The sun., 1919-03-19
G. 0.P.L LEADERS
DECIDE TO KILL
N. INCOME TAX
In Conference at Albany
25,0OO,OOO State Levy Is
Turned Down.
PRIMARIES TO STAY
Women on Executive Com
mittee Insist on Passage
of Labor Reforms.
3 p. c. BEER BILL DOOMED
Calder Says Congress Will De-
fine State Rights as to
Prohibition Laws.
3P. c. BEER BILL DOOMED
Special Despatch 10 Trs sus.

ALBANY, March 1S.-As a result OF a
conference to-day of the executive
committee of the Republican State
Committee and a conference tonight
OF the Republican members of the
State Senate, which was expected to
ended. predictions are being made that
the Legislature will kill:
The proposal of the Davenport
committee for levying a State in
come tax to raise s25.000 900 needed
for the State treasury.
The plan to pass a bill doing away
with the present direct primary
system OF nominating State officers
and returning to an amended form
of selecting them at party State
conventions.
The Walters bill to permit con-
tinued sale of 3 per cent. beer for
home consumption Notwithstanding
the prohibition amendment to the
Constitution, and await action for
prohibition enforcement by the
United States Congress.
The so-called liberal labor legisla-
ton for health insurance. minimum
wage and the eight hour day for
women.
Will II. Hays, chairman OF the Ma
tional Republican Committee. was eA-
pected to be at the conference of the
executive committee. but wired that
he was unable to attend. saying:
There is nothing so important for the
country's welfare as complete Repub-
lican success. This is no time for little
things. Just as during the war, so now
we have no time for petty jealousies
carping criticisms. pulling and hauling
The Republican party accepts the re-
sponsibility which comes with its new
opportunities and with our eyes solely
on the country's welfare we will meet
the new needs of the nation in the
wisdom of experience and the efficacy OF
honest. Jealous service.
This is only possible II we all do our
part. The party in New York will not
fail the party in the nation"
Candidates Are on the Ground.
The omission OF Mr. Hays to come
here for this meeting was attributed
by some politicians to a desire to keep
out OF what might have turned into a
nice little Republican party fight in
have talked about Candidates. of whom
there are several In Albany at this min
ute. His friends, however. say other
business made Il impossible for him to
attend
Great secrecy was sought by those at
tending the executive committee con-
ference. They agreed to give out moth
ing of what happened. except the general
statement that everything was harmo-
nious; that all pending legislation was
discussed, and that a committee com
posed of George a. Glynn. chairman OF
the State committee Bertrand II. Smell
OF Potsdam, chairman of the executive
committee; Republican leader ]. Henry
Walters of the Senate and Speaker Thad-
deus c. Sweet of the Assembly would
have more talk tomorrow on these
questions and might have something to
announce as to the attitude of the party
later.
Nothing surprised politicians more
than the we'll defined feeling tonight
that the Republicans have arranged to
forget for the present at least their
plans to rehabilitate the party State
convention system OF choosing candi-
dates, for county committees all over the
State have gone on record as opposing
the present primary system and asking
a return to the convention method
Women Upheld Primaries.
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