New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01

for cities principle and recommends,
ton that a general law be enacted
outlining three or four standard forms
of charter under which cities save
those OF the first class, might incor-
| porate.
! While the important provisions Of
the Progressive party's platform are
! reasonably certain now, there is moth
| ing certain about its nominations. So
far as they are concerned, this con-
vention will actually and literally make
its own choice-a distinct departure
from the cut and dried adherence to a
boss selected platform. There is much
gossip, Of course, about candidates, but
there is little seeking for nomination.
Indeed. It is the boast Of the leaders %
this party that men are selected not
because they want the jobs, but be-
cause they are deemed fit and are
drafted" to serve.
Urge Hotchkiss for Governor.
william II. Hotchkiss. state chair
man, who served with signal credit ss
Superintendent Of Insurance under
Governor Hughes. Is undoubtedly the
choice Of most of the people here for
candidate for Governor. Mr.. Hotchkiss
doesn't want the nomination. lie feels
that he can't afford TO take IT, as 10
accept IL would entail personal sacrl-
fees which he Is hardly prepared at
this time to make But his fitness for
the place, In experience, temperament
and ability, appeals to the leaders and
those Of the delegates In the advance
guard now here. He Is we'll known
around the state and Is an excellent
campaigner. The convention undoubt-
eddy will labor hard with him TO make
him head tho ticket.
II he is obdurate the delegates may
then turn 70 Controller Prendergas' o.
New York City, who viii be first choice
OF scores OF them. He also was IN the
Hughes following in the four years
fight which the Governor made 10 re-
form politics and government In this
state. His nominating speech which
placed Colonel Roosevelt before tho
Chicago convention assured the Buh
Moose OF his oratortcal ability, II his
campaigning trips around this state and
his speech at the spring state conveH-
ton of the Republicans, In which no
upheld Roosevelt principles, had not
dono SO.
Upstate men figure IN the gossip.
Oneida County Bull Moose are dlscuss"
ing ex-senator Frederick NJ. Daven-
mort az a candidate for Governor. He
has been nominated by tho Progress
siyes as their candidate for Congress
but that would not stand In the way II
II seemed desirable TO make him ths
head of the state ticket. Virgil +.
Kellogg. of WATERFOWL. and Chauncey
J. Hamlin, OF Buffalo, have been men
tened also.
For Lieutenant Governor Mr.. Hamlin
and James a. Griffin, OF Syracuso
have been thought of by some of TO
delegates Further down the tickle
there has been no lineup at all j.
Will be the work Of the convention 10
select men TO I'll these places and
make them accept the nominations.
Many Women viii Be There.
The personnel of this convention, Tx
that OF the Roosevelt national gather
ing. will present majority of faces
new in state politicS--Inost of Thorn
those of young men or women. Tho
number OF women in this convention %
rather remarkable, even for BODY
which will advocate equal suffrage
Practically every county has chosen AZ
least one woman in its delegation, and
some OF the larger counties have
named several. Miss Mary L. Dreier
and Miss Maud IngersoH ara among
the best known. Mrs. Jacob A. Riis, as
loyal Roosevelt follower as her hus-
band. Is one of tho delegates from
Queens County.
Among the men, some OF those mos
prominent in public life aided In the
Hughes work from 1906 TO 1910. They
include, OF course, state Chairman
Hotchkiss, Controller Prendergast ex-
Senator Davenport, ex-Assembl ymsn
Hamn. of Wayne County; ex-Assenl-
blyman Winters, OF Tioga; Z. ". Cav.
croft Of Chautauqua County; Jared c.
Estelow. Of Chenanso, 5. X. Everts, OK
Washington County, and Charles L.
Straight. OF Cattarsugus County.
Then there is Timothy L. Woodruff,
now converted TO political principles
which he fought Utterly when they
were advocated by Hughes. as well a.
many ardent Roosevelt rlen, like Amos
Pinchot and Regis Fl. Post OF Suffolk
County, who were not Hughes adher-
ents. The late Senator Raines, while
he admired and respected Hughes. did
not side with him. out Francis {.
Raines, his son, is n Bull Moose dele
gate from Cayuga County. And, OK
course. there's Bourke Cochran, a dele
gate from Nassau, who has joXed the
political compass.
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