The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-14
SECRETARY ROOT
PRESIDES OYER
NY. CONVENTION
Called TO Order al Saratoga
This Afternoon TO Nomi-
nate Ticket.
National Issues Considered in
Roots Speech.
POLICIES or rHE GOVERNMENT

Saratoga, n. Y, Sept. 1i.-Auy
idea that the Republican state con
ventlon which assembled here at 3
O'Clock would be cut and dried az
fair was dlspelled BY the development
OF situation which may provoke q
bitter fight and end In the nominat;-7
not OF Governor Hughes for goyernoi
but OF any one OF the several men
about whom the opposition has been
trying to gather.
The name OF Secretary OF STATE
Root was on many tongues. Mr. Root
arrived at the United States hotel Sun
day. He is both temporary and por-
manent chairman OF the convention.
Soon after his arrival. Chairman
Timothy l.. Woodruff, OF the Republi-
can state committee. went 10 Mr.
Roots room and was IN conference,
with him for, more than an hour. As
they left the room together. MIR. Root
WAS told of the rumors connecting his
name with the nomination as IN,
choice OF the antl-Hughes forces. Al
first ne declined to say a word on the
subject Pressed for an answer to
the direct question. Mr.. Root at Lac,
sad:
well. YOU know I am delegate
To this convention from Oneida coun-
". The people up there are an for
Hughes
Secretary Root sounded the key
note.
Roots Address.
In addressing the convention. Mr.
Root devoted little time % the adj
mlnlstration OF Governor Hughes. dis
csiss.ng almost entirely the natlona,
situation. paying MS respects to Bry-
an and his policies and insisting that
the nomination 20 be made should be
made I'm such a way that the EN-
plre state shall surely cast her cleo
toral vote for the Republican candi-
date for president OF the United
States"
After a lengthy review OF the Rose
welt administration and OF the Bryan
claim TO be regarded as the heir to
Roosevelt policies. Mr.. Root took up
the Democratic slogan shall th>
people rulo?" with reference to con
gress.
lie said; "Thc real trouble Is that
the Democrats IN the house OF repre-
soniat!ves are minority and cannot
have their way because they are a
minority. The real Democratic grlev-
ance is not that the majority does not
rule. but that II does rule.
Cheap Buncombc.
4. Consideration OF the paramount
Issue now proposed by the Democracy
forces the conclusion that the drafts-
men OF the Democratic platform are
70 be acquitted of the ofense OF IN
sulting the Intelligence of the Ameri-
can people by a piece of cheap bun
combe. and only because they have
fallen into the confusion which beset
the Three Tailors OF Tooley Street.
who began their proclamation We
the people Of England and that they
think he people do not rule because
they do not themselves rule
After declaring that President
Roosevelt might have been nominat-
ed "by raising his finger" and that
his advocacy OF Taft was "a renuncla-
ton of pawerexceptional in history.
Mr.. Root returned again TO the as
sault on Bryan
at was skillful,' he said, "of' Mr..
Bryan to say he is bound by the omis-
sions OF the Democratic platform as
well as by what Il contains; but who
dictated those omissions as well as
the PLATFORM Can an omission of
today wipe prt public uttorances of
the past and remove them from mem
ory as a basis OF Judgment upon a
public man? The same eloquent
voice which now with so much conf
dence Is telling as how the govern
ment ought to be conducted was
heard In Mr.. Bryan's candidacy OF
1896 urging upon the American peo-
pie as a panacea for all evils the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at
ratio of &c to I. Was he right theng
Was his Judgment soundg
Nov Mr.. Bryan proposes that I'M
der supervision OF the national gov
eminent everybody shall provide for
the payment OF everybody else's
debts by his bank deposit guaranty
scheme.
lis II prudent to place In hisl
hands the greater power OF the presi-
dence and above all is It wise TO give
him. rather than 10 Mr. Taft, the ex-
perienced judge, the filling of the
four vacancies In the supreme court
of the United States which may be
expected dung the next administra.
tion?" ~
Mr.. Root closed his address with a