New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09

others stand -patters" II the document
comes ont Of the committee as MI
BARNES. ex-Speaker Wadsworth ana
o.bsr "old euardsmen" will fight for II II
will be- a denunciation Of ne" haIiohdi-
ism. defence OF representative govern
n,en+ iIi every sense. including attacks on
che initiative and referendum, and. by
Inference. direct primaries; defence
or the courts. and criticism Of anything
IN the nature Of judicial recall. II may
or NAV not have a clause opposing third
terms for Presidents. Controller Prem
darasst. If New York. q Roosevelt man,
,s slated to take W the cudgels for the
Roosevelt doctrine, and if the Barnes
cohorts try 10 make their arguments too
strong indications are that some Repub-
leans not in the Roosevelt camp will
rise to remonstrate.
Three Delegates Picked Out.
Three Of the Big Four have been
practically decided on tonight at con-
ferences Of the leaders. They are Chair
man Barnes, Senator Root and William
Berri. of Brooklyn. The fourth is likely
70 be either President Schurman OF Cor
nell. President Butler of Columbia or
Vice President sherman. Ex-Governor
Black. who had been much discussed for
the fourth place, sent word to the lead
ers that he did not love Colonel Roose-
welt. but he wasn't going to leave MS
farm 70 fight anybody else's battles at
this or any future time.
Nearly all Of the delegates are here to-
night. All the hotels are full. Bands are
PLAYING in the Hobbies and delegates. cell
ebrating in honor of the grand old party,
are singing choruses which make the
bands seem tame by comparison. Most
Of the New York County men came up
on a special train which reached here
this evening With them came the
Westchester delegation, headed by Mr..
Ward. national committeeman. who has
talked with all the leaders tonight and
still managed not to let the public get
any inkling Of whether he and his COL
leagues will vote for Roosevelt when
they reach Chicago. Brooklyn came
later in the evening. Erie County, head
ed by Fred Greiner, postmaster Of Buff
fslo. and other Western New York coun-
ties are we'll represented.
Practically the one question has been
that os instructions. IT has furnished
the material for discussion at all the con-
ferenccs. Comforting has been the one
occupation Of the statesmen gathered
here. supplemented by predictions and
reminiscences. The conferences began
esrly this morning. when Chairman
Barnes at the state committee headquar-
tiers, forega thered with Mr.. koenig, eN-
Speaker WadswoTth, President Butler
William NJ. Wins, who was or counsel LOT
the Barnes side in the Albany County
vice Investigation, and is expected 10 put
thrilling phrases into the Barnes plat
form; George w. Aldridge, OF this CITY
and others They talked over the IN
structions proposal without getting any
where, adjourned for luncheon, ana
singly and in groups were at II with
breathing spells uD 10 midnight.
Mr.. Barnes said. for his part. he could
not sec the necessity for instructions
when a majority or the delegates rac-
tically all Of them, in fact-were for
President Taft Endorsement Of his ad-
ministration would be a different matter.
Everybody seemed TO think that the
platform should and would contain such
\ Endorsement.
VI Koeng Ready to Fight
1t was different with Mr. KOenig. 'I
am for instructing the delegates to vote
for President Taft's renomination,' he
said. If necessary a resolution to that
effect will be presented from the conven-
ton floor and we will make fight on it..
N
subject Nothing any one Of them, from
Mr.. Barnes down. has said has convinced
me II would be improper or unwise 70
instruct the big four However that
question viii be taken up in the commit
tee on resolutions. ] believe a majority
Of the delegates favor instructions, and
naturally. expect the convention viii
instruct the big four"
Ex-Leutenant Governor Timothy L..
woodruff the Kings County leader, said
late tonight. New York's delegation
will go to Chicago uninstructed. ! feel
certain Of IT Ninety per cent of the
Kings County delegates are against in
structions. and the majority Of the CON
vention will he"
There will be a meeting II the Repub.
lican state Committee tomorrow morn
ing, before the first session of the con
vertion. II is possible the instructions
question will be brought up there. If il
is. the action Of the committee cannot
be decisive in any case, as the matter
certainly will he presented TO the COM
nittee on resolutions