The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
FREEDOM OF CHOICE
OSBORN PLATFORM
Issues Letter to Party as His
Nomination Petition
Is Filed.
SCORES MURPHY L co..
Says Attempt Is Made TO
Evade Principles Of Pri-
mary Law.

Coi--i6ently with the fling OF peu
t,on, designating him rs q CANDIDATE in
n. primaries for the Democratic norni-
n,.ipn for Governor. william Church os-
born yee7erdsy addressed a letter TO the
-,.-,oc-ats @. New Terk State IN which
ne SAD:
The primary lar has just aided the
nary N q serious cTis4s- II WAS only
ne fsar @. the primary. II they should
outrage TOO far the patriotism Of the
-,.7rl,. that deferred Murphy & CO. from
,o--,rstirr Hearst Sustain its spirit
NV making yuu- choice free Of orrantza
,,on control The question before you
i, Are we most likely 10 win with
s-tA or with Osborn" Make UP your
ov- minds On TIA; question and i shall
p cbrtt-t
NJ, Osborn declared that with ali its
,-yr.r~fecilars the direct primary law is
~. -rea.ett gain in the states political
INSTITUTIONS since tae secret ballot
Tn. New York and Kings counties
Ateses fear the primary law" he said.
.e.,aus. q interfe-es with despoiic con-
20, md phDe pretending to respect the
law .eyk g ev-ade and defeat its pur-
-.s. IN mixing recommendations OF
rsra oates a: -o-called conference
cynu rllst 10 hem
Free Nomination Menaeed-
NJ. Osborn added:
The right Of free nomination given
WIN ny law Is now insidiously threat
ep.5 Toa are asked 10 yield your
choice 10 the dictate Of q conference
10, elected by you. not elected by any
one. and controlled by the New York
..ity organization. ever selfish and ever
blind 10 the general party welfare. That
conference met under the shadow OF a
PER- created by the very men who con-
ovIied IL Had not Murphy and his as
socis;es reFascitated Hearst IN the
Niyo-alty election OF 1917 be would
no; have plotted to secure the Cover
ncrship in 1918.
Ny attack ss not on the ticket but
O. th- system that produced the ticket
1oS on the men who controlled IL and
vhc now cali on your party fszlty TO
disregard the law. II Is the system
that has for years kept 1--we men out Of
the party. Il is the control that has
KEPT Us barren ana ashamed when the
Democracy o: the country Was moving
vigorously On Our organization is
sterile as = sod-bouod Des DOW: 10 he
cone fruitful il must be Srp.<en up.
gwen ar and light The work should
Re done now. for in two years We will
face Presidential election under new
conditions which viii Sharply test oe-
vision ant patriotism
Declined to BE Eliminated.
NJ Osborn said that although he was
the high man IN the voting d. the
Syracuse conference. Murphy and CO"
hsd de-eAd that be should be eliminated.
He declined 10 ne eliminated
stated before. during and after TIE
conference" ne sad. thai would zp-
pea 70 the party voters. ] DO 50 now.
Ny party position Is that the pres
ert party health and is future welfare
require that the voters shall have free
choice among honorable asoirznis for
party honors. that entry in the primary
shtE be easy ard the TRIAL fair that
nelthsr the party machinery nor tie
pa-ty funds shall be used TO sway the
VII .. the voters
y enter the contest with cheerful con-
ne.ncs that as my position becomes IN
ee-stooi IL viii meet the approval OF
al Democrats"
The petitions 6led il Albany for Mr..
Osborn contained about 5.0tA names.
ithp more than required by Law A
sLres percentage OF them were women.
~ Q have gone over 20 the Osborn stand
s-e II large numbers