New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28

from q staff Correspondent OF The Tribune
Saratoga, Sept. PA Republican
convention in which the delegates did
exactly whatever they wanted 10 do
although in some cases this was op-
posed to the mature judgment Of men
whose advice in other years had been
sought agerly-nominated to-day Joo
Elmer Hedges, OF New York, for Gov
ernor. IL chose James W. Wadsworth,
jr.. OF Livingston County, for Lieu
tenant Governor, with no candidate
and no vote against him. Then it nonl-
mated for other state offices ticket as
good and as we'll distributed geographi-
cally as any produced in sears at
"bossed" conventions.
All this was a triumph for the un-
bossed majority" as some Of the much
heartened Republicans phrased II. IL
carried out precisely state chairman
Barnes's declarations that ne would
keep his hands OFF and that NJ man OF
group Of men would try TO run the con-
vention. He kept his hands off 10 the
extent of splitting the Albany votes on
every proposition.
The happy result has sent the dele
gates and their friends away in great
good humor, and there is manifest on
every hand q belief that with Hedges
and Wadsworth, both excellent CAM
paigners, stumping the state. the Re
publicans need fear the third term
ticket no more than they do the
Murphy ticket 70 be nominated at
Syracuse next week.
Hedges, the humorist of other years.
has now proved that he has got 10 be
taken seriously when he wants 10 he.
He began his campaign by declaring
tiatly that he liked the Job and wanted
1t. He carried it on by going through
the state and asking for delegates III
the various counties. II was the dele
gates thus frankly drummed up who
made possible his nomination. He was
well i'm the lead on the nrst ballot
taken. The second showed him
gamer. on the third he was so near
the figure needed to insure the nom
ination that there was u rush from a
score of counties to get on Ehe band
wagon. Votes were changed in
Hedges's favor so rapidly that Senator
Bracket, presiding, suggested a mo-
ton to make the nomination unani-
nous and it was done by y rising vote.
Hedges Pledges Hot Fight.
Thereupon Job the genial was es-
corted 10 the platform amid resound-
ing cheers Assuming his most Ma
poleonic look, he declared frankly that
he was tickled to deatn that he lad
been nominated.
I'D be less than human and a hypo-
critic, indeed" lie said, ~ did not say
that this appeals to me- He smiled
and then continues:
This is the answer Of q Republican con
vention To the contention that man
can't be nominated save under certain
conditions | shall consider myself dur
ing the campaign the answer TO the Pro
gressive proposition. l say to you, whose
friendships | value as much az your
votes, that, II my health is preserved.
there will be no monotony during this
campaign, and when II IL over they will
know you and / were there.
We can win this fight. The people OF
New York have hearts and minds and
appealed TO man fashion. will respond
so | shall present things as well as
can. and when the war Is over | will he
I'm the front rank. dead or alive.
From the moment the campaign is on
let's get at il and win. | have no pa
tlence with excuses We have no apollo
gies 70 make for the Republican party.
a campaign can be made to echo the
human heartbeat better than one which
merely calls somebody liar. The higher
plane We put this campaign on the more
votes we'll get. We have cause OF
which no man need be ashamed, and I'm
sure shall do nothing TO bring the blush
of shame to any man who hears my
voice. When We get through. the state