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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
PRENDERGAST RAPS BUTLER
Calls Keynote Speech "Astound.
ing" and Reckless"
(By Telegraph to The Tribuaol

Rochester, April 9-Controller Prender-
CAST. who is the recognized representative
of Theodore Roosevelt at the Republican
State Convention, was probably DR.. But
ier's most attentive listener when the
temporary chairman made his speech.
Late tonight the Controller gave out the
following statement as his comment on
che keynote speech:
Nicholas Murray Butler. in his speech
to-day as presiding officer of the Repuo-
lican State Convention, evidently mlscon-
ceived the nature Of his mission: ne
function to berate and helittle every
prominent man who IS not IN agreement
with the views OF President Taft and TO
Senator La Toilette and others.
His srEech was the most astounding
exhibition Of reckless judgment that
ing. obiivious Of the fact that the fol
lowers Of MIR Roosevelt and other Pro-
gressive leaders number millions Of
American citizens, he proceeded 20 read
them out OF the Republican party. II
such drastic and Incorporate utterances
came from a Republican warrior. from
man who represented years of loyal ser
vice, some consideration might be shown
for his views, but from one whose party
services have been almost entirely of the
show window variety his speech deserved
the chilling reception it was given by
most of the delegates.
II has always been understood in any
political party that men would disagree
on questions of principle and policy
State conventions and other party gather
ings are designed to bring together men
Of all types of party opinion, so that there
may be discussion. elaboration and a
composition Of views arrived at and ad-
5ustment of differences effected, party
harmony secured and all factions of the
party welded together.
Instead of this, men who have been
Sighting the party's battles for years are
told by this pedantic pedagogue that they
have no right TO think for themselves
Or Butler wonders that the Progressives
have not advised changes in the rule OF
three, the law of gravitation and the null
tiplication table.
He asks How could the multiplied
tion table and the rule of three be eX-
pected TO deal with a condition such as
that?'
Or Butler hegs the question II is not
material whether the inventors of those
standards knew anything about corpora
ions. The trouble is that the corpora
ticus know too muc,l about the multiple
cstion table and make use Of il in water
tI- their stocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
NEWS EXCITES ROCHESTER
Illinois Results Cheer Roosevelt
Men Among Delegates.

| tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune1
Rochester. April e.-News of the Roose.
welt victory in the Illinois Presidential pref
erence primaries caused a great stir here
Everybody was excited over the affair
Taft men in general said It was what had
been expected, yet # heartened the Roose.
welt men notably and sent toward them
drift Of delegates who had been distinctly
doubtful
/ State Chairman Barnes was one OF the
| first 10 hear the news He was much in.
terested and wanted every detail he could
get. Having received this information. he
said nothing. but hurried into the meeting
Of the committee on resolutions. which was
70 take up the matter Of instructions for
| the big four" from this state.
Senator Root also had nothing 10 ssv for
publication. but went straight into the com
mittee meeting after hearing about Illinois
! Timothy l.. Woodruff declared the result
was a distinct vindication Of the .conven.
ton system This shows" said he, ow
much better II is 10 have conventions
where the delegates can consider fmportan,
matters. as We are doing here. in delibera-
| tive fashion. In these primaries there ara
ten days OF agitation and promiscuous
! called on TO vote"
| Samuel s. Koenig. president OF the Ner
York County Republican Committee. said
the result was expected. IT causes rs no
surprise" he said 1T merely emphasizes
| the necessity for affirmative. unmistakabls
action in this state, where We are for Presi-
| dent Taft"
It's about what we expected" said Sens.
tor Josiah 7. Newcomb. 1T looks to me az
If the radicals had all gone into the pri-
maries and voted for Roosevelt. as Wilson
was defeated by the Democrats"
| Herbert Parsons said the result In mi.
nois was not to be taken as indicating any
thing like a similar sentiment existing in
New York State, a separate entity with
very different conditions and different feel.
ings. He felt certain, though that the III.
nois Roosevelt victory would have ma.
terial influence on the action Of the state
convention here.
II was among the few Roosevelt men hers
that the news caused the greatest STIR.
Controller Prendergsst, who has been
rather lonesome for couple Of days was
radiant William L. Ward, Of Westchester,
who is committed TO Roosevelt hustled
around 10 Mr. Prendergsst's hotel as sooc
az he heard Of the result, and the TWO spent
eem4 time in mutual fluctuations. Mr..
Ward had nothing IN particular 70 say.
except that the news was great He
grnned broadly.
Mr. Prendergast had much to say. rs
the survival OF the fittest," he declared
1T goes 70 show the need for a Presidential
preference primary IN New York State
It's the first test in = great Republican
state. Illinois is simply leading the way,
The day after Colonel Roosevelt snncIncsi
his willingness 10 be a candidate, If the pee
pie wanted him, said he would break dcUr
party lines. see no reason TO change the,
assertion now"
This was reference TO statements al
ready being made BY snti-Pocssvelt Re
pUblicans that the Democrats probably
were responsible for the Roosevelt vote in
the primaries. ....
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
ILLINOIS VOTE sTIRs DIXON
Says Result of Primaries Means Rooss'
welt S Nomination-Taft Men Silent,

