The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-02
HUGHES GIVES UP THR FIGHT
saw DEFEAT IN norm THE
SENATE AND ASSEHRII.
After Tie Pound lie Couldn't Get an A..
sembly Caucus on Itls Primaries Tsiii
re Announced That tie wouldn't Cau
Another session from TAFT.


IIe Announced That lie wouldn't CAu
Another session Letters from TAFT.
ALBANY. July NO direct nominations
OH was passed at tho special session Of
the Legislature which adjourned finally
this afternoon at l O'Clock and no new
Legislative probe investigating resolution
questions recommended for the con
sideration OF tho Legislature by Gov
Hughes on which the Legislature took
favorable action was the passage ~ a
graded Inheritance tax hill which il IL
estimated will increase the states revenus
annually about 100000.
The Legislature also passed a bill APP
propriating $500 for the expenses OF
the extraordinary session called by Gov
Hughes. bur these expenses will he in the
neighborhood Of 700. the bala nee To
come out OF uneNpended Legislative funds.
While 1t was not generally known until
after the Legislature adjourned to-day
that President Taft had taken any
action in regard u the Cobb direct
nominations bill il was asserted then
that Chairman Gri-com had com
munication from the President backing
up his attitude and that tho Preside MT
had communicated with National Com
mitteeman william l.. Ward and other
local leaders in the state with a view 81
helping out Gov. Hughes.
The Cobb-Green compromise direct
nominations bill. favored openly by Gov.
Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt. came to
a vote on final passage in the senate and
failed by one vote. The twenty five
Senators who voted for the bill were all
Republicans. including the twenty-five.
who attended the Republican caucus
last night. and Senators Wittsr of Ale
gany md Emerson OF Warren. who dill
switched at the last minute ~hsn lac saw
that his vote would not make the nece~-
sary 20 votes to pass the bill in order Ia
help the canvass for his denomination and
reelection in his district next fall. The
vote in detail on the final passage Of the
Dill was as follows:
Ayes Repu Brough and
Newcomb OF Manhattan. BurlingAme. Gled-
hill and Travis OF Brooklyn Allen Of Rens-
sslser. Cobb OF jefferson. CoTdts Of lister.
Davenport OF Oneida. Davis and Hill OF
Erie. Emerson OF Warren. Gritfith Of Wayne.
Hamilt on Of Chautaupua. Heacock OF ;Ier-
kimer. Hewitt of Cayusa, Hinman OF Broome.
Hohbs OF Suffolk. MackvNzie Of Niagara.
Rose OF NewbuTgh. Thomas Of Madison.
Wainwright OF Westchester. white OF
Monroe and witter of Allegany-?s
Noes- Republica ns-Alt and kssel OF
brooklyn. Coats OF Franklin. Grattan OF
Albany, Holden OF Onondaga. Meade OF
Monroe and SchIosser OF Duchess. Demo-
Gratis Bayns OF Richmond. Caffrsy. Fraw-
ley. schulz Stillwell. &. ID. sullivan and
Wagner - Manhattan; Cullen and
Harden OF Brooklyn. Gardner Of Mont
gomeTy. Harte Of Queens and Transporter
Of Erie-le.
senator Bracket did not vote on the
bill. being too disg,Iated TO follow the gyra-
tons Of Majority Leader Cobb on the
direct nominations question. Senators
Cronin. Grady and McManus. Demo-
Gratis and Plat. Republican OF steuben.
were absent
On motion Of senator Cobb the Girls
com amendments exempting New York
city were added tn the ball 10y a vote OF
- to n. Senator Witter voting with the
twenty three caucus Senators for the
and senator Emerson voting
a Rainst them. II took the senate brt a
few minutes to dispose Of the Cobb bill.
as the heart had gone olt Of the Hughes
Senators
senator Gardner. Democrat Of Mont
gomcry. who has beou consistent direct
~
against the Cobb hill. saying: 4 favor
direct primaries. but regard this bill as
rank part sanship because 1t exempis
New York city from it, provi-lous. and
believe 1t To- bc my dury To support my
party 10y voting against this measure
What useful purpose can there be IN
voting ON this bill?- asked senator
Bracket, 1T ~ well understood that
after the action Of she Assembly yestsr-
day his bil cannot IT, passed
The Republican leaders in the Iegisla-
turc did not pass a bill providing for a
direct state tax to pay this years share
of the canal and highway sinking funds.
declaring that it was Unnecessary.
The feature ~ the Legislative session
to-day was the studied attempt Of Gov.
Hughes to- force caucus Of Republican
Assem- blymen. When Gov. Hughes
reached the Capitol this morning after
his all night vigil in the Executive cham
her. where hes kept tabs on the senate
fight last night over the final adjourn
ment resolution he promptly told his
friends that the jig was up. He told them
that he would not call another special
session OF the Legislature. a. he would
have nothing upon which he could base
such a call because twenty-six Republican
Senat OTIS would not enter n caucus on the
Cobb bill
There were Wild rejoicings on the legis-
lative floor 81 the Capitol when this news
was brought UP from the Executive cham
her and Chairman GriscoIn and Post
master Greiner and several Hughes leg--
lators hurried To the Executive chamber
TO see 10 the report that the Governor
had quit was true. There was a hurried
between these men and Gov
Hughes and they came hack TAP stairs
to thu Assembly chamber and declared
that Gov. Hughes would call another
special session 81 the Legislature II forty
eight. or a majority Of the Republican