New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
HUGHES BILL READY
FEW CHANGES MADE.
Primary Measure Viii 90 IN
Tonight.
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TK~ Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Albany. Feb. e-Redrafted and perfected
= IN its details. hut in principle the same as
, last wear, Governor Bughes's direct prl-
MARY bill will be reintroducei tomorrow
night. Its sponsors will be Senator Hin
man ard AssenlbIynau Green II is prob
+. able mat sen1e Of the Hughes legislators
viii introduce this week bill giving To the
Public Service commissions the same pow
ers OF regulation o. telephone and telegraph
companies as they now have OF transit ana
lighting companies
Ia various details where q years study
showed :he Einman-Creen bill 10 be 3 tEiffe
OBSCURE or faulty il has been redrafted and
tighterei I'D 10 pitch The verbiage has
been changed 50 that il Is somewhat shorter
rhsl,s last wears bill. But the direct cleo
ton at TIE primaries Of al party commit
3 tees. the committee suggestion OF candi-
dates for marty nomination tc office, the dl-
rect choice OF party candidates at the pTi-
.raries from among these party designated
: candidates and all others. and the holding
a. the party council. which III effect Is q
party convention minus nominating power.
after the primaries. TO draft the party plat
scrza and ratify nominations. are features
unchanged
The telephone and telegraph bill will be
OF last year. which vas killed IN the Com
.,,i,see OF Electricity. Gas and Water Some
New York Senator IS likely TO introduce II
II has been reported that the Hughes PEG
DE who want this measure reintroduced
viii ask Senator Agnew or Senator New
ceIub 70 present fl Since the special legs
lative committee which has been lnvesti-
eating this subject cannot make its report
for some time get shis bill, which viii rep
resent the fun measure Of state superVl-
sion VII have at least 3 prior Claim 10
consideration by the Legislature
INQUIRY OPENS TOMORROW.
Or Tuesday morning the Senate will BE-
sln It's inquiry into the truth OF Senator
Conger's sworn charges that Senator Aids
demanded and received bTibe Of $1,000 for
RETAINING sTen forcing 10 passage certain
legislation in 1901 Thus the week which
sees the beginning made in the direct prl-
mary fight which is Governor Hughes fight
20 reoreanIze the Republican organization
IN this state, will see also the beginning Of
.hfs Investigation. which many here believe
must lead az last 70 e drastic changing OF
-,ersoroeI and methods IN the political-les-
tslative world
Much activity regarding legislation until
she Alids-Censer affair is ended Is out OF
The question The gravity OF these charges
the high place n the party organization OF
those involved. coupled with other uupleas-
snt affairs involving some other eminent
Republicsns, have set legislative heads
swhirl
Affairs are IN a state Of f7ux,' declared
one keen observer. Certainly there IS no
ro5v T., the organization 20 step in at pres
a ant. and with strong hand and able mind
bring order out Of the existing confusion.
-
moan. action n the Legislature have end
Cd State Chairman WeodruT's last ap-
tzearsncs here was On the occasion when
Re declared that II he were Senator ne
--olld vote for Senator Aids for tempo
-srv rresiIert 10 succeed tia late John
EaainsE.
ROOT URGES HARMONY
Senator Root. 10 whom many oTgaEiza-
lion men have looked for guidance 81 ms
r critical time, urges harmony and peace
, within the party. but tells those who call
- -, him that he doesn't know what plan 70
- recommend to bring Il about
Meantime 2 ccnsi6erab Die element II the
Repubican organization, whether or not !;
also terms itself progressive. Is shouting
Ear q new deal Reorganization Of the
party's organization seems 10 tt-s11 m
T,erative. The Governor presents this direct
lens which have LED 20 the present. de-
rlorabie conditions. Hughes legislators
chuclle when YOU ask them If they expect
III = direct primary bill 70 be passed this year
1T strikes NE the PARTY organization Is
- u & pretty bad hole gust At present Sald
one Hughes man to-day. Some kind OF Z
reorganization Nill come this fall anyhow
Woodruff. White, Ray Smith. Aids ana
Tot OF Others have become involved in sucH
affairs that they are no longer co12s-dersd
eligible as party leaders and 1 say this
without regard 10 the precise merit O. the
various charges brought against them
Now, the public isn't going 10 be satisfied
with any halfway reorganization 50 why
not have real one On the Hughes plan by
adopting the Hughes direct primary bill
and getting to the root OF all these troubles?
There's nothing 20 il any other way. The
Republican party can't go before the VOt-
ers II next falls campaign unless II has
washed its dirty linen. II must make Its
Canpaign on the record OF the Hughes ad-
gninistTatien. Il can't do this il through
machine bosses the chief Hughes reform
z7eoouaended FOR two years has been killed
1Rfce."
SENATE NOW LEADERLESS.
FOR these and many other good and SUI
aCient reasons the legislative leaders
slleAEing chiefly TIE men who swfEs affairs
n the Assembly. for the Senate is
1eade-iess-hsve not mapped cut any legis-
Native course There il nobedy 20 give or
GERS which are worth oheying. and until
the Aids affair Is settled the anu-Eughes
a1ea caRDoI determine their line Of work
Tbs Hughes men "a the Legislature this
yekz are working more IL harmony than
they cid last year, and have something
Ike & definite campaign planned In theiT
efforts 10 back Up She Governor and reform
shesr party they have The sympathy ana
probably VIII have the active support pres
emily % the leaders Of the two most i'm
se0rtan1 counties IL the state-Lloyd g
k5Fiseoan, who Is on record fer Hughes put
aoly, and Fred Greiner. Of Buffalo. who Is
at SWORDS points with She anti-Hughes
bosses
The Aids investigation Is likely 10 take
from two weeks % a alonIh. Meanwhile.
.lrst action ora these Two important Hughes
reforms viii be up 10 the Assembly under
Speaker wadspForth. Ard the course taken
81 that body Evill be exceedingly interesting