Washington. April Ex-senator Dixon. man
sger Of the Roosevelt campaign committee.
made the following statement tonight.
Illinois Republicans have declared for
Roosevelt as their nominee for President b.
more than 100 600 majority. The overwhelrn.
ing reputation Of Taft by the Republicans
of Illinois ends the TAFT campaign for g
denomination Wherever legitimate pr
mary expression has been had the Republi-
can voters have utterly repudiated Tar,
In North Dakota Taft received LOIS votes
out OF total % 5000 In Wisconsin. the
by 10000 majority. The Illinois Repuhli-
cans repudiate his claim FOR reorganization
by over 10000 Certainly, no Republican
leader can longer doubt that an attempt 70
farce Taft's nomination under these cir
cumstances would be suicide for the Re-
publican party. Roosevelt will be nom
mated az Chicago and will be trtumphantly
elected in November
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
MANY BO0MS AT ROCHESTER
Wordsworth Considered Strong
49, Candidate for Governor,
ny Telegraph to The Tribune J

Pochestet April e--While the leaders
rTere sighting over instructing the Big
-Four" for President Tafts denomination a
record crop Of boons and boomlets sprang
10 ana hourished here They ran all tbs
way from booms and near-booms for Gov
ernor TO mild bids for favorable considera-
ttcn for the nomination for ofTices at the
end Of the state ticket.
One Of those most discussed IS the boom
Of James ". wadsworth, tr., for the nomi-
nation for Governor. The ex-Speaker
laughs ana denies that he has boom. He
saws he is here only as a delegate 10 DIS
cuss such matters as interest delegates,
and has not opened headquarters in any
sense Of the word. Nevertheless. he IS
being discussed by many as the individual
most likely 10 receive the Republican nomi-
nation If Chairman Barnes retains his grip
on the organization.
Frederick c. Stevens, Disappointment
Of Public Works, an ancient enemy Of the
house OF wadsworth. now recorciled, and
q close friend Of Justice Hughes, has A
boom, though he. TOO, only smiles when l.
IS mentioned II isn't likely that these rival
ambitions Will reopen tbs Stevens-Wads-
worth feud. which began when Senator
Stevens backed the man who beat Repre-
sentative Wadsworth-"Old jim '-for Con-
gress on tbs "cow ticket"
Rochester has q tavorite son in the per-
son Of Thomas 2. Dunn, ex-State Treas
Iirer Monroe County also has blushing
smiling aspirant for honors further along
the ticket in Senator Ormrod. He wouldn't
decline the nomination for Controller II II
were offered to him
Controller Prendergast. Of Brooklyn, who
Is known as the head OF the slender Roose-
Welt delegation. has been mentioned for
Governor, but not much recently. His
Roosevelt proclivities seem 10 have stunted
his boom in this atmosphere.
Some Of the delegates. after Dr.. Butler
finished his speech this morning. said that
& must be taken as indicating Or. Buffers
willingness to serve his state as Governor,
- this state consented. No great enthusi-
esm for this boomlet was developed.
though. even among the Barnes cohorts
with whom DR.. Butler was serving.
Ex-Assemblyman Fred A. Higgins. OF the
25d District, New York, cher!shes an ambi-
ton 10 be the next Secretary of State. He
has host Of friends, both among New
York men and upstaters. and there are
many Higgins -ooters.
Friends Of Mayor Thomas II. O'Neiu OF
Auburn have launched a real live agitation
for his nomination for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. This Is real boom. this one. with
the FIRST and unmstakable symptom Of
campaign buttons. They blossomed around
the hotel Iobbies to-day. while Mr. O'Nef
smiled and smiled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
WICKERSHAM WILL RETIRE
Attorney General to Leave the Cabine
Next March.

