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BABY STUART.
* THE STORM.
BREAKERS.
MOTHER AND CHILD.
THE HOLY FAMILY
AN AMERICAN BEAUTY
PEACEFUL HOUR
• "hie-ago, and a cousin of Princess Ro
spigllosi, who was herself a Miss Reid, of
New Orleans. The dead girl had a con
siderable fortune, and spent her time
travelling and studying art. For some
time before her death she had been stay
ing at the Hotel Casteilo. in Naples.
The body was brought to this city early
last month.
s 'By IMaaMaA iot;.«- Tribune. 1
San Francisco, June 10.— The woman
found murdered in Lake Como was Mr?.
Porter Charleton, formerly Mrs. Neville
H. Castle, Her maiden name wa« Mary
Crittenden Scott, and she "was the
daughter of Henry H. Scott, a coal mer
chant, of San Francisco. She had trou
ble with her husband and obtained a
«]J\orce. Last year she created a sensa
tion in New York by attempting to shoot
■William R. Craig, a lawyer, at the Wal
dorf. Through the influence of her
brother. Lieutenant 11. H. Scott, of the
United States Army. Mrs. Castle wa.« re
leased without trial.
Her friends here on April 10 received
cards showing she had married a few
days before Porter Charleton. a New
Tack financier. The marriage took place
in "Wilmington. Del., and it was an
nounced that after their return to New
York the couple would go abroad in
May. to remain several years.
Lieutenant Scott, the murdered wom
an 'a brother, married a daughter of the
Itte Admiral Sampson.
CHARLTON'S MOTHER TALKS
Received Letter from Son Tell
ing of Visit in Italy.
JBy Tfl^jrr«.r' ; to The Tribune. ]
Baltimore. June 10.— Porter Charlton. the
riding husband of the murdered woman
v-bose body was found in a trunk near
l-akc Cpmo. Italy, is the son of Judge Paul
i i<ai Itor., of Washington, who is connected
v, :th the leg.l section of the Department
••f Insular Affair*. The judge's wife is the
daughter of I>r. Alfred Wanstall. of Balti
more. Mrs. Oharlton. who had just re
turned from Atlantic City, was seen at
her father's homo to-night, her husband
having preceded her to their home la Wash
ington.
Th« news that the woman found in the
irunk was Mrs Porter Charlton came a*
* complete surprise to both Mrs. Wanstall
and Mrs. Charlton, and the latter was re
luctant to believe that it was true.
"'Porter married against the Irishes of his
father." said Mrs. Charlton. "and we were
'i reply" grieved to hear of it. He had only
known Mr*. Castle for about a month and
it was a <-a.se of love at first pipit* He
married without tilling us anything about
I* and left lor Europe to accept a position
with the Spier Bank at, Hamburg. He
Intended to go there in September and was
slowly journeying through Italy and Swit
rcrland on his honeymoon. He has only
iif*n married two months.
"I cannol realize thai anything has hap
i-rn«*d to Porter's wife, for ire only got a
letter frona them last week at Atlantic
< iiy It was full of beautiful description,
not of the scenery, but of his wife, with
-• beai he la deeply infatuated. From the
fart that he is missing from the hotel I
.xr. only believe that he has met with some
foul play-
*• Porter was only a boy of twenty-one
years, and his wife was considerably older.
TVr have never seen her. but Porter's de
scriptions were such as to lead a to be
lieve that She was a very charming woman.
Nothing could be more inconsistent both
vith Porter's disposition and his affection
<••■• his wife than to suppose that the fact
that he is missing from the villa where
ih«»y were staying is evidence to show that
sh* might have met with death at his
hands.
"I do not know of any one who could
have had arty animus or ill feeling against
either of them, and air at a Joss to ac
count for the tragedy. The unpleasantness
which Fhe had with Mr Craig, the lawyer,
was, I think, due to a temporary derange
ment of her mind, and after the fray,
which- was a harmless affair.* she was tem
porarily placed In 1 an asylum. Our objec
tion to the marriage came from thte fact."
MISS LOWRIE SURRENDERS
She Says McDonald Never Gave
Her Any Jewelry.
Mis.-- J^anette Lowri«\ an actress, for
i i,<-'in detectives have been looking for sev
eral days, ij-i'.h a warant charging bar with
a* ar.ri larceny, surrendered herself to City
Magistrate Xlarsh. at Stapleton. yesterday.
« »n the same chars*. Frank R. Grant, a
niamond saanav of Manhattan, la locked up
i;. the Richmond County jail. It Is alleged
• at :.• swindled Mrs. Carrie Lee. of Staple
i«<n. out •: *i.kiio Miss Lowrio pleaded
U'jt guilty, and 'was held in 1 1,000 bail,
which was furnished. Her examination eras
sf\ for Jun«' :" < .
According to Mis. l.*^. Miss I>i-,vi i, re
• ••ived a ipaa <>' ?600 from bar on ■ seek
1* • which she ,«w*id wa« worth $3,500, and
which she said had been given to her by
John B. McDonald, the subway contractor.
Mis. Uaa said that Was UswrJe gavo her a
paim ticket for the necklace a*- security,
*nd told her that ahe wo\ild turn in flf
ieen days . nd pay b#r back the SCOO an!
Cive her a bonus of 1?'<« - Mis« Lowrl ;
f;«il*-d lij returii.
In court yesterday i'is.-? Libwrle denial
that she kn « Mrs. \j>-* or that she had
« ver done business with her. She said al a
fcn^w Grant, who was in the dtesaaai busi
ness and to:.: him she Iwd i>awned the
necklace. Grant toM her, she said, that U"
knew \vher<> sh" could set a big loan on the
pawn ticket. Site ca.ve it to him. and what
be did with 't she did not know.
