New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-26
MEN Of ALL PARTIES
FORM PRIMARY LEAGUE
Alliance will Have Independent
Column on Ballot in the
Coming Election.
ONLY TAMMANY IS BARRED
Candidates To Be Named for
Assembly and Board Of Alder
men-Sinews of War
Already in Hand.

Prominent men Of all parties, exclusive
OF those in Tammany Hall united yester-
day in organizing the Direct PRIMARY
Nominations Alliance. Notice was hled
with the Board Of Elections that IT would
have an independent column on tho ballot
at the coming election. The organization
was perfected at a meeting AT the reform
Club, No. South William street.
The purpose OF the organization Is two
fod-to advocate direct primary law
along the lines OF tho Sulzer bill and TO
give the Governor and other Democrats
a chance 10 support the fusion ticket
The alliance hopes TO induce the Governor
20 speak at meetings Of the organization.
and the independent column will give In
dependent Democrats the opportunity To
vote for fusion nominees without voting
under the emblem of any other regular
party. The emblem OF the alliance will
he a broad arrow.
The fusion city, borough and county
nominees viii 60 under this emblem. and
q committee Of three from each borough
will be chosen to name candidates for the
Assembly and the Board OF Aldermen.
with the understanding that they must
favor a direct primary law.
There will be some work in connection
with getting out independent nominations
for such a ticket Also II will cost quite
n considerable sum Of money. but IL IS
said that the slnews Of war already have
been promised. The petitions will require
500 signatures for city nominations, 100
for county and borough and per cent
of the total vote cast for Governor in
the district for Assembly and aldermanic
nominations.
William g. Seldon. deputy county clerk,
is the president of the organization. He
is an independent Democrat. Andrew +.
Murray. Progressive. IS the secretary. and
Francis g. Dale. Republican. is the treas
uier. other incorporators are Collin n.
Woodward. Republican leader Of the 30
Assembly District. John Poth. indepeu-
dent Democrat. OF Richmond. and Law
renee j. Pagan, independent Democrat, Of
Tie Bronx
other members ARE Herbert H. Jeh-
man. independent Democrat who was
treasurer OF the Sulzcr direct primary
campaign. John j. Hopper OF the Inds-
I
Charles Walton. Leonard NJ Wallstein,
former Senator Josiah =. Newcomb. Fred
orick G.. Leubuschcr. Mark Eisncr. the
Democratic Assenblymau who introduced
the Sulzer bill. James 4. Francis. Robert
= Lewis. William II. Wadhems william
Chilyers Republican leader OF the 2atn
District. and Representative William NJ.
Calder.
In n statement last night. the Alliance
organizers said.
Tho Direct Primary Alliance advocates
the repeal ~ that part OF the prescn,
election Law which calls for the large
annual expenditure OF money. much OF
which r. unnecessary. and tho substitu-
ton OF simple. direct. economical and
comprehensive method. by which tho en-
rolled voter may directly choose the can
d,dat"s % his party for public office ana
party position. n must be statewide IN
It's application and must apply 10 every
elective office in tho state"