New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-22
NF]N MEASURE TO Be
MORE LIKE HUGHES'S
nirect Nominations for Legis-
lators and County Officers
Planned.
SENATOR'S SEE GOVERNOR
oil To Be Drafted To-day Ex-
,ected 10 Pass Upper House
Hard Shedding in
Assembly.
rBr Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

-IldAo AAS%ANttS- 49,
Assembly.
r. Telegraph TO The Tribune
,rhsnv. May 21.-when the committee
.,,ainted at The conference Of Repub-
-, Senators yesterday TO draft a COM
--omise direct primary bin gets through
,i,b us work tirat measure will be virtu-
ID. the present Hinman-Green bill in
rro,isions for the direct nomination
:. senator's. Assemblymen, Congressman
"a countv officers. That much seems
,ss,,red from the Developments to-day,
,,,hopCh the actual drafting Of the bill
& moi Yet completed.
71-orl U-iU be continued on the bill to-
-,o-row by Senators Hinman. Cobb and
,,sa5A. the committee, and some Of the
t5i drafting force It is expected that it
MI be completed by tomorrow night
,-s ready for submission TO the Gov
.-nor on Monday. so that if il meets his
IDEAS the Cobb BILL the basis for this
wo-k. can be amended on Monday night.
Senators Cobb Human and Meade
They explained their mission and sought
- learn his views. They had not re-
syced their ideas 10 writing and had no
I'm 20 present. The Governor thought
,be hest WY 10 get at this proposition
was 10 take UP a specific, tangible propo-
stion in bin form. So the committee,
after talking over various matters with
The Executive. went TO work to map out
the scheme for the new bill. Various
Senator's We're consulted about the meas
,,re BY members Of the committee. 1t is
cue 10 the suggestions OF some 90 them
nat county officers are likely TO be in
Guided in the scope OF the new bill
.anv Senators felt that if Assemblymen
were u be nominated directly there was
no reason why any other officer whose
district was no larger than a county
should not be placed in the same cate
cory.
Nerk on New Bill To-day.
Using the Cobb measure as a basis,
The committee, with the Governors
counsel. Roger Clark. and some of the
till ,drafters. viii set 10 work tomorrow
&c amend that measure 10 the desired
form The ballet will be changed to con-
form 70 the ballot provisions in the Hin
man-Gresn bill. Provisions relative to
The direct nomination Of county officers
viii be drafted and the bill put into
shape. 50 that If the Governor favors il
il can be taken up early next week after
the amendments are made in the Sem
ate on M0nGey
Little doubt exists that if the COM
nittee can evolve a measure satisfactory
70 the Governor. as is probable, that the
biz viii pass the Senate. Its fate in the
lower branch Of the Legislature is much
more in doubt While il is understood
hat Speaker Wadsworth and Assembly
nan Merritt had agreed TO accept the
original Cobb bill. providing for direct
nomination Of Senators and Assembly
men. 10 take effect in 1911, this bill will
Be q very different proposition. It will
mean direct primaries 10 come into being
this year Tor members Of the new Lag
islature and Tor county officers in a
year~when new officers are TO be elected
IN most u the counties. This does not
seem half Sc pleasant 20 the Speaker and
ms aids as a direct primary a year or
Two Of, and they do not look with
favor on Senator Cobb's effort TO unite
the Republicans in the upper house on a
direct primary bill.
Extra Session Talk Plentiful.
i Is taken Tor granted by direct phi
nary Assemblymen that the Speaker
VIII use ali his influence against this
Dill If the Senate PASSES it Some Of
lAern believe he VIII be able 10 Kill il,
which means that he and the Rules
Committee VIII have TO take the re-
Ponsibslitv by holding il in that body
-hey believe taat such a course would
'oFce the Governor to call an extra ses-
Aon and that ne would do so without
hesitation Extra session talk was
plentiful here
un The other hand, many Assembly
men think that the Speaker would not
Od'e 10 take on himself the responsibility
'@ Killing the bill, with the consequent
1luclsm- Such course, they argue,
"V1lo subject not only him but the Re
publican organization 70 so much cen
mat even il az an extraordinary
'7sslon subsequently, the bill were passed
much carnage politically would be done
/" NE party. And the legislators in both
muses. seem alive at last TO the fact that
~s people are watching them keenly
1Aa making Up their minds now which
-Ae' they VIII vote IN the coming state
election
-Ac last week Of the legislative ses-
'l VII find many important measures
U'spose Of. Most Of them are before
e Senate. That body, If il gets
~iolgh the programme laid out for it
Monday night viii have TO work until
As after midnight. There is the gen
graft Investigation resolution, over
--''h hard fight is bound to take
The more that document is
by Senator'S who desire a free
''1 uhtrammelled hunt for corruption
pu14lc Office the more firmly they are
ie"G' they say. that il would be a
uh"lse course 10 pass il in its
Present form.
nara to Find Able investigators.
ia. -icllons are made that IL would be
1il 10 find Legislators Of the charac-
= ana standing essential for members
p,.' ''.at investigating committee who