New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
VOTES FOR LONG BALLOT
Republican County Committee
Adopts Rules to Fit New Law.
FOR CHANGES IN MEASURE
Judge Wadhamss Proposal for
E. D. Unit Observation-Disclosures
To Be Held March 26.

Judge william II. Wadhams made fight
at the meeting OF the Republican County
Committee last night to have the election
distric. instead OF the Assembly district
made the unit OF representation in elecung
members of the County Committee. lie
was assisted in his fight by William Chill
vers leader Of the 18th District; William
NJ bennett former leader Of the 18th Dis
trict, and IIndon Bates. jr. His subsu-
tute to tina, particular section Of the rules,
which were up for adoption, was voted
down. and the rules as presented by Collin
H. Woodward were adopted by viva Voce
votes. which seemed TO show an over
whelmng sentiment against the PROPOSE
tion Of Judge Wadhams.
| The new rules are required TO conform TO
! the new primary law. Prior to their com
| ing up the committee had passed, with TWO
| elisons. report Of a special committee OF
which Judge Wadhams was chairman pro-
| posing changes in the primary law
Il cannot sit silent" said Judge Nad-
hams while the committee proposes TO
] adopt rules that would take away all the
/ benefits of the direct primary law espe-
! cially as we have just decided to propose
| amendments to the law which VIII make
It more representative OF popular opinion
/ To have members OF the district commit
tee run at large in the district would make
| a long ballot and would make the law IN
| cffectual and ridiculous IT would make II
necessary for the voter to choose from
| among several hundred names. Ihis
county committee owes a duty 10 the peo-
pie 10 be on the level with them.
.!udgc Wadhams moved as substitute
for the Assembly district provision thaI
tho county committee should be made up
oC AZ least one member for each election
district and one additional member for
eacb 90 votes cast for the Republican can
dIdate for Governor a the last election, or
major portion thereof. within each election
district.
The county committee is now composed
OF $40 members. Under the rules as passed
II will be composed of 1904 members whiie
under the Wadhams proposition II Wouiu
consist OF 1854 members.
Abraham Gruber. Kelly Prentice, B. w.
r. Brown and others spoke for the rules as
proposed They argued that II the courts
decided that the names Of tho candidates
for tho county committee had to be re-
heated for the various designation COM
estimated At from ten TO seventeen and
onc.h half feet long I'm some districts II
would not be the fault Of the Republican
organization. but Of the Democrats who
passed the bill
The official call for tho primaries to be
held on March c6 was read by Captain
Boyle, the secretary, and adopted win
rush.
The report OF Judge Wadhsms's committee
proposing changes in the primary law
which has already been printed, was ADOPT
ed with the omission Of paragraphs ana
Is Paragraph Z suggested that Candidates
for members Of party COMMITTEES he pro
posed only by petition. thus doing away
| with tho designation ot party committees
| parsrraph s suggested tho Massachusetts,
| form Of ballot for tho direct primary. lhe
obi.ction rnado TO that was that II Woul1
not enable the vot.r to place the respon-
sibility on any particular group OF men
Members from Tho Bronx ma le n strong
| hght for the adoption of a resolution plac-
ing ths committee on record as favoring
the Bronx county bill. The committee on
resolutions reported that tho sentiment for
such a county was not strong enough for
the committee 10 90 on record. but tnat II
such sentiment should develop later Il WAS
the sens, Of the committee that the propo-
sition should be submitted in tho ro-m "f
a referendum to the people of The Bronx.
julius 7. Tobias and James l. Neis
talked in favor Of tho county proposition
until many OF the Manhattan men left IN
disgust al the lateness of the hour. Finally
the report OF the committee on resolutions
was passed.
The meeting of tho committee had 70 w
held in the auditorium Of the United |haH-
lues Building in East ed street. the mem
bcrs assembled at the Eldorado' SeNen'h
avenue and 52d street, according TO the CALI
and found that dance was going on there.
SO hurried arrangements had TO he mado
TO 20 TO the Charities Building. This de-
Iayed the meeting until after o'clock.