New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
Presidents Friends in State
Convention Confident They
viii Win To-day'S Fight
in Rochester.
BACKED BY SENATOR ROOT
Despite Opposition of Barnes,
They Intend to Direct the Big
Four" Delegates to Vote
for denomination at
Chicago.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

lldiTIIldH odTHeS, II - diilbSN 'Di No'h
that the Republican State Convention.
which will assemble here tomorrow, will
| instruct the big four" delegates from
this state to vote for the denomination
of President Taft at the Chicago con-
vention. Resolutions for such instruc-
tions will be presented to the committee
on resolutions If that committee does
not report them favoraby a fight VIII
be made on the convention floor.
Samuel S. Koenig, president of the
! New York County Republican Commit
tee, after conferences with State Chair
man Barnes. Senator Root, Timothy l..
Woodruff and other leaders, said that
If necessary he would present the reso-
lutions from the floor and lead the Taft
fight. II he does he will have behind
| him the votes of Erie County, or part
Of Kings. of oneida, Essex, Clinton ana
other upstate counties, which, he is cer-
tain. will enable such resolutions TO Dc
put through the convention.
Opponents Of Instructions.
The attitude of Chairman Barnes, ex-
! Speaker Wadsworth and other Repup-
licans who are now opposing instruc-
| tions Is that in view Of the fact that
most of the delegates are for the re-
nomination of President Taft such
| course is unnecessary. 1t is unwise. they
add. because somc parts of the state
! hold that their representatives should
/ go to Chicago unpledged in any fashlon'
| free TO do what seems best at that ufhe'
| They maintain that an attitude or oppo-
sition TO instructions cannot with any
! degree of fairness be interpreted TO mean
! onnosition TO President Taft. They hoid
the opinion that if a fight Is forced
! bv the Presidents more obstreperous
friends. either in the committee on reso-
utIons or on the foor, it will do MIN
much more harm than good and VIII be
likely to raise bitterness when cannot
no easily soothed, and so will have
very unfavoraLle effect on the Iai'
camUaign in other states.
Considerable surprise Is being expressed
tonight because Of the attitude OF JoHh
w. Hutchinson, jr., head OF the IaiI
| cannaign bureau in New York, who Tor
ee,araI wears has been head OF the
-roskers, bureau Of the Republican state
committee. He has opened no head
quarters here. though many inqlvlduai
I,adcrs both Of the old guard forces ana
the Progressives. have headquarters.
! Moreover. according TO pronounced Iaft
mon who are working for TAFT instruc-
,ions Mr.. Hutchinson has been spending
,.art or the day telling delegates and
| county leaders that he can't see why
| there should be any Taft instructions.
Root for instructions.
This opinion is not that Of Senator
Root. Mr.. Root. after various confer
erces this evening declared the Dig
four" should be instructed 10 vote Tor
rho denomination of the President The
+ Senator is practically certain 10 be one
of the big four" He came here from
/ I'tica on the sunny jim special
train devoted to sherman boomers. lie
| had held conferences in tuca win inc
/ Woo President. cx-Mayor Wheeler. state
Committeeman Brayton and others. The
/ result of these was that Nj. Braytoh To-
night told anybody who seemed inter-
ested that the Oneida delegates would
,,ro mn in favor Of hard and fast instruc-
tions.
Il believe in saying you are for man
ic Won are for him." Senator Root de-
clared. For that reason. l favor IN
etructions for the big four from thls
state. New York State is for President
Taft if am any judge Of the situation.
and this convention should make thst
fact plain. not only for the record here'
but for the effect II would have on other
states | have talked with many oil 'he
leaders. Mr.. Barnes does not seem 10 DO
for instructions now. Francis HehdrlchS'
of orondaga. is. Mr.. Woodruff was. out
,b;nl is not now. | believe the ma
,oritv Of the convention will be. though
nicholas Murray Butler. president OF
Columbia University who VIII DC ch@"
man of this convention and may De ohe
of the big four" also is in favor Oh IN
,,r,ctions once he was a RooseVeit
man He parted company with Roose-
Iii doctrines about the time recall or
,,,diciaI decisions and various other ad-
,.arcad new nationalism policies loomed
,ho,,a the horizon, and tomorrow ne Is
,voocted 70 deliver a speech which VIII
make his former friend gnash his teeth
ard bite holes in the atmosphere. Now
ba thinks the delegates from this state
sbould be committed to second term
for President Taft.
The committee on resolutions VIII ne
tho chief battle ground of this conven-
,ion for i'm II will be fought not only
mo question of instructions, but the m
nortant questions of policy involved In
platform building. 1t will be BODY Oh
,,,tv-three members, one from each
l-o,gress district The delegates from
ooch district will choose the member OF
T.. committee for that district and the
committee will elect its own chairman.
,r.ara has been much talk about a hght
,...,oan state Chairman Barnes and
senator Root to head that body. Ac-
oording to DR.. Butler tonight, neither
,tr Rarnes nor Senator Root is likely To
~ chosen. IL seems TO be considered
better. as a matter Of policy that some
nerson less conspicuous in one wing or
the other Of the party be chosen.
As 20 the platform, there Is likely to be
a bitter light between organization men