The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
N. H. TAFT MEN
THROWN DOWN
Failed to Get an ExpreSSiO i
Of Sympathy
in CONVENTION PLATFORM
A Pre-convention Meeting Of the Conn
mittee on Resolutions To-day Was
the Scene of Their Discom-
fiture.

Concord, N. H, April 2f.--The Taft
men were beaten this morning in fight
IN The committee on resolutions to have
an expression Of preference for presi-
Dental candidate incorporated in the
platform to be presented to the Repub-
lcan state convention which met at III
a. IN. The platform definitely declared
against an expression Of sympathy for
any presidential candidate
IT favored immediate revision Of the
tariff, endorsed the Gallinger ship-sub-
cidy bill, the pension legislation Of the
present session Of Congress and the
course Of the New Hampshire represen,
tatiyes regarding the White Mountain
forest reserve bill The administration
of President Roosevelt was also heartily
approved
There was no opposition to the dele
gatesat-large, slated by the organiza-
tion as follows: y. S. Senator Jacob
II. Gallinger, Chester b. Jordan of
Lancaster, +. G.sEastman Of Exeter and
Edwin IT. Jones Of Manchesterk
The Taft men had to be satisfied to
ar agreement that resolution express
ing Taft preference be presented after
the platform was read. Then motion
to lay on the table will be made on the
ground tnat since three of the dele
eates-at-large favor Taft there is NO
reed Of such formal resolution The
raotion is undesirable and unlouhtably
viii prevail
the convention Is also interesting as
lining up the candidates for governor of
tie state. Two ayowed candidates at
present are Rosecrans VI. Pillsbury Of
berry and Bertram Ellis keene, speaker
oi the House OF Representatives.
Other names have been mentioned
during the Inst three months, includ.
inc President John Scanmon Of the
state senate, A. Crosby kennett Of
Conway, Estabrook Of Nashua. Walker
of Portsmouth. Upham Or Clarpmont
and others, but they have dropped out
Of tie Iinelfght
But within d day or two change
las come over the scene. III n0w looks
ss though the Hon. Henry NJ Putncv
Of Manchester was planning for one of
the stiffest fights OF his long political
career. New Hampshire Republicans are
aware that The Manchester man has no
political love for Candidate pillsbllry.
For several years past Mr.. pillsbury
has made no secret of the fact tnat he
desired the removal of Mr.. Putney as
railroad commissioner, and for that rea-
son Mr. Putney desired PiIIsburvs po-
litical scalp, and he is now after ii with
q long knife.
Last nights caucus To nominate Off
GERS for today's convention resulted III
tie selection Of the following list
For president John Mclean. Milford.
Vice presidents Warren Brhwn, Hamp
ton Falls John T. Welch, Dover:
Thomas X. Hunt, Guilford; Fl A. Tut
tie, Pittsfeld; John b. Smith, Hills
borough Albert Annett, Jeffrey; George
"a. Dorr, Newport; II. II Ioyt, Hanover
and John B. Moves, Berlin.
Resolutions-A. S. WetherelI, Exeter;
Willis McDuflie, Rochester; Fl. b. Quin-
BY, Laconia; Joseph Lewando, Wolfebor
opgh; Omar "A. ToWne, Franklin;
a ffuIlluS NslIdtiuCies NAHifC4ltrtSAs II. -
Fay Keene; H. A. Barton, Lempster, r.
y. currier, Canaan; A. r.. Ebans Cor
ham.
Credentials Z. $. Bartlett, Kingston;
" S. Lawrence, SomerviIle; Ellsworth
5T. Rollins, Alton; M i Britton, Wolfe
borough; II. G Niles, Concord; M. ID.
Swart, Nashua; X NJ Chaplin, FitzwiI-
ham; Moses q. Burpee. Grantham: R. G.
Iongford, Iittleton; Warren E. Drew,
GoIebr0ok.
Secretaries +. Ashton Thorp, Man
chester; =. IL Hartman, Stratford; A.
III. Sanborn, Fremont; III. NJ. Young,
Manchester; A. A Tyler, Lacnnia.
Sergeant at at-arms--John Y. Law, New
London.
DoorkeepersA. A. P, Davis, Concord:
George a. Rainville Manchester; NJ J.
a. Ward, Hillsborough; w w Critchett
Concord.