The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-04
'H0TCHK|SS LEADS IN
PRECONVENT|0N TALK
Opposition to Comptroller Prem
dergast From Friends of
Certain Charities.
5000 DELEGATES GATHER X
Progressive state Convention
to Open Thursday Has no
Lack Of Candidates.
5000 DELEGATES GATHER

| Progressive State convention. which
begins Thursday noon He il also chair
man Of the provisional committee Of the
State committee. This State committee
numbering $50 members. including five
women. will be made permanent body
by this convention.
Tonight there is every appearance
that the convention will be made up of
4, 900 delegates and alternates. The con
ventions of the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties in the State have each COM
prised a thousand delegates and alter
nat es.
| There are four candidates for Go vernon,
Comptroller William Prendergast Of
Brooklyn, Bainbridge Colby of New
York. William II Hotohkiss Of New York
and Virgil X. Kellogg Of Watertown. At
least these four men are mentioned for
the nominations tonight. Mr.. Hotchkiss
said to-day. however. that under no cir
cumstances must he be considered for
the nomination. He said he was too poor
to take the place and his friends said he
should remain AT his present post MIR
Kellogg also said that he should not be
| thought OF for the nomination,
|
candidate for the nomination and added
some of my friends believe that | might
be a valuable asset for the Gubernat orial
nomination. Mr. Hotchkiss has done
admirable work for the Progressive
party. 1t has been said that | am opposed
to Mr. Hotchkiss or rather TO his nomina
tion. That is a very great error. | am
convinced that this ia TO be an open con
vention and no candidates have vet been
selected | am here merely as one deeply
interested in the new movement and shall
lend my aid 10 further the same.
| Mr. Hotchkiss said it was -drivel" for
any man or men to attemp, TO array Mr.
Colby against him.
There are very disqueting reports con
| cerning the nomination Of Mr. Prender-
CAST. II is stated here on the highes,
authority that he is opposed for the nom
ination by powerful members of his re-
igious faith who have not been in ac-
cord with Mr.. Prendergast's administra-
tion of the charity bureau of the Comp.
! trollers Office.
Most of the leaders Of the Progressive
party are aware tonight Of this fact and
several of them feel that with this known
opposition it might be- hazardous to
nominate Mr.. Prendergast. The leaders
in this movement are Very candid wher
they state that the strongest ticket mus,
be named here il il is to be al al effective
| in this falls election. The Progressiv Vt
State ticket must stand alone Just as the
Democratic and Republican State tickets
must stand alone.
Mr.. Roosevelt cannot directly hv his
own candidacy help the Progressive State
ticket because the Progressive electors
| stand alone in the State under the new
election law. just as the President ial
electors Of the Republican and the Demo-
cratic parties stand alone Every effort
! therefore is being made to name the
strongest ticket for the Progressives in the
State
Mr.. Prendergast has been regarded
| AZ probably the most efficient candidate
for the Progressives to name He ia a
powerful speaker untiring and very
convincing in his arguments But the
opposition to him, coming from the quar-
ter II has. is complicating the situation
Quite a coterie Of the leaders are therefore
! turning to Mr.. Hotchhiss insisting that
| he must take the nomination. and still
others are turning to MIR. Colby. more
to Mr. Kellogg. and a few to eNSenato or
Frederick NJ, Davenport OF Utica tn.
principal characteristic Of the Progressive
! CdDuludle LOT NONtTuOT tuuSt ne Inat
he shall be an able speaker. a vigorous
campaigner and one with untiring in
dustry with which to present the Pro-
gressive platform to the voters Of the
State Out Of the ruck tonight il is
claimed that Mr.. Kellogg fits the bill
probably better than any man yet
All of these wrinkles concerning the
Gubernatoral nomination will be
smoOthed within the next twent -four
hours. but tonight no man is certain
4 OF the nomination
The most likely man mentioned for
Lieutenant Governor is Herbert f. Cook
Democrat, dean of the Agricultural Col
lege at Canton All hands insist that the
candidate for Lieutenant, Governor shall
he Democrat Mr. Cook was nominated
by Gov Hughes for State Highway Com
missioner TO represent the Democrat iC
party, but was obliged TO withdraw his
name as under the law Mr.. Cook was not
a Democrat having voted for Hughes in
1908 when William X Hearst was the
Democratic candidate
Syracuse has a candidate for I.ieuten-
ant-Governor in Joseph A. Griffin Lindou
spoken of for the post Of State Engineer
and Surveyor, and Dr. Henry Moskowit2
is e.ieved TO be in the van for the nomina.
tion for Secretary Of State. AL other
places on the State ticket are in the air
Evidently there is to he more or lest
| friction over ITe Two nOInlnAllOns 1OI
Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals
c. j. Hamlin Of Buffalo is in the fe
urging the nominal ion Of Carlos &. Alden
formerly legal adviser of Gov. Hughe.
and now dean Of the Buffalo Law School
for one of these nominal ions, while the
New Workers are convinced that George
W. Kirchwey, dean OF Co olumbia law school
should also he nominated for Judge o
the Court of Appeals The trouble i,
hat both of these men are Republican,
and it is the policy of the Progressive,
to name one Republican and one Demo
Crat for these two nominal ions Mr.
Hamlin said tonight that he would no.
give way in The case Of MIR, Alden Dear
Kirchwey's friends were equally posi-
tive that hey would stand by heir man.
Miss Mary f.. Dreier of Brooklyn, one o.
the delegates at large to the Progressiv,
tonight and with about 100 more womer
who are to be de legates to this conven
tion will write the plank for women :,
suffrage. Miss Dreier said tonight:
Il think Mr.. Roosevelt il splendid, /,
begin with. 1t is the first time that {
great political party has faced and con
sldered the burning questions of thu
day and is taking them into It's platform
think the reason there are 40 many
women in the party is owing to the chile
labor and factory laws planks in tn,
national platform
1T il the first time that women have
ever gone to n convention of "a grea
political party in New York State on tn,
same footing as the men Ii was noisec