In referent to John B. Macdonald. Miss
J»wri«- raid im knew him. bat denied that
Im ever gave her tin necklace or any few
♦•'rv.
SPANKED HER BOY IN COURT.
• • .f.iri>m«*s wata the alternative of having
her nftecn-ycar-old son Abraham taken
from her and placed in an institution if
vlie d:d not spank him for ssaaaliiaaj a
policeman and using indecent language-,
Mr*. Esther Überman. of We. 237 West MM
*iree». i»ouMdly thrashed young Abraham i:;
ill* Childrens* Court Yesterday.
Vo'iz chances to puuixii the boy had bt-m
tiven to the mother. l.y ' each tin* she
weakened, until Justice «>lm«'«->l threatened
to tend him away. Then sh« put Abraham
ov*-r her kn*-«' and naddled him until he
!jowlf*d for mercy. Thru »be thanked tiit
justice and l-:-k Abraham Loos*.
CAUGHT AS EMBEZZLER.
HE SHOOTS HIMSELF
Belgian Youth. Just Arrested at
the Brevoort. Fires Bullet
Into Temple.
BAMK CLERK NEAR DEATH
Confronted with $100,000 Theft
Charge. Foreigner Sud
denly Turns Revolver
Upon Himself.
Within a few moments after h«- had
l>een arrested last evening in the Hotel
Brevoort. Fifth avenue and Bth street,
upon a charge of embezslement. Feli
cien Buisset. a young Belgian bank clerk,
attempted to kill himself ln the corridor
of the hotel by shooting himself in the
rijjht temple With a :iB-calibre maga
zine revolver. He was rushed to St.
Vincent's Hospital, where his condition
is said to he critical. A search of the
young man's room showed that he had
. nly yesterday deposited almost $T»0.00l>
In the Savoy Trust Company's vaults,
at No. ."20 Broadway. Various other
checkbooks and letters indicated that
almost an equal amount was involved
in tfM foreigner's transactions.
Th>- capture, arrost and attempt at
F.;r- destruction xvero dramatic in the ex
treme. A cable / message from the Chief
at Police in Brussels was received yes
teffaay afternoon by Pierre Mall, the
Belgian Consul in this city, atating that
Buisset was wanted in that city for the
embezzlement of more than 500,000 francs.
The cable supgeat<d that Buisset might
be found at the Hotel Brevoort. which is
directly opposite the home of the Belgian
Consul.
Detectives Put on Trail.
Mr Mali, upon receipt of the cable
message, notified Inspector Russell, in
charge of the Detective Bureau at Head
quarters, who placed Detective Lieuten
ants Millmore and Armstrong on ths
case. The detectives went to the Hotel
Brevoort. reaching there shortly after 6
o'clock, and asked the chief clerk to let
them glance over the register. Under
the date of June 3 the detectives came
across the name "Felicicn Buisset. Brus
sels. Belgium." written in a flowing hand.
With this evidence before him. Detec
tive Armstrong asking the clerk if he
would s«-nd Ear Buisset, telling him that
there was a visitor waiting to see him
in th<=> hotel office. Within a few min
utes tbe youth descended in the elevator
from his room on the third floor, and ap
proached the detective. Buissefs air
was confident, and he apparently had no
suspicion that he was about to be ar
rested.
The young Belgian was without a hat
or overcoat, and as he came face to face
with Armstrong, he hesitated an in
stant, having expected a friend instead
of a stranger. Despite tnis, Buisset ex
tended his hand and murmured some
thing in an undertone. Armstrong con
versed with the young man for a mo
ment,, while Millmore waited outside on
the steps of the hotel, in case Buisset
should try to escape by that way. ;
Suddenly Armstrong placed his hanO
on BuLsset's shoulder and told him he
was under arrest." As the detective spoke
the words Buisset paled perceptibly, his
knees shook and he was seized with a
violent trembling. In an instant, how
ever, he had recovered his nerve and
bowed to Armstrong, while he drew a
silk handkerchief and mopped his face.
He then told Armstrong that a dreadful
mistake had been made, but that he was
willing to accompany him to Headquar
ters, and asked that he be allowed to
go back to his room and get his over
coat and hat. Armstrong agreed to this,
and started off with Buisset. keeping
close to his side.
Too Quick for Officer.
As Armstrong and his prisoner reached
the main stairway, in full view of the
dining room, Armstrong turned for an
instant and beckoned to Millmore, who
was still at the front entrance, to follow
him in. Short as was the time in which
Armstrong had bis back to the desperate
man, Buisset. with a movement quick
as ■ cat's, drew from a pocket a re
volver and placed the muzzle against his
right temple. Just as Buisset pulled the
trigger, sending a bullet into his brain,
Armstrong turned around and was met
by the flash of the burning powder and
the smoke from the discharged weapon.
So near had been the bullet to Arm
strong's own head that his face was
singed by the powder.
Th" women guests in the dining room
became hysterical and rushed to the cor
ridor general fainted. Armstrong and
Millmore carried Boisaet Into l small
room oft" tne lobby. He wa S then hurried
to st. Vincent's.
Next the detectives made a search of
Bulseet'a room and found a bankbook of
the Savoy Trust Company, showing that
he had deposited 546.400 there yesterday.
They also found a check book, a stub
from which showed that $50,000 had been
drawn to.the order of J. EL Freyman, the
general United States agent for several
Swiss chocolate dealers in this city. it
was said by the police that this check
made payable to Mr. Freyman repre
sented an investment by Buisset.
