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appearance on the platform of q Repub-
He 10 to second the nomination Of Speaker
Wadsworth for Governor. He has pre-
pared his speech. 1t IL temperate In
tone. Mr.. Barnes believes 1t will be
convincing In effect. In his speech Mr..
Barnes reviews the action OF Gov. Hughes
and its effect upon the Republican State
machine He goes on to warn the dele
gates that II the party has two more
years of Hughes there may be no Repub-
lican party In the State to meet In con-
vention two years hence. He will assert
that such condition Of affairs will be
brought about by two more years OF
organization will be represented In this
State by an individual rather than q
collection of individuals heretofore known
as the Republican State organization.
Mr.. Barnes has great hopes Of a stam-
pede of the delegates as the result Of his
speech and that the first ballot for the
nomination for Governor will result In
different candidates to show that ma
jority Of delegates are not for Hughes.
n the members Of the combination have
any idea of winning ultimately their
countenances do not depict 1t. But then,
as already related. IL is believed that the
real T68BOn Inlb buOWluR Vi btTcuktu
on the part of the combination represent
ing the existing State organization is to
definitely indicate to the Republican local
leaders throughout the State and the Re-
publican members Of the next Legis-
lature that the desires Of Gov. Hughes
during the next two years and the desires
Of the State machine as such are to be
party policies; for instance. tho election
Of a United States Senator and direct
primaries and Massachusetts ballot, as
we'll as kindred legislation.
The plan tonight was to make job
Hedges chairman Of the committee on
platform. Two years ago Gov; Hughes
setheT sed mr. 6ss not been 0e s se
whether MIR. Hedges will accompany Gov.
Hughes on his stumping tour this fall.
Representative j. Sloat Fassett had been
mentioned for the chairmanship Of the
committee on resolutions. but he thought
Job Hedges was just the man.
platform. II is a brief one dealing in
generalizations only concerning the ma
tional and State administrations. Proba-
bly, it is unnecessary to state that this
tentative platform contains no reference
to direct primaries or to Massachusetts
ballot legislation. Should the platform
refer specifically to the various reforms
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would be a difficult proposition to get a
platform adopted with no reference to
those two subjects. A number OF the
leaders have looked over this platform
and undoubtedly it will be rewritten. 1t
Is believed it will be materially length
ened. 1t has been the custom in q Presi-
dental year in this State to have q short
platform in view Of the existence OF the
national one. Looking to the extraordi-
nary conditions surrounding Gov.
Hughes's administration there is dis
position on the part OF the Governors
friends to depart from this custom this
year in this State.
But Gov. Hughes himself has had no
with the State machine
leaders either as to the platform or as to
the candidates who will go on the ticket
with him Regarding the deliberations
OF this convention Gov. hughes's attitude
Is to he the same as it was toward the
Legislature. Undoubtedly the State ma
chine leaders would like the excuse Of an
The Governor even with the makeup Of
he remainder Of the State ticket or with
The platform. Gov. Hughes does not
propose to give them any such excuse.
But one thing Is certain. II the State
machine leaders promulgate a platform
aimed to embarrass Gov. Hughes, the
Governors friends said tonight, 1t would
only make the Governor stronger than
,ver with the people. One Of the OBJ
iections to Gov. Hughes which William
Barnes, Jr.. is continually making is
hat the Governor is not bound by the
,arty's platform In the administration
II his Office and that he espouses legisla-
ion which the last convention COM
nittee on platform refused to approve
n the platform-notably the raoetraok
egislation and direct primaries. But
Gov. Hughes friends are not Worrying