New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
Several Persons Busy,

While everybody. from Chairman Barnes
down. declares emphatically there is not
one line Of canned" stuff written for the
Republican platform, several persons
were busy to-day getting into tentative
form suggestions they intend TO make 10
the committee on resolutions.
Senator Root, who arrived tonight. a.
once began 10 take an active part in the
discussion OF platform planks. IT is likely
that no will be chosen 10 present the plat
form TO the convention.
Among those who have been In confer
ence on the platform are Chairman
Barnes. Ex-Governor Horace White. Elon
r Brown, Herbert Parsons. William VI.
WINS and Senator Bracket
This matter OF platform will take
some time" said Mr.. WINS tonight. He
Is the man who will draw up some of
the suggestions Of Chairman Barnes.
"Of course" added Mr.. WINS, there
are two ways OF getting n platform.
You can bring II up in printed form go
through the Formally OF having a com
nittee on resolutions pass the plat
form handed to them, and hand 81 along
ought to be done-permit any one who
has n suggestion TO present il 10 the
committee Oh resolutions, have the COM
mittec approve or disapprove the sug-
gestion. and II il is approved have a
subcommittee draw UP a plank along
those lines.
Making platform Of planks like that
Is the true way TO do IL. and tina. Is the
way we are going TO do II this year. or
course II will take time There is Just
the difference between the two ways that
there is in getting a ready-made suit
and getting a custom-mado suit In
one case It takes only time enough TO
put the suit on and pay for II. If you
want custom made suit you have got
TO be measured and have a fitting or
two, and perhaps have some changes
made before st meets with your ap-
proval."
Primary Plank important.
All realize that the treatment Of the
direct primary matter is enc OF the most
important that the convention has 10
handle. II Is likely 20 develop a consd-
cradle fight, not only IN the committee
on resolutions. but possibly in the con-
yention.
Chairman Barnes would declare for the
repeal Of the Ferris Blauvelt law. What
he wants put in It's place he Is not alto
gether clear about. He believes that d.
rect primaries are wrong In principle.
but realizes that there is a considerable
sentiment for such a law. To one Of the
leaders this afternoon he suggested n law
which would permit referendum by dis
tricts. Congress. Senate or Assembly, on
the desirability Of having a direct phi
mary in that political unit.
Senator Josiah T. Newcomb OF New
York, who will probably be member Of
the platform committee, is in favor OF a
wi6e-open primary law, which would do
away with party designations and have
all the nominations on the primary ballot
made by petition.
Chairman Barnes was not willing to-
night 10 so into much detail as. TO his
views on the platform. To inquiries he
made the general reply:
THE platform should set forth clearly
what the Republican party stands sor
and what II would do II placed In power"
IL Is known that the state chairman is
| strong for a positive affirmation of the
| Rochester platform in its entirety. in that
desire he is likely TO have considerable
opposition.