New-York tribune., 1913-11-29
MUCH INTEREST IN
PARTY CONFERENCE
Republican Meeting Friday
Promises To Be of Con-
vention Proportions.
ACCEPTANCES ARE
COMING IN FAST
Nearly 1900 Leaders Prominent
in State Will Participate
in Affair.

The Republican statewide conference
to be held az the Waldorf next Friday
promises 20 reach the size of "A cOnven-
tion. There probably will be from 1000
10 100 prominent Republicans in at
tendance. Acceptances have come in so
rapidly that IL was announced yesterday
at the headquarters Of the state committee
that il would be necessary to engage the
large ballroom of the Waldorf, instead 1f
the Astor Caller, as was first intended.
The ballroom accommodates I, 800 per-
sons
The conference will be called 10 order
by senator Elihu Root. and after an or
Ganzation has been perfected the meet
ing will be opened to discussion Of topics
Of general party interest. There will he
no cut and dried programme. and tn" de-
bate will be open 10 all. The question Of
direct primaries, with or without the state
convention. the organization OF the next
Assembly. with an Independent Repubi-
can as Speaker. and the general state s!tu
alton. including a discussion OF the pres
ont state leadership under William
Barnes. are some OF the subjects expected
to come before the conference.
Those who already have expressed in
tention Of attending include most Of the
state Senators and Assemblymen the Re
3ublhar Congressman and many men
prominent ln business and educational
work
Republican editors Of the state will be
especially well represented. acceptances
having been received from John a.
Sleicher. "Leslic's Weekly; Francis B.
Mitchell. Rochester Post Express: Roy
g. Kates, Rochester Times" W f.. Gard
ncr, Syracuse Pos,-Standard" John y.
Harnar. Brooklyn Times Edmund
Plat. "PouGhkeepsie Eagle. Arthur \.
Parks. "PouEhkeepSie star Edward y.
smith. "WatcrtoWu Standard" Frederick
Wilson. "Newburgh News" Milo Shanks.
"Elmira Advertiser John -. Stiyers.
"Middletown Times Press. Harry :
Eastcourt. Ithaca Journal, W. B col
lns. "Gloversville Republican; 4 4.
Colvin. "Glens Falls Times" Truman W
Grecnslit. New Rochelle standard" W.
J. Kline. amsterdam Recorder" Frank
T. Oerlev. white Plains Record" George
B Williams Geneva Times" 9. II
Giosc. "Ballston Spa Journal. x W
ShortziHCer "Pcekskill News. a. -
Whittle. Bronx Record and Times, =.
r. Salmon. Port Jcryis Union" r. H.
Palmer. Brooklyn Standardization" :,
william H. Clark. Cortland Standard
and others. including editors Of many or
the lcadIrg Republican weellies.
The reception committee for the confer
ence. announced yesterday. consists OF
Martin SAKE. former state Senator. chair
man: Albert Ottinger former leader Of
the 18th District. vice-chairman; Senator
Root and tho Republican congressman
from this state. Chairman William Barnes
and members Of the Republican state
Committee. and the following named
Nash lockwood. Lcdyard CoGswell. jr..
J. Mayhem Wainwright Maynard n.
clement. Fred W Hammond. William
u. Cunningham, James +. Hooker. James
\. Lavery Charles II. Belts. Alouzo u.
HmckIey. Ellis i. Staley. n. : inland.
Edward H. Smith. Frederick W. Wilson,
Frank r. Perley. Albert s. Callan. Harry
Kopp. Frederick &. Tanner, j. Ledli"
Hoes. Robert g. Morris, \. f.. Stllger and
Forest s Chiffon.
Lloyd &. Griscom. William n Douglas.
Frank * Bowers. the Hon William j.
Tullv.. James r. Sheffield, Alexander Y.
campbell. Charles q. llass. Henry n
Wise. Morris j. Hirsch, Francis g. Ian
don. Francis e. Dale, Henry Birrell, Alex
andcr n. White. john BOYLE. jr., Reuben
l.. Haskell. Charles \. Schieren, jr., John
f. Yawgcr. Meier Stcinbrink, d. H. Raj
ston. Robert McC Morse, Charles j..
Hughes Jr.. Walter r. Arndt. l.. stage
Within. Philip J. McCook, Alfred {. Coke
ir.. Charles f. Murphy and Luther -.