The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-15
EL|HU ROOT IS
CENTRAL FIGURE
IN FlRsT SESSION or REPUeLl.
CAN STATE CONVENTION AT
SARATOGA, NJ. ~.
FEW CHEERS FOR HUGHES.
Makeup Of Resolutions Committee In.
dleates That the, Governors Pol.
ieles VIII Receive sesnt
Praise In Platform.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 15.-Renom.
ination OF Gov. Charles Il. Hughes by
the Republican state convention at its
session this afternoon seemed at a
late hour last night the probable out,
come of q battle in which most OF
the fighting has been done by the op.
position. No stone has been left un.
turned by the leaders who desire to
prevent the governors denomination
and there is still chance that they
will find some way to accomplish his
defeat. At times Monday it seemed
as II they had reached some plan that
might lead to success, but as the de.
cislye hour approached impartial OBJ
servers see no means by which the
defeat of the governor can be accom-
plished.
Authorized dispatches from Oyster
Bay, reiterating the opinion of Presi-
dnet Roosevelt that Hughes should be
renominated, created somewhat Of a
sensation, and they added appreciably
70 the bitterness OF the allies" oppos-
ing Hughes.
Secretary of State Elihu Root, who
is acting as chairman of the conven-
tion, has been the subject of incessant
appeals to assume the onus of the sit.
uatfon. His reception by the conven.
tion Monday was enthusiastic, and II
is probable that with the slightest in-
timation Of consent on his part the
convention could be stampeded to him.
Mr.. Root told the leaders, however,
that he could not think OF such
thing. II am the senior member of
President Roosevelt's cabinet" he
was quoted as saying. III / should do
such thing, either | would be ac.
cused, and tightly, of disloyalty to the
president, or would be accused, with
good reason, of insincerity I'm my at
titude toward the governors renom.
nation"
Mr.. Root was the central figure I'm
the first session OF the convention.
The convention effected temporary
organization, heard the speech of Mr..
Root as temporary chairman and adj
journed until Tuesday at o'clock.
TIE, welcome accorded to Secretary
Root and the demonstratinos of ap.
proyal which interspersed and fol
lowed his speech surpassed in enthusi.
asm. II not in duration, those which
were accorded upon mention OF the
names OF President Roosevelt, Gov.
Hughes or William II. Taft.
The speech dealt almost exclusively
with national matters, but began with
a tribute to the work Of Gov. Hughes
and tha utafa olrnInictratinn T., oo,,
eral, TO which the convention re.
spCnded' with applause and cheers,
lacking not so much in apparent vol
ume or duration as unanimity of par.
ticipation. In fact, the cheering which
greeted the name OF Hughes, started
by the New York county delegation,
was Joined in only bv scattered up.
state delegations and small groups OF
individuals here and there; most OF
the delegates sat grim and silent.
A feature OF the session was the in.
PRODUCTION by Charles w. Anderson OF
New York, the colored member-at.
large of the state committee, who Is
a deputy collector of internal revenue
for the Second district, of a resolu.
tion paying glowing tribute to the
character and public service OF Mr..
Taft and extending to Taft the congrat
ulations OF the convention upon his
5lst birthday, which occurs today.
The resolution was adopted.
More than ordinary interest at.
tached to the personnel of the com.
mittee on resolutions, which is to pre-.
sent the platform, especially as when
the list was read 1t was seen that II |
consisted largely of representatives OF
the anti-Hughes wing of the conven.
ton, or at least OF local leaders more
or less opposed to measures which
Hughes has made chief features OF |
his legislative program.
II was noticeable in the convention
that but scattered applause greeted
Mr.. Roots reference to the passage
OF the antl-gambling bills and still less
TO his allusion to direct nominating
primaries, and the general impression
was that the platform most accept
able 70 the convention would be one
In which there vas little specific men
jol OF these main features Of the gov.
ernoT's program.