There was a passport signed by the
Chief of Police of Brussels saying that
Buisset was an honest young man. The j
detectives alto found a draft for $50,000 i
made out to the order of "V. Van See-,
broock." This draft was drawn against
Hallgarten & <'••. of No. r. Nassau street,
Urn agents of the International Bank of
Brussels.
PLANS FOR BENNET BOOM
Supporters Hold Meeting to Discuss
Ways and Means.
Plans Car launching th* boom of Con
gressman William S. Bennet for the Re
publican nomination for Governor wero
laid last night at a meeting of the exec
utive committee of the William S. Bennet
Republican Club (Inc.) in ParJor a at the
Grand (Talon Hotel, it was .said that th«
movement had not as yet reached a point
where any great amount of publicity was
desired.
The public opening of the campaign will
Basse at a meeting to be held in Cooper
Union before long. It is the intention of
the promoters of the movement to open
headquarters in every Assembly district
in greater Man York.
The officers of the club are as follow.*:
ll«-nry Green. president; Arthur 15. Preyer,
first vice-prefident; Jerome Schnell, sec
ond vice-preuident; Nathan J. Kane, third
vice-president; Nathaniel J. Keldman, sec
retary, and Dr. Maxwell H. Lane.- treas
«;ior. »-"i the present the headquarters of
the organization are at the home of Lm.
Lsces, No. IS Second avenue. «,
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY. .MNK 11. mm.
HUGHES FOR COBB BILL
Continued from firM pace.
niass meeting and more who had not
gathered at the railroad station for a
parting cheer.
The Governor's Address.
Governor Huffhes safd in part:
"I have come to speak to you on the
subject- of direct nominations?. The most
important concern of a free, community
with respect to the administration of Rov
ernment is the selection of public officers.
The fundamental matter Is to make sure
that the methods of selection shall be
perfected and safeguarded so that the
w«r of the people may ha.c fair and ap
propriate expression.
"With respect to this, the most nerloue
question at this time 1n this state relate*
to the way in which party candidates are
nominated. For the most part in selecting
officers, state and local, the people are
confined virtually to the choice of one of
two party candidates. To find the real test
of our political methods, and the measure
of our liherty in clioofiing those who are
to make our laws and execute them, we
must go back of Election Day to the pri
mary ami ascertain to what extent our
boasted freedom finds expression In the
management of parties. The contrivance
of machinery to permit party managers,
individually or In groups, to dictate nomi
nations and thua to lay selfish hands upon
legislation and administration Is a per
nicious and abhorrent thingr, and every
citizen cf the state who has pride in his
citizenship and is worthy of a place in a
f r^^ republic ought to recognize the grav
ity of the evil and do his« bert to secure
a needed improvement in our laws*.
Outrage On American Inatitution*.
•'Administrative work and its instrumen
talities necessarily multiply. While the
building la being enlarged we must look
to the foundations. Shall our increasing
activities merely measure opportunities for
Intrigue, for favoritism and corruption?
What is the aim of the party manager
who is selfish or corrupt? If he can place
his man in office, he will. If r-e Can make
the public officer do his bidding, he will.
He needs places; he needs henchmen sup
ported by the public. He wants men In
office upon whom he can rely to favor
friends, to shield wrongs, to grant indul
gences. So far as possible he wants per
sonally to control government for his own
purposes. "What greater outrage than this
can be perpetrated upon American Insti
tutions, or what greater violence can be
done to American sentiment?
"I honor the part> manager who is a
true political leader and resists the vicious
importunities of those who want him to
misuse his power. 1 honor the men who
are endeavoring to do necessary party
work In a patriotic way and to Improve
the method? of party organisation. But if
you do not put party managers under
Check, if you give to improper practices
the opportunity and large rewards they
now enjoy, then you hobble political lead
ership and place a premium upon the
efforts of those who are constantly seek
ing to dominate party organization either
to serve their ambition for power or to fill
their pocketbooks.
'If special interests can write your stat
utes, they will. If they can writ© in inno
cent looking words to protect privilege at
the public expense and secure little isles
of safety for self-interest, they will. Why
is It necessary to examine our statutes
with the eye of a hawk? Why must we be
constantly on our guard lest the state be
delivered through its own legislation to the
favorites of power? Why is it that the
fairest plans of impartial administration
in the just interest of all are so constantly
in danger of coming to grief because of the
intrusion of those who would manipulate.
If they could, every apartment of govern
ment for private purposes?
"Is it because of the shortcomings of
human nature? Undoubtedly so, 1n large
part. Is it because, our expanding life
[necessarily furnishes opportunity for the
play of selMntereet? Undoubtedly so. Is
it because so many wJio have the most
important interests to protect fail to real
ize that their ultimate safety must lie in
public confidence and in a sacred regard
for the honor o* our institutions? .' s
suredly.
Evil Is Not Partisan.
"But these are not all the reasons. There
if also the unnecessary facility that is
afforded by our present political methods.
Give to the party manager the virtual
power to dictate nominations, give to his
control through this power the action of
elected representatives, place in his hands
the weapon by the skilful use of which
he may secure continued ascendancy, and
you have formed the readiest instrument
of political corruption.
"I am glad indeed to recognise the prog
ress that lias been made, and the gratify
ing- frequency with which those having
large interests in theip charge recognize
the wise policy as well as the patriotic
duty of seeking protection, where they
think their interests are unjustly threat
ened, by fair and candid means. I hope,
r.nd I believe, that this disposition will in
crease, and that we shall have less of that
blighting cynicism which is so great a peril
not only to our political life, but also to
all legitimate Interests of the business
world.
