The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-26
TIE PRIMARY FIGHT SETTLED
SENATE PASSES THE MEADE
PHILLIPS BILL, ~ TO ~

paEaed tho Mende-fhilltps ITtmhFy r.
form hill by q vote 81 y tocl The votes
for tho bill were cast by fourteen Rs-
nuhlican and fourteen Democratic Sen
ators. All Of tho negative votes were
cast by Republicans. except that Senator
Cullen Of Brooklyn. Democrat. also voted
aRp r.. the hill senator Z D. sullivan.
the only other Democratic senator. y
In Europe
The fourteen Republican senators who
voted for the bill were All. Burlingame.
Gledhill and Kis~sl. 81 kings; Trough Of
Manhattan. Goats of Franklin. Emerson
Of Warren. Grattan oi Albany. Holden Of
Onondasa Meade and White II Monroe,
Plat 81 Steuben. Schlo-ssr u Dutche-s
and Nittsr Of AlleEany.
THIS vote was the result Of the work u
senator George 1 Meade. % Rochester
the chairman of the legislative commits
sim which last year Investigated the
operation ~ direct primaries IN other
States. After the Republican conference
laat night decided 20 hind by cauc,iS action
the senators who were opposed to the
Cobb compromisa hill senator Meade
realized that quick work must ~ done
Il q Dozen or more Republican senator's
were not compelled either 20 bolt party
caucus or vote Tor the tobb compromise
~ the time the senate met this morning
Senator Meade. with the assistance Of
William Barnes. Jr. u Albany. Who was
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the Republican State committee for
80 many years. had formed the lines which
resulted IN the passage later " the Meade.
Phillips bill They were thus able 10
prevent a caurus % Republican senators
acheduled for noon to-day until after the
Meade Phillip bill had been passed 10y
the senate. thus making II unnecessary
for any senators 20 bolt party caucus.
Those who had originally favored the
Hinman-Green bill and who had Appar-
entity transferred their allegiance to the
Cobb compromise bill were much sur
prised when they realized that they had
been Outwitted over night in their efforts
20 make the Cobb bill a party measure.
They fought hard 20 have a caucus held
before the Meade Phillips bill was voted
on, hut they were unable 10 have the
caucus until after that ball had besn passed
and sent back to the Assembly. which
House will send il on 20 Gov. Hughes
for his action a. a thirty day bill.
In the caucus which followed. lasting
nearly two hours. senators Human and
Davenport reversed their position and
voted against making the Cobb compro-
miae bill a party measure and No did
nearly all II the original Human Green
bill senators. This action was significant
in view Of the fact that senator Human
had a talk with Gov Hughes Just before
the caucus convened.
The action OF senators Human and
Davenport AZ the caucus was taken 10
indicate that Gov Hughes had Withdrawn
his support from the Cobb compromise
bill and that he would not give senator
Cobb an emergency message to permit
the bill 10 he passed. Otherwise the
senate cannot act upon the bill a. Il
must he amended materially 70 cure
its defecta
senator Human intimatei that the
Governor never said he would give an
emergency message for the Cobb com
promise bill. and this caused senator
Cobb 10 inquire Of senator Human Il
he and his friends wers playing far with
him. Senator DAVIS also fired a few
pointed questions a. senator Human
Who was hard put 10 defend hia changed
attitude on the Cobb compromise la
fact there was more ~ feeling Al the con-
ference. and u was all directed at senator
Human. than has Appsared since tins
question first began 20 aRitate the IaeRis-
t.. all h. 4tuHa
Green bill Senator'S LETT senator Goth
high and dry a. the caucus. although
u was agreed by vote Of p 90 10 tO make
the Cobb compromise bili a party measure
u senator Cobb was successful in gettinK
an emergency message from the Cover
nor. senator Cobb will 500 Gov Hughes
In the morning about thus, bat II " doubt
ful Il he will get u.
This morning senator Grady had the
senate take a short recess ~ that the
Democrats could caucus on the new stu
alton. After a ten minutes caucus u
was announced that the llemwratir
Henators would vote Tor the Meade
Phillips bill IN order 10 avoid she greater
calamity from a party standpoint, - the
compromi-s bill
Whsn this action % the Democratic
Senators became known shortly isFOre
noon tho Hughes SenatOns tried 20 NH
Meade-P Phillips bill from bsing called up
until after i2.3O O'Clock. when Ma iorty
Leader Cobb mOvsd thai the Senats take
= recess In order Ia permit the Republican
caucus TO be held
senator Grady demanded a roll call
m the motion % take q rrcess IN order
that the Republican caucus night he held.
and upon the roll being called senator
Bracket sald
I asked 10 he excused and I mean II
ait here holding nv nose at such per
fornanoea ~ this
He was excused
senator Cobb's motion 20 take a recess
was defeated by a vote Of ayes 20 noes
"a All tho senators were present except
Big Tim Sullivan. who n In Europe The
Affirmative votes we're cast by the Re-
publicans. while the vote against adj
iournment was cast bv the thirteen Re-
publican Senators and the fifteen Demo
cratic senators
When " became anna rent that the
votes we're there - pass the Meade
Phillips hill before a Republican CAUCUS
could he called committing the 'hirtaen
Republican senators n tho comDrotnse
direct primaries hill tho S-nats settled
itself down 70 listen 20 the debate upon
the new situation which arose over night
on the direct primary question and Sena-
tor Human opened the discussion
ORAL NETTING BILL GOES OVER.