New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
HUGHES TO LEAD
PLINS APPEAL TO
THE PEOPLE.
Decision Due to Opposition of
Organization to Primary Bin
and Graft Inquiry.

i"tNe ieduers VIII speed up the mill 10
finish the annual legislative grist as soon
as possible. Hughes Republicans are pre-
pairing themselves for big fight for the
Hughes Root programme Governor
Hughes himself will take the lead In this
fight. firing the first battery al New Ro-
cheile on Tuesday night probably before
the news OF the Aids vote has reached
the state.
The Governor on that occasion will
speak before the Merchants Exchange
an aggregation Of the business men Of
the place. II is said here among his
friends that ne will urge the passage of
his direct primary measure in fOrceful
terms. Incidentally. he may renew his
advice 10 the people 90 throw the ras-
calls out for the honor Of the state" Il
Is known that one Of the Governors
strongest reasons for believing in the
necessity Of a direct primary system IS
that il would make legislators and even
party committeeman responsible directly
90 the voters. Thus. his supporters
, argue. such a system would 20 a large
extent make impossible any such sale Of
legislation through political bosses as
the fire insurance investigation has dis
closed
Governor Hughes has been driven 10
take up his appeals 20 the people by the
attitude OF the Woodruff Barnes -Wads-
worth group Of Republican leaders in Op-
position 10 the direct primary bill and a
general investigation Of legislative cor
inn AL in, he rna
said that the Governor would make no
such appeals for the enactment Of his
legislative programme as he had made
other years. He had announced his in
tention not 90 accept a denomination. and
his friends said that he believed such "A
campaign would SAVIOR of an attempt 10
impose his personal views on the Legis-
lature after he had removed any element
Of the personal by taking himself out Of
the situation.
Prepared 90 Battle for Measures.
But the disclosures Of the Aids in
yestigation. and later Of Superintendent
HOtchkiss's insurance investigation. have
made great change in the Governors
views. progressive Republicans say
They declare that he in company with
President Taft and Senator Root. be-
lieves the only thing which can show the
people Of the state and the country that
the Republican party deserves 10 retain
their TRUST are an extraordinarily good
legislative record ana genuine house
cleaning. No halfway measures would
meet the demand. the Governor believes.
T fe le, fc l.
battle for those measures which Senator
Root advocates publicly:
Enactment Of the Hinman-G Green direct
primary bill
A thorough. broad investigation OF leg
isistive corruption.
Enactment Of genuine bin for state
supervision Of telegraph and telephone
/ companies.
Experienced observers predict that il
the Governor makes such a campaign
as he did when the original Public Ser
vice commissions biu was under dis
cussion, or when he first advocated "A
direct primary system there will he a
mighty stirring around tho state When
the Governor breaches anti-bossism and
the rule Of the people. he never fails
20 strike ire This has been shown
repeatedly. and never more plainly than
4 i'm the special election i'm the 4Tth SEN
ate district during the anti-sambling
Z fight. There the Governors appeals for
4 the election Of Senator Wallace were
/ based on the proposition that sinister
/ influences. political and Of other char
acter. were AT work on the Legislature
trying 10 thwart the peoples viii. II
viii be recalled that Wallace was
elected although he had against him
she toss power Of both political PARTIES
and the sinister racetrack influences.
Senators Receive Many Letters.
Already there is being expressed ur-
mistakabIy the wrath Of numerous yot-
ers az present da" political conditions.
Many Senators are receiving daily let
ters from their districts url.ing them 10
clean house and pass Governor Hughes S
legislation. The following specimen.
selected from about a hundred Of similar
( rurI.ort received by one Senator. is
4 tyuical.
Ny dear Senator:
4 Hinman last Thursday. n is no longel
a question 81 men. but Of principles
our old party is rapidly going To tie
devil: and al that is necessary - in
sure the election ~ a Democratic ticket
next fall Icy about one hundred thousand
majority is for the old guard q white
wash Aids. Woodruf and Barnes arr
too big a toad for any party to carry"
The significant thiug about that letter
I Is that il came not from ans insurgent.
but from az active Republican WORKER.
who always has been a loyal orGanjza-
ton man.
? Hughes men iu and ont of the Legis-
lature are banding together to fgnt fer
the direct primary bill Already in the
legislature there Is "A group of RepubH-
ans and Democrats elected on tho
Hughes direct primary platform who
ba,e mapped out a comprehensive plan
ot ramnsign. out around the state di-
,.rt urinary men are working 10 make
+, decisive showing OF strength al the
bearing on the Hinman-Green bill on
Anil = Delegations from direct pri-
mary leagues ia many counties are eX-
,,-rt,d 10 attend that hearing 10 express
ne sentiment of the people ia those
,..ss,.,s and describe what they have
sen recently among the folks back
4 home"
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