Morris tribune., 1908-04-25

ciples and stand in fear Of being cap
tured by somebody. All that is neces-i
sary, he contends. is that Socialists
have hand in the organization of the
"auxiliaries.
Roosevelt to Hunt Abroad.
A remark having an important bear
| ing on the contest for the Republican
nomination is that attributed to Presi-
| dent Roosevelt at the recent dinner of
the Boone and Crockett club-namely,
that after his term Of Office expires he
intends to visit foreign lands to hunt
big game He said that in the event
Of the nomination and election of Taft
he wished to leave the country so it
encing Taft's administration or that he
was being turned down in attempts to
do so.
New York Names Favorite.
The New York state Republican con-
vention. April II, carried out the pro-
gramme agreed upon by the friends of
President Roosevelt, who were in COM
plete control at all times. 1t directed
the delegates at large to use all honor
able means to bring about the nomina-
ton of Governor Hughes for the presi-
dency. All the enthusiasm and cheers
were reserved for the president and
his lieutenants, and Hughes received
only mild handclapping. The plat
form indorses Roosevelt in the strong
est terms possible and favors a re-
vision of the tariff and currency re-
form
Massachusetts, Favors Taft. ..
Although the Republican state con-
vention at Boston, April 10, elected
four delegates at large to the Chicago
convention without giving explicit in
structions for Taft, a resolution was
adopted declaring that majority of
the state convention was in favor of
the nomination of the war secretary.
Delaware Democrats For Gray.
The Democratic state convention at
Dover, April "A. directed it's delegates
to seek the nomination of Judge George
Gray for the presidency notwithstand-
ing that letter from the Judge asking
that this be not done was read to the
convention The letter had been kept
secret up to the last moment
Tammany Rules State Convention.
After hot fight over the seating of
the Brooklyn delegates headed by State
SoD q for MoCa rrov, ros,11+;pr -, +bo;r
defeat at the hands of Leader Murphy
of Tammany and withdrawal with
threats that never again would New
York have a Democratic mayor, the
New York state convention Of Demo-
Gratis April Is resolved to send unin-
structed delegates to the national con-
vention and that the unit rule should
prevail. The small Bryan minority
led by Walker and Thomas withdrew
without making minority report. The
unseating of McCarren was part of a
design to extend the sway of Tam
many Hall across the bridge into Kings
county. McCarren said that he would
carry the fight to Denver.
Minnesota In Taft Column.
Delegates at large were instructed to
vote for Taft for president by the Re-
publican state convention at st. Paul
AS the man to carry on the policies of
President Roosevelt.
Pennsylvania's Direct Primaries.
The chief result of the first full test
of the uniform primary law in the
state of Pennsylvania was a division
on the question Of local option, the
liquor interests holding the cities of
Philadelphia and Pittsburg, while the
optionists captured most of the rural
counties. Now, however, begins the
real fight of the temperance forces,
which will end at the polls in Novem-
Der.
Livingston Wants Negro Votes.
Congressman Livingston Of Georgia
has taken the unusual course in his
fight for a denomination of urging
Democrats to oppose the disfranchis-
ing amendment to the constitution on
the ground that the votes of the ne
groes will be needed to defeat Tom |
Watson, the Populist