The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-30
TANNER TO FIGHT
FOR SHORT BALLOT
REORGANIZATION Of state De-
partmcntS Also n Con-
vpntiOn Issue.
WARN CONTEST EXPECTED

ALnAVY. Aprn Frederick G. Tan
ner Republican state chairman and
chairman Of the constitutional conven-
ton Committee ON Governor and State
Officers. announced to-day that this com
mi'tee not only will take up the short
ballot question, but reorganization of the
state departments The first of a series Of
hearings 10 be given ny Mr.. Tanners
committee il scheduled for next Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock
The shor. ballot fight promises to be
the most important to come before the
convention Although the platform Of
the Republican party called for the short
ballot. Edgar T. Bracket. ex-State Sena-
tor from Saratoga Springs. will lead
the fight in the convention against The
adoption OF any elective system which
viii give the Governor more power than
he already possesses. Senator Bracket
declares that he has received many as
surances OF support from Republicans
who are opposed to curtailing the list
of elective state officials
Il am FOR reducing the power now
held by the Governor instead Of increas-
ing it by giving him the appointment
Of any state department officials who
are now elected ny the people at the
same time the Governor Is elected
Senator Bracket said
Democrats are OF the opinion mat
they will stand for . short ballot. pro-
vid.d the state Comptroller and the
state Attorney General are let ms elcc-
tive officials 20 20 on the same ticket
with the Governor
We will have To- discuss our atti-
tudc IN "a caucus Of Democrats which
mus be held before the convention gets
tu vote on ia. short ballot" one, of the
influential Democrats said to-day.
Chairman Tanner says 10 VIII not
matter whether any short ballot PROPOSE
tons ar, before the convention when
his committee has it, first hearing.
There probably viii be- a hundred
- homes suggested. said Mr. Tanner
aud 1t will be the duty OF the com
u,l't.e to pick ont m" best parts or
,hc various suggestions and combine
them iu q siugl" amendment which Will
he submitted TO the convention. prob
ably iu the form Of COMMITTEE" rcso-
luton - W. want to get al the View
points
The committee viii not only take AZ
II" question of lydu,iug the number
Of elective State IN cial>, but IL Will
~ deeply 'n." Tie question OF COM
hiulng certain ~ the state drpartine
now organized separately Discussion
Of tnrs, questions will take month
Cr six weeks
Chairman Tauucg said Ne auprehenied
no diTiculty BOO getting the convention
To- vote fayorahly nn any mort ballot
proposition which the committee might
produce despite Mr Bracket''s ntti-
'bdc.
The convention adjourned until next
TUESDAY NJ noon.
The resolutions introduced to-day I'M
,'ud" the following
Ry William VI Mckinney. providing
that siN men shall oomf' .sc e jury IN
a civil ease instead OF the common law
jury % twelve.
3y Anthony ] Gritin. increasing the
term Of the Governor TO four years and
hi, salary go Sl5.0oo also increasing
the salaries and t"rrus W senators md
.,s-"nhymcr
By Watson r Duuuorr. pvnvidInF
that amendments to the Constitution
must be approved 1v = majority Of the
voter, participating in tn election In
stead Of %, majority voting ou 'h"
proposition.
nv Thomas \ kirby. permitting =
sheriff TO succeed himself which Is
now prohibited 10y the Constitution
BY Ray u. Smith naming the Court
of Claims q constitutional court. with
tn. same terms and salaries a. nN'd
by law AT present.
Rv Russell Virgins. reducing from