ATtemas Ward. Jr.. and .
-.. .,,., man William NJ Bennett Of New I
ave -ucreedod in having Assembly .
lH--s Phillips amend the section /
Meade Phillips primary bill which /
.a- thai ~ uarties shall vote In The I
..,Iug placs In each election dis /
PRIMARY day.
main ublecfiOn a. the change Of /
-'su. o. found IN the greater eNnense \
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