New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-17
Wagner Says Time Has Come
for Senate to Inquire Into
Governors "Corrupt
Bargains"
APATHY TOWARD MESSAGE
Elon R. Brown Calls 1t Fog Of
Words s"-Tammany Shows
It's Teeth as Soon as
Extraordinary Ses.
sion Opens.

sion Opens.
lFron1 stan Correspondent Of The Tribuneli
Albany June 16-Tammany marked
the opening OF the extraordinary ses-i
sion of the Legislature here tonight
by showing its teeth and threatening
retaliation on Governor Sulzer for his
campaign Of slurring the organization.
statement issued by Patrick z.
McCabe, charging Sulzer with having
"firted" with Murphy all the time that
he was declaiming 10 the public that
he would have nothing TO do with any
boss but Sulzer," was circulated before
the Legislature was called to order.
AS soon as the Governors long mes
sage had been droned out TO an apa-
thetic Senate and an Assembly that
received it in silence, Tammany opened
up its real attack through Senator
Robert +. Wagner and Assembly1nan
Aaron ]. Levy.
Wagner practically charged the Cow
ernor with having made corrupt bar
gains" TO further the progress Of ths
direct primary bill. and intimated
the bargains.
Senate to Take Notice.
The time has come" said Wagner.
when the Senate will look more deeply
into the accusations-and into what
has been going on since the Legisla-l
ture adjourned-in the way Of intim-;
idation. in the way Of promises and in
the way of corrupt bargains. These
things Will come out if my influence,
amounts to anything in this body"
Wagners references, according TO the,
gossip here, were to the prospective-
"hops' Of Senator Emerson. and Peck-i
ham. The story is that Emerson
pledged his vote for the Governors.
bills. as mark OF his appreciation for,
the Governors approval of the 100000
road appropriation in the mountain
counties
Peckhams pledge was given, IL is
said in return for the Sulzer.ve OF
the hydro-electric bill. Peckham inti-
mated tonight that he was going 20
flop over and support the bills. but
described his change OF conviction since
the regular session 10 "the sentiment
Of his district"
Both Senators, OF course, deny that
there was any bargain, but Wagner
insists that he will expose every move
the Governor has made since the be-
ginning OF his direct primary crusade
Senator Wagner also referred on ;he
floor 70 the Governors veto Of the
hydro-electric bill, saying:
While the bill was being considered
Il was well known who were interested
in its defeat. 1t was a case OF the
people on one side and the power trust
on the other The Legislature stood
by the people With which side did
this great peoples Governor standf
He vetoed the bill"
To Vote Next Tuesday.
The plans tonight are TO bring the
direct primary bills TO a vote next.
Tuesday, June "a, and barring obstruc-
ton in the way Of the Cohalan case
or other business adjourn promptly.
after that.
Even the most hopeful Of the Cow
ernor's supporters DO not make any
serious claim TO gains Of more than
eleven votes in the Assembly and two
or three in the Senate. This would
give fifty-eight Assembly and ten or
eleven Senate votes for the bill.
The Governors message was prompt-
ly referred, without debate, 10 the ju-
dietary committee in each house. but
the outraged feelings of several mem-
bers of the majority in each house
would not permit them 10 let the occa-
sion pass without expressing their
opinions OF the Governor and his re-
cent speaking tour.
Senator Elon r. Brown. the Repuh-
lican leader, characterized the Gov
ernor's presentation OF the question N
his message as "a fog Of words" and
| stated it as his opinion that the Gov
ernor. either mistakenly or otherwise,
is pursuing a course that does not meet
with the approval Of the people OF tho
state"
He said that the Republican mem
bers, sticking 10 their platform, were
ready and willing 10 vote for bill Civ
ing statewide direct primaries. but
not abolishing the state convention,
and as that seemed 10 be the burden
OF the Governors argument the minor
ity could have nothing to do with il.
Senator Brown further criticised the
Governors manner of addressing the
Legislature in his message. Referring
to the Executives references TO the
opinions Of officials of other states on
direct primaries. he said United States
Senator MARITIME, of New Jersey. had
been ridiculed as an infant with rat
tie in the Senate Of the United States"
and that the people Of New Jersey were
eagerly anticipating the end OF his
constitutional term OF office so they
could send full grown man" Senator
Brown characterized United States
Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi, as a
"blatherskte who was a disgrace To
o. k,s~ g.