New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-31
SAYS 7. R. WILL CARRY
STATE AGAINST TAFT
HOtChkisS Predicts Three to
One Victory for Colonel
in New York.
REVOLUTION NOT CAMPAIGN
Third Party Chairman and
Barnes Make Caustic Re.
marks on Reported
Judicial Deal"

William II. Hotchkiss, provisional stat.
chairman of the Roosevelt party. ire.
dicted yesterday that Theodore Roos,vaI,
would carry New York against Taft bv
three to one. He would make no propne,v
regarding the Democratic strength in the
state, although he said the Progressive
candidate for Governor could win -asilv
if the Democrats nominated Dix and the
regular Republicans put up Wadsworth
These predictions he bases on the straw
votes taken in different Republican
stronghOlds throughout the state.
o. Everything indicates said the state
chairman, that this is to be not a cam.
paign but a revolution"
AS if in confederation Of this remark
he went on to say that he had been in
conference with the leaders of the woman
suffrage party regarding the personnel Of
the women delegates to be sent from here
to Chicago
1T is not unlikely" remarked Mr..
Hotchkiss. that one Of the women VIII
be a delegate-at-large
Mr.. Hotchkiss did not think he would
attend the national convention In Chi.
cago, considering that he had enough
work cut out for him right here. Senator
Dixon left the national headquarters Ia
the Hotel Manhattan for Chicago yester.
day on the Twentieth Century Limited.
o. X. Davis, Henry F. Cochems and
George Roosevelt, Of the national head.
quarters staff, will follow him to-day
also on the Twentieth Century Limited.
Exchanges Compliments with Barnea
Chairman Hotchkss and Chairman
Barnes had something to say to each
other and everybody else yesterday con.
corning the report that the Republicans
and Democrats would nominate the same
successors to Judges Vann and Haght on
the Court of Appeals. Although he an
nounced that the third party would put no
candidates in the field this year for the
vacancies in the states highest tribunal
Mr.. Hotchkiss had this to say Of the re-
port referred to:
"A morning paper announces what ap-
pears to be the latest development in the
bipartisan political system with which this
state Is cursed. Now il affects the Court
of Appeals as we'll as the Legislature.
Two Republican judges retire this year;
two Democratic judges next. Hence II is
to be arranged between Mr.. Barnes and
Mr.. Murphy that If Mr.. Barnes Will give
Mr.. Murphy one judge this year Mr.. Nun.
ply will return the favor next year.
Il fancy the people will have som. ing
to say about this interesting agreemo I
They are in no mood for political pgSs.
footers or reactionarles on the bench nv
more than they are for such in eXecut
Office"
To all OF which Mr.. Barnes replied:
Mr. Hotchkiss may be able n -o4 ri
Mr.. Roosevelt's mind, but he has nc
license to reflect mine Half a million -
publican electors will vote on Septem !
II to elect delegates TO the state con A.
ton. and that state convention will r)m
mate two men 10 succeed Judges Eaan
ard Haight, who retire on January l.
hope that convention will nominate ran
OF such character and ability that II thu
Democratic party refuses 10 indorse then
at the convention which ii will hold, is
candidates will be defeated at the polls.
took RooseveIt's Orders"
Let me add that two years ago Re-
publican state convention met a. S~ra'
toga Springs and was dominated by Mr.
Roosevelt more futhlessly than any oulti
in the state has ever beef
dominated by any one man. That con-
vention nominated for judge OF the Cour
OF Appeals Judge Vann, but declined =
make a nomination for the other vacancy
The Democratic convention, which mel
thereafter and nominated Gov
ernor Dix, and which, II has been cur
rently reported. was IN posSessior OF Ai
Murphy, selected Mr. Collin, VINO NAG
never been on the bench. al,AOugn a laW
yer of integrity and ability. Shorty
thereafter the Republican state Comnle
tee. which was a product OF Mr.. Roose'
velt's convention, placidly took its ordet
fr m tho Rochester convention and III
dorsed Mr.. Collin"