The sun., 1910-06-30
ASSEMBLYMEN SAY THINGS
Judiciary Committee Had Already
Decided to kIH An
the Bills

Hushes, and the Inference u Drawn
That His Message To the Legislature
Is Approved BY the Gsyernor.
Chairman Griscom of the New York
Republican county COMMITTEES gave out
yesterday afternoon this despatch from
Col Roosevelt;
Lloyd c. Griscom. chairman Rspublieaa
county committee. 50 WILLOW sirooi.
NcS York
During the last week great numbers
OF Republicans and Of independent voters
from all over the State have written ms
urging the passage Of direct primary
legislation. have seen Gov Hughes
and have learned your views from your
representative Il seems IN me that the
Cobb bill with the amendments proposed
by you meets the needs Of the situation.
! believe the people demand IT, most
earnestly hope that il will be enacted into
law. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Cambridge. Mass. June %
ALBANT. June 20 Gov Hughes's
friends were delighted tonight when they
read the telegram from Roosevelt 10 Grs-
com. This Roosevelt Telegram was NOS
heard Of in Albany until after the As-
ssmbly Judiciary Committee had decided
to report all direct nomination bills adj
versely tomorrow and had issued a
formal typewriter statement giving ~
reasons. The Republican organization
legislative leaders were disguised with
ROOsevelt's interference They would
not admit that the Roosevelt telegram
would change their plan to kill tomorrow
IN the Assembly all chance Of direct
nomination legislation at this special
session. IL was learned that Speaker
Wadsworth told his friends that he did
not think the Roosevelt telegram would
result IN the passage Of the Cobb-Gresn
compromise bill by the Assembly
The Roosevelt telegram. said Speaker
Wadsworth tonight. will not changs
my attitude upon this question The
Griscom amendments TO be introduced
by senator Agnew make the Cobb-Greeu
compromise bill more ridiculous than ever
When introduced the Cobb bill. in order
to permit fusion in New York city when
Mayor was 70 he elected. provided that
the bill should not apply 70 county nom
nations in New York in a year when =
Mayor was 70 be elected Now they have
agreed to amend Il further 30 as 70 pro-
vide that the direct nominations idea
shall not apply in New York city any year
except for the ofice Of Representatives
in Congress, Senators and Assemblymen
This exception oi New York from ths
provisions Of the Cobb bill 10 made solely
for the purpose Of catching votes for ths
bill and shows the insincerity Of it4
promoters
I am sorry Mr. Roosevelt with his
usual perspicacity has failed TO comprO-
bend that a matter Of principle 10 involved
not a pure opportunity remarked Will
lam Barnes. Jr, the Republican leader Of
Albany county. who has been in the fore
front Of the fight against direct nomina-
tons.
4 don't believe the people demand
direct nominations and | am not for tho
Cobb bill declared Edwin A. Merritt, JF..
the Republican leader Of the Assembly,
after he had read the Roosevelt telegram.
Mr.. Merritt has just Deen renOminutci
for tho Assembly in his St. LaWusnos
county district and . motion 10 commit
him 10 the direct nominations principle
when he was nominated yesterday vas
overwhelmingly defeated. He reached
Albany to-day with this personal victory
20 HE credit.
Aaasmblyman Jesse Phillips, chairman
of the HOUSE Judiciary COMMITTEES, who
for the last three years has led the fight
in tho Assembly against diroCt nOmina-
tons, said: Il have consistently opposed
both tho Hinman-Green and tho COBB
biI and no possible outside intsrforsncs
o5ald change my position in OppOsition
TO both
And 10 Il was all along the line of prom
insnt Republican Asssmblymsn who have
consistently opposed dirsot nominations
from the start. What effect thu ROoss-
welt telegram win have among the unim-