New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-28
HUGHES CALLS
EXTRA SESSION
LEGISLATURE Undoubtedly viii
Consider Direct Primaries
Again en- June 20.
ROOSEVELT NOW A FACTOR
Each Faction Hopes Former
President Will Support It
The Work Of the
Regular Session.


Albany Nav Ex-Governor Hughes
tonight served notice on the bosses OK
both political parties that. though they
might think they were through with the
direct nominations fight. they really had
only begun it, Within two hours OF the
final adjournment Of the legislative ses-
sion the Governor announced an extraor-
binary session, &c begin June 20 Az
. that session the Legislature can consider
direct nomination bills There VIII be
no local legislation regarding which
legislators can be threatened, no appro-
priations pap TO feed to them nothing
regarding Wi h the bosses Of Tammany
and the Republican machine can bar
gain TO form a bipartisan combination
ike the late Grady Meade affair
AS a result OF this direct primary men
feel confident that direct primary law
will be on the statute books OF this state
in a couple of months Governor Hughes
shares that confidence. He believes the
people of this state in large majority
stand with him on that issue, and that
when the legislators return mere 10 taNe
w, the question again free from all COM
pIfcations and distractions. the result
viii be sure and speedy.
Governor Hughes would say nothing
tonight about what action he would
recommend TO the Legislature at TINS
extraordinary session. There are seVerdl
/ things of Importance on which the Legs
,a+ure did not act at the session just
| ended IL is a foregOne conclusion.
/ trough. that the main subject which the
/ Governor will urge will be direct nor1i-
nations
/ Won't Press Hinran-Green Bill
/ And the indications are that he wiz
/ take the LEGISLATURE at it's word and' m
stead of pressing the Hinman-Csreen Dill
will he content 70 have the COBB olli'
somewhat less wide in scope. conslGereo
on it's merits in both houses
/ About the outcome OF such course
there are widely varying opinions The
situation here tonight is little snort OF
chaotic. Machine legislators are FURIOUS
AT this extra session They call II ths
height of executive oppression ana eA-
/ ecutfve folly Even some OF the Gov
/ e,ror,= good friends are none TOO pleased
a. tho prosDecr of returning TO serv1tude
bera II must be remembered, however.
that the Governor has established rec
| ord for success in the policies pressed oy
him in extraordinary sessions witness
the enactment OF his anti-sannbllnS avs
against the desperate opposition OF
noIitjcal-fnanciaI alliance OF startling
ana sinister power. Witness also the
adontfor of a scheme of rea pporttonnent
of Senate districts along lines outllheu
nv him. despite the desperate oppos'ti0n
of a powerful clique Of Republican o"sseS-
among whom were the Wadswortn-
Woodruff combination
Still another thing is TO De remeu-
bered-that about June 20 Ineodors
Roosevelt will be in New York state Al
nresent that fact serves only to add con-
fusion TO the situation. as each element
In this controversy claims him Tor us
ourn The Barnes- Wadsworth-W Woodbury.
e1ar,sn- for a considerable time has been
sbo,,ti,e that when Mr. Roosevelt re-
turned trin-s would so back TO their
normal groove and the days or unchaI-
Ienged boss-shfp and Undisputed ex-
,Ioitation of the party by its overlords
would be resumed
Proaressives Have Different Views
4 very different opinion is that Of the
progressive Republicans here They
maintain that the principles OF IaIe
and Hughes are the principles or Rocse-
vaIt and that the Republican bosses
1rbo rejected the leadership and sugges-
+ior of Root and Hughes viii be glad 70
hack their policies under the advice OK
Roosevelt. All of which may have an
trnportant bearing on the result CT the
irnnending extraordinary session
From the Governors point Of view the
situation is extremely simple. and one
which he and his friends believe VIII
apneaI 70 every citizen. The Legisla-
+r,ra in both houses defeated his Hin
ran-Green bill on square vote-ieaV-
ine ont any discussion of the metnodS
which brought about the casting OK
some votes against il. Meantime tAe
members of the Governors own party IN
Tho Senate recognizing the widespread
demand for direct nominations 20 reform
urinary conditions. sought an expression
81 his views through duly appointed
committee Of the men most Interested m
this subject. As a result OF these nego-
,;a+ions a bill was drafted which a2-
raarsd 10 the Governor sound and de-
sirabIe in all It's details. though he never
said and does not believe il as desirable
as the Hinman-Green bill nor as likely
70 produce as complete measure OF
tbe desired change in primary condi-
tons.
Made a Republican Measure
However. that bin. the cobb eompro-
mise" so called. represented the views Of
those legislators depEted 70 confer with
him. and later it was made in party
caucus Republican measure. duly
stamped with the seal of pproval OF
the senate caucus. AS such II passed
the Senate by large vote.
Meanwhile the Legislature had passed
another bill affecting primary conditions.
the Meade Phillips Dill. urged by the ele-
unent q machine bosses whom the SEN
ate caucus proved 10 be the minority n
the Republican party That bills pro-
visions appeared. To the Governor 20 DC
unsouEd. unfair and unjust
This did not come To him in time so
he could veto il before Adjournment OF