New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
LEADERS KEPT BUSY.
A PLATFORM DRAFTED.
Many Callers on Plat and OdeH-
Root To BE a Delegate.

win the RepuOncan state convention 10
assemble at Carnegie Hall next Tuesday. the
Republican leaders from all parts of the State
began to come to town yesterday and the Fifth
Avenue Hotel busy centre last night
Governor Odell occupied all day seeing
leaders from various parts of the State SEN
ator Platt also talked to his friends, and the
programme for the State Convention was thor
oughly gone over. There were many points that
needed adjustment and while the greater prob
lens have been solved. there are still several
questions to be decided. The conferences will
go to-day and tomorrow Tomorrow the
State Committee will meet and announce the
final details for the convention and then dis
band. The State Convention will elect new
State Committee. and there will be several
changes in its makeup. Colonel George W.
Dunn is to retire chairman and Governor
Odell will succeed him. The changes to be
made in membership Of the committee will be
for the purpose of strengthening it. to go into
the campaign this fan equipped to fight a
winning battle.
1t has been decided that the four delegates
at-large to the national convention will be Sen
ators Depew. Platt. Governor OdeI and ex-Gov-
ernor Black. Senator Depew VIII be the tenn
porary chairman Of the State convention. and
Congressman Serene f. Payne will be the per-
manent chairman. Resolutions will be intro
duced strongly indorsng the State and ma
tional administrations and instructing the dele
gates to the national convention to vote for the
nomination Of President Roosevelt
The question of platform is still an open one.
William n. Cohen. LemueI E Quigg and others
have drafted a platform which will be gone
over by the party leaders tomorrow and finally
whipped into shape 1t could not be learned
last night just who would be chosen chair
man OF the committee resolutions at the
convention. but IT viii probably be some up
State The platform will support the pol
icy Of national administration in every detail
The question of delegates to the national con-
vention while not one to be settled by the State
convention aside from the deIegates-at-large. is
being discussed by those who have gathered
here for the State convention In the greater
number of districts there is harmony; in a few
districts however. there will be contests. In
the XIIIth Congress District. Elihu Root. Mich
olas Murray Butler Edward Lauterbach and
william y. Cohen have all been candidates for
delegate. AT a conference held yesterday after
noon II was decided that &r. Root and Mr.. But
ler should &C delegates and Edward Lauter-
ba ch will be elected a member OF the State COM
mittee to succeed Robert C. Morris
Senator E1sberg had long conference yester
day with Governor Odell. and after the confer
ence he said 7 stiT have great hope that my
rapid transit bill will pass. 1t is now IN the As
has sent emergency message 10 the legis-
lature in favor OF IT. i hope and believe that II
will yet be enacted into a law"
II Is understood tina. the Governor win have
a conference tomorrow with those who are in
terested IN the success OF this measure. and that
after this conference steps will be taken TO IN
sure favorable action on the bill
The question Of the chairmanship Of the exec
utive committee Of the Republican State Com
mittee Is stin an open one. 1t lie
between William Barnes. jr.. Of Albany. and
William l. Ward. OF westchester. The. matter
will not be decided until after the new State
committee is elected. Among the changes IN
the State committee slated the election OF
William Halpin to succeed Clarence W. Meade
Abraham Gruber TO succeed L. Z. Quigg. Ed
ward Lauterbach 20 succeed Robert c. Morris
and George Cromwell 70 succeed Cornelius Van
Cott
George W. Morgan State Superintendent OF
Elections. whose retirement has been rumored
called and talked with the Governor yesterday
but neither would say anything about the con-
ference. 10 is understood that Mr. Morgan Is
20 retire, but his successor has not vet been
decided on.
The treasurer Of the Republican County Com
mittee will not be selected until after the state
convention. and probably not until May.
There TumOr last night that there
would he extra session OF the legislature. but
this denied. Governor Odei said he knew
Of no decision TO have extra session
In the course of the day Governor Odeli and
Senator Platt saw a great many visitors. To
name all those who called and discussed various
matters would be to repeat a roster Of all the
leaders in the State II was busy day for the
Republican organizations The conferences will
continue to-day and tomorrow.
HILL md PARKER DIFFER