The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-03

outside of the corporation limits.
for no one has heard IL.
The anti-nOise society could
give fits unqualified approval of
the aSSemblage. No one knows
who will be on the ticket, and
outside of themselves no one
seems TO care. No man has been
found who will venture a guess
as to what the platform will de-
clare.
There have been times this
evening when the boom for James
w. Wadsworth, Jr.. looked like
the real thing, and ten minutes
later the word would go around
that he would not do at all, and
that Senator Harvey ID. Human
would be named to catch the vote
OF the Hughes Republicans. In
that way every candidates, either
active or dark horse. has been
named, and the wise ones have
quit guessing.
THINK BARNES HAS SLATE.
Mr.. Barnes may or may not
know, but good many OF the
delegates believe he has n slate i'm
his inside pocket that he will
pull out at the proper time. There
is the same old line of little
bosses going to the Headquarters
or MIR. Barnes and having their
secret conferences i'm the same old
way, and they have gone away
with that same old air of mystery.
Pin any one of them down and
he Will say me does not know what
the program Is, and he is probably
telling the truth.
There has been a good deal OF
talk during the day about the
nomination of Oscar 5. Straus.
Frederick NJ. Wilson, of New
burgh, telegraphed Mr.. Straus.
asking him IL he would accent
the Republican nomination, or IL
it would depend upon the plat
form adopted. He received to-
night this reply:
Il appeal to the people of all
parties TO give me their support
upon my public record. and the
covenants i'm my platform with
the people OF the Empire State"
The only thing that seems GER
tam about this convention is that
Mr.. StrauS will not be nominated.
\ good many Republicans inter
preted his telegram as meaning
that those who voted for him
would have TO accept the Bull
1ooSc platform. and the Delegates
here will not do that.
There has been more or less
talk today about District Attor-
ney Whitman. Many of the dele
gates from up the State are for
him, on the theory that he would
be strong in New York city. He
mas been the subject of many OF
the secret conferences in MIR.
Barnes headquarters, and IL was
said last night that he had been
practically eliminated from con-
sideration. The New York dele
gates have told the leaders that
MIR. Whitman had his work cut
out for him in New York, and III
he succeeded i'm the task he had
before him he could have almost
any office he asked for.
CITY DELEGATION DIVIDED.
No one knows what the New
York county delegations will do.
Two of the districts are pledged
TO MIR. Bennett and one to Mr..
Hedges. III IL is decided that the
nomination should go TO a city
man, the greater part of the dele
cation Will go TO Mr.. Hedges. If
the nomination goes up the State.
Har. NadsWorth Is likely to get
the majority of the delegates.
Senator EIihu Root arrived last
night, and the delegates will be
guided largely by what he saws.
He is being picked by the more
thoughtful delegates as the man
who Will be able TO find out
whether Mr.. Barnes is leaving the
convention Embossed The nm
state delegates have a good deal
OF confidence that no man at this
convention will give the senator
from New York a political gold
brick.