Washington. April 9-Attorney General
Wickersham viii not serve in the Cabinet
after March next II President Taft is re-
elected. Accompanying this announcement
to-day was the declaration that Mr.. Wick.
ersham entered the Cabinet with distinc,
understanding that he would not serve
more than four years, and had made his
professional arrangements accordingly. II
was also stated that President Taft and
Mr. Wiekersham were in thorough accord
ss 10 the administrauon's antitrust policy,
and that to-days announcement was with
oit political significance.
II expect 70 get out then" Mr. Wicker
sham said. Every Cabinet officer resigns
on the fourth OF March at the end OF an
administration, AS TO entering Mr.. Tafts
Cabinet. again, II, he is elected / would
not care 20 decline an invitation before It
was extended 10 me-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
DELEGATES GREET OLD VETERANS;
LORDS PRAYER AN INNOVATION

/, plant" Mr. Barnes did not like ", IN any
event. and he gave the answer Tell then
TO wait. I'll be out OF here IN about hal
| an hour"
Those who have been puzzled as 10 tn
reason for stretching the convention ou
| into a two-day session thought they hst
the solution this morning after Dr. Nicho
las Murray Butler had been speaking for
more than an hour. "A speech that long is
convention all by itself" was tho way
one delegate expressed his idea.
The suffrs gists were on hand around con.
vention hall this morning They button
holed delegates. asking for platform PLANK
favoring woman's suffrage They took It w
with the committee on resolutions later
and the glass doors gave every one sight
Of tho fair ones pleading their cause.
What's the Matter with Father" wa'
the tune the band played while Ex-Governor
Horace White and Timothy l.. Woodruff
escorted Or. Butler 10 the chair.
Mr. Barnes smiled broadly when ~ came
time 10 call the roll on the nomination ~
DR. Butler as temporary chairman.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
STATE PLATFORM URGES" ALL
DELEGATES TO VOTE FOR TAI |

which in large business organizations sIa Il
establish. as far as possible, the principle
Of insurance against injury TO employees
The Tariff Plank.
We believe in the Republican .prnoip.e
OF protection to American workingmen.
American industries and the America.
farmer Customs duties should be sdJdste :
SO as TO cover the difference between the
cost OF production in this and IN othcr
countries and such adjustment should e
made by Congress upon facts asCer a!nt l
by an impartial board with authority 10
make a thorough Investigation. we con-
denim tho action Of the Democratic parry
in the House Of Representatives, who long
professed 10 favor a tariff commission 20
ascertain the facts upon when CUSTOM
might be based and VINO immediately after
obtaining power repudiatcd their former
professions and proceeded 10 pass tartl
bills without regard TO the facts reported
and without inquirng into or carlng lot
the needs Of American business or Amerl-
We believe in the amendment o. the na-
tional banking law and the creation OF a
national reserve association, together win
a provision for an elastic system Oh Cut i ,
rency and credit. properly safeguarded ana
free from the domination OF any sectional or
special financial influence.
We believe IN the peaceful settlement OF
all international disputes and the reference
Of all iusticiabe controversies TO an Inter
national court of Justice.
we oppose as subversivc TO our form or
government the Initiative the compulsory
legislative referendum and the recall, either
of public servants or judicial decisions, or
any device which impairs consistency ana
continuity in the expression of popular VIII.
Against Recall Of Judges.
We oppose the recall Of judges or airy
system which will introduce cowardlce as
an element in the administration of justice
The authority of the judiciary should not
he impaired Respect for the courts broken
down, the constitutional protection or me
liberties OF the individual would be de-
stroyed ~ ..... Ma.
We urge the dclegates-at-larGe from New
York and the delegates from the CongrfsS
districts to contend at the Republican Ne
tional Convention for the adoption OF Iile
PRINCIPLES herein Endorsed and the rePuu'd-
ton OF the principles herein opposed.
Two members Of the committee IN
resolutions-John J. Brown and l..
Switzerland, both OF Westminster
County-voted against the plank urging
the delegates to vote for the renomina-
ton Of President Taft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
- -----.--
LORlMER COULDN'T VOTE.

Chicago April s.--United States Senator
William Lorimer was unable to go TO the
polls to-day because OF illness. He was
taken i'll last night and was in bed to-day
with cold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
AMERICAN CONSUL ATTACKED.

Calgary. Alberta. April e-Crazed. it is
said, by drugs and suffering under hallu-
citations that her parents were being pre-
vented from entering Canada by American
offlcials Camille Bates. negress. attacked
Colonel L. s. Hotchkiss American consul.
IN his Office here to-day. Detectives pre-
vented the consul from being seriously in
iurad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10

Danville, H., April 9.-Ex-speake-
Cannon is probably renomlnated to Con.
gress in the 18th District by two to one
over w. D. O'Day, his nearest compel.
itor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10

Aurora, H.. April 9.-Roosevelt car
ries Kane County over Taft by som
and carried Kendall and De Kalb coun.
ties by a four to one margin. Clark
carried Kane County over Wilson two TO
one, and Kendall and De Kalb coun.
ties by like margin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
IDR. BUTLER GIVES. KEYNOTE
IN PRALSING TAFT'S WORK
Condemns judicial Recall,
ConfouDds Administrations
Critics and Outlines
Partys Policy.

tariff. In dealing with this problem we
should never forget almost the last WORDS
OF President Mckinley, contained IN MS
great speech at Buffalo:
The period Of exclusiyenecs is past. me
expansion OF our trade and commerce Is
M, messing problorn Commercial wars
are Improbable. A policy Of good VIII
and friendly trade relations will prevent
reprsals Reciprocity treaties are IN mar
r.ony with the spirit Of the times. meas
urt q Of retaliation are not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
fer 50 so year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
ROOSEVELT WINS
ILLINOIS PRIMARY
Continued from first page.

