The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-28
BIauvrlt. Speaking for Tam
many. Calls Sulzer Unfair
q and Unjust.
HIS METHODS DENOUNCED
senator Declares Governors Bill
Partly Illegal and Other
wise Defective.

Sver 70 Gov. suffers veto message ON
the Blauvelt election law amendment
The reply indicates that the Demo-
cratic orga MIA TONS position on this
question is unalterable.
1T does not necessarily follow that
man must he right because he IL
Governor" said Senator Blauvelt 81
insis; that the Governor't threat to drive
men on, of the party If they refuse to
support his bill is radically unjust and
unfair and will bc resented by every
man who dema nds the right to exercise
his honest judgment"
Al the instance Of Gov. SuiZer. Ches-
ter G. Pls,t. his secretary. answered the
Blauvelt statement insisting that those
Democrats who are not in favor OF
abolishns the party state convention
should join tn. Republican party. be-
cause IL Is the only party which did
not in its platform favor selecting state
candidates directly at the primaries.
The Republican party il in need of
recruits" saws Mr.. Flat. and to that
party should go all those who do not
believe in statewide direct prma ries
az defined 10y common sense and COM
mon honesty and AS interpreted by
Democratic newspapers and Democratic
speakers in two successive campaigns" :"
Senator Blauvelt in replying to the
Governors criticisms compares the
Blauvelt bill and the Sulxer state
wide primary measure. He says:
In his recent address before the meet
ing of Ia. chairmen OF the Democratic
county committees. Gov. Sul2er declared
his purpose to compel the passage OF his
primary bill by intimidation and threat
without regard to contra thought honestly
held by Intelligent and sincere Democrats
throughout the State. No matter how
honest Il Democrat official may be- IN his
opinion on primary legislation. the Gov
ernor has threatened to drive him out OF
public otiic. in case he disagrees with the
Governor on the pending measure
1t must be conceded by all fair minded
persons that there II honest difference Of
opinion on the subject. For instance, the
term statewide was coined by the Demo
cratic state convention of 1910 to express
the unlversality Of the primary Legislation
proposed by Gov. Hughes in contrast with
the amendments OF Senator Grady, which
excepted New York city from Its opera =
tion. That convention had IN mind uni
formity in application only throughout
the state can any Democrat be criticised
II ne holds to that opinion at this time ?
There Is. too. an honest difference of
, opinion rega riding several Of IN. follow
Ing distinctive provisions of the Govern
ors bill which h. claims entit,e IL to pas.
sage.
The State convention FOR the nomination
OF state officers at official primaries is
abolished From the time when the pri-
maries wer. hrst advocated I'm this State
: the opposition to tn. abolition Of tn. stat.
| convention had been thorough. energetic
! and principally pronounced in the I'm. state
sections
The reason for this Is obvious At the
! last primaries when the operation OF the
| present law was new and II was presumed
| that u large number Of voters would take
| advantage Of II. less than $4,000 Demo.
| Gratis voted at the primaries ontsid. of
| New York whil- in the city OF New York
| a2.lO0 Democrats voted
| 1T is obvious that II all these ballots ha d
| been cast AT "A direct primary covering the
| whole State for u State offic. the candidate
| enjoying the favor OF New York city would
| have received ca Der cent OF the votes
| and any candidate. or group OF candidates
| from New York popuIar there would
| naturally succeed. ey,I, II oppos.d by men
| OF equal or better ability from th. rural
| sections
| Under the convention system Greater
| New York has lss delegates ont OF a to, al
| Of 45o or , p.rcen,sge of 40 wh,,. upde,
| th,. Governors hill based on the S.r,.m.
ber primary Of 1912. Greater New YORK
| would have controlled the urinary b,
| FASTING G5 Der cent. OF III. votes
| "u mus, not IA. forgnt,en that nj, IN.
delegates to a state convention under IN,
| present sys,,m are elected a, direc, prl
maries and ar. th.refore .ss,Iv rssnnns
hi. ia pnnul,r opInion a FAC, ,horouyhl,
J ld.monst,.,ed at IN. D.m,cratic R.nuhIi
can and Ind.uena,nc, Isayu. rnnv.ntInn,
of last fail
| TN. second n,onosi,ior increases a,t,
ltrarily IN. membe,. nf m. stat. com
mite. for each marty in the state from
lbl IN I5o ,rh. nr.ssn, sta,u,a leave.
this 10 b. rexulated nv m. marty rules
IAN .xanination oT tho .lec,inn ra,urr.
shows ,hat such a., n,,nosi,inn uo,,Id h,
sntirslv Imnossihl. in the case nf IN,
Inden.nd.ncs Ieayus and Socialist mr.
,ies .s ns,th.r haS comn,.,e org.ni,.,in,
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,nat nee,nks of Ins Sta'r conlnlll'ee,ne'
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where local committeeman can easily AZ
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