Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-23
Republicans Of New York Hold
Convention to Nominate
| Judges.
LEADERS TO MAKE EVENT
OF WIDER IMPORTANCE
Temporary Chairman, Dr.. Schurman,
Predicts Unity and Future
Success.

NEW YORK. September 23.-The
nomination OF candidates for CHIEF
judge and associate Judge Of the court
OF appeals was the formal task before
the republican state convention that
assembled here today. but the party
leaders planned to make the meeting
one of wider Importance than this duty
signified. 1t was the first republican
rally since the last state election. and
several new questions confronted the
delegates. The answer to these will
be embodied in the platform that will
be adopted at the session of the COM
vention tonight
Opposition to Barnes
II became known today that republs.
cars opposed to the leadership OF VIII.
liam Barnes. jr.. had held an overnight
meeting to urge the selection OF Sen.
ator Elihu Root as permanent chair.
man and Job z. Hedges as chairman
OF the resolutions committee.
The delegates. SO I'm number met I'm
Carnegie Hall this morning to orGans
tze and hear the address OF Dr. Jacob
@. Schurman. president OF Cornell Uni.
adjourned until o'clock tonight To
give the committee on resolutions time
to prepare the platform.
Prof Schurman's address, an outline OF
the political situation. eliminated I'm an
appeal to all believers in evolutionary
progression" to aid in restoring the re-
publican party to power in state and ma.
ton. Evolutionary progressive was the
term DR.. Schurman applied TO republican
doctrines to distinguish them from The
ideas OF the progressive party ''Catas-
trophic progressive was his manner OF
describing the latter.
Sees Better Party.
Dr. Schurman discussed the present
Punishment Of the party from national
power "A term in opposition at WASH
ington cannot but have the best effects
on the republican party" he said. They
will have time to mediate on their prin-
ciples, to formulate their policies, To Sc
lect their leade. 8. to compose their Diff
ferences and to consecrate themselves
anew to high and unse.fish public serv.
ice."
Democratic control OF the state. he de.
clared. had been at fearful cost IL
lated party pledges. OF colossal public
extravagance, OF Incapable and perverted
government and, worst Of all. OF crying
dishonor The touch OF Tammany has
blighted our entire state government
Predicts New York Success.
Dr. Schurman predicted the return Of
the state government to republican con.
troll, and declared that with few excep.
tons those who left the party In 1914
will be standing under the old banner"
He took occasion to oppose the initiative.
referendum and recall as negative and
deterrent forces" and especially con.
demned the proposed recall Of Judges and
judicial decisions as something thar
would discourage honest and fearless In.
terpretation Of the law and put pre-.
MUM on the insinuat.ng arts OF popup
larity and the gift of triumphant stump
oratory."
While approving q federal income tax
in principe, the speaker regarded the
plan favored by the democratic national
administration as unfair. I'm that II N
vored the south at the expense OF other
sections of the country, and particularly
New York state.