The New York herald., 1922-09-21
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 81. 1922.
Leadership, Not Bossism.

The primaries are over. The dele
been elected The work of nomi-
mating candidates for Governor and
other State officers and for United
States Senator rests with these dele
gates. This year the men who have
been honored with the trust of their
districts will be under special re-
sponsibility. New York State. after
ten years of direct primaries. has re-
turned to the convention system of
choosing candidates. The people will
be watching to see whether the dele
gates profit by the obvious advantages
Of the convention system.
To speak of only one of the two
great parties, the Republicans of New
York will be disturbed and disgusted
IL the old evils of bossism, which
Brought the convention system into
disrepute, should appear even in the
slightest degree at the Republican
State convention.
And the people will not confuse
leadership and bossism. They are
strongly for the right kind of leader
ship. The Republicans of New York
have had that kind for the last two
years with NATHAN l.. MILLER direct
ing not only the business of the State
but, in large way, the course of the
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$50 far as the nomination for Gov
ernor is concerned Mr.. MILLER is head
and shoulders above any other Re-
publican available. His definite poll.
cies, his complete grasp of State af-
fairs, his fulfillment OF the pledges
Of economy made by him two years
ago-these things have made him a
great Governor, splendid candidate
for denomination and the guiding
spirit of his party in the State.
srdf Governor MILLER, in consenting
to run again, urges changes in the
makeup of the State ticket the Re.
publican voters will be behind him in
this and no doubt the delegates will
see the wisdom of whatever changes
-liof MILLER will have to shoulder the
heaviest burden of the campaign and
he should not be handicapped in any
way. The Governorship is far more
important to the welfare of the State
than all the other State offices.
There can be no patience with
county bosses if, seeking to gain
personally from a return to the con-
yention system, they attempt to in
terfere with the program of the leader
whose retirement would cripple Re-
lublican chances of success this fall
And in the matter of the United
States Senatorship, unless they wish
TO see the public turn against the
convention system they will not try
to name a candidate with the old
discredited methods of bossism.
The Republican voters OF New
York do not want now, or ever again
q return to the system Of back room
conferences and states and muzzled
conventions. The delegates must be
free to express the wishes of theii
people at home, free to choose the
best men for Office.
THE NEW YORK HERALD is strongly
for the convention system as op.
posed to the direct primary, and fol
that reason 1t wishes to see the CON
vention system vindicated. And II
the bosses should prevent that vim
dication the people will lose once
more the convention system and have
iu its place a return to the direct
primary system under which few
but rich men can afford to run fol
once. More than that, such folly
ou the part of the bosses would alien
ate hundreds OF thousands OF voters
from the Republican party.
Leadership at Albany on Septem
bcr 27--but no bossism.