The sun., 1912-08-10
women Will VOTE IN
THIRD PARTY PRIMARY
will Also Be Sent as Delegates
to State Convention at
Syracuse.
GOV. JOHNSON TO SPEAK
Hotchkiss Tells Of Suggestions
From Voters for New
York Platform.

Women are to vote in the New York
State primaries Of the Progressive
party and are to be sent as delegates to
the State convention in Syracuse on
September and 6. State Chairman
Hotchkiss SO instructed his county
chairmen yesterday.
Ten delegates and ten alternates from
each Assembly district will be chosen.
approximately 5000 men and women.
Gov. johnson Of California, candidate
for the Vice-Presidency. has been asked
to speak to the convention and will
probably accept.
A provisional committee on resolu-
tions will be appointed within . fort
night 1t will meet in Syracuse for
several days preceding the convention.
BY means Of it-the party expects to get
right from the voters themselves opin-
ions as to what the platform ought to
be.
Mr.. Hotchkiss said yesterday that the
party hopes to win in this State and
that suggestions for now legislation
when Roosevelt Governor and a
Roosevelt Legislature sit in Albany
cal suggestions which Mr.. Hotchkiss
said would undoubtedly appear in the
State platform Is this:
A demand that New Yorks Constitu-
:ion De so changed as to federalize our
state government by providing that but
two of the executive an administrative
Officers Of such government. the Gov
srnor and observation-disclosures, shall be
elected by the people. and that all ex-
equity. or governmental functions IN the
State shall be coordinated and rearrange ed
50 that thereafter we should have from
eight TO ten great departments, as of
corporations. public works. finances, &c,
each under single secretary. superin-
tcndent or chief, the latter to be ap-
pointed by the Governor and to hold Of
nee at his pleasure such chiefs together
to constitute the Governors Cabinet.
Other suggest ions seriously conside red
are thus worded by Mr.. Hotchkiss:
The elimination of the State printing
graft by the repeal OF all laws relative
To public printing. and the establishment
Of bureau OF printing.
\ demand for constitutional conven-
tion at the earliest possible day, which
under the present Constitution, seems to
be in 1916.
LEGISLATION which shall prohibit ex.
ecutite sessions OF legislative committees
ard compel all bills to be cast at regular
meetings ard in public.
LEGISLATION which shall result in the
creation of permanent committee or
commission on legislative bills, sitting
throughout the year. with the requirement
that legislative proposals Of recognized
Importance shall receive the sanction OF
such permanent committee before being
introduced In the legislature.
The direct vote at all primaries and
elections Of all State and local officers
the Massachusetts ballot and the sim
piihcation Of the laws governing ipde-
pendent nominations
A rigorous corrupt practices act call.
Ing also for publicity of campaign con-
trtbutions and Disbursements during the
progress OF as we'll as after campaigns
Two Judges OF the Court Of Appeals will
be nominated along with the rect Of the
Roosevelt state ticket. Mr.. Hotchkjss
said that al suggestions from Progress
sves as to the compile xion of the ticket
and the platform will be welcomed by
The leaders. Mr.. Ilotchkiss insists that
the candidates be men OF high character,
and he says self-seekers are barred
He said Yesterday to the committeeman
from Westch chester county who called at
the Metropolitan tower:
bit ions. lock them in closet this year and
throw the key away for we must 20 be :
fore the paople only as men who are serv-
ing great cause
The second Chicago convention Mr.
Hotchkiss described as like a revival
meeting" He added:
Compared with all the other conven :
tions ] have attended, this one was ae a
hymn is TO ragtipe"