Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-26
Is OPEN RACE
AT SARATOGA
New York State Republican
Convention is Disappoint-
ing 10 ths Leaders.
ATTENDANCE Is SMALL
Little Interest Is Manifest
ed by Many of the Old
Time Workers.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 26.-As the Re
publican state convention assembled
for its second days session it looked
as If ex-Judge Job Hedges Of New
York county, Seth Low Of New York
county, ex-Speaker James w. Wads-
worth, Jr., Of Livingstone county,
State Senator Harvey D. Hinman of
Broome county or Republican not yet
in the limeIight will be the candidate
for governor.
This was the almost unanimous opin-
ion Of the delegates after the develop
ments Of the first day. These remarks
are made with an appreciation of the
fact that exRepresentative William s.
Bennett has not the slightest chance
for the nomination. The important
men In charge of affairs here concede
the correctness Of the foregoing state
ments. They are made at this time for
the reason that the friends of Oscar S.
Straus, who greatly desire his nomina-
tion here, have received no further
word from him than his statement in
his telegram to Frederick w. Wilson Of
-
Newburg.
Straus Is Elminat
There Is still sentiment here for Mr.
Straus' nomination, but his friends
have no foundation on which to work
Mr.. Straus' friends, In fact, have actu-
ally nothing on which to base their
contention that Mr.. Straus would ac-
cont tho nnpinpt ttnr, ~ 81 To m,
SO Mr.. Straus' friends, especially Sena-
tor John B. Rose Of Orange county, and
others have turned to Senator Hinman.
They have turned to Senator Hinman
FOR the reason that there are evidences
on all sides that some Of the more infu-
entail Republicans in this convention
n--ve mapped out a program which
would lead up to the nomination Of Mr..
Low. Senator Rose and his friends are
opposed to Mr.. Low, and it is needless
to say that the supporters Of Hedges
and Wadsworth will make the fur 6y.
The Low boom was accelerated after
it became known here that President
Taft and Mr.. Low had conferred with
each other In New York city. Imme-
diately President Samuel s. Koenig of
the New York Republican committee
opened communication over the long
distance telephone with Mr.. Lows
friends in New York city, and back
! eatsae & t1a= Word that If this nomination for
governor w0flld come 70 Mr.. Low with
out an unseemly wrangle he would ac-
cept the nomination. No sooner was
this response from Mr.. Low received
than there was high old opposition
developed. Senator Root expressed the
belief that Mr.. Low would make an
excellent candidate.
Leaders Against Low.
The friends of the other candidates,
Hedges, Wadsworth and Bennett, have
accepted Senator Roots expression
concerning Mr.. Low as a sort of die
sort of general opposition to Mr..
Lows nomination. Especially did this
become rather fierce when 1t was stat
ed that Postmaster Fred Greiner Of
Buffalo and Herbert Parsons Of New
York, together with Mr.. Koenig and
others, had entered into comblna-
-Son to precipitate the nomination Of
Mr.. Low.
1t is not possible now in the minds
Of those expert with the condition of
affairs here that Mr.. Low can be nomi-
mated. After this became practically
an accepted fact, William l.. Ward
and others stated that Senator Root
himself must be the candidate for gov
ernor. They SO told Mr.. Root and
they got from him firm and emphatic
no.
Then the gubernatorial situation took
a new turn. 1t was anything to beat
Hedges. The first man turned to was
eX-Speaker Wadsworth. ExSpeaker
e. A. Merritt, Jr. Of Potsdam ran the
rounds gathering up delegates for Mr..
Wadsworth. The argument in Mr..
Wadsworth's favor was that he could
get more Democratic votes than any
Republican nominated here.
Guthrie Defends Taft.
The only feature Of interest In the
first session of the Republican conven-
uoi was lAe opecCu u w ll1ldlu -.
Guthrie Of New York as temporary
chairman.
Mr.. Guthries comparison In his ad
dress Of the Bryan silver Populist party
and Coxey's army, both donning the
garb of religious and sentimental
fervor, and the recent manifestations
Of the Progressive party was especial
ly well received. Equally so was Mr.. |
Guthrie's emphatic comment that the |
party had beaten Bryan |
ism and Coxeyism and 1t would easily |
beat Roosevelt.
Mr.. Guthrie's declaration that Presi-
Rnt Taft, without turmoil, agita-
ton or threatening congress. had ac-
more along progressive
lines in three and one-half years than
Roosevelt had In seven years." was
cheered. Mr.. Guthrie's
reference to Roosevelts continuous as
saults on predatory wealth in order to
become the idol Of predatory property
received q hearty welcome. All told
Mr.. Guthrie spoke nearly two hours.