The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-26
ON
RES SOLUTIONS S
MAY Be PACKED.
Roosevelt Likely to Do
1t to Serve His
Ends.
DARK PROSPECT
FOR OLD GUARD.
If Colonel Wins Temporary,
Craftsmanship, and, in Disre-
gard of Precedent, Appoints
Committee, Barnes Will i
Garry Fight to Floor Of
Convention,
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Saratoga, N. Y, September 25.-With
the Old Guard leaders apparently aware
that they will be outnumbered in their
fight to make Vice President Sherman,
and not Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
temporary chairman of the convention.
they are preparing to make their prin-
cipal fight on the platform. The light
will begin before the committee on
platform and resolutions and will be
carried into the convention itself. IL
the Old Guard Is defeated in the first
conflict.
William Barnes, Jr.. of Albany. who
expects to take personal charge OF the
fight to prevent the insertion of di-
rect primaries plank and other radical
propositions In the Republican State
platform, tonight expressed the fear
that Colonel Roosevelt. II chosen tens
porary chairman, might pack the com-
nittee on resolutions.
I'm all the history OF the Republican
party In this State This has never been
DONE" said Mr.. Barnes tonight But
under the resolutions generally adopted
at the convention the power of appoint
in the hands OF the temporary chair
man. II he cares to take advantage of
it. There will be no departure from
that custom this year, / take it. and
nobody can tell what the colonel will
do, as long as it will serve the ends he
Is seeking to attain"
Root for Chairman.
There has been considerable discus-
| sion among the Progressive leaders
over the important question of who
shall be chairman OF the committee on
RESOLUTIONS in case they get in control
Iof the temporary organization of the
convention Herbert Parsons was
Estrongly considered. but has declined
to accept the place. Tonight the most
talk is OF United States Senator Elihu
Root. Senator Root Is expected here
Tomorrow.
Here Is an outline OF some OF the
most important provisions in the draft
for a platform which will be submitted
by the Progressives. coming from an
authentic source:
The hrst plank will deal with the eff
forts now being made to do away with
graft In the Legislature and the State
departments. There Will be no criti-
cism OF the work done by the present
legislative graft investigating commit
tee. but the plank will contain a strong
declaration that the work must go on
until official wrongdoing is stopped.
The second plank will deal with di-
rect nominations and will be brief.
Here Is the wording of the plank: We
favor the direct election OF all party
officers and the direct nomination of
candidates for public office at Official
primary elections
There will follow complete and gsN-
eral Endorsement of President Taft and
a commendatory review of the achieve
ments of his administration.
No Tariff Revision.
| On tariff the Progresstves platform
will declare that in view of the crea-
tion Of the Board of Tariff Experts
no general revision OF the tariff will
be required. as the Tariff Board wil&
make expert recommendations after
exhaustive study, by which imperfect
schedules may be revised. Democratic
success would mean a general revision.
disastrous to business,
There will be a commendatory review
of the good legislation enacted by the
last Congress
There will be full and unqualified
| Endorsement OF the Hughes administers.
tion.
The labor plank, in the present form
of the Progressive platform, will COM
mend the employers liability legisla-
ton OF the last session and tifs >W-k
of the State Labor Department in en-
| forcing the laws for the protection of
wage-earners. and will pledge the party
| to further progressive legislation with
! that end in view.
4 Representative William S. Bennett
/ is at work drafting planks pledgins
| the Republican party to the enactment
of laws for the abatement of the de-l
| lays in connection With the work OF
naturalization of foreigners in New
| York City and elsewhere. and also a
/ plank recommending legislation look
ing to the educational hetterment Of
aliens along civic lines. the protection
of immigrants. better Inspection OF
the camps in which Immigrants are
herded who are employed in eonstruc-
tion work. laws for the better distrI-
! button OF immigrants and for the
stamping out of the padrone system.
| Representative Bennett produced
primary plank of his own. which will
be submitted to the committee on
resolutions. This plank recommends
legislation which would provide for
a Statewide enrolment. a uniform
primary day throughout the State the
abolition of intermediary conventions.
an official primary nallot and State
conducted primary elections,
The Primary Plank.
Here is the plank in part: we
favor the continuance Of this body
(the convention) as q delegate body
elected directly by Republican electors,
with representation based on the
party vote in each assembly district
We pledge our party to the enactment
1 OF laws giving 10 each memberSo OF the
party the right at the primary 10 ex-
press directly his choice for nominaes
for public office if he so desires. or 70 y
intrust his nominating power TO dofa-
yates. The most free and nntrammel-