New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-28
NO PLATFORM DECISION
President Not Seeking IndorSe-
ment for 1912.
BARNARD HAS HIS LETTER
Barnes Nettled Because Pro-
gressives Have No Draft
Submits One Himself.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Saratoga Springs. N. y, Sept. 27.-The
hours session tonight, with Chairman
Prendergast presiding, and adjourned
after appointing a subcommittee of fif-
teen members TO consider the various
planks submitted and formulate a COM
plete platform.
The subcommittee adjourned to the
rooms of Otto T. Barnard at 11:3t
o'clock to report two hours later to the
whole committee. The members of the
subcommittee are Messrs. Prendergast
Stricken, Barnard, Low, Schurman
Payne, Wadsworth, Barnes. Mayer,
Newcomb. Cobb, Wadhams, Merritt and
White
Mr.. Barnard has a letter from Presi-
dent Taft requesting that no indorse-
ment for denomination in 1912 be
given him. Mr.. Barnard VIII be author
lied to use the letter if il becomes nee
essary to do so. Mr.. Barnard said that
the planks indorsing the Taft admins
tration and Governor Hughes would be
made as strong as possible.
Wadhans Submits Primary Plank.
Ex-Judge William H. Wadhams, presi-
don't Of the New York Direct Nomina-
tons Association and a member of the
resolutions committee, presented a
sweeping plank of the same nature as
the Human Green bill, and said that If
the committee decided on any recon-
mendation which did not include the full
Hughes plan he would present a minor
ity report to the convention. The rep
resentatives of the Woodruff Barnes
forces on the committee We're prepared
to make stubborn contest against this
programme.
There was good deal of talk regard
ing the tariff plank. One of the COM
mittee members, who has been at work
on the platform for the last two weeks,
said that he expected the plank would
contain blanket Endorsement of the
Payne Aldrich bill. and a reply TO the
against il.
The labor plank. members of the COM
mittee said, would contain a declara-
ton for legislation along the lines of
Colonel Roosevelt's recommendations for
workingmen's compensations.
William Barnes. jr.. was nettled over
what he termed the "fubdub" action of
the committee in reading a lot of reso-
lutions and suggestions. and not having
any platform made up on the spot on
which 4 vote could be taken forthwith.
They come here without platform. "
he said. Whoever heard of such a
thing? ] submitted a conservative plat
form. and it apparently went on the
table ! hadn't even received a notice
where the meeting was to be held"
Mr.. wadsworth fingered in the COM
mittee room as If looking about to find
something he had lost. Chairman Prem
dergast asked him to come 10 Mr.. Ban
nard's room to deliberate.
Yes. viii come" said Mr.. Wads-
worth. Il have been used TO taking or
ders all my life, but this really looks a
little like bossism.'
At the suggestion of Chairman Prem
dergast. Otto T. Barnard, of New York,
read the platform, which was understood
to have the approval Of Colonel Roose-
welt and the Progressives.
This draft contained among other
things an unequivocal Endorsement of
the administrations OF President Taft and
Governor Hughes and of various laws
enacted by the Legislature.