"The evil which we attack is not parti
pan. Whatever label its instruments may
bear at a given time, they are used for a
common purpose. And ever and anon their
community of work and interest stands re
vealed.
"I speak as a citizen, knowing well that
no change in political methods will change
the qualities of the human beings that
use them, but I want to see a shifting of
the fitters. Strike them from the rank
and file and put them on the party boss.
Give the party members a fair chance and
put the party managers under the re
straints which will bring out the qualities
of true leadership— that is, the leadership
of honorable service and of work for the
party and not for themselves.
"Now. of course, any effort which prom
ises real results is destined to meet the
most determined and unrelenting opposi
tion. If a measure to this end had not
been vigorously opposed by those whom it
was designed to cripple. I should very
much fear that its effectiveness had been
misconceived. While, of course, the hos
tility of these cannot be regarded as a
substitute, for merit in the proposals them
selves, it furnishes a presumption that the
mark has not 'been missed.
"To overcome this opposition, those who
are alive to the evils that have existed and
are sincerely desirous to abate them
should unite their forces, and public senti
ment should be strongly expressed. This
Is. your contest, not mine. I am simply
a spokesman of what I believe to be the
preponderating sentiment of the people,
which demands that we shall have polit
ical methods more r.-ortr.y of the Intelli
gence and morality of the state.
Favors Short Ballot.
"There are some who favor what is
called the 'short ballot'— that Is, a reduc
tion in the number of elective officers. The
object is to concentrate responsibility and
to focus the attention of the electorate
upon the choice of a few candidates. With
this 1 am In hearty sympathy. But to at
tain it there must be amendments of the
constitution. To postpone dealing with
our present conditions until well radical
changes < an be brought about would be. in
my Judgment, absolute fully. Nothing could
better suit those who profit by our present
system than to turn the discussion away
from its defects to the question of consti
tutional reconstruction in an indefinite fut
ure. By all means encourage th* demand
for a short ballot, but in the mean time let
ii < Rive jie^ed attention (0 the present exi
t'cncy. The inure elective officers we have
and the more difficult '•' Is to concentrate
attention upon their selection - the more
] necessary is It to improve the methods of
nomination bo that intoMgent and honest
i opinion within parties may have a freer
scope and the wishes of the. party voters
may be more easily and directly expressed.
"It is of great importance that action
should bo taken now This is the year
when we elect state officers and an entirely
! new Legislature, Senators as well as As
semblymen, and also many county officers.
It will be two years be/ore we shall have
! another election of like scope: and. Indeed,
i we shall not have a similar situation for
four years, as two years from now will
occur the Presidential election, with its
predominant Influence.
"This is the time to put our house in
order, and if we are to improve our meth
ods of nominating candidates we should
make the improvement at once, before we
proceed to an election of such an Important
character. ,
For a General Enrolment.
•We should have a general enrolment
throughout the state, so that those entitled
to take part In party primaries may be
properly ascertained and present abuses
limited. But this is a mere means to an
end. The end is to enable one who has the
rights of a party member to participate
effectively In party decisions. To enroll
him merely for the purpose of giving him
the opportunity to turn these decisions over
to b-^ches of delegates, who are the pawns
of party managers or of their rivals, is
farcical. The seat of power should be with
the party voters, not with the party man
agers, and it is through the manipulation
of delegates and this abuse of the repre
sentative system that the latter hold their
control. Most Important also is it that
there should be an official primary ballot.
Here again we have simply an instrument.
It may be well contrived, or it may be
made, under the guise of a measure of re
i form, to serve the. purposes of the party
managers. It is a very simple matter to
contrive a ballot which is none the less
vicious because it is official. This was the
sort of ballot that was provided for In the
! primary bill which I have disapproved.
| First providing for the election of a host
of delegates and a series of conventions, it
placed in one column at the left of the
ballot all the organization delegates, to be
voted for by one marlc In the circle at the
head of the column. Then it provided that
none of the delegates placed in that col
umn should appear in any other column.
So that, if some of the delegates proposed
by the party managers for one or more
conventions were satisfactory, these could
not be Included in the opposition ticket,
and the advantage of arrangement lay with
those in power. This form of ballot would
not only have the effect of making primary
contests.- as they have been so frequently
In the past, merely contests between rival
leaders, but It was also designed obviously
to make it difficult to oppose successfully
the ticket of the party managers.
The Hinman-Green Bill.
•Now I have not been opposing parties
or party organization. No one realizes
more keenly than I the necessity of the
former and the Importance of the latter.
But we want a 'square deal* in parties.
Those who represent parties in their or
ganization should be directly chosen by the
party voters, and they should be made
strictly acountable by simple methods to
the party voters. The party managers
should have a fair opportunity for the
presentation to the party of the names of
candidates for nomination for public office.
Put under reasonable check, this oppor
tunity will facilitate leadership and provide
1 the party with all the Important advan
tages of organized effort. But the final
decision should rest with the party voters,
and to secure this they should express
their choice with respect to each candi
date for nomination. Let the managers*
candidate stand out clearly and distinctly
to be approved or condemned. If the senti
ment of the party has been suitably recog
nized In his selection, opposition will be
futile and unnecessary. But concurrence
with respect to one selection should not
embarrass opposition with respect to others.
There is no difficulty if there is a real de
sire to have an organization .that. is truly
representative and to have the wishes of
i the party faithfully followed. v
"The measure known as the Hinman
j Green bill embodied a plan applicable to
j state officers as well as to members of the
i Legislature and other officers, and met with
| widespread approval. It was designed to
meet the conditions in this state and to
secure at the same time th» advantages of
representative and responsible party or
ganization and the enforcement of the
i rights of the party members.
