The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-14
WOODRUFF TOSEUVEOUTHEUM


many Republicans that senator Cobb's
election meant the whitew arhing OF Aids.
senator Root : visitors, including Chair
man Woodruff. Mr.. Barnes and later on
Speaker Wadsworth. who declared that
h. had no authority to speak for the
senate. denied smphatically that Cobbs
election was the result Of a deal with the
friends 90 Aids. and said that senator
Cobb's record nc Albany was sufficient to
disprove the utteTanCs.s u certain Rs,-
ptIblicanz who had repeated this story
in Washington. Several Of senator Moot =
visitors said that they should not he
criticised for holding aloof from GOV
Hughes for the reason that the Governor
IN their Judgment. had contributed quite
a. much TO the confusion or the situation
a. any one They complained that Gov.
Hughes had not conferred with the repre-
sentativss Of the organization. but had
confined hts associations to two or three
Republicans at Albany. Republicans 81
inexperience and moreover Republicans
who were inclined "a question the acts at
every man. senator Root was not IN
clined 60 attach much weight to these
complaints.
Speaker wadsworth brought down from
Albany yesterday the Green Human
direct nominations hill which has the favor
Of Gov Hughes. and the Mead-Phillip~
direct nominations bill which - the result
~ the stigations made IN other states
by the Joint legislative committee during
it's travels half dozen months last wear
These direct nomination bills werr
gone carefully over and Chairman Wood
run and Speaker WadsWorth and others
aatd that IN" Green Human bill was
thoroughly impracticab.s for the reason
that II lodges with county. Congress and
state committees the power of making
nominations for once. thus giving a con-
centraiion Of power which might turn
out to he exceedingly dangerous On
the other hand the hill which has been
prepared from the testimony taken on
the travels ~ the joint legislative com
mittes provides that the convention
system shall bs retaine'l. hut that all
delegates TO county. Congress and state
conventions shall he elerted nv direct
vote Of the people at the primaries
Unless something Unforeseen happens
the latter hill will he passs-d at Albany.
Whether Gov. Hughes will sign II or
veto Il IL the problem. Standing out for
the passage q this bill. Chairman Wood
run and Speaker WIdsworth were ready to
promise that Gov. Hughes's amendments
20 the Public Service Commission Law
putting the telephone ami telegraph COM
panies under the supervision OF the com
mi.Aion shall bs passed at Albany. hut
the supervising body will he the up
State Public Service Commission
- -. q
tho way the Legislature IL 10 get TO work
and pass the direct nominations hill
which has been made up from the invcs-
tiRntions and travels Of the joint lezisla-
tive committee and will not pass tho
Gre~n- Human hill. which tho Governor
favors. But on the other hand the
amendment to the Public Service Com |
mission affecting the telephone and tele- |
RrAph companies. which the Governor |
30 much desires, will he passed. and this |
was the result 81 the days talks and
laborn. There was some discussion over |
the proaposed short ballot by which only |
n Governor, a Lieutenant Governor and |
a Comptroller should bs elected. and all
the other State ofticsrs from Secretary |
IL state down appointed Ivy IN" Governor.
but no decision was -sached concerning |
this measure.
During the day there was moro or Ieas |
incidental AAlk % a candidate for Gov |
ernor, and most Of IL centr~d on Jacob |
Could Schurman. president 81 Cornell
University. IL WAS learned that many |
Republicans throughout the STATE already |
had the Schurman sentiment PTe-i- |
dent achurnan IL one 81 the most init /
mate friends % Gov Hughes and vet in |
the Orsen-H Human direct nomination. !
hIII praaidqnt Schurman In 81 veara ola I