Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
ROOSEVELT MEN IN POWER
Held the 1leeting IN the Hollow of
Their Hands.
MUCH GOSSIP PASSED AROUND
Taft Enthusiasm in Evidence Out
side the Hall-Pamphleteer
Hard at Work.

New Ork state gave bOV'
Hughes its Endorsement for the
presidential nomination at the
convention in Carnegie Hall yes
terday. 1t was not wildly en-
thusiastic Endorsement. There
was every evidence that the
Roosevelt element was i'll COM
plete control and the proceedings
were engineered from the White
House. There was no mention OF
Secretary Taft on the floor Of the
convention, but his supporters
were busy outside, and all the
delegates were presented with
Taft pamphlets on leaving the
hall.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE republican
state convention which assembled in Car
negie Hall today elected the following del
egatesat-large and their alternates to the
national convention which is to meet In
Chicago June 16:
DelegateS-at-large:
Stewart L. Woodford of New York
city.
Seth Low of New York city.
Frederick Hazard of Onondaga county.
ty.
Edward H. Butler of Erie county.
Alternates- at-large:
John Raines of Ontario county.
Thomas P. Peters of Kings county.
Norman j. Gould of Seneca county.
Charles w. Anderson of Erie county.
Mr. Anderson is President Roosevelt 5
coiored Internal revenue collector for the
third district. He is the first colored
man in the history of the republican par
ty of the state to be elected an alternate
at-large to a national convention. There
has never been a colored delegate at
large elected. These delegates-at-
and their alternates were directed by the
convention to use all honorable means to
bring about Gov. Hughes nomination for
President.
Roosevelt in Control.
The Roosevelt men had the convention
in the hollow of their hands. They were
ers. but over everything and everybody
was the iron hand of the man in the
White House. The delesates-at Large and
their alternates We're selected by his ex-
press command. The resolution directing
them to use all honoratae means to bring
about Gov. Hughes nomination at Chi
cago was written and adopted by the con-
vention by his mandate,
- L.
tion one minute and aggression the next,
Mr.. Parsons of the New York republican
county committee and b. B. Odell, jr.,
were forced to clasp hands, while Gen.
Woodford was practically told to be a nice
old gentleman and mind his own business.
and as for Deacon Edgar 7. Brackett of
Saratoga Springs, president of the Hughes
State League, he was tumbled about and
mashed like a rag baby The resounding
cheers of the day We're for Roosevelt.
Gov. Hughes came in for very modest
handclapS. AS d matter of fact. Senator
John RaineS, Senator Horace White, Rep
resentative James s. Sherman, ex-Lieut.
Gov. NJ Linn Bruce Mr. OdelI and Sena-
tor Chauncey NJ. Depew were received
with heartier recognition than that ac-
corded to the governor OF the state. The
difference in the applause which greeted
these men and that given to the governor
was made the subject OF universal gossip,
with the varied statement that the con-
ventioH was either not at heart for the
Sovernor or that it's feeling for him was
too intense to be marked by public express
sion Silence. though, has been said to be
the perfecteSt heralder of JOY.
The convention adjourned at o'clock.
Ii had been i'll session practically six
hours and no mention of Secretary Taft
had been made. But on coming out of
the convention every delegate and the en-
tire audience, numbering, all told. about
$500. was handed a pamphlet with the
legend, 'Taft-the mi sln of experience"
The pamphlet was Ia chronological re-
suIne of Secretary Taft's life and the pub
lie offices he has held.
Bracket Breaks In.
Ex-State Senator Edgar T. Bracket of
Saratoga, president of the Hughes State
League, precipitated a sharp debate by
presenting d minority report from the
committee on resolutions to amend the
resolution ipdorsing Gov. Hughes. and to
instruct the MISUNDERSTANDING to work
for him and the other delegates to per
sistentIy labor for his nomination until q
nomination is made MIR. Brdcketts ac-
ton caused much excitement among the
thousa nd odd delegates and the hun
dreds of spectators who filled the gal
laries When the debate had reached
point of spirited tension Speaker
Wadsworth moved that the question
of adopting the majority report OF
the committee on resolutions con-
tanning the Endorsement of Gov. Hughes
along the lines of the convention indorse-
ment of Levi p. Morton in 1896, and that
of President Roosevelt in 1900, be put in
the convention, and with d rataplan OF
applause and much cheering this majority
report was adopted by viva voce vote,
with only a few scattering noes heard
above the shouts of the bulk of the dele
gates.
Looked for Squalls.
Premonitions of turbulent session
were felt before the opening of the con-
yention when the Westchester county del
eSation at caucus decided to protest
against the Endorsement of Hughes by
voting against the Hughes resolution and
declaring for an uninStructed delegation.
This plan was nullified by the unexpected
action of Senator Bracket in submitting
his minority report. III meeting this sit
uaton the majority of the convention
adopted the platform by viva voce
vote and the WeStchester delegation lost
all chance of voting delegation
against Hughes Endorsement.
The new republican state committee
Continued on Thirteenth Pase)