Continued from first page
Toilette, 6,53S. Clark, 58433; Wilson
1856.
Joliet, Ill, April 9.-Roosevelt car.
ries viii County over all other cand,.
dates two to one. with an estimated ma.
jority about 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
Must Be Government of Laws.

The man who would destroy the indie
pendent judiciary Because he disIlkes or
differs from some specific judicial find
ina is as mad as man who would set
his house on fire in order TO improve It's
ventilation.
With ell this the Republican party
must be eVerlastingIY at war We arc
BIZ men of presumably good intentions
for government by law. This contest
within the party and this Presidential
election may decide whether our govern
nent is TO be republican or Cossack.
13ut. IL IS said. the Constitution was made
I'm the eighteenth century by men who lived
under conditions long since passed away
Therefore. the Constitution Is outworn. II
must be adjusted, the phrase now runs, "a
human rights
What about the multiplication table?
What about the Rule OF Three? What
about the law OF grav!tation? Some OF
these come down 10 ~ from hoary an
tiouity Surely they cannot be allowed to
changed conditions as now surround us,
Why should tho dead hand OF the Greeks
and 81 the Arabs and Of Sir Isaac Newton
control our life and thought? Let US be
free and independent and adjust our modes
OF counting and Of computation to the new
economic needs that surround Nc, Perhaps
those who invented the multiplication table
and the Rule OF Three never heard of y
capital, How could the multiplication table
and the Rule. Of Three be expected 10 deal
with a condition such as that?
The fact is that in the history OF man.
kind some things, after Iona toll and
tribulation, are settled once for all. They
neither invite nor permit amendment
and improvement. These achievements
taken together. are progress; they con-
stitute progress; they are the evidences
Of progress; they are what the word
progress means. To attack, to under
mine or to overturn them is not proqress,
but reaction.
The fundamental principles which un-
derlie the Constitution OF the United
States are no straitiacket into which a
growing people is forced to its distress
and harm. They are rather a chart by
which the ship of state may sail safely
out on new and untried seas, certain
that the danger spots are clearly marked
and the haVens accurately indicated
These principles can never GROW aid
they are everlastingly young and new
and true.
We aye to-day infested with politlcol
patent medicine men. Ignorant of ordi-
nary laws Of political and social growth.
or defvinc thow. thov pra~- i.ror we tio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10

Some stir WIS caused by little diversion
that centred around Chairman Barnes at
the session Of the convention, when a mes
senger whispered loudly to him that Wash.
lngton. wanted him on the long distance
The messenger was 50 careful to whisper
loudly enough 70 be overheard at the press
table that it was thought by some TO be a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10

What's the Matter with Father wa'
the tune the band played while Ex-Governor
Horace White and Timothy l.. Woodruff
escorted Or. Butler 10 the chair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10

The suffrsgists were on hand around CON
vention hall this morning They button
hoed delegates. asking for a platform plank
favoring woman's suffrage They took It M
with the committee on resolutions later,
and the glass doors gave every one i sight
Of tho fair ones pleading their cause.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10

which in large business organizations sha a,
establish. as far as possible, the principe
of insurance against injury 10 employees.
The record., 1912-05-09

MIR William \. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining - th"
subject Of building. for the readers OF this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer lie
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
20 William A Radford. No. LIS West
jackson boulevard. Chicago. IN and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The, most economical house TO build
and 10 occupy afterward is nearly
square. of medium size. full two sto-
ries in height. with a good. deep Gel.
lar and an attic big enough TO act as
buffer against heat in summer and
cold In winter. Such houses give
more boom according to the size OF
the foundation and roof than any other
design.
The house here illustrated is typical
feet from front 10 proportions
that work 10 good advantage. There
are certain geometrical combinations
that work 10 a disadvantage in n
square house. but are easily overcome
when you add few feet TO the
length.
One of the difficulties is the stair
way, which interferes with the proper
laying-out OF the rooms in every short
house. Stairways in dwelling houses
have caused more gray hairs. and sent
more architects 10 early graves. than
any other feature in house building.
There was time when rough lad
der fashioned with an AK answered
the purpose. IL was made with the
trunks of two trees for sides, and sec
tfons of smalleS trees for rounds.
There was a hole through the upper
floor and usually an effort was made
to place the opening where the root
was high enough so you could miss
hitting the knots on the rafters with
your head. From that time 10 this,
stairways have grown I'm complexity
until We think We have them about
perfect
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