New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
WANT STRAIGHT Ticket
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Limberg as he took his post. and every
body smiled as he thought of the trouble
TO come. "If anybody has anything to
say I want him 10 say 1T We want to
go home with the feeling that what is
done is done by the delegates them
selves IF IL is the pleasure of the con-
vention to indorse the Republican ticket
in whole or in part, or If it be decided to
run a straight ticket, we want the action
taken by the voices and votes of the
delegates"
The straight ticket men made q great
demonstration here. kissing the sugges-
ton of an Endorsement and raising the
roof at the mention of a. straight ticket
Mr.. Limberg said that 1t was the GUS
tom for the permanent chairman of a
convention to infiict his views upon the
delegates but he did not think the dele
gates cared a rap what the permanent
chairman thought and he did not propose
TO make a speech.
Whereupon the delighted delegates
cheered to the echo. Clarence J. Shearn,
chairman of the platform committee, re-
ceived e noisy greeting as he started to
read the result of his committees work.
Then ne introduced the following reso-
luton:
Solely for the purpose of ascertaining
the true sentiment of this convention
upon what is the most effective way of
defeating the reactionary ticket nomi-
mated by the Democrats at Rochester;
Resolved That before proceeding to
make nominations the convention shall
debate whether to nominate straight
independence League ticket or to indorse
the Republican ticket.
The straight ticket men thought they
saw in this some sort of q trap and
tried to defeat it, but the chairman de-
clared the resolution carried. He then
said he was willing to entertain mo-
ton that a straight ticket be named or
one for the Endorsement of the Republi-
can ticket, he did not care which one
came first.
James a. Allen was on his feet in an
instant, and offered a resolution for
straight ticket.
Mr. Allen said he was shocked to think
that the independence League should
thing of indorsing the Republican
ticket. And in saying this" he added,
II would not want TO be taken as ex-
pressly or impliedly saying one word in
behalf Of that notorious band which met
at Rochester and foisted ticket of
fraud and deception upon the people of
this state. We all know what Murphy
ism and Tammany Hall mean, but at
the same time don't believe the Black
Horse Cavalry is any better than Tam
many Hail.
True to its traditions, the opening of
the convention in the afternoon was
more than an hour after the scheduled
time. The feature Of the afternoon was
the speech of Alfred J. Boulton. of
Kings County, as temporary chairman.
He declared that the corporate inter
ests, failing to control the Republican
convention at Saratoga. had gone to
Rochester and captured the Democratic
convention absolutely. The ticket and
platform decided on at Rochester were
not such as TO command the support Of
the independent voters, he said. Mr..
/ Roosevelt, he said. would be anxious to
see that q comprehensive direct primary
I law was passed, while on the other hand
Charles F. Murphy would not wish to
see sucn a measure adopted.
The names of MI Stimson, Mr.. Roose-
welt and Governor Hughes were re-
| ceived with applause.
The words statewide primaries in
the Democratic platform do not mean
anything, MIR. Boulton said. If broad
measure was passed Mr.. Murphy would
not last any time as leader, he declared,
and added;
! Now, if we turn to the Republican party,
| don't you think that Roosevelt, with all his
faults, would be the overwhelming choice
| OF the Republicans, the rank and file Of the
| Republican party Of this state for leader
| Wouldn't IT be In the interest of Mr. Roose-
welt to push direct primaries? (Applause.) }
| Wouldn't 1t be In the interest of Mr..
! Stimson and every man selected on that
ticket 10 favor and do everything they can
! 10 have the direct primary enacted? And
| wouldn't II be for the interests of every
! man on the state ticket selected at Roches-
| ter to oppose any system Of direct prims-
| ries or any system Of any kind that would
| take the power away from the bosses?
| Now. let us be practical; let US consider
| those things Let US consider the question
| OF whether in this great campaign we are
going TO line up solidly against corruption
| or whether we are going TO divide and scat
/ ter our forces. ! feel confident that when
| the issues Of this campaign are presented
| 10 the great Democratic voters of this
state-I mean Democratic in the broad
| sense-there will be only one answer to
! that appeal. namely, that they will line
up soiidly in opposition to the ticket rep
| resenting the interests that was selected
by Mr.. Murphy, acting as agent Of those
interests at Rochester.
! IF they consider their own best interests,
| there isn't any question that that is what
they will do. Then It does seem TO me that
/ il is for the delegates of this convention to
| give the people Of this state an opportunity
| OF voting. that every vote that is cast
! in opposition TO that Rochester ticket will
| count as vote in opposition to that
| ticket.