New-York tribune., 1910-05-26

caucus on primary bills In this he was
aided by Grady-in fact, Grady COM
nanded the bipartisan forces
Crady's ablest lieutenant was Senator
Grattan. Of Albany. Grady's lieutenant
also in the big raeetrack fight. During
the fight William Barnes, jr., Grattans
boss. sat in the Senate clerks room and
kept in constant touch with the situation
on both the Republican and Democratic
end.
Deadlock Would Be Created.
And finally, though both the Senate
snd Assembly passed to-day the 'idenn-
6estion bill" chief of the ward eiection
reform measures, neither house mas
rasxes the others bill. Confident pre-
dictions are made that the Senate VIII
ret pass the Assembly's bill, and that the
Assembly Rules Committee viii not re-
port the Senate's bill. Thus deadlock
u-nuId be created on this measure and no
law result Equally confident predie-
.5ors are made by racetrack Democrats
,ha- none of the anti-orai bookmaklng
bills will be passed.
The firsa gun in the big fight was fired
this morning, when Senator Nraoy IN
.@rrupted the Senate business TO ask Ior
. recess TO permit his Democrats TO hoid
conference on important matters
which have arisen Unexpectedly The
conference resolved itself into caucus
which reversed Senator Graoy's an
nouncement OF yesterday that the DEM
scrafs stood for the direct primary prln-
riple by binding them to vote for the
Seade-Phillips bill This came like a
thunderboit out OF a clear sky TO Sena-
tor Cobb and his associates in support
Of the compromise direct primary Dill
He soon learned its significance.
The Democrats and some Republi-
cans are in a deal to pass the Meade
bill and defeat my bill" he said TO his
friends
This was confirmed a moment later,
when the Democrats trooped back into
the Senate chamber. Immediately Sem
stor Meade moved that his bill be taken
I'D for passage. A hasty count Of noses
showed that the bipartisan combination
had the votes to pass the BILL 1t was
NoA
the caucus, so a hasty filibuster was
begun.
Senator Bracket started it off by try
ing to suspend the rules on his local op-
tion bill for cities. Grady tried to tall
him down, but Bracket persisted, so tn
bipartisan combination, with some scat
tering votes, defeated his motion to sus-
pend the rules, II to 81. Next came Sen
ator Agaew,- with his election reform bill
That WIS rather serious proposition
for the combination. fer after brief pre-
lininary wrangle the rules woe sus
pend by a vote of % to Is.
Grady Tries to Shout Newconb Down.
when Senator Newcomb called up {
motion 10 suspend the rules on corpo
ration inspectors pay bill, Grady tried
10 shout him down, but he retorted tina
he knew his rights and intended to hav'
them.
L hone Senator Grady is not trying t.
frighten me" he said.
oh. no; I'm not trying TO frighter
YOU" re4orred Grady. I'D get you
jumping jack if / wanted to get you ou
ef the way" Nevertheless, there was
vote on Newcomb's motion, which wa
lost. g to SO.
By this time IL was after the hour Sc
for the Republican caucus. and Senate
Cobb called attention 10 that fact NOV
ing a recess until , p. m. for the de
ferred caucus. Senator Grady objecte,
10 any recess.
My objection is that by proceeding
which ] do not care 10 characterize w
have been prevented from having ou
rightful advantage in voting on thi
bill he said.
Thereupon Senator Tiinman jumps
into the fray with speech which fairl,
INA de the sparks fly.
Don't make any mistake my fellow
Republicans" said he. History is be
ing maderright now. and the eyes of tn
state are on us. We've got TO conduc
ourselves go as TO win comnlendation 70
cur party. Our party leader here is do
ing the best he can with the situation
working fairly and squarely. 1t wa
understood by every Republican las
night and agreed to man-fashion tina
there would be caucus on these pri
mary bills this noon. Now the Demo
cratic leader is playing his own game G
roiitics. but he is not responsible for tn
Yenubiicans. And 1 tell you right no'
he is leading some Republicans agains
their own party You are paying IN
Democratic game. What is suggeste
now is that We violate last nights under
standing and take up the Meade bi
now. II lou lens yourselves TO thi
scheme. don't make any mistake abou
IL. you win get your just deserts, an
they won't be long coming This affail
say. is being manipulated by men No
members Of this Legislature"
Mesde Pleads for Fair Vote.
Senator Meade retorted that all b
wanted was a fair vote on his bill