Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
DISCUSS H|NMAN
As A DARK HORSE
Senator Root Positively Declines
to Head New York's Repub.
Ncan Ticket.


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ried of to confer with the Broo,.
county folks and there quickly arose
more talk Of Ifinman as the most
available man for governor.
The avowei candidates. Of forme-
speaker James w. wadsworth. Job Z
Hedges Of New York and ex-Congress-
man Bennett Of New York evinced no
diminution In strength tonight. Lieu /,
tenants of the Hedges and Bennett |
forces claimed about 900 delegates each
for their respective can iidates while
Mr.. Wadsworth ORA not profess to say ,
how many delegates we're pledged -
him.
There was further consideration !
given tonight to the name Of former
Mayor Seth Low Of New York for gov
ernor while Frank NJ. Hugo of Jeffe.'
son county was being urged for lieu
tenant governor.
Chairman Samuel s. Koenig OF the New
York county delegation said that Mr..
Lows name had been put forward by
some of the New York delegates but that
tie State leaders had not considered It.
Mr.. koenlg said he did not believe there
was anything In the report that President
Taft had expressed personal preference
for Mr.. Low; in fact. he said he did not
believe the President would interest him
self In the New York situation. Mr.. Koe-
| mig expressed the opinion shared by many
OF the leaders that there would be no
| nomination on the first ballot.
Some Of the leaders and delegates start
&c a movement tonight to expedite the
proceedings OF the convention so that the
| platform might be adopted and the ticket
selected by tomorrow afternoon. 1t was
| said that many of the delegates would
| have to leave for home tomorrow night.
PLATFORM MEETING PUBLIC.
The committee in charge Of drafting
the platform for the republican State
convention abandoned precedent and fol-
lowed the example of the national con-
vention 'o-night in doing it's work at an
open meeting. Although this method,
when first proposed took the delegates b.
surprise, the idea proved popular and
many of the delegates remarked that 1t
was in harmony with the spirit Of the
convention.
The committee began work at five
o'clock and late tonight was still in
sion. listening to the advocates of various
propositions The plan was to finish these
hearings tonight and then meet again
Tomorrow to consider the propositions
advanced and agree upon a final draft to
be submitted to the convention either to-
morrow afternoon or evening.
Judging from views expressed by the
committee unoffcially. the completed
! platform will advocate changing the
present primary election law IL not its
absolute repeal 1t will denounce the
initiative, the referendum and the re-
call. 1t will call for legislation - pro-
mote the spread of knowledge Of n.y.
giene and for the suppression Of com.
municable diseases and the enforce
ment of laws relating to pure food
and public health. 1t will advocate a
shorter ballot and perhaps one on
which the candidates will be grouped
under the offices for which they run.
1t will call for the extension Of State
control OF public utilities.
| Senator Roots idea that the plat
| form should be "conseryatively pro-
Eressive" was the central idea, and the
Chicago platform was the model stud
led.
sTRAUs ON HIS OWN PLATFORM.
| New York, Sept. 5.-Oscar S. Straus.
| Progressive party candidate for governor.
will not accept nomination from any
party on a platform different in any ma
| teral respect" from the platform on
which he was nominat ted at Syracuse. he
declared to-day in a telegram to State
| Senator Josiah ]. Newcomb at Saratoga.
| His message was In response to tele.
| gram to Senator Newcomn, recit!ng that
| IA proposition to name Mr.. Straus at Sara
toga as the republican gubernatoriAl can
didate was based on the belief that there
should be no division In a State election
over specific reform urged In both the pro-
gressve and the republican platforms.
Il cannot accept a nomination from
any party upon a platform different IN
any material respect from the platform
on which l was nominated and upor
which stand" said Mr.. Straus In his
telegram. which with the Newcomb
message was given out at progressive
headquarters tonight II am con-
cerned. as your telegram would I'm
ply. with the building up Of any ma
chine. but l am deeply concerned IN
the great principles OF the Progressive
party. They are Infinitely OF more I'm
portance to me than my personal sue"
cess In the election"
Mr.. Strauss reference to ina
chino" was in connection with Senator
Newcomb's suggestion that the success
Of the reforms he mentioned was more
important than experimental changes
Of method" or "the building OF any
political machine"