The Detroit times., 1910-09-28

the four years administration OF Gov.
\ Hughes, which has been conspicuous
for the highest standards OF efficiency.
THE record OF Republican legisla-
ton during the past is years. con-
serving the public interest by improve
ing the condition Of labor. Is I'M
equaled in our history.
"To Gov. Hughes is due the credit
Of arousing the interest of the people
4 and convincing them Of the need OF
x directly electing their party officers
and directly nominating their party
: candidates. We promise legislation
which will enact these principles Into
law"
= The vote in the resolutions commit
tee was % to Is on the adoption of
the majority report The "old
guard," although they realized they
acre licked 10 a frazzle" from the
start, kept at It right up to the very
end.
The entire platform was a COM
plete and staggering surprise to the
followers OF Roosevelt who had be-
B Iieved that he would stand steadfast-
~ for actual insurgency. Instead, the
Pnyne-Aldrich tariff law was praised
Al unmistakable terms and had Presi-
dent Taft himself written the en-
B dorsement Of his oficial acts, his
\ friends In the convention said today,
u could not have been more fiatter-
Inc.
There was a rumor about the con-
vention hall that Roosevelt and Tart
4. - II 40. 90 N
that hereafter Taft Ii to take the pro-
Rressives into his confidence and
they, and not the old-line regulars,
are to be the big factors In the ma
fional government.
These persistent rumors, upon
which Roosevelt refused to comment,
had II that Roosevelt and Taft were
satisfied with the ordinary insurgent
such az Cummins, Bristow and Dol
liver, but did not care to meet the
position taken by the LaFollette or
Rnuintion-
~ the day wore on the Roosevelt
men gathered In groups and wanted
70 know just where they stood Sem
otor Harvey ID. Human, an out-and-
\ out Hughes direct primary man, went
home in disgust, and refused to let
< III friends consider him az q candi-
tnto for any once The changed con-
dltfons and the platform AZ accepted
Waa the big subject of comment dur
sin9 the day, and 1t was the general
oD}nion that Col. Roosevelt secured
1ar less than he could have obtained
IN the way of progression or radical
Ism
During the debate on the platform,
william Barnes, Jr., Of the old
guard. replying to Senator Daven-
PORTS defense of the primary plank
~ the majority report, said:
IT il not right that We should
ACCEPT the arguments of the radicals
10 save ourselves and secure o tenn
por&ry victory at the polls"
Barnes was Kissed when he de-
clAred, "The citizen Ii now getting
an the rights to which he IL en-
titled.
we cannot compromise with the
mob" were his closing words.
The speech Of the Albany boss fell
nat and he took his seat amid an
Impressive silence.
when Col. Roosevelt had called the
convention to order, the opening
VIWyeI WUo OnSIS0 Wy hkSS. Ia AaoA
tin, OF Saratoga, and Immediately the
reports OF the committees were called
for. Senator Elihu Root was named
u permanent chairman and the other
Temporary officers were made per-
manent.
Roosevelt then referred to the alb
sence of contesting delegations, say
Ing:
an conventions OF the other party
IN this state, when the contests have
been az strong as in this, there have
always been many contests, and open
and warm charges Of gross miscon-
4 duct have. been made But this con-
vention has made record for scrupu-
lous fairness Of which We should all
be proud"
He then introduced Senator Root,
Who said revolt against the time
honored and time-worn political pro-
cedure II passing over the country.