The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-29

set OF principles which was indorsed
this morning by Col. Roosevelt. Minority
members OF the committee readily &C
cepted all planks except that which had
20 do with direct nominations. Speaker
Wadsworth put In a minority report The
two planks on direct nominations were
then debated.
Permanent Chairman Root said he had
no prepared speech. either typewriter or
lurking in his mind. but that he desired
to say a few words and hoped they would
be of interest 10 the delegates. When Mr..
Root got well under way he said:
Root Pleads for Harmony.
I'VE are told by those whose wish is
father to the thought that the events OF
this convention yesterday are but the pre-
lude 70 a long internicine quarrel between
the Republicans Of this State and It is to
resemble the StalWart- Halfbreed war OF
many years ago. I do not so estimate the
loyalty and character of my friends. some
OF them very valued In the As of yester-
day. I do not believe the valued friends
in that great phalanx of gallant spirits.
and especially that gallant spirit. the
Vice President Of the United States. will
adopt any such policy. Cheers in which
Roosevelt joined and the band played
My Country It's OF Thee.D This has
been our fight within our State. II has
been fought out man fashion and the
minority of that State convention will
bow to the DEGREES OF the majority OF the
convention"
Comptroller Prendergast, chairman. then
read the report of the platform commit
tee. The majority report on primaries
said:
ITO Gov, Hughes is due the credit of
arousing the interests Of the people and
convincing them of the need Of directly
electing their party officers and directly
nominating their party candidates, We
promise legislation which will enact these
principles into law
We appeal with confidence 10 the intel
ligence and patriotism OF the people for
the Endorsement of this platform and
the election OF the candidates of this
convention"
WadswOrth Submits Report.
Speaker Wadsworth, for the minority,
submitted the following direct nomina-
tons plank:
That parties are a necessity in repre-
sentative government We regard as ak
iomatic. To accomplish their best pur-
pose, party organizations must, there
fore. represent the composite opinion or
their individual members To guarantee
an intelligent declaration of party prin-
eiples and TO secure responsible manage
ment of the party affairs. we advocate:
a uniform primary,
IAN enrolment OF party voters through
out the State
An official ballot
The direct election OF party commit
teemen.
THE direct election Of delegates TO all
conventions, thereby doing away with
the intermediate convention.
we are opposed to imposing upon all
localities. Of whatever class. system
which cannot be equally adaptable TO
widely differing communities. and from
which, should II prove unsatisfactory.
there could be no escape, without re-
course 10 repeal of the law imposing IT,"
President sherman also submitted a
minority report which embodied plank
calling for the direct nominations for the
assembly and senate.
Those who spoke for the majority re-
port were Seth Low, Senator Davenport,
Gen. Stewart l.. WoodfOrd. and Col.
Roosevelt. Those who spoke for the mi
nority report were Speaker Wadsworth,
William Barnes, jr,, Assemblyman Frank
L. Young, Conkling. f. a. Merritt jr..
Ezra P. Prentice. and Representative
Fassett.
Speaker Wadsworth led OFF for the
minority.
Roosevelt ROuses Riot.
Col. Roosevelt made the final speech
for the majority report. He said in
part
I'VE have now come TO the vital mo-
ment in the convention. Now. by your
votes. you are 10 determine whether the
Republican party OF New York Is to be
a progressive party or a Bourbon and a
reactionary one. The system OF direct
nominations is not being abandoned in
other States, as one Of the gentlemen Of
the opposition has told you. I have
listened with interest to the gentlemen
here who have been holding up the West
as an example 10 be avoided In my
Republcanism there is neither East nor
West. In Wisconsin they have just held
their direct primaries. All the money
III question was used against the side
that won an overwhelming victory, and
the side that won hardly spent enough
money 10 run Congressional campaign
in this State, (BoOs. boos, and cheers)
The gentleman from New York men
toned Congressman sibley. Great sums
were spent "a influencing a direct pri-
mary, just as they would be spent in a
convention. CHisses, boos. cheers. and
applause)
I'm give you chance 10 express your
dissent again" ne shouted. They were
spent just as they would have been spent
in influencing the convention, and be-
cause II was a case OF direct nominations
the expenditure was found out The
difference is that Mr. Sibley viii not be
a Congressman, whereas he would have
been.
THE gentlemen who presented the mi
nority report say that they represent the
majority opinion" He was cut off by
a volley OF cheers that lasted several
moments. The colonel was swapping his
jaws.
II ask that this Republican convention
put itself behind the Republican governor
OF the State OF New York" he went on,
"and behind the majority of the Repub-
lean legislations, and that il not put
itself behind the minority Republican
members and Tammany Hall.
''The minority report represents what
would have been progress a quarter Of a
century ago. If it had been introduced
twenty-five years ago ii would have been
laughed al by the forbears of those gen.
tlemen who now seek TO present il to us.
I congratulate you of the other side on
l. 4 4 IL