New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
ORIGIN OF A CLAUSE.
PRISONS SAYS HE DID II.
j. S. Lehmaier, HosceUer, CLAIMS
Part of Hughes Resolution.

James s Lehmaier, chairman of the commit
Zee OF twenty-five of the Republican Club, with
the interests of Governor Hughes as a Presiden-
tial candidate uppermost in mind. thinks that
President Parsons of the Republican County
Committee is arrogating to himself undue credit
for the framing of the Hughes resolution and
the promotion of the Hughes boom. Mr.. Leh-
maier takes umbrage at the statement made
by President Parsons TO Tribune reporter on
the night of the last county committee meet
ing. and asserts that Mr.. Parsons is glaringly
inexact.
Mr. Parsons was quoted saying, concerning
the Hughes resolution adopted by the county
committee on Wednesday night: THE resolu-
ton as ii was eventually adopted was the reso-
luton which / drafted myself. Mr.. Lehmaier
said in his speech that he was responsible for
a part of it; he was not. l drew the resolution
myself and Mr.. Iehmaier still thinks that it was
because of him that it was presented for the
action of the committee in the form in which
it was he is entirely mistaken. and have the
original draft in my pocket now to prove what
/ say.'
Commenting on this declaration Mr. Lehmaier
said last night: Il can scarcely believe that
Mr. Parsons in his newly acquired yea! in be-
half of Governor Hughes's candidacy has made
a statement disingenuous; if he did, he was
careful not to produce the original draft which
It is of very little consequence who inspired any
portion of the resolutions adopted by the county
committee: personally. am very much pleased
that Mr. Parsons exhibits the zeal of a new
convert but ! do not understand that it is ex-
pected of him by the men who have released
him from bondage that he shall pervert the
truth.
That portion of the resolution which declares
il to be the sense of the county committee thal
New York's delegates TO the national convention
be instructed to support Governor Hughes until
he is either nominated or directs the withdrawal
of his name from the consideration of the con-
vention emanated from members OF the Repup-
lican Clubs Committee of twenty-five. The
facts are these: This precise language was sub
mjtted by me to Charles H Young, Henry l.
Stoddard Erwin Wardman and several others
q few Gays ago. Yesterday afternoon, at the
Republican Club, I showed it to Senator rage.
Charles O. Mas and Edward Lauterpach ana
Il WAS agreed that we should insist upon the
edoption of this language. Subsequently ana at
about half past six Senator Page ana met
Harry W. Mack who was member or the SUD-
committee appointed by the executive commit
fee to draft resolutions for presentation 10 the
county committee. and showed him our resolu-
flor, and stated that we hoped it might be added
IN the resolutions which We're to be submitted to
the county committee Mr.. Mack copied the
words on a piece of paper torn from the Original
sheet the remainder of the latter being SUN i'll
n, possession. and said that he would submit
them TO his committee Just before the meet
ing Of the county committee at the Murray Hlli
Ivceum Mr.. Mack told me that the suo-coih-
rnittee having charge of the resolutions do iio'
doom, II necessary to adopt the proposed Ian
suage then told him that would present the
saroa n the county committee and strongly
,,rpe its adoption as an amendment of the SUB
cornmittee's resolutions Mr.. Mack then sald
that he would make another effort to have the
words inserted: he came to me little later
and told me that the committee had consented
- occent the yerbiage and I subsequently sec
onded the resolutions as presented