Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
TALK STRAUS
At SARATOGA
Barnes and Friends Bitterly
Oppose lndorsing Him.

Saratoga, N. Y. Sept. 24.-With the
friends of ex-Speaker James A. Wads-
worth, Jr., and ex-Judge Job Z. Hedges
busy and confident, there appears to
be nothing settled as to who the Re
publican party will name for gov
ernOr. There was some talk Of indors-
ing Oscar Straus.
All told, ex-Judge Hedges friends
declare that he is to start with $50
delegates, some of his strength coming
from Kings and much additional up
port coming from up state counties
Mr.. Wadsworth announced. when told
Of ex-Judge Hedges reported strength:
II certainly don't know how many
delegates l have, but l am going to
stay in this race to the end. l want
that nomination. Judge William Car
ter Of Livingston will place my name
before the convention"
William A. Smith, the leader Of Ii
g county, is a strong advocate Of
Hedges. He said:
THE farmers of western New York
want Hedges. Several Of Mr.. Hedges
opponents remark as an objection to
him that he Is a humorist because he
has made humorous after dinner
speeches. We want more humor in
our politics. In recent years we have
become too deadly serious. Besides
Judge Hedges is a most dignifed char
acter, a man Of wonderful ability and
Of legal training, and our folks on the
southern frontier are very fond of
him"
Urge Strsus' Endorsement.
The Orange county delegation, head
ed by Senator John B. Rose, ex-Gov-
ernor OdeIl, Captain Joseph NJ. Dickey
and Frederick W. Wilson, editor of the
Newburg Daily News, have been en-
~gineering a movement to bring about
the nomination for governor of Oscar
8. Stratus, who was nominated recent
ly by a stampede of the Progressive
state convention at Syracuse. Quite a
bunch Of delegates are in hearty SYM
pathy with the Strauss movement.
These Orange county Republicans stat
ed that with Mr.. Straus at the head Of
their ticket all Of the other Republican
state candidates would be defeated.
their principal interest in Mr..
Straus was that his candidacy for
governor on the Republican ticket
would recapture from the Democrats
the powerful office of comptroller, at
torney general and state engineer. as
we'll as the legislature, and elect Re
p~ubiicans to the hundreds Of minor
offices to be voted for in all the coun-
ties. They believe also Mr.. Strauss
nomination would insure a majority
Republican delegation from this state
to the house of representatives,
1t became known that Editor Wilson
sent the following dispatch to Mr..
Straus:
Hon. Oscar Straus, New York: sThe
Newburg Daily News, a Republican
newspaper supporting Mr.. Taft, Is urg-
ing your nomination by the Republic
an state convention. Would you accept
such nomination or would your accept
ance be conditional on the platform or
other contingent considerations?'
Mr.. Wilson received the following re-
ply from Mr.. Straus:
your telegram Of the 23d inst. re-
ceived. l appeal to the people Of all
parties to give their support upon my
public record and upon the covenants
in my platform with the people of the
Empire State"
Chairman Barnes and his friends
stated that 1t would not be possible to
nominate Mr.. Stratus In this conven-
ton. They did not believe that the
majority Of the delegates desire to in
dorse any act of the bull moose state
convention. William Berri continued
his activities for a direct nomination
plank in the national platform. John
A. Livingston Of Kings and his friends.
however, are opposed to the direct
nominations plank and are standing
with Chairman Barnes