New-York tribune., 1910-04-27
HUGHES MEN WILL
FORCE PRIMARY FIGHT
Ssy They Have a Majority
Pledged in Both
Houses.
NON-PARTISAN ACTIVITY
Machine Men, 1t Is Admitted.
Control Committees, but
Latter May Be Dis
charged.
~, Ts'er-aph to The Tribune. ]

Albany. April 26.-Advocates Of the
vinmsn- Green direct primary bin urged
., Governor Hughes have decided that
tbev have votes enough TO pass that bin
An both houses. unless the machine Re-
nuhlicans can win over pledged legisla-
tors Al the last moment Consequently.
frev have determined to force the fight
M II is probable that the Governors
l,w VIII 10 moved in the Assembly Ju-
5iriar, Committee tomorrow. and sim
liar action may be taken in the Senate
committee
Much hard work has been done in
fs,or ~ the bin in two weeks. especially
m the lower house. Careful polls made
pv several Assemblymen indicate that
,bere sre az present eighty votes for the
Governors bin there. This is con-
sentative estimate. In which men like
Greenwood. q WAYNE. and several
others whose districts understand them
10 he committed 20 support direct pri-
rnsries. but who here are understood TO
b. against the Governors bill, are not
counted.
Sure Of Senate.
In the Senate the situation is even
more hopeful FOR the Governors bill. II
sreedv action is taken on il. There.
even legislators opposed to IL admit
that its supporters have the votes nee
essar,- 20 pass the measure. II is re-
earded as certain. no matter what sit
nation may develop in the Assembly,
.fa, the senate viii pass the Hinman-
Green bill intact.
Work in favor OF the Governors bin
En- the lower house was begun early in
;he wear. under the direction Of a sort
a. Informal steering committee" on
s-hich hssemhlymen Higgins, Bates and
Bennett. the insurgents. worked with
Assemblyman Green.
This committee blocked out the AS
tembly into groups OF men TO be can
vs>-cd. and went about its work in a
regular. systematic fashion. Finally the
informal committee gave place TO a for
nal nor-partisan steering committee"
.hosen Ar A large meeting of Assembly
mcn pledged to support the Hinman-
Green bin
That committee. now handling the
work in the lower house. is made up Of
Nsgsrs. Lupton. Republican, Of Suffolk;
.rsclSson. Democrat. Of Erie: Bates. Re
riblican. Of New York; Abbey, Demo-
crat. of Ontario: Perkins. Republican. OF
-3roome. McGrath. Democrat. Of New
York. and Assenblyman Green. the
.7troducer Of the bin
This committee found that much un-
.sspected support had developed for the
flfuman-C;reen bill. Assemblyman Har-
,,ood. Of Brooklyn. 4 Democrat. came
,.f FOR II during the campaign. but
though for = time he was the Only Kings
-afntv Democrat FOR the measure, now
is understood that all Of them are
ned VI for il and against the Grady
-~.sbie measure proposed by the Demo-
.ratic League
Aidridoe Defeat Helped.
r-psfate Republicans following the de-
fes, ~ George W. Aldridge for Con-
r-ossruan came over 10 the Governors $
tH by tvos and threes-Inen who last
ear voted against il. and who early in
.re present session had declared that II
fsd no chance Of passage.
Tho urinary reform situation here Al
.7e uresent moment is a trifie mixed,
which is one reason why the supporters
nj the Governors bin have decided that
-he, had better take the initiative.
Senator cobb and some Of the other
uersblican leaders who do not think me
..aye~nor's hil ought to be accepted
..r'i~eIv are holding conferences daily
-hey are endeavoring 20 draft bill
.r4rr the lines of the Hinman-Green
.r which viii provide Tor direct pri-
rraries I'D 10 = certain point-to what
point they are not agreed yet II Is
their plan 20 have that bin reported 10
-Ae senate ~ the same time the Hin
ner-Green hin is reported. provided the
-dvocsfee - the Governors bin wait for
.fr1
Those Republicans VINO do not want 10
rraegt the Governors bin entirely are
'u~tiug greatly on the Seth Low me
mo-isl 90 swing votes away from the
original Hinman-Cireen bill TO this com
Promise. They have this advantage that
'Hr machine i'm each house controls the
Jrlioiarv committee. and could prevent
tlo reporting Of the Governors bill Thus
Hrer aan stall on action on II until such
'me as they choose 10 report IL, unless
tho Governors supporters undertake 10
discharge the committees.
Supporters Of the Hinman-Green bill
ssid with much confidence tonight that
r. this week or next. the Governor
MEASURE were reported without recon-
rendstion. as has virtually been prom
is'd bv the machine leaders, il would be
passed. They arc not Understanding
Tire ability = the machine legislators IN
-ne Assembly 20 influence votes there
IneE say that unremitting work by some
of them killed the income tax resolution.
Bu they figure that the situation on the
oircci primary reform is 50 delicate that
similar influence viii not be SO potent
there
Tho senate Finance Committee inns
evening referred the general graft IN
tesi igation resolution az recrafted by
20 Assembly 60 the special sub-com-
mf'oe which framed the original Senate
''solutior That committee Was Sena-
h-s Cobb AEnew and Harte. These
legislators viii meet tomorrow 4" dls-
sci thc Assembly draft
u they End that they cannot approve
some = the changes made. there would
lfobably be a series 81 conferences be
wren leaders Il the Senate and AS