New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-05
.SULzER SHEARS PARTY
TIES IN BID FOR 1914
ANY Assembly Candidate Favor
ina Direct Primaries Can
Have His Backing.
HIS EYE ON FALL ELECTION
The Faithful Summoned to Elk
ecutive Chamber and In
structed to Form Dis
trict Leagues.
fsy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l

VI lSO hOe"o eNN
fBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.l
Albany. Aug. 4-Party affiliations VIII
have no weight in direct primary propa-
gamia set afoot to-day by Governor SUI
ger AT a conference in the Executive
Chamber. attended by about one hundred
and fifty direct primary advocates OF al
parties. including several Democratic
county chairmen and state committeeman.
The purpose of the. movement is 10 seat
Assemblymen at the fall election who
will vote for the Sulzer direct primary
bill during the Legislature of 1914 In TINS
way Il is intended 70 fight the bosses
in both the Democratic and Republican
parties The only question that is TO be
asked man seeking a nomination for the
Assembly is. Are you for or against
statewide direct primaries
The sulzcr followers will form a direct
primary league 70 secure designations
OF the primary tickets OF the Democratic.
Republican and Progressive parties OF
men who they believe will be loyal to
the cause of statewide direct primaries
In case only one party nominates man
pledged 10 state wide direct. primaries the
Sulzer league will take up the battle OF
that candidate. even If he is a Republican.
This will mean that In many counties the
Sulzer followers will fight Democratic
candidates while supporting Republican
or Progressive candidates. Where none
OF the parties designates a direct primary
advocate the new league will put an In
dependent in the field.
Some Fall by Wayside.
Many OF the men who fought hard for
the Governor during his direct primary
campaign previous 10 the extra session
were noticeable by their absence from
the Executive Chamber to-day. Among
the missing was ex-Speaker FRS
bic Of Schoharie. who wanted the nomi-
nation of Public Service Commissioner
and who. since Sulzer named Messrs.
Chase and Leffingwell for two vacancies
in the upstate commission, has been less
ardent In his support.
Democratic state committeeman pres
ent to-day were Henry j. Keith, OF
Hampstead. Long Island. John y. Ker-
nan, OF Utica: Warner NJ. Sweet. OF Fill
more; Gerardus Smith. of Schenectady;
Henry C. Burgard. OF Buffalo; William
Townsend. OF Utica; J. f. Schwarzen-
bach. OF Hornell +. Z. Rigney, OF Hol-
comb Charles f. Rattigan. Of Auburn;
John II. Burke. OF Ballston, George W.
Baton. OF Lockport. and Charles Norris,
Of Carthage.
Others at the conference included VI.
Z. Haven Of Syracuse Frank Joyce,
president OF the Tammany Club OF the
nth Assembly District, Of New York;
Steven Ryan. chairman OF the Chenango
County committee; the superintendent Of
Prisons. John Riley, Philip J. Christ.
Nassau County chairman; former Repre-
sentative Theron Aiken. OF Port Jeffer-
son; Assemblymen Eisner OF New York,
and Schwarz. OF Troy; Senator Mcknight.
Of Rensselaer,: Maurice L. Connolly.
President Of the Borough of Queens; Jo-
seph Cassidy. OF Queens County. and
Canon Chase.
Resolutions adopted by the conference
provide that an executive committee OF
ffteen be named by the chairman. Gen
eral Amasa J. Parker. 10 organize the
members OF the conference. with others
20 be appointed by the Governor in each
district, into Assembly district direct pri-
mary committees. IL shall be the duty OF
each committee 20 organize an Assembly
district direct primary league. which shall
take such action as IL deems desirable 10
secure designations on the primary
! tickets OF the Democratic. Republican and
! Progressive parties of men whom they
believe will be loyal 10 the cause OF state
wide direct primaries.