New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-29
NEW PARTY ORGANIZED
IN IS OF 81 COUNTIES
Hotchkiss Says Representative
Men Are RalIying TO the
Roosevelt Banner.
FEW "OLD GUARD" NAMED
Declares Provisional Chairmen
Are Young Progressives
Who Have Filled
Places of Trust.

William II. Hotchkiss, the former state
Superintendent of Insurance, issued a
statement yesterday as the provisional
state chairman of the Roosevelt party,
announcing that since July he has
named provisional county chairmer or
provisional county committees In fifty
eight OF the sixty-one counties in New
York The work is already we'll along, he
says, in the remaining three counties. Or
leans, Franklin and Columbia. The state
ment continues
All of this was necessary 40 that
delegates could be chosen by county and
Assembly district conventions TO Congress
sional district conventions, which In turn
would choose delegates and alternates 10
the National Convention at Chicago. set
for August .. These conventions are now
in progress. 1t was stated to-day at state
headquarters that such conventions are
attended by most representative men ana
that great enthusiasm rs everywhere
manifested.
As for the politicians who have enrolled
under the Roosevelt banner he says:
The character OF the movement In New
York is perhaps best illustrated by the
quality OF the men selected to take pro-
vsonal charge in the raious counties
Among these men are old Hughes lead-
ers, several former chairmen, OF Repuo-
lcan County Committees, and q numDer
who nave served the people or New YORK
in It's Legislature and locally IN places
OF trust and dignity.
NEW Guard" Young Mon.
Few Of the politicians of the old schoo!!
have been appointed. The New GUARD
is practically made up of young men All
OF whom are enthusiastic Progressives IT.
respective of past or future national or
state leadership. $780,
OF the men selected Harry G. Norton
of Genessee County, and L. {. IuckerInSam
Of Ulster County. are representetlNe
farmers. Colonel James NJ snyder, OF
Rensselaer, County, Is past c0inIila,,utu
er Of the Grand Army OF the Repuonc.
Regis II. Post. of Suffolk C0untS' p Was
Hugh Abbott, of St Lawrence county,
Clinton u. Mcdowell. OF Cattaraugus
County: John Corbet, OF SCHUYLER Coun,
", and william Writ Mills. or Kchmoho
County, represent the press
ick NJ. Davenport and MerWin Il. Hart
of Oneida County: 6. II. Hitchcock. OF
Warren: Augustus b. Gray, Of Dutchess
County: T. Douglas Robinson. OF Herkl:
mer County. and l.. l.. Van Dusen. or
Chemung. the last named Of whom serVea
with Colonel Roosevelt In the New YORK
Assembly In 1888. ..
The banking and business interests
q
Estelow. of Chenango; Richard c. DUEL
Of Cortland: Lucian l.. Bonheur. or Mas
sau: Benjamin Mohitt, jr.. OF Rockland'
Harry O. Bennett. OF Yates W. ii. Gould
dsga: William II. Allen. OF Saratoga;
W. ". Babcock. OF Steuben; Pau X. Jcu-
nings. of Otsego. and Gilbert Il. Purple.
of Tioga.
One Clergyman on List.
There are several doctors on the list
of chairman and ono clergyman the rev.
Charles X. Bull, of Seneca County. rs
Ward. OF Albany County: n. W Mosher.
Of Broome County: Ernest CawCroft or
Chautauqua County; r. w. Mlk's OF
Essex; Silas +. l.. Everts. OF Washing
ton. and Chauncey J. liamlin. OF Eric
County. -
George Scheifele OF Madison County.
was for some years Mayor OF Oneida.
Educators are reprcsented oy Dean
Kirchwey. OF New York ana former zen,
ator Davenport, professor OF law ~
Hamilton Cillege, while one OF the most
active workers in organization ana VINO
served for time as provisional chairs
man. Is Professor Alfred hayes IT, Oh
the Cornell School OF Law.
Among the temporary chairman Of tho
Congress district conventions are former
United States Minister TO Turkey oscar
s. Straus, OF New York: Controller VIII
lam a. Prendergast. OF Kings county,
Monroe. and former Judge Virgil X kcl-
logg, of Jefferson County.
II has been frequently announced at
headquarters that all of these selections
are provisional and that all chairman
must 20 back TO the enrolled Progress
sives In their districts II they are TO
continue as such. The permanent organ
izations. including that Of the permanent
state committee. will not be perfected
until some time after the Chicago con-
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