The Washington herald., 1907-12-20

postpone until the January meeting the
consideration OF its attitude toward the
proposition 10 commit the local organi.a-
ton TO Gov. Hughes as Republican candi-
date for President.
The meeting lasted only about ten min
utes. Harry w Mack. the leader of the
Fifteenth district. presented the Hughes
resolution. but as soon as it had been
read a motion was made to lay it over
for a month. and the proposal was car
ried by a large majority.
Then a motion TO adjourn was made,
and though Abe Gruber and some other
members OF the committee sought to pre-
vent the meeting from coming 10 so
speedy an end. they were in a very small
minority.
Whether the county committee should
come out for Hughes at this time had
been really thrashed out at the meeting
Of the executive committee in the after
noon. At that meeting Mr.. Mack sug-
gested that the committee report to the
meeting of the county committee at night
in favor Of the adoption Of resolution
calling upon the State 10 send an .in-
structed delegation from this State to the
Republican national convention in favor
of the nomination of Gov. Hughes
Parsons Objects.
Chairman Parsons, Of the county COM
mittee, took the floor and urged that
there was no need for such hurried ac-
ton, and he submitted a counter motion
that any action looking to the pledging
of the county committee to Gov. Hughes
should be deferred for a month, for the
reason that in that time the general sit
uation with regard 10 Presidential nomi-
ness might be clarified. that the com
mittee would have better perception
of the course it ought 10 follow. instead
OF allowing itself to be carried away by
impulse at the present moment The sit
uation was such that, in his opinion, the
local Republican organization would not
be justified in acting with precipitation
Parsons had the votes. Only three MEM
bers Of the executive committee voted
against his resolution. The other TWEEN
ty-two members Of the committee voted
for it
AS soon as the meeting OF the county
committee at night had been called to
order. Mr. Mack rose and presented this
resolution:
'The Republican county committee of
the county of New York affirms its con-
tinued belief in the principles Of the Re
publican party in nation and State. and
its recognition OF clean and honest pO-
Iitical organizations as an integral part
of our public policy; and now.
The Mack Resolution.
Whereas Charles e Hughes has dis
played during his incumbency of the Of
fce Of governor of the State Of New
York a degree Of executive and admin
istrative ability. courage. and devotion to
duty which has secured for him the con-
ndence and admiration not only of the
citizens Of the State OF New York, but
of the people of the United States: be it
Resolved. That Il is the judgment of
the Republican County Committee that
Republicans generally throughout this
country desire the presentation of the
name of Hon. Charles f. Hughes 10 the
next national convention of the Republi-
can party as the choice of the Republi-
cans OF this State for the Presidential
nomination. and we hereby unqualfiedly
and enthusiastically favor him for that
high office, and hope that his name will
be presented by the New York delega-
ton
In offering the resolution tonight Mr.
Mack said he wanted L understood that
he was not submitting it in a spirit of
antagOnism TO Chairman Parsons.
I'VE. in the Fifteenth district" he said.
have admired the course he has taken
= in the direction of the affairs of this
committee. and. while may not always
have approved Of his prayers, we have
admired his political activity. We have
not forgotten that it was due 10 some
extent 10 his sagacity and firmness that
we have in Albany man whose courage
and devotion TO the public interests, and
whose resOurcefulness have challenged
not only the admiration of the people Of
his State, but of the whole country.
No UIterIOr Motive
In offering this resolution now. there
is no ulterior motive; it is simply because
it is the wish Of the Republicans of the
Fifteenth district that the name of
Charles z. Hughes should be presented
to the national convention as the choice
for President of the Republicans of this
State"
Samuel KOenig, of the Sixth. promptly
moved that the resolution should be made
q special order for next meeting There
were several seconders
Il notice that one Of the seconders.'
said Mr.. Parsons. amid laughter, "is Mr..
Spiegelberg. Of the Fifteenth District"
Abe Gruber asked for a roll call. A roll
call can be demanded by a fifth Of the
members present The volume of Nos"
on the Toll-call question was so great
that Mr.. Parsons ruled that the neces-
sary fifth had not voted aye.
Il wish TO call your attention" said
Mr.. Gruber. Ito the fact that there are
several hundreds of persons here who
are not members Of the committee and
who have apparently voted, and 20 ask
> how YOU can understand that a fifth of
the actual members VI the committee
have not voted in favor OF a roll call"
CbHirmHn'S Ruling stands.
Mr.. Parsons replied that his ruling
would stand. whereupoa Mr. Gruber re-
torted: do 1 understand that you can