New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
theories OF the times that needed treat.
ment. and added:

theories OF the times that needed treat
ment and added
How unreliable ia such mind was ex.
bibited at Carnegie Hall, when heard Mr..
Roosevelt say that IL took six years 10
amend the constitution OF the State OF New
York when he. an Ex-Governor, ought IN
know that II takes three: yet the infer.
ence OF his argument was that his audenc,
demanded amendment and that quickly.
At one period OF the campaign. when tia
chief cry of the Roosevelt managers wa,
fraud and contest" Mr.. Roosevelt accept.
ed every statement sent him ny his man.
| frauds" He repeated on the stump Ihe
exact statements OF Senator Dixon with ref
erence TO the Kentucky primaries. althougn
his own Kentucky managers took the plat.
form in the Kentucky convention and 70.
undated every statement made by both III
Roosevelt and Senator Dixon. ~
Former Congressman j. Van Vechten
! OIcott. who acted as POSTMASTER, intro
duced the state chairman as philosophical
politician or a political philosopher. When
Mr Barnes finished his speech the 2j9
diners got up and cheered him. after which
| former United States Senator Chauncey NJ
| Depew was introduced as a great political
optimist."
Oepew Calls il Chaos.
I'VE are in chaos" he said, speaking OF
the political situation, and how ont OF
cbaos are we to produce rule and liberty
and good government? But IT will come
because the genius of the American people
g. eouaI to II. These fads are all right Lot
lis try them out, and then when they fail
we will have a man like Barnes to show US
| the way to 60
"Ir chicago we are To meet conditions
the like OF which we have not had to face
since 1864. In other conventions We could
consult; that is what convention Is for.
Rut now we are 10 meet TO nominate a
man for whom, the people have spoken At
nri,raries and conventions. The delegate
are sent there to record the !nstructors
IS tho neorIe Under the circumstances. |
do No, see how there can be any compro-
misc or how any third candidate can come
into IT.
"Wbat is necessary is strong leadership
after the convention 10 hold the party tp.
gether for the man who is nominated ard
in such a capacity 7 know OF no man bet.
; ter auali1ed than Mr. Barnes"
! Sees Big Need for Oratory.
DeclarinC that the direct primary had
oon,o IN STAY. he said that it would neaa
q revival OF schools OF oratory, because no
man could hope 10 win nomination W.
loss he could appeal 10 The people from
the end Of a train lie declared that I'M
: dc, the present system Of Presidential pref.
erence primaries George Washington.
, Thomas Jefferson and other distinguished
r Presidents would have been utter failures,
+. as they did not have the art OF oratory.
Job Hedges, the next speaker. said II
| might he some comfort 10 Chairman
2 Rsrnes TO know that he intended to vote
for Taft without instructions and without
, bcing watched. Just then somebody
shouted: ''Hurrah for Teddy and every
body else laughed.
'In Chicago" said Mr.. Hedges w. ara
to decide between personality and prop.
osition. | am in favor Of A proposition sd'
ministered 10y a personality rather than a
personality administered by ? proposition
Don't YOU believe that the Republican party
S Is dead yet The trouble with much Of ne
political preaching is that Il has presumed
on the ignorance of the audience
4 Abraham Gruber also spoke
Among those az the guests table rtrf
: former Governor Odel and tho venerss.
= Frank Hiscox. Of Syracuse. William l.
y Ward, national committeeman from THIS
Z state. and Timothy j. Woodruff. whose
guest he is in the Adirondacks, were no
ticeable by their absence.