The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-17

effect United States Senators Chamber
lain Of oregon. shepherd of Texas,
Hitchcock OF Nebraska. Hollis Of New
Hampshire. MARITIME os New Jersey
Vardaman Of Mississippi and Ashurst
Of Arizona.
Mr.. Suffers message continued as
follows:
unimpearha ble Testimony.
This unimpeachahle testimony--and |
could adduce much more-seems quit.
conclusive. and II any one tells US that
a direct nominations law Is not a good
thing for New York, W. can point - what
other States have done through the agency
or this benefcent reform AS refutat!ru
OF the react!onary assertion.
mo man fears direct primaries. except
a man whose character and whose ahil.
.ty and whose mentality cannot bear the
searchiight Of publicity. No man fears
direc. primaries unless hs wants to he the
creature Of invisible government rather
than the servant ~ popular government.
Let me. therefore. renew my former
recommendations. reiterate all that hav"
previously said. and again sincerely and
earnestly urge the Legislature 10 pass a
direct primary hill that shall provide:
II. That al! party candidates FOR public
office shall be nominated directly by the
enrolled party voters At m official pr'-
mary--the Official primary 20 ne conducted
by the State, and surrounded with all the
safeCuards OF an official elecuon--any
violation Of the official primary law to he
a felony.
go A State committee Of $50 members,
one from each Assembly district. and a
county committee for each county. TO ha
elected directly ny the enrolled party
voters at the OFFICIAL primary.
DesiEnated by Petition Only.
20 All party candidates for public
ONCE TO be voted for In the onlcial prim-
AIRY must be designated by petition only
the same as independent candidates.
-. Every designating petition should
contain the appointment OF committee
for fllng vacancies on the primary ballot
"b Candidates 10 he arranged on the
ballot under the title Of the ofYice. Order
of arrangement to be determined IN each
group by lot. by the commissioners of
election. In the presence of the candi-
dates or their representatives All en-
b,ems on the official primary ballot must
be abolished Names OF candidates to he
numbered. The voter TO indicate his
choice by making a separate mark be-
fore the name Of each candidate,
"s The number Of enrolled party
voters required TO sign a designating
petition should be hxed at a percentage
Of the party vote for Governor at the last
preceding election. except that for State
offices the number should not exceed
| 9, OO0 enrolled party voters. OF which 100
shall be from each OF at least twenty
counties
~. The primary district should he
made Identical with the election district
and the primaries of all parties should
be held at the same polling place. con-
Quoted by the regular official election
Officers. Just the same as an Official elec-
ton.
Party Councils.
rs. Each party to have a party council
to frame a platform; such council to con-
sist OF the party candidates for Office tc
be voted for by the State at large party
Congressman and party United states
Senators: candidates for the Senate and
Assembly: members Of the state COM
mittee, and the chairman OF each county
| committee.
80. The time for filing independent
nominations subsequent to the Ming OF
party nominations should he increased
from Ave days, a. now provided. to four
teen or more days. The number oi
signers OF an independent certificate OF
nomination should conform to the number
Of signers Of u party designation
40. Election OF United States Senator
by the people should be provided for In
accordance with the recent constitutional
amendment Nominations for United
States Senator to be made at the official
primary In the same manner as for the
office Of Governor.
III. Registration days In tho country
should be reduced from four to two and
| registration In the country should be by
affidavit where voter does not appear
personally.
"i2. Boards Of elections In counties
l.
should be reduced from four members ia
two In order to decrease the expenses.
"i3. The use OF party funds at pri-
mary elections to be absolutely prohibited
and made a felony.
~, The penal law should be amended
limiting to . reasonable sum the amount
ss money that may be expended by .