New-York tribune., 1910-10-05
.ST|MSON PLEDGES SELF
AND PARTY TO PROGRESS
Will Carry On and Develop the
Policies of Hughes if Chosen
to Succeed Him.
WARFARE ON CORRUPTION"
Republican Leaders Rally About
Their Candidates as President
Griscom Notifies Them
of Nominations.

of Nominations.
Promising that if he were elected he
would carry on and develop the policies
Of Charles F. Hughes as Governor.
Henry l. Stimsou last evening, at the
notification ceremonies at the Republi
can Club formally accepted the com
rnission of the Republican party TO he
its standard bearer in this state cam
psign.
IN 3 strong sane speech he pledged
himself and his party. if victorious. to
rational progressiveness and efficiency
in office-an administration which should
bring about better conditions for the
public without wrecking business or dis
turbfng economic conditions.
An audience which represented every
element within the Republican party ex-
cept the hardsheT old guard"-WilIiam
Barnes. r., Timothy L. Woodruff and
William l. Ward were conspicuous by
their absence-heard Mr. Stiunson and
applauded his utterances cordially. His
speech. progressive IN spirit and fear
less though temperate in phrase. was
regarded as a fit beginning for a cam
paiEn which should sweep the Democrats
into the background and prevent the
Tammanyization of the state
His Specific Promises.
Specifically, Nr- Stimson promised to
do al within his constitutional powers
TO bring about the enactment Of a direct
nominations law in such form as will
most surely guarantee its successful
working and its efficacy against the
evil at which 1t is aimed" He showed
by illusions TO corrupt combinations Of
dishonest business and venaI politics
that he realized what was at the root
Of the demand for a change IN the nomi-
mating system.
Mr.. Stimson pledged himself 10 carry
out. so far as he might, the platform
rUption and wrongdoing in official life.
That alone. embodied in Investigations.
he declared, would not be enough. In
vestigation and exposure of corruption
formed the first step: punishment of
crime. and. II necessary. enactment or
legislation TO prevent the repetition of
such crimes should follow
The Public Service commissions law.
banking and insurance supervision laws.
pure food laws. laws safeguarding work
men. regulating their working condi-
tions. especially the hours Of Ia Dor for
minors: the workingnen's compensation,
law recently enacted, all marked the
progressive policies of the Republican
party. Mr.. Stimson declared For these
and the campaign of education which
stirred the people TO a realization Of the
need for primary reforms and primary
election reform IN New York City the
state and the party were indebted TO
Governor Hughes
Constitutional Progress
y pledge myself" promised the candi-
date. to the principle of constitutional
progress which have outlined. and to
a vigorous continuance and development
Of these policies Of Governor Hughes"
The notification ceremonies took place
in the big hall on the second floor of the
Republican Club. stately room. on
whose walls hang pictures Of President
Taft ex-President Roosevelt, Senator
EIihu Root. President Grant President
Lincoln and other great Republicans. In
a little knot stood Mr.. Stimson and his
fellows on the ticket-Mayor Schoeneck
Of Syracuse. candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. Samuel s. Koenig. Secretary
Of State: James Thompson. candidate
for Controller: Attorney General O'MaI-
ley. State Engineer Williams and
Thomas F. FenneT, candidate for State
Treasurer.
Around them was thrOng Of Repub-
licans Of every age and shade Of Repub-
licanism-city and state officials. mem
bers Of the Legislature, state commit
teemen. lawyers, merchants and bankers
shaking hands with them and wishing
them all success. It was an informal
reception. with a tone Of intimate cordi-
ality which indicated that whatever dis
affection there might be within the party
was matter Of individuals, not of any
class, group or element.
oriscor1 Notifies Candidates.
At length. when the right arms Of the
candidates were getting weary. Lloyd c.
'Griscom, president of the New York
County Republican Committee and
chairman of the notification committee
and Ezra p Prentice. the newly elected
state chairman. got a little space around
the group so the notification committee
could come 10 the front. In a few
simple. well chosen words Mr.. Griscom
expressed the feeling Of the party that
in honoring these men. its nominees il
was lonoring itself
Calling each man by name. Mr. Girls
com formally declared that the Republi-
can State Convention had chosen him as