New-York tribune., 1912-01-31
County Committee Passes Res
oIution Urging His Nomination.
APPROVAL IS UNANIMOUS
F. G. Tanner Opposed Action in
New York Because He Con
sidered It Premature.

The candidacy of william II. Taft for
President of the United States was in
dorscd at a meeting Of the Kings County
Republican General Committee last night.
Tho motion was introduced by Charles \.
Conrady, of the 18th Assembly District.
and was passed unanimously. The rcsc-
luton read:
This committee is tho principal orEaniza-
ton Cf the Republican party Of Kings
County. a county containing more than
one and On"-halt millions of people We
think IL hcnoOvcs uS. as the representa-
dives Of organized Republicanism. to cN-
press our sentiments - the members ot
the PARTY IN a way that will not he mis-
understood. Therefor" be it
Resolved That u Is the sense of this
committee that II is 10 the best interests
nf The people and 10 d." best interests Ot
the Republican party that the delegates
representing the county in the Republican
, National convention use all honorable
means 10 bring about the nomination OF
William ~. Taft FOR President
Mr.. Courady was tho iulroduccr Of an
other resolution. but It was not received
with such enthusiasm ass was the first
The committee had met To consider the
rules for reorganization under tho new
laws. After Secretary Campbell had read
the tentative report Mr.. Conrady proposed
the following amendment
40 person holding an appointlyc position
nader the national state. county or city
governments shall be- eligible 10 member
ship I'm the executive committee of the
Kings County Republican General Com
mittcc.
This amendment was received with laugh,
ter. but. nothing dauntod, Mr. Conrady cN.
Ulaincd why he had offered A. Ho had
been n member or the general committ,,
FOR thirly-hvc years. Ec said. and his Ok
pcrcnce had been that tho cxccu,iv. corl-
mitioo was generally mad" MP of oilir,
grabbcrs. Tho ucoro hc declared, nd
shown what tnoy thought of Office grab
linS Assembly district leaders last falI
when the Democratic county ticket. com.
posed with ono exception Of executive mem
b'rS, had gone down 10 overwhelming do
feat His remarks ne said. did not applv
to Congressman Calder and County Clerk
p"No' who were executive members whom
the people had approved AZ the po,is.
Tie county committee will pass upon rhe
new rules and regulations after an ouep
meeting which viii be- ncld next week for
the purpose OF getting suggestions.
General satisfaction was expressed ,o..
a.
that tho New York County Republican
Committee had led the way for the re-
nomination and reelection Of President
TAFT by plodgIng itself openly to that end
through the action OF its executive com
nitt"e IN Money.
Frederick G. Tanner the only member
of the committee 10 vote against such
action, declared yesterday that 1t was not
to b. construed as opposition to Taft. that
he simply desired to express dissent from
what he considered premature action. lie
Certlinly could not be considered as a
Roosevelt follower, said Mr.. Tanner
There were al sorts Of rumors ycstcr-
day that somebody or other would try "a
cause disturbance at the meeting of the
county committee tomorrow night by Of
fcrng an amendment to the Taft resolu-
tiOn, pledging the committee to Roosevelt
instead OF Tar. or course, such "a reso-
luton would have no chance Of passing.
No one could be found yesterday who
would acknowledge that he knew anything
about such a plan for creating trouble.