Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-10
DELEGATES ARE
UNRESTRICTED
New York Platform "Favors"
President Taft.

Rochester, N. Y, April 10. New
York's four delegates at large 10 the
Chicago national convention Will not
be instructed. The platform, which
was adopted by the convention at Its
second session today, instead "fnvors''
President Taft and urges" the dele
gates to support the president and
that the district delegates unite to
the same end"
This plank was agreed upon as a
compromise between the strong Taft
forces. led by Senator Root. who insist
ed upon instructions for Taft, and State
Chairman Barnes. who would not agrees
to the use of the word Instruct" The
plank agreed upon is regarded as hav-
ing the same effect as instructions and
as being acceptable and pleasing to all
friends Of the president
The "TaH" Plank
The plank as agreed upon is:
W. applaud the patriotism, wisdom
and undranatic courage Of President
William II. Taft. The overwhelming
majority Of the representatives of the
party In this convention assembled ia
vor his denomination, and we urge that
the delegates at large here elected IN
their action at Chicago carry out this
choice OF the Republicans of the state
and that the district delegates unite to
the Same end"
The only votes against the foregoing
plank In the committee were Messrs.
Smith, Sutherland and Brown.
Features Of the platform are:
A recommendation urging the enact
ment of a workmen's compensation
act.
A plank %favoring the revision of the
tariff according to the tariff boards
reports under certain restrictions of q
decidedly reactionary character.
"a declaration against the initiative,
rar.renanm md recall, but urging the
more careful selectiGm of judN5sSspa can
didates.
A declaration in favor of conserva-
tion Of national resources. ,
When the second session OF the con-
~vertion was called to order this morn
ing the report of the resolutions com
mittee was read and adopted.
The committee selection for dele
gates ut large to the Chicago conven-
ton was ratified. They are Senator
Root, Chairman Barnes. William BerA
and Speaker Edwin A. Merritt. Jr. The
alternates are Senator e. r.. Bracket,
r. w. B. Brown Of Manhattan. Charles
w. Anderson, the negro internal reve-
nue. collector Of New York, and George
W. Whitehead Of Niagara.
Buffers Speech Criticised.
There was only one feature to the
first session OF the Republican state
convention. 1t was the speech Of Pres
ident Nicholas Murray Butler OF Co
lunbia university ms temporary chair
man Of the convention. The prel1mi-
naries Of the first session had been con
Quoted by Chairman William Barnes,
Jr.. Of the Republican state committee
and Lafayette B. Gleason, secretary OF
the committee. The only cheers that
assembled as the delegates 0 their
seats were for ex-senator G. M. Depew.
The various committees to perform
the work Of the convention were ap-
pointed and then came DR.. Buffers
speech. The speakers attack on Colo
mel Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
were well understood, although he
named neither OF them. DR.. Buffers
speech after the session came In for
pronounced criticism which was about
equally divided between the Taft men
and the adhercnts OF Colonel Roosevelt
without regard to geographical sections
Of the state. All spoke of its mastery
rhetoric aud of its scholarly arrange
ment, but the critics among The dele
gates felt that 1t was destined to re-
suit in unhappy conclusions later-say.
on election day.
! The main criticism OF DR.. Buffers
man OF a Republican state convention
and acting In an official capacity, he
resorted to utterances which may be
resented by the Roosevelt voters In
the state. DR.. Buffers speech will be,
1t Is believed. interpreted to mean the
official utterances of q state organiza-
ton.
Women Demand Suffrage Plank.
A delegation Of the oma suffrage
party of New York city appeared bo-
fore the committee on resolutions OF
the Republican state convention at
the Powers hotel to demand a plank In
the platform advocating woman suf-
frage.
Mrs. Martha Wentworth Sutren and
Mrs, William A. Montgomery spoke
for the delegation, The woman suf-
frage party sent an appeal by letter to
every delegate In the convention.