"Thin bill was defeated in. both houses of
i the Legislature. I regard, this as a grave
mistake from every point of view, and I
have not changed in any particular my
| opinion an to the merits of the measure.
"There has been, however, a difference
• of opinion with respect to the advisability,
I of applying this plan to the nomination of
j officers elected by the state at large. I do
! not share the misgivings of those who have
questioned the wisdom of this application,
nor have I seen any force in the argument
that the plan should be tried first in
smaller constituencies. As I have said,
the effect of a state-wide application can
ibe determined only by a state-wide ap
! plication. And in my judgment this should
| be had at once, and could be had with
j particular advantage this year, when we
are to elect state officers.
"But the difference of opinion exists, and
j it should not be confused with the oppo
! sition which has been shown to the adop
j tion of any real measure of primary re
form.
Cobb Bill Merited Support.
i
"When the responsible representatives of
my own party In the Senate came to me, af
ter the defeat of the Hinman-Green bill, in
dicating a desire to adopt a satisfactory
plan of less extended application. I felt that
It would be taking a very grave responsi
bility to say that because I could not see
the plan of the Hinman-Green bill applied
at once in its full scope I should be unwill
ing'to have it put In force at all. On the
contrary. I believe that while the adoption
j of the plan with regard to smaller constitu
i encies would not be a test with respect to
j the state as a whole, still that adoption, se
curing the election, of an entire legislature
under its provisions, would unquestionably
lead to its extension. That was, and is, my
confidence in the merits of the plan. t
"If the adoption of this method of direct
nominations could not be had with respect
to officers elected by the state at large, then
certainly the rest best thing was to secure
a plan of the same character as broadly ap
plicable as possible, and to confide its fut
ure extension to the action of the legislat
ure selected by the new method.
"The most important consideration was
that the plan should be structurally sound;
that the" foundations should be well laid:
that what wasf done should be rightly done
and should be a real and not a pretended
reform.
"The so-called 'Cobb bill,' reported by
the Committee on th.> Judiciary In the Sen
ate in the closing days of the session, was
in effect the Hlnmnn-Green bill applied to
! party candidates for Congress, for the Sen
ate and Assembly, and for county offices
(except in greater New York at the time
of a mayoralty. election). It provided that
these candidates should be chosen at the
primary by direct vote of the party mem
bers according to the method proposed by
the Hinman-Green bill, and the official
primary ballot was of the sort provided for
in that bill.
"Under this bill, therefore, we should have
secured the nomination by the new method
of a great variety of officers; In fact, of all
the Important officers to be, chosen at the
next election save the seven officers elected
by the state at large. Judges and city offi
cers. As to the latter, the convention sys
tem was retained with additional naf*guard<
! and with provision for the direct election
lor flrloajatna by a proper ballot. The bill
| also prov»<j»d for th» direct election by th«
party voters of' the members of th* im
portant party committees.
"The Cobb bill passed th- Ba«a». In. my
judgment It merited the support of all th*
sincere friends of direct nominations. I*
would have carried us not •« far as w«
wish, but a long distance In advance of our
present methods.
"The bill, however, was defeated in the
Assembly. "Rut it is fair to add that th*
conditions which necessarily existed at -»c
close of the srssion did not favor an urider
etanding and appreciation of the content
and Importance of the measure.
Cause Has Not Failed. s.
"The result of the session then was
this: The Legislature passed a bill which
I could not approve. In order that my
reason for this attitude should be under
stood before the session closed I Informed
the Legislature of these reason*. Of
their adequacy, submitted to the criticism
of public opinion. I believe that the people
of the state are satisfied. Personally }
have no doubt in the matter.
"On the other hand, the Cobb bill, to
which I have referred, received the in
dorsement of the Senate, but failed In the
House, and no suitable measure baa been
passed.
"Shall we then conclude that the cause
of primary reform lias failed? I thin* not.
The man in the street, the average citizen
who is trying to protect his family and
honestly to make his way. knows what
the conditions are. He knows that as a
party member he counts but little unless
he can give his life to politics. He under
stands how the cards are stacked against
him. Throughout the atate there has been
gathering the force of an Irresistible sen
timent. It does not seek the impossible;
It is not visionary. It will increase and
not lose its strength. Those whose busi
ness it is to pay attention to such mat
ters should read the fllgns of the times.
The great body of our people are not In
terested in political intrlcue and are not
looking for something at tbe expense of
the state. They want their government
faithfully administered; they desire repre
sentatives who are responsive to their con
stituency; they want men In office emanci
pated from selfish control and placing
their reliance upon the intelligent opinion
of the community. They know that their
force is largely wasted in the choice of
delegates and that the present system Is"
a contrivance for. control by a few — not
absolute, to be sure, and very largely miti
gated Jn exceptional cases by public opin
ion, but exerted to the utmost so far as
those who have the power dare to exert it.
Our people are essentially conservative.
Bad methods and patent aouses, with their
constant irritation of the public mind, are
more dangerous than the free course of Its
opinion.
"The Issue Will Remain."
"The movement to secure party methods
which "will permit true representation and
safeguard the wishes of the party voters Is
as certain to progress and to succeed as
democracy was certain to supplant despo
tism. It Is for those who recogniase the
strength of this movement to aid in giv
ing it wise direction. There is now an
opportunity to deal with this question in
this state, and In my judgment it Is wise
and necessaary to deal with it fairly and
reasonably now and not to iiostpone action
upon it.
"If action is postponed the issue will
remain. You rannot get rid of it. try as
you may. It is not my issue: It is the.
issue of the people of the State of New-
York against those who have abused party
government for their own purposes.
