The evening world., 1912-09-18
SLATE MAKERS
WAIT TILL BARNES
PICKS GOVERNOR
"No Choice" Says Republican
Boss With the Convention
Only a Week Away.
STRAUSS FRIENDS BUSY.
Murphy Worries Workers for
National Ticket by Declar-
ing He's for Dix.
STRAUSS FRIENDS BUSY.

The Republican State Convention
meets at Saratoga q week from to-day.
The delegates were elected at the
primaries yesterday. They had been
picked by the machine some weeks ago
and there was but one contest. that In
Gruber's district. to be decided at the
polls.
The leaders Of the party have not yet
selected . Gubernatorial candidate.
Until that IL done the slate for the rest
Of the ticket cannot be made up. Chair.
man William Barnes Jr. declared this
and that he had no especial candidate
In view. He may have something to
say about It before the convention opens
en- the 18th.
Mr.. Barnes leaves for Saratoga on
Friday evening. Leaders from other
parts OF the State will meet and confer
with him over Saturday and Sunday
II 10 rumored that there 10 . movement
upstate to have the convention indorse
Oscar straus. for Governor. 1t 10 not
. new rumor but seems to have gained
strength. Those who advocate II have
been asked as to the difference in the
principles of the Republican and Pro-
gressive parties. They leave that to DR..
Barnes.
why. Il Is unthinkable" said Mr..
Barnes this morning. Our principles are
absolutely different" And the leader
laughed and added: why not nomi'
nate Dix?"
Mr.. Barnes may not have realized II.
but he was repeating the words Of Mr..
Murphy of Tammany.
The Democrats are In as bad q way
with their Gubernatorial candidate as
are the Republicans. Only Mr. Murphy
has said unqualified that he wants Dix.
and he is for him now. In his view the
record Of Dix Is all right.
MURPHY FOR DIX AND WILSON'S
FRIENDS WORRIED.
That declaration Is blow to the men
working In the interest Of the national
ticket When Murphy returned from
Syracuse on Saturday ne had nothing
70 say to those who met him at the
train lie was angry at Syracuse. but
clined to be Interviewed. and It was
said he had abandoned the candidacy
Of Dix.
So. when he came out for Dix yester.
day gloom spread. II Murphy sticks to
Dix and forces his nomination there is
going to be some hard thinking done
and some hard talking. Everybody
realizes that ~ tn n, m n nv'a hoas IN sist q
upon Gov. Dix's denomination there Is
no help for It. They've got to take
Dix. At the polls in November It may
be different. The opposition to the Gov
ernor Is strong in Manhattan and the
Bronx. and stronger up State.
Mr.. Murphy evidently believes that he
can pull the forces together before
Nov. and make them present q solid
front for Dix. His iieutenants In the
city will have the battle OF their lives
to do this. for many knives are out for
the political scalp OF the Governor.
Down on the east side they are quoting
Big Tim" Sullivan as having once been
strong for Oscar Straus The east side
sees no reason to change Its opinion OF
him at this time
Wilson's friends are going TO be hu.
inflated by Dix's nomination. and will
doubt Murphy's sincerity in the matter
Of the national ticket II he insists on
the nomination. In spite Of Murphy
declaration for the Governor. many OF
his friends and henchmen declare he
will change his base before the conven-