The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
SENATE KILLS HUGHES BILL
DIRECT NOMINATIONS ~ ITEN
m 4 VOTE or ~ TO -.
rNenty-oRe Republicans and TIVE Demo
erats Vote FOR u and ~ Republicans
and ~ Democrats Against u me
grAdy-Friahle nIu Also Defeated.

efau NoNe Tor " Aalu - Aepuullcana
and n Democrats Against 1t hs
GFads-Frlsble Rn Also Defeated,
ALBANY. May n The Human Green
sO-called direct nominations bill favored
by Gov. Hughes. which would abolish
the party convention. was defeated IN
the Senate to-day by a vote 81 % ayes
10 Is noes The same ball was defeated
in the Assembly over a week ago by q
vote Of o. u u Il requires - votes
10 pass a bill IN the senate and u
votes 10 pass a bill in the Assembly
This vote in each House against the Hin
mAn-0reen bill makes it certain that
Gov. Hughes Will not call an extra session
Of the Legislature 20 consider primary
reform legislation
After the Human Green bill had been
disposed Of the Grady Frisbie bin, rep
ressnting the views % the Democratic
League. was placed on its final passage
and defeated by a vote Of - to n. a party
vote. except that Senators Cullen and
Harden. Democrats. voted with the Re
publioans against L. senator Gardner.
Democrat. did not vote on the bill AZ all
a. he had voted for the Human Green
bill.
The Meade Phillips bill. retaining the
party conventions. which passed the
Assembly lat week. although II was con-
Eldered during the days debate on the
primary reform question. did not reach q
vote In the Senate to-day because there
we're not enough votes Ia pass II The
Eame can he said Of the Cobb ball. which
represents the varied views Of those who
favor the Meade Phillips bill the Hin.
man Green bill and the Low G hoate-
Butler-Schurman coterie Of Republi-
cans, which has Ice own views on primary
reform although all agree that tho Hughes
plan Of AbolishinE the party convention
should not BE- followed
Apparently the vote on the Human
Green hill seesawed al day. a. one time
ihs advocates Of the bill claiming that
they had the necessary 20 votes and At
ether times the opponents Of the measure
insisting that they had 20 votes pledged
against the ball. Until practically the
announcement Of the result 81 the roll
cell on the bill it, fate was In doubt. Tor
on the irut roll call. when the votes stood
ayes 70. noes y. siN senators who weFp
present had not voted Had they all
voted for the hill. a. was feared by some
they would. the bill would have been
Jas-ed when the absentses were called
The eix absentees on the first roll call
were Bayne. kis~el and Schlosssr. who
finally voted against the hin. and BrouRh
Emerson and Gledhill who voted for the
hill Tho~e who voted for the Hinman-
Green bill were:
Rspuhtrdaf- A0SEW RHoraH NEwcnMn
Manhattan. BubLiSaANE GLEDuiL- raAvIs
kings: ALLEN. Rensselaer, CoRprs. Ulster. nav
sSPoNT Oneida DAVIS. Hill Erie EMaRaoN,
Warren GAIEYTH. Wayne HanIroN. Chau
,Auqua HHAcorE. Herkimer. HEurrr, Cayura.
HiNNAN Rrooms Hubhs SUFFOLK NAcHNNEiE.
Niagara Ross. OranEe rHoNAa Madison
DsRsc'uis GARDSEA Montgomery RANs
TEnnHn. Erie
Those who voted against tho bill were
Rspsbicaas AT KissEi kinEs RsAcEsrr
iaratoEa CoARs Frahknn Cobn Jeasraon.
inATfAE Albany HoLDTN. OnondAEa MHADn
v HITH. Manroe. Plat seuben. ScuInasus
Dutrhess WiINwEIoHr Wesichssier WIrrra
AiieEAhy.
DsaoerasS - R,TxR Richmoud. CApyuEr.
TRAwtRT. NCMAEua scHutK SrulwpiL. e D
SuLiIvAN. WAGNEa Manhattan. CRoNiN. CIT
I'm. HARnrN. kings. HARTE. Queens
Twenty-on Republicans and two Den-
,craSs voted for the hin and thirteen
Republicans and twelve Democrats
against II
Not sinoe the close vote On the race-
rack bills two years ago has the interes, |
m a roll call IN the senate been ~ intense !
~ was that over the roll call on the final
Massage 81 the Human Green hill to-day /
Rumor had the Hill passed a dozen times |
turing the dav and a dozen had Il de- /
Gated Both sides were claiming a VIC I
DRY. hut neither side would give figures.
md the situation a. the debate grew o. a
lose was tense
After disposlng n routin bushes this .
morning the senate entered upon a dis .
'ussion of the four pending primary hills. |
md the debate was opened by senator
iinman on behalf Of the Governors bin 1
'enatOr Human made the point thar while /
'overnment by party was essential in this .
ountry he believed the operations Of the
iinman- Green bill would best serve good
IN a party and not break down
hs party organization
senator Meade 81 Rochester. who was
hartman Of the legislative commission
Ihich last year investigated the operation
I direct primaries IN other States. ~
iewed at length the report Of the CON-
iission 10 the Legislature on this question
In turn Senators davenport. Ca6rey
arViner. Newoomb and Cobb addressed
he Senate 81 length the DEBATE lasting
rom noon until after O'Clock tonight
IN the roll call On the final passage
I the bill senators Brackett. Wainwright.
nd Witter explained their votes From
le Democratic standpoint senator Cafirey
rgued that Il was unfair for Gov Hughes
r any other advocate u the Human
Teen bill 20 attempt % make the public
alieve that all men who opposed that
leasure we're political thugs and men
no mad only their own selfish interests az
.eart
Every public position have ever held"
I'D Majority Leader Cobb in opposing
b. Hinman-0reen bill 4 obtained in
pposition 10 the organization of the 90
allied bosses That Is no reason why
! the present crisis should desert What
believe % he q proper stand 10 prevent
le sweeping away " the landmarks Of
early a century q our political life No
enatOr should permit political eG-