New-York tribune., 1913-05-13
He Intends To Be "the Whole
Thing" in Forcing Legislators
to Support His Bill.
START IN BUFFALO MONDAY
,ulzer Active in Directing Work
of Committees and in Rails
ing Funds Needed to
Carry on the Fight.
by Telegraph 70 Tho Tribune ]

Albany. May 12.-Governor Sulzer is TO
be "the whole thing" IN the campaign TO
force unwilling Legislators 10 vote for his
eirect primary bill at the extraordinary
session which convenes on June l6. Not
even Theodore Roosevelt is to be allowed
first place This is the meaning placed
IN the action Of the campaign committee
at It's meeting i'm the Assembly chamber
this afternoon. when il decided that the
coverpor SHOULD be the chief speaker in
the tour of the state.
The campaign which will be opened
next Monday in Buffalo by the chief ex-
ecutive. will he conducted on the same
plan a. that of Governor Hughes when
he forced the Legislature to reverse itself
on the anti-racetrack gambling bills
through an extraordinary session. This
plan was adopted by the committee on
the suggestions of Frederick y. Hinrichs,
Of Brooklyn. and Francis y. Herman. of
Utica.
Governor Sulzer told the legislative
committee members that. besides getting
tho proposed legislation IN shape. they
should buttouhole every legislator who
voted against the bin in the regular ses-
sion and find out what ,his reason was.
ASK them if they are going to vote
against our bin again" he said. Il
understand that many Of them voted
against il before because they feared
their local legislation would not get
through That's a situation that will not
occur during the extra session
10
premier advocate OF direct primaries 10
ostracise the bosses. nobody could doubt
that he was a real boss himself at the
meetings of the Publicity. Legislative and
WAYS and Means committees in the eX-
ecutive chamber He walked from one
10 the other 10 see that everything was
done right.
The Governor suggested TO the Pub
hcity Committee that George r. Ketchum
Of Warwick would make q good chair
man Mr. Ketchum was Immediately
chosen. Then he expressed the opinion
that Joseph McNally. of Albany, had in
him the makings OF a tine secretary. Mr.
McNally is The Publicity Committee sec
retary. He told the members of the Leg
islative Committee that Assemblyman
Eisner ought 10 be their secretary. and
EiSner was chosen.
Then Mr. Sulzer walked over TO the
Ways and Means Committee. where the
question over how much money was
needed and where il was coming from
was being discussed. Vito Contessa, of
New York. had started the contributions
by peeling a yellow $50 bill of his roll
and handing it to the secretary.
Put ne down for $50. q" said the Gov
ernor. as he broke into the circle. and
put Mr.. Morgenthau down for $1,000"
Henry Morgenthau. who was chairman,
smiled as he told the secretary it was
all right Henry Lehman. the treasurer
gave another N.o0J Maurice Werthein.
the secretary. gave 500 and j.. T. Joseph
thai 500. The committee decided that
$500 would be enough for the campaign.
and divided the state into contribution
districts. New York is expected to give
SlO0o Brooklyn and Long Island $500
Erie County Sco0. and the rest is TO come
from the remainder Of the state.