Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

saratoga, n. y, Sept. 26.-MldnlSht
found the thousand or more delegates
to tie Republican state convention
tired from a long day of deliberation
and much uncertainty, still casting
about 10 find the likely candidate for
head of the state ticket to be chosen,
tomorrow. The leaders We're said to
he trying to find Dark horse" who
would be able to capture a majority
of the ballots in case the strength of
the three open candidates were found
to be neutralized.
At q late hour, tonight, job Hedges
of New York, stated his absolute CON
fdence in his nomination, while the
adhertnts of Former Speaker James
Wadsworth and Former Congressman
William :. Bennett were equally con-
ident of the selection of the respec-
tive candidates.
The platform adopted praises the adj
ministration of President Taft but
practically ignores the Progressive
party and its national and state can
didates.
Under the heading: Choice of
judges" it says:
I'VE denounee the proposal of the
! so-ca!led Progressive party to choose
Judges because of their known views
of matters likely to come before them
for judicial action as a travesty upon
courts of justice and a denial of the
rights of every citizen"
This is the plank on women suf-
frage:
I'VE favor submitting to the voters
in 1915 a constitutional amendment
enfranchising women unless consti-
tutional convention is held prior there
to as hereinafter advocated"
In part the tariff plank says:
THE Republican party re-afiirms
its historic adherence to the principle
of protection. So long as the Republic
can party is il power ii Will maintain
customs tariff under which duties
shall he SO adjusted as to project the
American manufacture. the American
farmer and the American workingman
against destructive foreign competi
ton made possible by the lower labor
cost of foreign production
The declaration also is made that
the Democratic tariff program threat
ems the complete destruction of the
American system OF protection and
the tariff bills passed by the last
Democratic House of Representatives
are concerned. The concluding para
graph on the tariff says:
The question now to be submitted
to the American people is not a ques-
ton concerning rates of the protec-
tive tariff law, it is the question
whether we shall have any protection
at all"
The New York police scandal was
responsible for plank providing for
system of state inspection of local
police.
State Senator Edgar r. Bracket of
Saratoga, permanent chairman of the
Republican State convention. in his
speech, todv. conferred his remarks
on the administration of Governor
Dix, at the same time defending the
Republican policies in the administra-
tons of Governor Hughes and other
Republican governors.
The platform is expected to be in
form for submission to the convention
at the afternoon session. Delegates
considering the possible makeup of
the party ticket generally agreed that
a tentative slate would not be written
until tonight. Chairman Brackets
speech was often punctuated with ap-
plause and the name of President
Taft was cheered vigorously
With little or no likelihood of the
question of ratification of the party
platform coming up until late tomor-
row. and all prospect of balloting on
state ticket vanished until tomor-
row, the delegates to the Republican
State convention moved towards
convention hall" slowly, for the sec
second days session, scheduled for II
o'clock.
Former Speaker James S. Wads-
worth, Jr., ex-COngressman w. S.
Bennett of New York, and Job f.
Hedges of New York, were still re-
garded as the leading candidates for
governor i'm the early morning discus
SIGN, with Senator Harvey Human
and ex-Mayor Seth Low of New York,
the most talked of dark horses"
There is slate that l know Of" re-
marked State Chairman Barnes. Just
now we are working on the platform
Woman Suffragists featured the gath
erng of the delegates.
1t was. 11.33 O'Clock when Temporary
Chairman Guthrie called the convention
to order. The convention voted to adj
journ the morning session until clock,
this afternoon, after the permanent
chairman had concluded his speech.
Senator Edgar 7. Bracket of Saratoga