New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-05

Graf. opposed it because Of the party
emblem feature.
The vote in detail follows.
Ayes: Bayne. Black Burd. Crouln. cullen,
Duhame Ferris. FierO, FraWley, Glluns'
Grady Griffin. Harden. Harte. Long NC
I Clellan. McAianus. Murtausn. @ brlen' Fti-
lock, Transporter, Roosevelt, Sanner' StIl-
well. G.. u. Sullivan. T. d. Sullivan ana
White
Noes: Allen. Argetsinger. Bracket. Cobb,
/ Hamilton. Heacock. Hewitt Hlnman'
LOOMS Newcomb. Ormrod. Platt, Rose,
/ sage. SAKE. Thomas, Travis Wainwright
Absentees: Bussey, Coates. Emerson,
Griffith and Wagner
This bill is based on the system Of d.
rect nominations worked out by Governor
Hughes. by which party committees IN the
various political units-Assembly. Senate.
! Congress. judicial district ana the like
/ elected directly in The primaries would
! designate candidates for party nomination
| 10 Office. The names thus suggested or
/ designated would go on the primary ballot.
names Of other candidates FOR nomination
/ could be placed on the ballot. and the party
/ voters on primary day would make their
choice from among the various candidates.
/ The one receiving the highest number Of
/ votes for each place thus became the
partv's nominee for that Office. But under
/ the form OF ballot with its column and
/ party emblem. devised by the Tammany-
! ties. and the provision permitting the use
Of the partv's funds TO help the campaign
Of the committee 8 designations. this sys-
. TEN becomes warped and unfair 70 any
body who tries 70 night the machine. It
/ does not put he hobbies on the party
/ boss" as Governor Hughes said his bill
would do
! The bill provides for the direct nomina-
. ton under these conditions, or all candi-
/ dates for elective office save state officers.
/ II provides fer he direct election at the
/ primaries OF all party committeeman, but
. 4 there Is no candidate for state commit
teeman who receives a majority Of the
votes cast ar the primary the state com
mitteeman shall be elected by the dele
! gates 10 the state convention. who them
! selves are 70 Re elected directly a the pri-
maries There is 10 be q statewide en-
rolment but IN me rural counties this
may be done by mail or at the request OF
/ friends enrolling personally. The bin viii
/ take effect November Is. 1911. The existing
/ party committees are permitted 20 desig-
nate the state. city. county, judicial and
/ Congress and state district committees for
/ the spring primary Of 1912.
/ Assemblyman Aaron i. Levy. who helped
: draw the measure in the form I'm which n
! was passed and who will defend IL IN the
| lower house tomorrow. issued a state
/ ment tonight describing it. Among other
things he said.
/ This bin is In entire keeping with our
/ party pledge 7 am satisfied that a reading
/ Of IN viii convince the reader that IL is
! entirely iu the interest Of the people and
/ contains far more wholesome provisions
/ than b. was credited with, In fact. party
/ 0rraniza ti0ns are put 10 serious and almost
/ uniustided disadvantage by II.
/ When Governor pix learned Of the n
/ ate's action tonight heosaid:
am very much srau1ed thar direct
/ primaries nv means of wholesome pri-
mary law so ardently desired By the peo-
ula and by the voting population Of the
. state. now seems probable 7 hope the ac-
ton 4 the Senate viii be followed by an
equally encouraging vote in the Assembly.
I cannot conceive why measure of this
character should not pass unanimously IN
both houses as both parties 90 their plat
+ forms empnaticaly- declared in favor Of
. direct nominations