Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-28

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 28.-Followine
the nomination of the above ticket the
Republican state convention named u
committee from the various judicial
districts to confer with a committee
of Democrats and select a second can
didate for the court of appeals In
place of Justice Haight. The con
vention then adjourned sine die.
Senator Root, discussing the action
Of the convention, said:
at is a healthy and wholesome
ticket. 1t is a ticket nominated by
the delegates themselves. 1t would
have been a most cruel and wicked
thing for any man here to have at
tempted to Illustrate the ambitious
Of the three candidates for governor
who presented themselves to the peo-
pie 1t would have stifed ambition; it
would have choked natural aspiration
for any Republican to have attempted
to set aside either Mr.. Hedges. Mr..
Wadsworth Or Mr.. Bennett. Judge
Hedges will make an excellent candt-
date for governor"
HedgeS on Third Ballot.
Mr.. Hedges nomination was made
unanimous after the third ballot had
given him a majority of the lob dele
gates. For the lieutenant governor
ship there was no candidate against
Mr.. Wadsworth and not a vote was
cast against him In the ~perfunctory
roll call, which was made after he
practically had been nominated by ac-
clamation.
After Mr.. Hedges had mounted the
platform, ~affectionately kissed his
mother and made a clever speech of
acceptance, In which he declared be
intended to make a vigorous fight for
election, Mr.. Wadsworth, looking pale
and determined. appeared and, in his
acceptance, promised a battle for
decent government In this state.
The selection of the rest of the
ticket was accomplished in perfunctory
fashion, without a serious conflict over
any of the nominations.
Throughout the nominations the one
time leaders of the party adhered ap.
parently to their attitude Of leaving
the delegates to their own devices and
permitting them to nominate whoever
they desired. The vote Of the AL
bany delegates, controlled by William
Barnes, Jr., was generally split among
the various candidates.
The only real fight In the convention
was over the gubernatorial nomination
between Mr. Hedges and Mr.. Wads
worth. On the first ballot Mr.. Hedges
led with 800 votes against 268 for Mr..
WadsWorth. Third on the list was
William S. Bennett, formerly repre-
sentative In congress from New York
city. with lao, while Harvey D.. Hin
man, the direct primary advocate, had
but 40. and Senator Edgar T. Bracket.
the convention chairman, had 40.
On the second ballot Mr.. Hedges
vote reached 1884 and Mr.. Wadsworth's
go, while Mr.. Benefits dropped to 50
Blocked stampeds.
While this ballot was being tabulated
the delegates learned that efforts were
being made to bring about the nomina.
ton of Charles S. Whitman, district
attorney Of New York county, for the
governorship. The adherents of Mr.
Whitman. who, though not formally
placed In nomination, had received II
votes on the first ballot and Al on the
second, hoped to stampede the conven
ton, but the followers Of Mr.. Bennett
determined to block 1t, and Mr.. Bennett
threw his strength to Mr.. Hedges.
This turned the balance snd at tho
end OF the third ballot Mr.. Hedges had
within twenty votes Of enough to nomi
nate him.
Nassau and other counties demanded
the right to change their votes to
Hedges, and the chairman after once
ruling against them reversed his ruling
and permitted the change. This settled
1t. and Mr.. Hedges nomination was
quickly made unanimous.