The Washington times., 1908-04-12
HUGHES HONORS
SPLIT WITH TAFT
AFTER HOT FIGHT
New York Convention
Divided in Remark
able Session.
Delegates-at-Large In
StruCted for Governor
in DeSultory Manner.

in DeSultory Manner.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE New York
state delegation TO the Republican con-
Vention In Chicago viii not be a unit.
us Big -Four" selected az the State
convention in Carnegie Hall today. win
De Tor the naming Of Gov Charles z.
Hughes so long as his name may re-
main before the convention" and they
VIII use all honorable methods to Sc
cure his nomination according to the
instructions adopted. but the great
mass or delegates from the Congress
slonai districts viii vote for Taft. And
there viii be no unit rule but the divfd
ed vote viii be recorded.
Today's convention was unsque. Prob
ably never before in the history OF The
party IN the State has such a conbfna-
uon or circumstances been in evidence
as confronted the delegates when they
assembled The real organization lead
efs were opposed to indorsing the can
d1dacy OF Hughes. but they feared 70
ignore It, inasmUch as the Hughes
league headed by Senator Edgar r
Brackett' OF Saratoga, had promised a
LgnI mat would disrupt the part,- n
ne were not Endorsed. So II was decided
% instruct the delegates-at-IarR +,
Iuke-Warm fashion and ignore absolute
~ the Congressional district deIeqa-
lions d
BIT The plan failed. in fact. for the
Hrst time IN many years there uyas .
real night on the floor OF a State Ten,,b-
mean convention. and old Marty var.
horses, such as Bracket. Senator IIor-
ace White, Of Syracuse: Congrassn,ar
serene F. Payne. AssembIyrnan. Edward
Merritt and others fully as well know,
exchanged personalities. and there ,-ss
a bitterness engendered that gives n-o1,,-
ise OF being carried into the COMING
campaign.
Fight Breaks Out.
The convention had gone along through
us initial session, two lengthy speeches
mao been made by Temporary Chairman
NJ. Lynn Bruce and Congressman lanes
sherman and it appeared that the
II machinery would work well. and that
there would be no discorL In fact fba
delegates were beginning to concratu-
late themselves that all was we'll w.,
from the committee room where t,a
committee on resolutions was ar urort-
came the word that there was a. scraD
Bracket and six other members NJ
the committee were dissatisfied. -r-av
declared that there was no reason Y nv
TIE delegates-at-large should not he in
structed TO work for the nomination OF
Hughes until he is actually non1i-
mated" and the more the question was
debated the more determined they he
came Finally. when matters seemed
acute. Chairman White announced that
he favored giving the Bracket men the
right 20 introduce a minority report
something they could not do under the
rules without the permission Of the
committee. This was done.
50 soon as White had offered the orig
iEal report, Bracket was on his feet
with his substitute. It provided for the
instruction Of the delegates absolutely.
stating that in view OF the real
Hughes sentiment and Of recent events.
the delegates-at-ldrge are instructed.
AMI delegates from the several districts
are requested 10 persistently labor for
his nomination until his nomination is
made"
Attacks the Majority.
Bracket then made a speech bitterly
attacking the majority. He declared
that the leacers Of the party were in
sincere. State Chairman Timothy L
| Woodruff answered Bracket He de-
ciared the minority resolution was AN
insult TO every decent Congressional dis
trict delegate" anG insisted that the
committee and the convention had no
right even to suggest to district dele
gates FOR whom they should vote Con-
gresham Payne followed with an at
tack on the motives of the minority.
I yield TO no man in my admiration
Of tlie governor" he declared, but I
insist that this attempt to dictate TO
| the delegates from this State is con-
| trary TO the rules OF the party and It's
methods of procedure And IL is in
bad taste for the men who are back of
| this proposed resolution to attempt 10
dictate TO a delegation such as viii rep
resent this State ct Chicago"
Several other speeches along the same
line were made, the Hughes peoDle
| seemingly being willing to leave the
entire matter Of fighting the machine"
I TO Bracket. Finally Senator White
\ got the floor, and in a bitter speech
| assailed the motives behind the Sara
| toga man He declared that he con-
/ SANG4Nh NA-N AANNAlPN ~ SLdEhle the
| delegates from Congressional districts
/ TO be on a par with other games the
/ senator had been mixed up in, and
| intimated that he was endeavoring TO
! secure personal political perferment
/ through his use of the governors name
Bracket replied angrily, intimating
| that he considered the entire resolu-
/ tons a 'frame-up'' and serving notice
] hot he a~4 do ,fT -
| maintained. they must be PREPARED to
/ answer 10 the party for a defeat in
/ the State next November.
Hughes Is Endorsed.
The original platform was finally
adopted by an overwhelming majority.
! Besides quietly indorsing Hughes. IL
| approves the revision of the tarif, by
its friends and in such way that the
Continued on Second PaEe)