"I «inoerely trust, and expect, that this
matter will soon be decided; thai instead
of disagreement between the two hou3es of
the Legislature there will b<* accord, and
such accord as will give, to the people of
this state a genuine measure of relief from
conditions which I believe every thought
ful and patriotic citizen has deplored. And
it has been, and is. my desire to make
such contribution as T am able to make to
the freedom of the political life of the
state and to the »e<nrity of the funda
mental bases of faithful administration
upon which all the governmental activities
of this great commonwealth must rest."
BILLS SIGNED BY HUGHES
One Provides for Marking New
York-Bay State Boundary.
Albany, June 10.— Governor Hughes to
day signed the Merritt bill, establishing
anew and monumentlng the boundary be
tween the states of New York and Massa
chusetts. The Governor is authorized to
transmit a copy of the act to the Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, and, In concur
rence, with the latter, to communicate the
action of the two states on the subject to
Congress, with the request that it be ap
proved.
The Governor also signed these measures:
Mr. M*-rriu's, providing for the selection
of architects on state work by competition
Designs submitted in such competition are
to be considered by a board of award com
posed of the State Architect, a person ap
pointed by the Governor and an architect
to be selected by the State Architect.
J. S. Phillips' amending the state chari
ties law generally.
Mr. Qlore'a, amending the banking law
relative to proceedings against and liqui
dation of delinquent corporations and In
dividual bankers by providing that the Su
perintendent of Banks. in the name of the
delinquent corporation or Individual bank
er, may prosecute and defend any suits
brought to effectuate any sale of real or
personal property in settling the affairs of
such corporation or individual.
Mr. Gray's, authorizing the Stat^ Con
troller in determining the tax on transfers
of stock to examine books of account and
bills or memoranda of sale or transfer
Senator Agmew's. authorizing the Board
of Kdueation of New York City to sell
such manufactured articles or other prod
ucts of Its vocational and trade' schools
as may not be utilized by the board.
Mr. Toombs's, providing that the commis
sion appointed to confer with the New
Jersey authorities for the piirpon* of de
veloping a system of transit between New
York City and New Jersey shall be known
hereafter as the New Tork Interstate
Bridge Commission.
Mr. Green's, providing that no door win
dow or other opening on any floor of a
factory pliall be obstructed by stationary
metal bars, grating or wire mesh
DECLARES ODORS NUISANCE
Hughes Orders O'Malley to Pros
ecute Constable Hook Offenders.
Albany. June Acting on reports sub
mitted la him by Dr. Eugene 11. Porter.
State Commissioner of Health. Governor
Hughes has declared the odors which arise
from the oil refining chemical plants of
the Standard Oil, Tidewater Oil. General
Chemical and other big corporations which
operate in the vicinity of Constable Hook,
N. J.. to be public nuisances. Complaint
was made by residents of Richmond
County, across the Kill yon Hull, on Staten
Island.
An order of the Governor filed with the
Secretary' of State to-day directs Attorney
General O'Malley to proceed against the
corporation to compel the abatement of the
nuisance. It Is understood that the At
torney General will proceed in the Htate
courts against New Tork State corpora
tions and In the United States Supreme
Court against the foreign corporations.
■
PRISON FOR GIRL'S ASSAILANTS
Jersey Judge Says Boys' Crime Over
shadowed Bosschieter Case.
Paterson. X. J.. June 10.— "This is the
worst crime that has ever been committed
In this city. It overshadows anything that
I have ever heard of here, and not even
the Boaschleter case could compare witn It.
Nothing but your tender ages saves you
boys from getting <he full punishment."
said Judge bcott this inornln« when he
passed sentence upon the boys who were
convicted! of attacking Julia Rimer, of Pas
*>ulc Falls.
.Joseph M unlock. Thomas Matthews, Al
exander Turner an.l Albert ltil*>> each re
ceived a sentence of Fix years In the "'aid
well Penitentiary. John MeCready wan sen
tenced to live yearn in the same Institu
tion, while |<ot]ls fre<]f>re failed to appear
In court and his bond of Jl.OvO was declared
forfeited. t -r; - , _^
tIEF IN ELEVAI R0«
Intcrborouqh Extensions for
2d. 3d and 9th Aye. Lines.
WOULD SPEND $30,000,000
New Roads Over Harlem River
and Operation of Steinway
Tunnel Proposed.
New proposals for the improvement of
the rapid transit aituatton In the city
were received yesterday by the Public
Service Commission from the lnterbor
ough Rapid Transit Company. As pre
dicted In The Tribune, the companr
deals entirely with elevated lines and the
Steinway tunnel. 4
Roughly stated, the propoaml is that
the company ahall be allowed to third
track its Second and Third avenue roads,
with extensions to the Queembor©
Bridge and a connection with the West
Farms branch of the subway. *nd to third
track the Ninth avenue road, with an
extension across the Harlem River and
up River and Jerome avenues, to serve
the west side of The Bronx. The cost of
the work Is placed at approximately
$30,000,000. and the company proposes
to carry out the extensions at Its own
expense, with the possible exception of
tbe Jerome avenue extension, which will
be jointly used by the Interborough ele
vated and the Broadway-Lexington ave
nue subway extension.
Steinway Tunnel Connections.
With regard to the Ptelnway tunnel,
the company proposes "to complete the
construction of this tunnel and to op
erate it as a part of the existing sub
way, with open communication between
the tunnel and the subway system at or
near the Grand Central Station. An ad
ditional line of rapid transit communi
cation will thus be established, with free
transfers upon the payment of a single
5-oent fare, between Long Island city
and all parts of greater New York
reached by the existing subway lines."
