New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21

Work. men would be nominated to I'LL all
the Offices. but that such ticket woulu
not be elected. Tammany doesn't want
that 10 happen. Tammany knows tne
Republican ticket would be all New
York men, and fears II might win, ana
Tammany fears nothing so much as
strengthening opposition in New YORK.
and. most important Of all, Tammany
is now approaching a very important
municipal election. and doesn't want 10
have to change its machine to meet the
new conditions so soon before that I'M
portant election"
SuIzer Threatens Senator.
"If Senator Murtaugh does not vote
for my bill at the extra session I'll
drive him out of public life" declared
Governor Sulzer after the meeting to-
night. LAS for the referendum propo-
sition made by him at the meeting TO-
night | can only say that Boss Barnes
maze a similar proposition to me be-
fore left Albany. l turned that down.
It's not likely that ] shall accept at
this time such a proposition from
member of the party of which L am
the leader in this state.
IT am sure that Senator Murtaugh's
constituents are ALMOST unanimously in
favor Of my bill from what have seen
in this city to-day"
The referendum proposition was a
suggestion by Murtaugh that the ques-
ton Of abolishing the state convention
be referred to the voters this fall.
In his speech TO the people in Elmira
Governor Sulzer said:
''The adoption Of etate-wide direct pri-
maries and the abt. .>Ion of state conven-
tons is in no sense ain abandonment OF
the principle Of representative govern
ment. but on the contrary II is a protest
against the perversion of representative
government.
The people believe themselves more
competent than their legislators TO elect
Senators in Congress. because they so
often found members of the Legislature
were not the faithful agents OF the people,
but were subject both TO boss control and
systematic bribery. All the arguments
now used against. the abolition OF state
conventions have been used I'm opposition
TO the direct election of United States
Senators. but these arguments have been
vain against tile rising tide Of progressive
democracy
Let us not deceive ourselves. and let US
not try to deceive the people; the plain
fact is. that in our primary reform leg
islation We, in New York State. have left
NH he npOnle
ed us to begin. BY not making our direct
primary law apply directly to the nomina-
ton OF state officers we have continued
the delegate system in the particular field
In which it has proven the most unsatis-
factory to the people.
"The sentiment in the state in favor OF
direct primaries found its origin and
growth principally in the fact that under
1.-THE established primary law the rank and
file of party voters were not able to con-
troll their delegates when they assembled
in the state conventions.
Speeches Along the Way.
Governor Sulzer left Buffalo early
this morning. primed for many
speeches. His first came when the
train--a regular. making many stops
drew into the station at Attica. Sixty
men and boys and a sprinkling or
women drew up around the end OF the
Pullman. and the Governor made
fye-minute talk. At Warsaw he re-
peated it TO exactly twelve men, most
of whom were voters. When the train
stopped at Silver Springs station there
II cheering
school had been let out so the children
could see the overnor.
But at Hornell there was a different
kind Of an audience. There some six
hundred persons, mostly adults, includ-
ing scores of railroad hands and men
from neari factories. listened TO the
M Governors declaration that the people
VI must rlle, and his reiteration Of his be-
lief that the people were perfectly COM
petent TO rule, and anybody who said
they were not was boss or a tool Of
the bosses. State Committeeman
Schwarzenbach and other pillars Of
the county organization met the Gov
ernor there.
Leaving the train at Corning, the
4. Governor headed a procession which
marched through the town TO the
opera house. This was filled, a large
part Of the audience being men. Most
of them stayed through the Governor S
speech. too. although many had to miss
y their MONDAY meal to do so. The Gov
= ernor gave them a tart speech, filled
with denunciation of the bosses and
declarations that he could not be
beaten because he never had been
beaten.
After a luncheon with the county
committee Of Steuben the Governor
yielded himself TO a reception COM
mittee from this city. headed by Mayor
Sheehan, who is also Democratic state
committeeman. The committee had a
score Of automobiles, and brought the
Governor and his retinue here in con-
: stantly charging procession. He was
paraded around the streets Of the city
! for an hour, making addresses TO school
children.' He spoke 10 seven groups or
few hundred each, representing nine
! teen schools.
: Governor Sulzer also addressed the
: students at ElInira College which was
the first in the world to grant a degree
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