The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-04

recently and believe know him TO be
absolutely sincere in his stand on the
woman question. He is absolutely for
woman's suffrage. I believe him to be
absolutely sincere in 1t. and We will have
a s,inrag ge plank in the State platform.
Bainbridge Colby in order 10 set at
rest reports Of friction between himself
and Mr.. Hotchkiss and concerning his
own nomination for Governor issued a
statement tonight in which he said
7 am in no sense n candidate for any
nomination. II is unfortunate that the
impression should be given that there is an
active rivalry between MIR. Hotckhiss and
myself for the nomination. ', is unfair 10
both of us. No one who knows what Mr.
Hofchhiss has done in the organization OF
the Progressive party in this state would
begrudse him any form or measure of
recognition that he wanted
II the convention should deliberately
reach the conclusion that | could serve the
party and its ticket, then the question would
take on importance and toe worthy Of serious
consideration. But the convention viii
reach that point. II Al all without prompt
ing from me. by act or word
The convent ion Is to nominate a com :
plete State ticket and Prrsid ident ial cleo
tors. This ticket is event ually TO be
nominated by petition according TO the
elect ion laws of the State II IL est j.
mated by polt lcal mat heInat iCians that
it will cost in the neiehborhood of $50 900
TO nominate by petition. That expense.
however. will include nominal ions by
petition Of Congressman, 81 tate senators
Assemblyinen and the two Associate
Judges of the Court of Appeals
There II every promise hat the con-
vent ion Will be one of the mos, unusual
political convent ions since civil war days.
Ii was easily apparent to-uay from con =
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Leading men Interested in tins moveme mt
hat there is an intensity of feeling. u
buoyancy Of utteranCe that has not bee
familiar at the convent ions Of the two old
parties Then too the comple xion. per
sonal and political. is different from that
observed in convent ions of recent years
The delegates to this conNentiO ion are
made up of clergymen lawyers. business
men, bankers, Journalists. workIngmen l.,
politicians of the profess ional and non 70
professional tvIe. women and men school
teachers Office holders, X-oftiv-hOid IL
and would -be offiCeholders social settle =
nOnt workers. sui,ragis,s. physicians,
college professors deans Of law schools
and many other types of CITIZENS
II /, NJ, believed that the scene OF
jubilincy. dlmDr rcStasv. which marked
the Progressive national convention at
Chicago will be- repeated here for the
resson thar on this occasion the Pro-
d
state will CompriSe the gathering, whereas
AT Chicago al the States were repre-
sented. But if intelligent work. earnest
effort and ardent enthusiasm are 10 make
for anything this first convention Of the
Progressive palry in New York State
will be me .norable to all Interested IN il
Already tho atmosphere partakes of
the old fashioned revival camp meet ing
There is to be singing in the convention
from song book already replete with the
militant songs which were an extra ordinary
feature OF the national convention az
Chicago
Every eaort has been made TO give this
Progressive movement moral aspect
These people maintain that the two old
parties need moral regeneration. IL is
well known in political circles that for
new party to succeed II must have u
moral issue or a set policy calling for the
uplift OF the people. Every detail to carry
ont this policy in order to impress voters
of the State has been carefully arranged
Then. too II ia not all arrangement To
certain extent II - spontaneous with these
people
They are bitterly opposed to the Re-
publican party first, last and all the time
They are Just IA hostile to the Demo
welt is the leansr to bring about higher
thought in American politics and it was
remarked to-day that th. more he is at
tackled by the old style political leaders
in the Republican party the more these
people fasten to him and eagerly follow
him.