The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-11
Old Guard and Democrats
Battle Hard to Last
Minute.
FINALLY Is ADOPTED
BY VOTE OF 118 TO 33
Quigg and Barnes Try to
stop Appeal to the
People.

ALBANY. Sept. 1O.-Bittcr attacks were
made upon the revised Constitution to-
day before II was finally adopted by a
vote OF IFS to 81 by Lemuel Ely Quigg,
William Barnes. Edgar r. Bracket.
William T.. sheehan. Alfred u. Smith
and Senator Robert +. Wagner.
The fight against the Constitution ex-
tended to the adoption of the address to
the people prepared by George w. Wick
ersham's committee. which was APP
proved by a vote OF SIS to ~. The con
Nention adjourned at S:l5 o'clock
when the delegates led by President
Root had signed the engrosscd copy Of
the Constitution on the parchment,
which was turned over to Secretary OF
State Hugo for safe keeping until the
voters pass upon it on November ..
The Constitution is to be submitted to
the voters as a whole, except that the
taxation and apportionment article will
he submitted separately. These propo-
sitions will be submitted In paper ballot
form. while the two propositions passed
by the last Legislature extending suf-
frage to women and providing for a
s27.0 900. 900 bond issue TO complete the
machines.
Ala for Legislature.
Despite the objections of Mr.. Quigg
and Senator Bracket that the conven-
ton should not attempt to interfere
with the Legislature, the convention
adopted a resolution offered by Henry
L., Stimson. authorizing President Root.
II the people approve the new Consti-
tuition. to appoint Il OF thirty
to aid the next Legislature in drafting
laws which will carry out the difficult
and important duties laid upon the
Legislature by the new Constitution,
such AS reorganizing the State Govern
ment into seventeen executive depart
ments, establishing an executive State
budget. reforming the States sinking
funds and providing a simple code OF
practices 10 do away with laws delays.
Mr.. Stimson will be chairman Of this
committee and Mr.. Wickersham said
that the legislative leaders In both par
ties approved the appointment OF such a
ommitte
These were the incidents of the last
days session OF the Constitutional Con-
%vention. aside from the good-bys of the
delegates. who left for their homes on
the evening trains after their five months
work in Albany, following presentations
OF gifts Of silver services to President
Root, Nice-Presidents Morgan J.
o'Brien and Jacob Gould Schurman,
Mr., Wickersham and Chairman Stlmson
OF the finance committee and others.
Quigg Scores Reforms.
81 never saw a reform in my life. the
thing that is called REFORM said Mr..
Qu!gg, that was really to stand on It's
two feet with its face fronting the peo-
pie. II always had to nave in its own
opinion, to sustain II some false shib-
boleth like responsibility OF government
o. some p~umpkinheaded scarecrow with
which to alright the people, like 'invis-
ible government II never was able
to stand out and say the thing that
" meaii any more than you have said
u IN this address to the people"
Mr.. Quisg objected to the first SEN
tence OF the address to the people, read
ing: I'VE have, in the revised Constitu-
tion submitted, retained the general
framework Of the existing Constitution
Il do not think So said Mr., Quigg.
." think We have abandoned the gem
,ian -, hn1otN VI u EXISTING Cotstltu-
no.,a. oNolto 'nc Governor all
49, Va appo"t'"'eht ahd practically all
49, V STATE expenditures While
~ N"o" ""o - solhs 10 De the hrst
.~n unuer TINS new constitution ]
.ouIu name win some accuracy
.uMmo "ouu IKE 10 De
ne reputation Tor advising
sn''ean.n Who want 10 10 Governors OF
TINS state. | want TO say 10 the success
~ o"o VI these candidates, Don't set
w ~ arp!'rdry and personal govern
n.nt Una inns new Constitution seems to
auN'se you TO- Tor In the proportion that
~ Wv l'Ia' ana make your government
sp'e you WIN become INVISIBLE
dNeo OBJECT TO the last paragraph.
WHICH earnestly recommends all OF the
.heHuunehts To the Constitution To the
,aEoraple consideration of the voters. +"
MI, Wickersham interrupted TO say
TINS ADDRESS was prepared as the
expression OF the men In the convention
WHO are going to vote for II and who
oeheNe IN II as an instrument for i'm
proving the state government, thereby
making Tor the welfare OF the people
reforms In Advance.
"Yes. and will u, n.,,h
that. maj you ,gn,o - w" 'esdru 10
X,,,, u,k,I ~. ", '"upt' WIN