New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-10
THIRD PARTY SEEKS
MORE REFORM IDEAS
Any One May Present Them Be-
fore Provisional Committee
Prior to State Convention.
SOME ALREADY IN HAND
Hotchkiss Will Welcome Sug-
gestions as to Candidates-
Roosevelt to Speak During
Red Hot Campaign.

| Any one who has any ideas In regard TO
reforming the government of this state
may present them before a provisional
committee that is to consider planks for
the state platform of the Progressive
party. This committee Is TO be appoint
ed within a week or ten days 1t will go
to Syracuse several days before the state
convention. which Is to be held In that
city on September and 6. and will give
due consideration to any suggestion that
any one may wish TO make.
| AS a matter OF fact, many suggestions
have already been received. Among them
are the following.
| The elimination OF the state printing
| graft by the establishment OF bureau
| OF printing
| A demand for constitutional conven-
ton at the earliest possible Gay. @nich,
under thc present constitution, seems to
! be in 1915.
| a demand that the state constitution
| be so changed as to federalize our state
| government by providing that only the
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor snail
be elected by the people.
| Legislation TO prohibit executive ses-
| sonS OF legislative committees. TO restrict
| the power Of the Rules Committee of the
| Assembly.
To create a permanent committee or
| commission on legislative bills sitting
| throughout the year. with the require
ment that legislative proposals or recos-
| nized importance shall receive the sane
| tlon of such permanent committee before
| being INTRODUCED In the Legislature such
| committee or commission TO nave power
| TO subpoena witnesses and TO take tesu-
| mony and to be required to give notice
| 10 all interested persons or corporations
or public departments OF hearings on
| such bills.
| The direct vote at all primaries and
elections OF all state and local ofncers'
| the Massachusetts, ballot and the sim
pliHcation OF the laws governing indie
| pendent nominations =,
| A rigorous corrupt practices act, call
| ing also for publicity OF campaign CON
| tributions and disbursements during the
| progress Of az well as after campaigns
| The Progressive state convention VIII
consist OF ten delegates from each As-
sembly district. ! 800 in all. Democratic
conventions consist OF three delegates
from each Assembly district while repre-
sentatlon 20 Republican state conventions
| is apportioned according 10 the votes cast
for he last Republican candidate for
Governor In the several Assembly dis
trIcts. The number OF delegates in the
Republican convention this year will be
| lois.
| instructions have been issued 20 tho
county chairmen 10 SEQ TO II that women
enrolled In the party be allowed to par
tlcipate In all affairs, aud that they have
a liberal representation at the state con-
venton.
| Chairman Ho,chkiss announces that he
will welcome any suggestions az To Gao
didates for state or other offices. inolud-
ing nominations for the two judgeships
OF the Court OF Appeals ("who will be
named By the new party. regardless Of
the action. bipartisan or otherwise. %!
the boss-ridden organizations OF the o.
partiesp.
| II IL expected that Colonel Roosevelt
will attend the convention. An invit-
ton 20 he present and address the dele
gates was sent yesterday 10 Governor
johnson OF California. the candidate for
| Vice President.
| I'VE shall try 10 make our state con-
vention as near like the Chicago conven-
ton as possible" said Chairman Hotch-
/ kiss. Compared 10 others, that conven-
ton was as a hymn compared TO ragtime.
| wish that the spirit displayed there
might De forever perpetusted in some
symbolic manner"
Talking 10 the Westminster County COM
mittes yesterday afternoon. Chairman
Hotchkiss said In part
| Il hope that any man who has any
personal ambitions In this movement will
lock them in a closet and throw the key
away. We intend 10 serve In this great
cause not for ourselves. but In thu inter
est Of the whole people. Only high class
mon should be drafted for every nomina-
ton. We have an opportunity such as
has not been seen since the Declaration
Of Independence was adopted"
| Plans are tn be made for q REQ hot
campaign I'm the state. II Is hoped that
MIR. Roosevelt will make number If
addresses. although he cannot undertake
to stump the state.
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