New-York tribune., 1910-05-10
DIRECT PRIMARIES URGED
Campaign Starts for Passage of
Bill This Year.
LETTERS SENT BROADCAST
Friends of Hinman- Green Meas
ure Say Immediate Action
is Necessary.

Extraordinary efforts are being made h-
ere Direct Primaries Association to secure
the passaEe Of the Hinman-Green bill at
this session Of the Legislature. Thousands
% letters are being sent through the state
urging all those interested in the passage
of rhe measure TO write or telegraph their
rerresentstives in the Legislature urging
u7on them the Importance of Passing the
tIll
FE-Judge William H wadhams president
- The association. who signs the letters.
makes 2 particular point Of the necessity
to- immediate action He Is convinced
That 8 majority Of the Republican voters
rf the state are in favor OF the passage of
-he hill. and believes that they should lose
~ tine in making their desires known TO
their representatives. He appreciates that
This is : critical time in the legislative pro-
erau1r1e al Albany. and believes that pos
.ib1y enough Influence may he brought 10
hear on the members of the Senate and
Assembly 10 show them that their duty Hes
fl psssing the Ffinman-Green bill.
Tx-Judge Wadhars pointed out yesterday
-hst there was a danger of a Democratic
LEGISLATURE being elected next fall in case
TIE present Republican members DO not
heed the voice OF the people in the matter
cf direct primary legislation.
# the machine succeeds in defeating the
direct nominations bill he said. twenty
4-o Republican Assemblymen. including
Speaker Wadsworth. its most determined
exponent. z-ill leave the chamber with the
lsno~ledge that in all probability they are
destined TO defeat at the next election. A
-lsnEe from the last election Of only FIVE
hundred Republican votes to an Assembly
District would have this result. reducing
-he number Of Republicans in the Assembly
- seventy-three. thus giving the Demo
rats controi- The same sentiment is likely
- give the Senate 10 the Democrats as
ueIl And this in q year when z United
=rste5 Senator Is 70 be elected"
Judge Hsdhams gave the following list Of
Republican Assemhlvmen, with the changes
4 their respective votes which would elect
Democrats in their places:
Nev York Harry kopp. S0e. z. A
poherty. zo5, Kings. H. s Goodspeed, al:
e. ! Weber. 152; " W. Colne. $50; Samuel
7Veinstein. $50; Cheuaung. Seymour Low
man. S25. Chenango. ". A. Shepardson, 21s;
Dutchess- Myron Smith. zn2: Fulton. Ed
-srd Tcsburg. 50; Herkimer, @ 6 Eveleth,
as. jefferson. G H. Wood 5os. Lewis. C
2 Boshsrt. 576. Livingston. Speaker James
" Eadsvorth, 1se; onondags- J. E Con-
rell ~: Orange. ]. D. Stivers, S14; Putnam.
J. r Yale 81: Schuyler. L. w Arget-
singer. 10. Steuben. J ". Miller. Il, Tomp-
ki1s. Fox Holden. 449: Ulster. J. NJ. Fowler,
80. Westchester. H ". Haines. 423.
Locally the various Assembly district di-
rect primary associations are displaying
much activity in the fight. particularly on
the upper West Side. Arrangements wero
completed yesterday for a dollar direct
primary dinner at the Hotel Langham.
Broadway and 1a5d street on May Il. DR..
Rudolf Tombo. of Columbia University. is
chairman O he dinner committee. Among
The speakers will be Miles NJ Dawson,
Charles A Beard and judge Wadhams