Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
DISCUSS H|NMAN
AS A DARK HORSE
Senator Root Positively Declines
to Head New York s Repub-
lican Ticket.
NO TENTATIVE SLATE YET
Sentiment Does Not Appear to
Have Sufficiently Crystallized
at Saratoga Working
on Platform.
NO TENTATIVE SLATE YET

Saratoga. n. v, Sept. 25.--While Uni
ted States Senator Root State chairman
Barnes and other leaders were at work
tonight whipping into shape the Repub-
lican party platform delegates to the
State convention sat by the county camp
fires and discussed the candidacy Of
State Senator Harvey H. fIinman, which
was brought forth again as Il possible
dark horse for the governorshp.
sentiment does not appear to have suf-
ficiently crystallzed about any one Of
II number of candidates for the head of
the ticket to make it possible for the
leaders to suggest even a tentative slate.
The three open aspirants for the nomi-
nation, former Speaker James w. Wads-
worth. Representative VIM. S. Ben
net and job T.. Hedges. would not ad-
init that their campaigns had lost any
ground.
one or two of the state leaders went to
Senator Root Tonight and urged him to
Use his influence to bring about the nomi-
nation Of Senator Hinman This was
after Senator Root had told inqurers that
he himself must not be considered A. a
message was sent to Senator Hlnman ask
ing him to come here ana AXE the con-
vention floor to make the fight for direct
primaries. The senator was unable to ac-
cept definitely saying his legal engage
inents We're such as to make his attcnd-
ance uncertain.
WHITMAN WILLING TO Run.
District Attorney Charles 5. Whitman
Of New York t.. reported to have sent
word here that if the nomination came to
hm he would accept. Rensselaer, county
lelegates declared tonight for the New
York district attorney with Senator Hin
man as second choice.
\ woman's suffrage plank. more or
less modified in form from that sub
mitted by the ardent women suffra-
gists here, will. it is reported late to-
night, he drafted into the Republican
party platform. Just what form this
suffrage plank would take was Il mat
ter of speculation
The platform probably will take note
of the police scandals in New York
city. 1t is suggested that instead of u
radical provision for a State constab-
ulary, the governor be empowered to
appoint at any time d commission to
investigate municipal police conditions
Where ana whenever they deserve at
tention.
Inc West Chester county delegation
AT Il meeting Tonight endorsed the
candidacy Of VIM. Archer. a Mount Yer
non contractor for State treasurer.
Leahder faNor Of queens county rs a
candidate for the nomination for at
torney- general
The suggestion that Senator Root be
made the nominee was offered by several
of the party leafers who had futilely
endeavored to drift tentative state
ticket that would b" acc"ptahlc TO IN"
majority OF the thousand ana hfteen dele
s".'s VINO were oasuhs ""o'' -''sh'
"N'"S u I'M" 'he FU"iH'S' h'''' ."' p''N
s'an"aru pe"''r' ne p"S''Ne's ''"'e" '''e
''o"oi' WIN 'ta'e h"''l''"' ''''''' "''''
many OF the county leaders eisase' VI,
'h'' RESOLUTIONS commute GUMS an"
n''ihs numerous piaihs 'o' '"e P''''o. '''
the WORK or slate making Was Il" 'o''-
sequence 'i"ch hailpe'e"
ADJOt RN MENT AFTER STEh'i''
After the convention had held its first
session Turing which Temporary Chair
man Wn. ID. Guthrie OF New YORK mad
sounded the keynote speech and the
resolutions and permanent ORGANIZATION
committees had been appointed auJourh-
mcnt was taken until eleven CLOCK To-
morrow and the two committees went to
work, leaving the delegates Tree To engage
! themselves in consideration Oh thc state
| ticket
state Chairman Barnes reiterated to-
night that II was IA situation Tor the dele-
gates to solve: that he knew oi no ten
tat!ve states and that the slate making
colhluon was ''"'" NV
yesterday. HE flatlN "ec'"re" th'' ne
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'hat ne eApo'''" ~ 49,.
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