In addition to a third track from the
City Hall station to 12»th street, on the
Second avenue elevated line, the com
pany proposes to build a two track ex
tension from the Second avenue elevated
line across Queensboro Bridge to the
bridge plaza. This will enable the com
pany to operate through elevated trains
from Long Island City to the Brooklyn
Bridge and South Ferry, with the bene
fit of transfers to all parts of the ele
vated system in Manhattan and The
Bronx.
For the Third avenue line the com
pany seeks to complete its third track
from Pearl and Chambers streets to
about 147 th street, with the privilege of
later extending the third track to- the
present terminus, at Bronx Park. This
involves building a bridge across the
Harlem River, and because of a Junc
tion at that point with the Second ave
nue line the company asks to be al
lowed to build a four track line between
the Harlem River and 14." th street.
For Diversion of Subway Trains.
From this point the company proposes
to build, through private property and
ov.er public streets- not at present occu
pied by elevated structures or covered by
any franchise a two track connection
from about MM street through "Willis
and Bergen avenues to a connection
with the "West Farms division of the
subway at Brook avenue. This* will
permit a diversion of subway trains to
the Second or Third avenue line and re
lieve the pressure on the Broadway and
Lenox avenue division of the subway.
An extension of the Third avenue line
is also Bought from Pelham avenue
through Webster avenue, Gun Hill Road
and White Plains avenue to Becker ave
nue, as a two track line, with the privilege
of later, building a third track from the
Intersection of White Plain« avenue and
Gun Hill Road to provide for better ter
minal facilities.
On the Ninth avenue line the company
seeks ' authorization to extend It* Third
track from Rector street to loT»th street,
and to build ■ two and three track *>'•-
vated road from about J49th street and
Eighth avenue across Maeomh's Dam
Bridge to about 162 d street an.l River
avenue, thence up River and Jerome ave
nues to about 104 th street.
"The portion of this line from 162 d
street and Jerome avenue, north." says
the application, "may either be built us
an elevated extension, to be jointly nsM
by the new East Side subway?, or may
be built by the rlty as a subway exten
sion under a traffic arrangement where
by It may be used by the elevated road.
If built aa a subway extension, work
should be first begun upon It. so that
the structure would be completed in time
to operate in connection with the other
elevated improvements* hereinbefore in
ferred to."
While the members of the Pubtltc Ser
vice Commission were not inclined to
discuss the proposition yesterday, It is
intimated that the proposals, except in
some, minor details, are in line with th*
suggestions made by the Mayor and
the members of the Public Service Com
mission in their conferences with the
representatives of the company.
Mayor Gaynor yesterday forwarded to
Albany with his approval the amend
ment to the railway law, commonly
known as the Steinway tunnel bill, be
cause it fixes the status of that property
and will permit it to be operated. it
gives the right to the trustees of the old
company to sell it to another company
but provides that, the perpetual fran
chise having been invalidated, a new
franchise must be obtained fr Om the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
Such a franchise may be for not more
than fifty years, with or without the
privilege of renewal for twenty-five
years.
In his memorandum accompanying his
signature the Mayor says: - lt is atly
to be desired that all legal disputes with
regard to this tunnel cease, and that It
come Into use immediately. for the bene
fit of the Dorough of Queens, and •«
whole city and the object of this bill to
to bring about that result."
"<SS YERKES SUES FOR HER PART.
Miss BUHM Unit Yerk..M .k . w
guaroian. Jaaaaa •• c 22 Th "
Judge Ward .„ the ,2j?t L' 111 '""'
Court y^t.rday tor Ijl \ Ht * te * rr ' r< uit
"• the Zn of £'LJ ll>> * > -
Railways c!*£l
Louin s. Owsler *■*, London against
the late Char,^ t'v';;'' th -'— f^-
Miss Yerkn. who at"t«iV . k * nd ° thCrS -
February » last £ ?^*« *» ««O«rl« °*
Yerke*. a neph-w O • umhtw ° «'««rence
Yerkes. rr n de P a.. the late * rlwi T.
.he .a. >C:,?CIZZ th ; *""'*' *'"
af $100,000 md In ln '^ m ' ° f • trust fun.!
that 5S haTr^U ,P, P " tUlOn U ™* ** Ui
that the estate >»«.!«? ,, n ° laments, and
HMH ana |».JJ? •*•*•* t0 b er between
MAYORS ONLY Ills
Public Accountants To!<i jj.
Are More Important o a
BUT GAYNOR WAS 43$£ V
Controllers and Account^? -,
cers at Dinner Li3tea tJ -""
Experience Es3aya.
Th» broader, more expansive *i») -_.
Mgher view of a s t v * n activity -^*
good square meal with flaln'i — 11|| *
dace* In the mind of man -* #J , <ZJ2 ;5>
In the sp*e«*h»» at the dinner fa ta ' ,'"
Astor last night of the Nation*! «_?
; tlon of Controllers and Acroanttej
, eers. After discussing at a busir»j| 3*
j Ing In the forenoon the *dvant3 ?^^T'
I uniform system of accounting foe ,«**
I nic!p*i!tw. th« members settled fia^f"
i th» evening to a consideration of tJtTj.*
portanc* and opportunities or the.lT^
1 accountant In popular sovenrav?st '7n
estimates of his importance T»r» «••«!?
"The most important officers h» tar
nldpallty to-day." declared Frank Tea^
I president of the City Club of N". v R.w*
'. "are those In the accounting 4»paf2? 1
Some may think the Mayor Is the tno«H
portant officer But no. He gets htaassL
edife and Information from th# jj^Ji
which you gentlemen provide." ' i |
Mayor Gaynor was not present
Law and Common Sens*.
men elected to public fIW," •«. J
tfnue»l Mr. Tucker, "don't know thi'^j^
Mice between current expenses g^ *
proceeds of a bond i.«nne Th*7're tjj'^!
