New-York tribune., 1908-04-10
KINGS VOTE DIVIDED
Three Districts Ont of Sic Fail to
Instruct.

At the Congress district conventions in Brooklyn
last night. where the organization is firmly con
trolled by State Chairman Woodruff, three of the
six districts did not instruct for Mr.. Hughes. This
fact particularly noticeable in the 2d District.
where State Chairman Woodruff and William Berri
elected delegates. without instructions, and in
the 4th and 7th, where no instructions were given
the delegates In the last district, however, it
said the failure to instruct was an oversight.
The Taft seems to have been felt also in
Manhattan. In the 9th Congress District. where
Charles H. Murray and Joseph Levenson were
chosen delegates. there were no instructions.
while, the other hand. the delegates from the
11h 18th. 18th. 18th 18th. 18th and 18th were in
structed for the Governor. The conventions domi-
mated by President Parsons of the Republican
County Committee and Representative Bennet
passed resolutions last night instructng the dele
gates to Chicago TO vote for the nomination of
Governor Hughes.
Following the resolution passed by the state com
mtee a month ago when there dissenting
vote against Hughes resolution, the friends of
the Governor expected that every Congress district
in the state would be for him. on account of the
fight the racing bills the detection of William
Barnes, jr.. surprise but failure of so
many local district conventions to instruct for the
Governor was disappointment to the Hughes
men.
The prediction was freely made by the Taft men
last night that the Taft sentiment would make it
self felt and heard at the state convention to-
morrow.
In the 14th Congress District including the lst
I'd and Sd Assembly districts of Queens Borough
and the 18th. 22d, 24th and 29th Assembly districts
Of Manhattan. conventions refused TO instruct for
Hughes
The Manhattan delegates made a determined
fight TO have the delegation instructed. The Queens
delegates were opposed this and were able to
outvote the Manhattanites. A motion was made
that ii was the of the convention that the
delegates should use all honorable means to bring
about the nomination for President of Governor
Charles z. Hughes
The Queens delegates supported a motion TO Law
this on the table. and the test vote as 10
whether the original motion should lie on the tan
or go to the convention for a vote those in favor
OF tabling mustered sXty-three against hfty-one
in favor of instructng.
The delegates elected we're William G. Hecbt
chairman of the 20th Assembly District deputy
United States marshal and president OF the Re
publican Union. and Theron IL. Burden chairman
Of the Queens County Republican Committee The
alternates are Ladislav c. Frank editor Of The
New York Iisty," a Bohemian newspaper. who
lives at No 224 East 10Th street. and Ira O. Oar
rie. District Attorney Of Queens.
In the 3D. Congress District convention Dr Lewis
NJ Swasey offered a resolution. which was passed
after an amendment 20 it voted down. The
original resolution commended the adminstra tion
Of Governor Hughes and requested the delegates
To use all honorable means to secure his nomina-
tion for the Presidency n Kemlo offered an
amendment adding the words until he is nomi-
mated or directs the withdrawal of his name from
consideration" This was voted down after a dis
cussion. ard the original resolution was adopted
unanimously.
The Parsons men had il nll their own way in tho
llth The Odell men, under the leadership Of
William Halpin acknowledged beforehand that
they had no chance 10 name the delegates Charles
IS Page commissioner Of Elections. and ex-As-
semblyman Ezra p. Prentice leader in the o5tb
were named as delegates. and Herman w Bayer
and Edmund Bodlne as aiternates Mr. Haln,r
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