The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-05
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernor of New York to Con
tinue Policies of Governor
Hughes If He Is Elected.
CAMPAIGN TO BE FOUGHT
OUT UPON STATE ISSUES
Ezra P, PrentiSS Unanimously
Chosen TO Succeed Timothy
L, Woodruff as Chairman
by Republican Committee.
BELONGS TO OLD GUARD

II self, II elected ted 90 IiSor iS1 " com
tinuanee and development 0f the
policies Of Governor Hughes, Henry T..
StimsOns Republican nominee for gov
ernor' formally accepted the nomination
today.
Earlier In the day the new Repub-
liean state committee elected lara \.
Prentiss of New York a. It's chairman,
20 succeed Timothy l.. Woodruff Of
Kings, an event which marked the
passing al control from the old guard
10 20 R fhe lnsHFsen's Pnder the leadership
Rather than engage in "a multitude
Of specific pledges, Mr.. Stimson said
he preferred that the people should
judge OF his conduct in the future by
his conduct in the past. His speech
follows:
Il am deeply impressed with the inn
pOrtance OF the mission OF the Repub-
lican party as a leader in progress. As
our government, state and national.
cOnfrOnts the successive problems raised
by the great Industrial and social
changes OF our country the welfare of
tie people and the security Of their
material interests viii DE found 20 de-
pend in a very large measure uDon
whether the leadership in such changes
is taken by the Republican party.
III the intelligent and PROSPEROUS
business man 81 the country continues
10 participate in this movement The
necessary changes VIII be wise. cOnser-
VdLlVe and permanent. Should they. ON
the contrary. go into opposition, Tile
necessary reforms would come. but they
would come less wisely and with "A
more likelihood Of disturbance 90 busf-
ness and 10 the public"
state Issues ppermOst
After reviewing recent federal Leg
lslalioh, Mr. StimsOn said,
The coming campaign is state
campaign, 10 be decided upon state is-
sues In the case of our state gov
eminent. alarm against progress j. NOT
only grOundless, but Inconsistent For
IN efficient state government Is the
Surest safeguard against undue extern
sion or federal power. Those vino pro-
Tess fear OF undue activity By our ma
uOnal government should be the first
70 insist upon vigorous and forward
policy in the state. States rights will
be best conserved by a vigorous full
Iillment Of states duties"
MI StlmsOn pledged himself If
elected, 10 the essentials of cOnstitu-
uonal progress. and also 10 use the con-
stuutiOnal prerOgative Of the governor
10 favor the principles OF direct nom
inatiOn.
The New Chairman
Ezra =. Prentiss. the new Chairman. is
deputy attorney general and former
assemblyman in the TWenty-fifth dis
tricL At the recent Republican state
convention al Saratoga. Mr. Preutiss
spoke in opposition 10 the direct NOM
nations plank in the platform adopted
by the insurgents under the leadership
Of Col Roosevelt and ina favor OF the
sub-plank proposed BIZ the old guard
In brleI speech accepting the chair
manship. MIR Prentiss. however. de-
clared his determination 10 uphold ank
support every plank i'm the platform.
In secOndlng Mr.. Premises nomira-
ton. William Barnes. jr.. said IL gave
him especial pleasure 90 do this he-
cause of the nominees well known 0D-
position 20 direct nominations
Leader ln Politics.
MT. Prentiss has been a leader i'm Re
publican politics. He is lawyer.
graduate Of Princeton university and
of a New York law school. has rived
several terms in the state sseubIy and
was a member Of the Armstrong insur-
ance investigating committee. He has
been member of the Republican stale
COMMITTEES from the Thirteenth congress
sional district.