New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
Governors Conference UnanI'
nous in Endorsement Except
for Lone Progressive.
TO LEGISLATURE MONDAY
Executive Says He's Political
Tyro if 1t Isn't Enacted This
Year-Canon Chase
Approves.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune

his direct primary Dill were afeduH a.
surcd closed his second primary confer
cncc this afternoon with this declaration:
IF We. with the help OF myself and the
agencies expect To put to work. can't se'
this hill through between now and De
cember ST. then I don't know much about
politics"
The bill. which was drafted by com
mittee Of nine men appointed at the lds'
conference was submitted to the meet
ing to-day and unanimously adopted. IL
will he introduced in the Legislature
Monday night. The bill abolishes the
state convention and provides that the
candidates for all public offices. except
those of town, village and school dis
tricts. shall he nominated directly by the
enrolled party voters Designations are
10 be made by petition only. the NUMBER
Of signatures being per cent of the en-
rolled voters. ON the ballot all party en-
biems are To ne abolished
Among other features are a provision
for direct election OF United States Sena-
tors. the prohibiting of the use Of party
funds at a primary election and provision
- for a party council 10 frame the plat
form. composed of members of the state
committee and the candidates Nor Office
The party committee is 10 comprise
20 members. one from each Assembly
district
Another bill is to be drafted later
amending the penal law limiting the
amount that may be expended by can
6idate for the purpose OF seeking nom
ination to public office or election to a
party position.
Majority Endorsement Alleged.
Ia its report OF the bill already formn-
lated the committee stated that careln'
consideration of the conditions existing all
over the state convinced ii that the
majority of the electors were in sympathy
with the Governors position
your announced intention said the
committee I'm the report To the Governor,
TO present the bill TO the Legislature at
The earliest possible moment fol!o"ins IL
with an emergency message ui'sih H.
adoption. and in the event of us non
massage forthwith TO appeal 10 the people
and convene the Legislature in cXtraotdi-
nary session for special consideration OF
this measure. will result in lis enact
n}ent.'
The Executive Changer was crowded
when the conference was called 10 order
To-day. those present including the most
prominent men of the independent Gle
uent of the Democratic party Of the state.
The committee TO see that the BIZ Is
nassed was increased 10 one hundred.
headed by Norman +. Mack. democratic
national committeeman. III inc!uoes
fourteen Democratic state committeeman
about thirty chairmen Of Democratic
: county committees and the editors cf
II many country newspapers. Governor SUI
III zer said that every man on IL had siglil-
" fed his advocacy of the bill. and II Is I'M
derstood that he intends to lind out just
where every other state committeeman
and county chairman stands A large
number of the men named on The com
uiittee were present. and il was gwen
power to increase its number a. 1t sees IT,
The members of the state committee
are George ". Batten, OF LOckpori; Hen
~ 7. Burgard of Buffalo; Maurice r.
Connolly of queens: William A. L. Buck
lev. Of Rochester: William II. Kelley. OF
syracuse. Edward f.. Perkins. OF Dutch
ess. John T. Burke, of BallstOH Jerry I.
Connor. of Oneida: Charles +. Ratigan
az Auburn. Daniel Sheehan Of Elmira.
IL r. Rigney. of HolcOm0, Joseph
Schwarzenbach. OF Horneil; Warner NJ.
Sweet. of Fillmore and Thomas j. Cum
mings of Dunkirk.
Absolutely Committed, He Says.
I'VE are here not to talk, but 10 work. ~
said the Governor in calling the meeting
10 order. There is no more important
question than the reformation of the cleo
toral system. and / stand absolutely com
mitted 10 II. We Will undoubtedly find
that there will be many objections To this
bill. but all progress has been charac-
terized by objections. / hope they Will BE-
a. futile I'm the end IN this case as they
are untenable now
William Lustgarten, representing the
Progressive Democrats. caused the only
ripple on the -unanimity which character
lied the conference. lie was quickly and
connletely squelched He thought that
gs the majority of the Democratic IN
rolled voters in the state We're in New
Work CIV the political leaders i'm that
CITY could control the naming of candi-
dates under the proposed bill He asked
that some amendment be made 10 pre-
vent this.
Iustgarten also objected to the pro-
VISION tndi lHf chairman ~ 4" ''"''N'
committee could be elected from outside
the committee membership and declared
that the PrOgressives would withdraw
from the conference unless the bin con
tanned some provision to prevent a min
ortiz candidate being foisted on the party.
To bring this end about lie suggested
that The voters he allowed TO make a
second choice in the list OF candidates.
The Governor Just then called 10 him
A. J Elias, OF Buffalo. chairman Of the
Democratic Progressive party. and whis-
pered in his ear. Mr.. Elias later an
roinced that while the Democratic Pro-
.r,ssives wanted provision which
would exclude minority candidate. they
would not withdraw from the conference
# the bill were not made 10 contain one
Toward the close ~ the meeting, John
Martin. OF Richmond County made
strong speech for a second choice amend
ment and he was authorized To draft one
and submit il 10 the committee for con-
sderation.
Canon william Sheaic Chase of Brook
lvn. told the Governor that in mis- fight
for the direct primary bill he would as
sure him the support OF the vast body
OF clergymen and churches Of this great
commonwealth"
Calls 1t Moral Incentive.
when Mr. Barnes and Mr. Wads-
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