New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-19
O|X'S PRIMARY MESSAGE
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question you take the vote SAID
Bracket. You can't hide the ISSUE
here" lie added some remarks express
ing his contempt for men 'masquerao-
ing as favoring direct nominations bills
while deep down in their little black
hearts they are opposed To them
Gradv's motion was carried, Is to ~
ending discussion of the question.
The Governors message on the direct
primary situation follows:
state If New York
Executive Chambor
Albany July Is, 1911.
am informed that il is the intention of
your honorable body TO take NJ for discus
sion and action the question Of dirt r,u hon ~
nations presented in Assembly hlil No
25gS entitled An act 10 amend INC "lecI
ton law in relation 10 nominations anu
primaries" as amended and reported by the
| Assembly Judiciary Committee.
! n IS / understand the intention or me
Legislature 10 adjourn for period OF seN-
eral weeks. Therefore. direct nomination
hill that now passes the Senate ana AS
scmblv must be signed or vetoed In tho
form II comes 80 me for executive acuon;
as there viii lee no opportunity for recali
and amendment. -.
bc "a party question. All the political par
ties have declared in favor Of the principle
Of direct nomination of PARTY candldateS
end OF members of party committees ny
enrolled party voters. The Rochester pldl
form pledged tho Democratic party 10 inc
principle of statewide direct primaries tna'
Z will Insure 10 the people the rlsht I"
choose member Of political committees
and nominate candidates for pubic once.
The Republican platform was hardly Jess
explicit The duty Of fulfilling these pledges
To the people should rest alike upon al
members Of the Legislature. irrespective OF
/ political aflliation. The question should nc
approached not In party spirit ppt WIN
an eve single 70 serving the state. and 10
the imuroyement in political methods ana
conditions which Will inevitably folio" inc
I adoption Of system OF NOMINATION anu
COMMITTEES appointments that VIII place d'
rectlv in the hands of party voters the nom
nation Of party candidates and the naming
Of members of party committees
People Of State Show Good Faith.
The p&ople Of the state have accepted in
good faith the declaration Of the political
parties. and especially the declaration OF
The Rochester convention. ~ mean a pfl,
| mary law statewide in its Application emo
IoporatiOn and insuring 10 party voters the
right 20 nominate practically all candidates
for elective offices. This expectation IS not
| met nv the direct nomination bil reported
! t. the LEGISLATURE by the Assembly Jull
carv Committee. IN working ont the ne-
tails Of a system Of direct nominations
honest differences Of opinion may exist.
These differences should be settled by as
cuss,on and perhaps by mutual CONCESSION
and compromise that involve no surrender
of the essential and vital clemens or inc
principle Of statewide direct nominations
Ru, the system itself rests on fundamental
requirements that cannot ne lgnore1 or sur
rendered If the political parties repre-
scented i'm the Ieeisla ture are 10 keep faith
with the people. party primaries must ne
surrounded with ali the safeguards aud ac-
cessories of 81 new general election. Town
! village and ward candidates are now nom
! mated AT direct primaries. II can be
claimed with some reason that the state
convention should be retained only a
state convention consisting Of delegates
elected bv the party voters from the politi-
cal subdivisions represented in the con
vcnton can with authority ana proprletF
adopt \ platform thar will enunciate the
party Interpretation Of political principles
and state the party position on penang
public questions and political issues. With
these exceptions. the bill should apply to All
elective offices and 10 all political commit
tees
Members of political committees, begin
ming with the state committee and in
Gliding all the lesser committees should
be the choice Of the party voters Of the dis
tTicts they represent on the committees. II
t. no proper function of the state conNen-
ton to name or elect the members Of tho
state committee of the party. l do not he
lieye the people will tolerate q bill that
takes from the voters OF the party within
the political subdivisions that constitute the
! state committee the right To name its rep
resentative on the highest and most pow
crful body within the party organization.
An official ballot is another essential
requisite of direct nomination measure
that will meet the expectation and the de
mands of the people Of the state. The ao-
sencc Of An official ballot will create con
fusion and chaos. and may open the door to
fraud. Nominating primaries should ho
conducted with all the safeguards of an
/ election. An official ballot IL AS essential
! To an honest and efficient primary as II Is
! 20 the election Of candidates on Election
Day. Party and political chaos should be
avoided and not invited. Chaos wouId be
inevitable at nominating primary without
! an official ballot. Neither should nomna-
lions be made unnecessarily expensive. The
absence Of an official ballot would compel
/ each candidate to print and distribute his
own ballot. This condition must inevitably
produce confusion. both inside and outside
party lines, and i'm many instances create
! an expense so great as TO prevent many
men from seeking public office.
! I desire Ia ask the attention of Your hon
| OTablc body 20 the great Importance OF this
Question Of direct nominations. II is my
! personal wish that suitable measure he
| enacted by the present Ieglslg tuTe for the
/ establishment Of efficient and honest pri-
maries. thereby meeting q reasonable and
| righteous demand of the people Of the state
| Of New York. JOHN y. DIN.
The Assembly to-day advanced to the
order Of third reading the Rlauvclt di-
rect primary bill, ana this afternoon the
Judiciary Committee considered tho
amendments To IT prepared by Assembly
man Blauvclt 10 carry out the ideas o.
Governor Dix The committee, however.
took no action. finally deciding 20 lct
each member act az he sees fit when the
/ bin comes up for final passage to-mor-
row. At that time il is expected that
! Assembiyman Blauvelt will introduce his
amendments and they VIII probably be
/ ,otcd on separately.
The judiciary Committee reported the
Warren constitutional amendment pro-
Gliding for statewide personal registra-
: ,ion and :he bill amending the Levy
election law 10 carry out Governor Dix's
recommendation by providing that com
missions of elections shall he created in
all counties Of the state instead Of only
,p those where the county clerks arc not
! zee officers.
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