New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-29

organization. reported that Senator Root
was the committees suggestion for perma-
nent chairman and Lafayette 3. Gleason
for permanent secretary. John Boyle, jr,
secretary of the New York county com
mittee, headed the list of assistant score
taries. The report was adopted una nimous-
" Senator Root was escorted to the chair
by Charles s. Francis. of Troy, and Speak
er Wadsworth Mr. Roosevelt shook hands
with him. and started to his seat In the
Nassau delegation. when he was reminded
that ne had not introduced the permanent
chairman.
LAS 1 understand that you may. not
identify the gentleman I am about 10 in
troduce" said Mr.. Roosevelt, every tooth
showing in a wide smile, Il have been
called back to present Senator Elihu Root"
and again he smote a mighty blow with
the gavel, whereat everybody laughed
Senator Root Takes the Chair.
Senator Root made a stirring appeal for
the party members to work together for
the good of the party and the state He
declared that il was evident people felt
that the present party machinery was not
adequate to meet the wish to express pub
lie opinion effectively through party chan
nels. 1t was for the Republican party, he
said. to take the lead in righting this. as
il had taken the lead in progressiveness
all through its history.
No prepared slate of which I have heard
bore my name for permanent chairman,
and no prepared speech turks in my pocket
or in my mind Senator Root said in
opening his address
Nor shall detain you by any extended
remarks from the work which you have
before you and from addressing yourselves
to the performance of that work that
the deliberations of the convention may be
finished this day and the delegates be able
to return TO their homes this evening.
The chairman said there passing over
the entire country revolt against the
time-wOrn form of political organization.
He added:
Initiative and referendum, recall direct
election Of Senators, direct nominations
he added, all are symptoms of evidence
that the people of our country feel that our
forms of political organization do not ade-
Quately furnish the voters OF our political
parties method TO give effect to their po-
litical will
No call for freedom. no call for free and
full expression of the voters ever found
the Republican party unwilling 10 answer
and to lead II lies before this convention
to show our people that so far as our party
can our political organization shall be am
plified so that the farmer and workman can
give his ballot at the polls IN ruler taShlOn
Apart from the machinery for our voters
to have their will there are the great queS-
lions before our people and il rests with
this convention to promote the confidence OF
the people by the action OF the Repuolcah
party on these questions.
The poor man Is suspicious and dlstruSL-
full of the phrases by which conservation
seeks 10 prevent undue disruption OF huSl-
ness and destruction OF business interests
Senator Root urged that the convention
nominate gnoH candidates a guarantee
10 OnT N
We have been told by some that the wish
is father 70 the thought, that the cohtro-
versy which brought 70 a vote IN TINS
convention Yesterday is to be a long, inter
necine quarrel between the leaders or ms
party. equal to the old Stalwart-Hah
Breed controversy decades ago.
| do not so estimate the character ana
loyalty Of my friends. many OF then- aIl, tlr
the 445 voting in the minority mere yestfI
day In no such direction VIII marc9 Ite
phalanx guided by my, friend: the The, wee Zee
been our own fight here within the STATE
without interference. It has been tousht
man fashion and majority Of this conVen-
ton has decided, and the members 81 ths
minority will bow Loyalty 20 the result.
am told that the trend OF public opinion
is against the Republican party tIns I {ess
that make 70 rs here in the performance
OF our duty? When did Republicans ever
effectiveness for fear of being in minor
ity? IF the trend Of public opinion II
against us. we'll change II. II old sup
por+ers Of our party have turned uTHFF
some idea that they can do better else
where. we'll show that they are wEon NJ.
Wen win. We viii win the support OF the
DeOple Of this state By deserving II
Saws Republicans Will Stand Together.
The chairman said that capacity to forget
self had won many victories for the Re
publican party In closing, he said;
We will stand together. the minority and nd
---f+y T16 T1fn0T1tE
day the minority and majority or yeSter-
dav and tomorrow viii stand tosetheL.
doing our duty. Loyalty demonstrating our
fitness for confidence. and We will night on
Hght our fight no matter what We are toId
/ the signs Of the times may be puttlng our
selves right and fighting for tnat right; not
TO- ourselves alone not for the candidates
alone but for other Republicans az over
+be state and the land for other RepuDl-
avs in davs 70 come for other candidates
TO be nominated in 1872 and IN 1910 ana IN
many and many a year to tolioW-not TOT
our candidates alone, but TOT our country,
that the great organization which has gwen
more Of good government ana SolnQ anu
rational progress 70 our nation ana 70 IN. iI.e
world than any other party organ1zaJon
ever formed NAV continue 70 carry the
torch until long after we have passed from
the stage till long after the issues OF this
"a nae become history and new issues
have arisen and been disposed of-repre,
sentfng always the fundamental ideas ana
+be Informing spirit which have made the
Pao,hlican party in all its history worthy
Of The Ia bOrs worthy Of the loyalty worthy
of the enthusiasm or every loF"T OF MS
country.
Next came tho reading Of the platform
the report Of the committee on resolu-
tions hv Mr. Prendergast. There was
much applause when the names of Presi-
dent Taft and Governor Hughes were
mentioned, and applause greeted the ref
erences to direct nominations. At the end
Of the reading Mr. Prendergast moved the
adoption Of the report.
Speaker Wadsworth at once offered his
substitute for the direct nominations
nIank This was made public last night by
Mr.. Barnes He said he would like 10 hear
from Mr. Prendergast on the subject. Jacob
GouId Schurman moved a substitute
that the plank be amended by the add
ton OF a line permitting the retention
of the convention system, but that candi-
dates for Senators and Assemblymen be
selected AT direct primaries as soon as
nossfbIe Mr. Fassett urged that there be
no unlimited debate this matter, but
! that one hour be allowed to each side.
This was put TO a vote and adopted.
Sneaker Wadsworth led off for the opposi
| ton to the Progressive plank. Other
! sneakers on the question were Seth Low,
| former Mayor of New York: Senator Fred
erick NJ Davenport. of Oneida County;
| William Barnes tr. AssembIyman Robert
/ {. Conklin of New York Frank L. Young,
of Westminster County; General Stewart
/. Woodford. J. SlOat Fassett. of Che