The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
MISREPRESENTATION



county COMMITTEES and then al, save Sena
tor Root and senator Human visited
Chairman Woodruff Of the State commit
toe az headquarters in West Thirty ninth
street. senator Root . talk with senator
Human had to do with recent events at
Albany the present situation and pro-
spective action by the Senate sitting a. .
court on the Aids case. senator Human
was asked later on:
is u your understanding that there
10 a disposition on the part Of your brother
senators TO decide the Aids case other
than on the evicence?-
I should hate to think So replied
Senator Human.
senator Roots talk with Mr.. Barnes
and Mr.. Ward was almost an echO OF sun
days Capitalization. The same NAV lie
said a. to the Senators converse ton with
President Griscom. Speaker Wads-
worth jumped aboard an early train for
hed with the result OF Sundays { NIX With
senator Root senator Root started
hack to Washington AZ Z O'Clock IN the
afternoon. and az O'Clock MIR. Barnes
Mr.. Barnes dictated the following state
ment and after = careful rev1sion I.ssIed it
There seems 20 10 some mIsunder-
standing IN the public mind regarding
the so-calicd differences existing IN ths.
Republican, party Of the state ~ New
York.
Every good Republican il Interested
in the success OF the State ticket which
will ne nominated AZ Saratoga and in the
Congressional elections next fall. but
there have been and still exist some differ
snces a. to the best method 20 Accomplish
this result. A harmonious condition
which u a prerequisite to the campo Rn
cannot be created. however nv any IN
justice. however advantageous u might
seem to he AZ he present moment. our
Republican friends ia Washington have
been unduly alarmed over matters with
which they are not familiar. II does not
seem possible that a single citizen 81 New
York would advocate any action in the
Aids trial ny single senator which did
not conform to what he believed 60 be he
evidence IN this case Any person.
whet her ia executive once or the head OF
theHsstAte COMMITTEES. or q member ~ ~
would be transcendinR any function
which he Possesses did he attempt TO IN
huence. in what ~ practically jury trial. 4
the judgment OF any senator.
IT has been - Il tina, a ma jority Of the !
Republican members % the Legislature !
IN both branches through what - termed :
the orRAnizAt ION has been and is opposed !
now 10 Recommendations Of Gov. Hughes
simply beca Ise he has recomme nded hem
There " no evidence TO point TO the truth
Of CIV. Hughes must ne embodied a.
legislation balls and should he cons de-,.r
nv the Legislature ON their merits
large amount Of legislation has bee.
passed during the last thr~e years az n.
suggestion. and most Of u has met WITH
general commsndatiOn. The abolition
o. conventions and the substitution there
for Of committee nominations did roi
meet last year With the approval % The
LEGISLATURE 4 special committee WIS
appointed to investigate this subject
and II has made q report and nt roduI ed
a bill which embodies AL Of NJ reconmsn-
datiOns made 10y Gov Hughes for per
fectinR the primary election law with
Z he exception % the abolition 81 The con
ventiOn, an institution which has been
a most valuable adjunct TO party govern
ment ~ This country since u VAS first
established
The voters Of political party should
be protected IN everv pos. bls wav nv
statute. 10 that their purpose will he
Expressed IN the selection - deleEBte~
There always will he differences IN opinion
within any party. The convention -
for the purpose II threShIng "ur such
differences with the understanding that
when the verdict - announced. the plat .
form adopted and the candidates nom
mated all differences are sunk
The proposed committee nomination /
With referendum means thas - soon
~ a nomination ~ made differences he +,
GIN This 10 not the way t. soldify bur ,
10 disrupt. II IL wrong IN theory and
would work 30 disastrously that II II
mas popular support to-day that SUD
port would be early withdrawn
The suggestion made through the ,
that certain men high in !
political life desired q meeting q the !
state COMMITTEES for the purpose OF ask !
nR Chairman Woodruff 20 resign FOR /
rhat reason do not know. IL not rstioual