I Ing to get into* financial difficulty M |*
. things that th« law Joes not t>»rnwt 3»
: you should not only be the wareSdeK,.
the. treasury; you should be public lo
cators, cultivate the judicial attttu&Y
I mind, be tolerant, not critical. - .» j«
; mind Is not always competent to fc?£s.
1 the law. I say that -with very »st ft**
ence. Very often the !a v has sn afj»
; which you as common sen** cit!a«a t»
more competent to interpret than a 4
legal officer.
I»uis Betz, former Controller of St. Pel
began by saying that he hal r»riifn#fi ,
'office because some one had "ff-ttffhta;
f good Job. Then he said that the t*.
! States was not going to have xor<4 sjisi
pal government until her citizens §n Ctj
■ of making money.
"We have heard to-day." said tj e> '.'^,
j several rich men have contributed a£
j a year for five years to the National Jfc.
I nlclpal League. I know thin announctae
I staggered some of you. for I saw th»»iy
It had. But It will take the f >rtvan i
two hundred potential millionaire t» *
tain good government for tMs eft? »!a»
that Is. it will mean the sacrtn>« by rixt
after they have accumulated a «!=!{««■•
of further prospects of a great fortnn»st
their turning their talents to provide; jj-,
j government for the people."
Optimism of a Statistician. "
Dr. I.c Grand Power*, chief v:«0eia»«
: the Census Bureau at Washington. \p
', more optimistic. t
"We are jroing to see the cities bean
( the light and support of d*>mo<:racT. n •
' prophesied. '"Instead of It* despair. (ssM
I through static- their inhabitants a
, learning their business, through sta^n
. they are forming proper judaroent. ol i
problems of the city. You a? accountar
In so far as you are presTitinsr trq* $ir
ures of conditions to the ptxbOQ aft hr:
i Ing to establish the ••raaas Of Mite*
: eminent" i
Alonzo Tweeflale. Auditor of tin pisr
of Columbia, was toastmast^r. Otftjr taw
ers were Deputy Controller ,E&ri&. :
Fisher, of New York; W. S. Mc^jroaA'
: Duluth; Frank, \V. Fmith._ of Cor»>
', Prerdergast's staff: Duncan. McTnna.ei'
: auditor of the rtty.« Pepan i
; Finance, and Deputy *"v>ntrol>r f<ts|i
I Mathrwson. There were «Ixry-fo«r 4»
' "After their business matins: in theHrj
I Astor in the morning the- .•ontrossrsa
j accountant? here for this i« fiflliand
, convention of th« association visited Gfl
' troller Prenderga.st In his office and '(iiiifl
! something about his department Tin
I they went sightseeing s^;- tin •** I
! automobile*. The fourth bustnjß •>»■
1 will !><■ held thi.» morning- TWs a£?rr£
, they will visit Coney laasai |
SAYS SHE'S A WYMAU
New York Woman Wants h'
of Princeton's Legacy.
?a;»m. Mass.. June lft.-CharjißS ttit*
due Influence <«■ , **»rt«>d on 'be pJ."'
the trustees of Princeton T.'nhfrsifT r
that th«* testator whs of ---Tond*
when the will was drawp. "* KaT :
Cutler, who forni-rly '. •• ■■•<} In .*•**
Mas*., said to be a -i»- «f th» la» JW
C. Wyaaaa. of this city. h!io Wt #&\
million dollars to Prin-^ron rnivsr*?
day entered an appearance " th» **•*]
K-gtetry ofn>" in this* city. Th» aprf 3 *]
was entorerf through * Boston atrcl^J
if la expected that Mrs. P*s&Sj
obliged to pro- » her ••-
cording to one ft the »*<».-i:rer». J*M
Raymond, the only living h»ir cf *^.
man i* Mrs. Susan B. Dickinson, of s-^,
head. Mr* Dirkinson. "* lu> '* ' a "^ <
Mr. Wyman. was libera'Sy pnjri«l?i .
ike will.
Andover. Maw. J<>n>- 10. --Mr* *L
Cut!»r. who cT.iimi a portion of «&V^
of l?a.\c C. WymrtP. el SaTfßV*!,g^ff|
ter of the late John Noam w!^
asM, was * half br»-«rh»r of Mr -.^;,
She has two sons. GrmniiQ* X - **
Andover. and Nathaniel .v r '- ft<T ; V?
of the high PCI In Norwood. *?P£
home is in New York •Ity. but *** s #*\
ins at present with h^r .«ca * • ,^.
For many year* fti* restdM in
"A JAPANESE-ENGLISH f** 1
Latin- American Press Aro"**'
posed Visit of Mikado'- *&
New Origan* June »r**S JJT^
is attached to the proposed »J^H
Japanese battleship «*•? t<y * jj*
cording to dispatches rfv'ived «^ }
Central America. Tbe
press Is inclined to re^trd tW '^S*
Is to be made upon « * <> " c *"^3y<
tco- 9 centennial o-let>r*t.or» «£&»
penden«-«\ *>• <* boJd lo^ i3^
Japan, an.l prints rumors * *W *g t
being sent at the sam* W* -JJ^ V
negotiating with «V"tiat Art?" _ <
lies. It i* also efatmid **l^ t *
take e.lvanra*- of tW>
a treaty rotative to :x '* n;l ' "
for which England «0 Mrnlshj^,
$2.50- «j
TO -*J.
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