New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-28
Republican State Commit
teemen Hope to Put Rati-
fcation Plan Through.
CONFERENCE TO BE
AT WALDORF TO-DAY
Hedges to Fight for Recommen.
dation of Candidates for
Governor.

e.,,a members of the Republican State
Committee who arrived here last night
- che conference at the Waldorf to-day
80 inclined TO favor the holding OF
.orvention to recommend candidates for
,he administrative offices.
chairman Barnes persuaded most or
,h.r,. however that IL would be better
"a limit the activities OF the convention
% m, selection OF the fifteen delegates
large 10 the constitutional convention.
-. ratification OF the action Of the ma
,onsl committee and the adoption OF
,,o,form. as suggested by Henry Ia Slim
son and ogden l.. Mills
Lis almost certain that the latter sug-
...uon will he carried. The convention
uil probably be held in Saratoga August
g The first date mentioned was a week
,o,er II was thought. however. that II
u.orid NOT give enough time for the
orenaration OF the primary petitions,
n.bich must be filed between August q
and september ).
lab T. Hedges said yesterday ne was
,,enared 10 fight 10 finish for his prop
os,tion TO have the convention recon-
md candidate for Governor and can
a,d,,.s FOR all the other administrative
orces Senator Elon r. Brown. OF
,y,tArtown. il is said. will support
Hedges in his contention. Asked II he
WAS reconciled TO have a convention with
No rover 10 discuss administrative off,
GERS Mr.. Hedges replied;
..I am not only reconciled, l am glori-
fed"
He explained he meant that he had got
,Vo-thirds OF what he had asked for and
had won his point Of making the Re
ppblicans stand up for their right TO hold
a convention to discuss matters OF vital
interest to the party. He had also sue
ceeded in forcing a general discussion OF
the direct primary law
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch has re-
ceved permission 10 argue in favor OF a
convention 10 select candidates for the
delegates AT large TO the constitutional
convention The advocates of woman's
suffrage are FL favor of this because
they want 10 lie in a position TO try to
pledge such candidates TO their cause be-
fore the primaries.
Charles D. Hilles, chairman OF the Ma
tonal Committee. will speak at the con-
ference on the action OF the committee. in
changing the basis Of representation in
national conventions.
Following the conference the state com
mittee will meet TO vote on the question
Of a convention in accordance with the
prevailing opinion Of the conference. At
that time a method for electing the dele
gates TO the convention will be decided
upon on the basis Of the last vote for
President the convention will be made UP
OF go delegates.
The question OF modifying the emblem
will also he taken UP by the committee.
Under the new election law 1t must be
printed IN a space five-sixteenths Of an
inch square Reducing the emblem makes
it indistinct. A number of notifications
have been prepared.
Among those who will have boxes are
Mr. Hedges, District Attorney Whitman.
Mrs. James Griswold WentZ Mrs. John
Francis Yawger. Miss Helen Narick Bos-
well. Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch.
Miss Florence Hin Chittenden, Mrs. Au-
eustus J. Wilson. Mrs. Nelson II. Henry,
Martin SAKE, S. s. Koenig, Representative
William NJ. Calder. Albert Ottinger
Chairman Barnes, Jacob l.. Livingston,
Henry L. stimson and James r. Sheffield.