Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28
Senator Root, Permanent
Chairman in COnven-
ton, Speaks.
CLASH OVER PRIMARY
Empire State Republicans Go
to Mat Over Issue of the
Last Campaign.

Saratoga, n. Y, Sept 2S.-Roose-
felt called the convention to order at
l1:1s. The report of the credentials
committee was adopted. Senator Root
was named as permanent chairman and
after his Introduction by Roosevelt he
made brief speech in which he called
attention TO the revolt all over the
country against the time-worn form of
political organization which he con-
Strued as showing the necessity for
reform.
Two Reports on Primary.
Following Roots speech the ma
Iority platform was presented. The
minority report was also introduced.
1t contained a substitute for the di-
rect primaries plank in the majority
report. The convention entered up
On a discussion of the resolutions.
Roosevelt Closes Debate.
Roosevelt closed the debate favor
Ing the majority report and speak
Ing especially in favor of the direct
primary plank. The minority plat
form was defeated. Immediately
the majority report was put to a
vote and adopted.
The convention took q recess until
5 o'clock.
Slate for Ticket.
With the exception of lieutenant
governor, no choice of candidates for
that office having been made prior to
the assembling of the convention to-
day, the slate for the state ticket
he
mated this afternoon was:
Goyernor-Henry l. Stimson.
Secretary of state-Samuei s. Koe-
mig.
Controller-James Thompson
Treasurer-Thomas F. Fennell.
Attorney general-Edward R. Omely.
Work All Night on Platform.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept 2s.-The work
of drafting platform for presentation
to the republican convention occupied
the committee the greater part Of the
night. It was daybreak when the draft
was given out.
The platform endorses the admins
trations of Taft and Hughes; declares
the Payne-Tariff law has been sue
cess, and refers with approval to the
work of the last congress. 1t pledges |
a continuance of the state graft inquiry
until all the wrong-doing capable Of
exposure shall be brought to light
For Direct Primaries.
The plank relating to direct primar
les rs brief but admits of no miscon- !
struction. I'VE promise legislation |
which will enact these principles into |
law is the pledge.
Help for Farmer.
The resolutions laud labor legislation |
enacted by the republicans; pledges en-
couragement to agriculture by enact
ment of favorable legislation, and IA |
vors conservation of natural resources.
The platform recounts the beneficial |
legislation enacted by the last congress
and approved by the president and
commends the republican congress for
the enactment of these laws.
Some Fight Left.
The "o1d guard" continued to fight
yesterday when the progresstves pre-
sented a resolution whereby the COM
mittees should be made up Of repre-
sentatives from each congressional
district, the members to be named oy
the temporary chairman.
Seeing that this gave absolute pow
er to Roosevelt, Speaker Wadsworth
of the New York assembly strongly
opposed the resolution. He said that
each congressional district should
name its own members, as had been
done in previous conventions, but the
resolutions, as drafted by the friends
of Roosevelt, carried
The makeup of the committees on
permanent organization and creden-
tials was quickly named.
The makeup of the committee on
resolutions caused Roosevelt to hold
up the convention until he could go
over the names before him.
Several Democrats Are Out.
Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 2S.-Demo-
cratic leaders were busy today prepar-
ing for tomorrow's state convention.
Gaynor's positive refusal to permit his ]
name being used in connection with !
the gubernatorial nomination has I
brought to the front the booms of sew '
eral avowed andidates-Congressm I
Sulzer. Thomas H. Osborne, Congress :
man Havens, and Edward NJ. Shepard. s
Robber Gets $1,000 in Gems. s
Keokuk. Iowa, Sept. 2S-Detected in
the residence of C. r. JOY, Keokuk's s