The sun., 1910-05-12
DIRECT NOMINATIONS DEAD
ASSEMBLY KILLS 1T NJ 4 VOTE
or ~ TO 81.
Tasa Aftsg Emllng ths GFady-Frlshle BIil
u Promptly Passes the mn of the
Legislative Commission mat IN
qulred About Primaries Eisewhsre

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called direct nominations bill. intro
dnced by Senator Hlnman and Assembly
man Green. which would abolish the
party convention. was killed In tho A.
-embly tonight after a nine hour debats
by a vote Of ayes 81. noes y. The bill
lacked nine votes of passing. 70 votes
being required The bin was killed bO-
yond resurrection in the assembly
for this wear when the House by a vOes
ayes 81. noes SC. refused 10 reconsider
IT, action.
Then the Assembly promptly by a vote
Of ayes "a. noes ~. killed tho Grady
Frisble bill which was drawn by Judgs
D-Cady Herrick on bshalf oF the Sara
toga Democratic League a. represent
ative Of tho Democratic idea Of primary
reform.
without more ado the Assembly than
passed tho Meade Phillips oill prepared
by the legislative commission appointed
last year 10 investigate the operation Of
direct primaries IN other states fhls
bin was amended 80 that IL practically
coincided with Gov. Hughes's bin sE-
cept that an party conventions are pre-
served in the bill. which was passeCi In
the Assembly tonight by a vote Of ayes
81. noes q.
This action Of the Assembly indorses
the position taken by Speaker James
W. Wadsworth, IT,. since the opening
Of the session upon this question. and
70 his leadership In the HOUSE more
than ianything else was due the action
of the Assembly tonight upon these
three bills
The ball which the Assembly passed
tonight the House Republican leaders
believe will be passed by the senate
after tho Hinman Green bill is defeated
in the upper branch og the Legislature.
although Gov. Hughes has intiTnated
privately that after the Hinman -Gneen
| bin was defeated on the aoor of the
senate and Assembly in an open fight
he might agree 10 oomprOmies uRon
primary law amendments which the
Republican organization IN tho SenAes
and Assembly would bs wiling 20 accept.
The senate will vote upon the Hinman-
Green bin next Wednesday and upon
the other pending primary amendments
bills.
The Meade Phillips bill. which pAsssd
the Assembly tonight, provides for q
narty Stats COMMITTEES 0f $50 members.
one from each Assembly district for q
uniform primary day and personal rsais-
tration throughout the State and for an
oHiCial primary ballot
All party committeeman are - be
elected by direct vote Of the people on
primary day. and delsgtes 10 sll party
conventions of every nature are 10 bo
elected on primary day by direct vots
Of the people. There Is a provision In
the bill that any county. city or borough
party committee may adopt direct pri-
maries for its civil division. which would
mean. for instance, that in New York
city and in Erie and Monroe and OnondagA
counties the party committees could pro-
vide for the nomination by direct vote
o: the people At the primaries Tor all party
nominees for Oiiice below State ofiicers
and supreme Court Justices.
/ Those who voted for tho Hinman-G
bill Included q Republicans. 10 Demo
/ Gratis and Independence lsauIeg Ah5ut
/ half Of the Democratic members who
voted Tor the Hnman Green bin Wors
elected on direct primary ISSUES IN otiier
upstate cOunties. while the five llemo-
/ Gratis from Erie county voted for the bin
at the instance Of State Chairman Finry
/ Conner.
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