The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05
Republicans Believe Party Sit
uatiOn Today lis Serious.
BUTLER WILL BE CHAIRMAN
Delegates to Rochester Con-
vention Representative Men.
No Petty Politics ON Program,
Leaders Say.

| New York, April 5.-The delegation
which will be elected on Tuesday next
at the Republican state convention at
| Rochester which will represent the Re
publican party of New York at the
national convention of next June will
| be unhampered by any instructions SO
far as candidates are concerned. That.
at least, is the expectation of the Re-
publican organization of the state. 1t
is quite likely to happen that no ref
erence will be made at the state con-
vention to the presumptive candidacy
| of President Taft or of Colonel Roose-
| Welt or of 1aFollette. The delegation
Will, however, carry to Chicago instruc-
tiOnS which are intended 10 impress
upon the Republicans of the United
States the view of the party of New
ork state that at this time issues
based upon fundamental principles, ana
not upon any particular candidate, are
matters to which the Republican party
should give its serious consideration.
If the plans OF the leaders of the Re
publican organization are carried out
at Rochester the country is likely TO
be greatly impressed by what is done
and what is said at the time of the
convention. In the first place, ther+
is to be no patronage to be parceled
out. No political. plums will be gath
cred by this convention, since there is
TO DS no harvest Ol THAT KILL II SOlllS
of the precedents were followed, this
convention could complete it's work in
a single afternoon. 1t would lister
to the address of the temporary chair
man, appoint its committees, whose
work had been carefully parceled out
and allotted, receive the perfunctOry
reports, elect delegates and then ad-
iOurn.
From all parts of the state, however
there have come evidences that this
members of the party regard the stu
alton that prevails today as even more
serious than that which the country
confronted In 1896. Republicans who
have not been active in politics, but
who are men given to earnest and
careful thought, have been saying TO
their friends that the situation a this
time, SO far as the issues are corr
cerned, is as critical as was the case
at the time of the civil war The free
silver issue and the tariff issue, i'm
portant as these were and are, were
nevertheless based upon fiscal policies
Now the feeling is that some of the
policies recently advocated reach to
the very fundamentals of our form OF
government, and in this view there
to be discovered one of the several is
sues which are to be presented to the
people; for there are many who look
there are to be health, and prosperity
and long life for the American repub-
lic
A Representative Body.
The Republican convention at Roch- |
ester will, in it's personnel, reflect wide |
spread intellectual and political activity |
of the American people, itself regard cd |
as a symptom of health. The delegates |
to the state convention will, as a whole |
be a very representative body of New |
York citizens. There are OF be two for |
mer governors sitting with the dele |
gates-ex-Governor S. Black and ex- |
Governor Horace White. The univer-
represented. DR.. Butler of Columb ia,
President Schurman of Cornell and |
other educators will take seats with |
the other delegates; Andrew D. White |
has been so greatly stirred by the in
tellectual and political unrest that he |
advanced in years, has con-
scented to take part in the convention
as a delegate. The lawyers of the state
will be in minority. Business men,
bank presidents, manufacturers and
scholars will constitute a majority of
this body. 1t is expected that the
chairmen of the Republican state COM |
mittee, William Bond, and his asso-
ciates will subordinate themselves, i
whether for motives of policy or not Il
does not matter. 1t is expected, there
fore, that in its personnel this con-
yention will remind some of the vet Il
Grams of the days of the civil war II
when great men of affairs and of in
,ehect took part in New York state
Republican conventions.
What Will Be Done.
After the convention has been called 70
rder and, in accordance with custom the
tate committee has announced its selec-
ion of temporary chairman-Who is to he
Dr. Butler of Columbia university-ths
hief address from the platform will be
delivered. DR.. Butler has been for some
hree weeks in the south and is presumed
o have prepared an address in which the
bought Will be IN line with those views
ecently expressed by him in an address
t st. Louis which the United States
enate ordered published a public docu-
lenu.
After Dr. Buffers address a COMMITTEES
n resolutions will be appointed Eacn
ongress district will by itself elect a
member representing the district, and
fter the appointment this committee will
etire. Presumably the committee will be
4 session all of the afternoon and per-
uestions of reformation of currency, the
ariff, arbitration, and especially the
olicy suggested by the terms initiative,
efere ndum and recall, as well as recall Of I
JUDICIAL decision, will be considered. Dis
ussion in this committee will be very
rec. and when the committee has formu-
AIKEN in expressing them in clear, con-
Use English.
On the second day. the permanent or
having been effected, the COM
lfttee resolutions will be asked to IS
lake its report 1t is the expectation
hat speeches will be made from the floor
f the convention hall by men of ability
nd of high character based upon this
latform or series of resolutions 1t
hould be most instructive and impress
I've debate It will be characterized by
Intellectual ability and by sincerity If
ne purposes of those who are planning
ne convention are carried out the gather
lg is not to be utilized to subserve any
mbition or any personal interest. The
IngIe wish in the hearts of the leaders
tho will attend the convention is that it