The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-20
sULzER AGAINST COMPROMISE.
In Connection With His Fight for the
Direct Primary.

|
b ~Ho, n. Y, May 20,-Declarine
that there could be no compromise that
would continue the state convention as
part Of his direct primary measure,
Governor Sulzer in three speeches last
night launched publicity campaign in
/ its favor that will continue until the
! legislature convenes next month. The
governor abandoned two speeches sched-
tiled for the afternoon at Tonawanda and
| Lancaster and spent most of the day
leonferring with his political supporters in
| the western part of the state.
II was at one of these conferences
| that Governor Sulzer was asked II he
would consider d compromise that would
retain the state convention His reply
was emphatically in the negative and
be urged upon all his callers that every
possible influence be brought to bear
upon the assemblymen and senators
from Erie county to secure their votes
for the direct primary bill at the extra
session next month.
If | had representative who did not
truly represent my wishes upon so inn
portant matter he told them, 81
would see to it that he did not continue
as my representative.
! The governors day began with re-
ception at his hotel Mayor .Fuhrmann,
State Treasurer John J. kenney and
number Of prominent Democrats called
during the morning. In brief address
at the Ellicott club, where he was the
guest of honor at a luncheon. Governor
Sulzer did not refer directly to the pur-
pose of his visit here. but declared that
he was engaged in a struggle to have his
party and his party's representatives
live UP to the pledges they made during
the last campaign and that he would
continue the fight despite efforts of men
within his own party to thwart his pur-
pose.
Three meetings were held last evening.
The main gathering was at the Broad
way auditorium, where Mayor Fuhr
mann introduced the permanent chair
man. Maurice NJ Wall The second
was at Dom Polski hall in the East Side |
district, represented by Senator Rams. |
berger, and the closing meeting was at !
4 West Side hall in Senator Malone's |
district. Both senators voted against |
the direct primary bill. Chauncey J.
Hamlin, progressive county chairman,
presided at the West Side meeting The |
lther speakers at the meetings included I
state Labor Commissioner John Mitch
IL, Frank H. Mot. of Jamestown. Thorn
Is p. Heffernan of Dunkirk and several 1
ocal Democrats. Governor Sulzer was
greeted by crowd that filled the gaily
auditorium.
At the West Side meeting, Governor
,ulzer replied to the statement given
nut in New York by Senator Robert r.
Wagner, majority leader of the Senate,
n which he denied that the governor
tate platform as he had claimed. L
He says he wrote the Syracuse plat
orm,' said the governor 'That is !
ews to me as I thought it was handed /
D him. As matter Of fact those on s
he inside at the Syracuse convention I
now submitted several planks, some 5
which were accepted and some wer.
elected. Clarence J. ,Shearn wrote sew
al others at my suggestion. We have
ritnesses to prove these statements !
he platform would have been better
,r the people if all the planks | sub
lifted had been accepted
However. it is immaterial now who !
rote the Syracuse platform. The real
uestion before the voters Of the state
!: Who is repudiating it Judging by
hat Mr.. Wagner says, he and his
lends want to repudiate the platform. !
II | want to do is to redeem the
edges in that platform on which Sena-
" Wagner and ! were elected. ! am
,posed to cheating the people. Is Mr.. !
'agners
"The sad cry Of Mr.. Wagner sounds !,
Se an echo. OF course everybody knows !,
echo never answered question. Let
r. Wagner answer this question: Is
in favor of carrying out the pledpe "
r direct primaries in the Democratt !
atform or is he in favor of repudiaa !,
g the pledge? That is the only ques- i
On the voters in Mr.. Wagner's district !, l.
ant him to answer"