The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-29

Those Republicans who want Stat
convention this summer which shall alb
stain from recommending a State tickle
for nomination In the September pri
mary won their fight yesterday.
Following u four hour conference II
the Waldorf ballroom. In which thu
State committee listened to the sug
gestions OF 500 party comrades from
all parts of the State. the committed
unanimously adopted a call for con
vention to be held at Saratoga on Tues
day. August IS. for these purposes:
First. to ratify the National Com
mitteeo reapportionment Of dele
gates to national conventions.
Second, to recommend for romi-
nation In the primaries of Septeir-
Der % fifteen candidates for dele
gates at large to next years const-
tutionsl convention.
Third, ito transact such other
business as may properly como be-
fore the convention"
Having thus outlined the duties OF
the convention. the committee inserted
this clause In the call:
It is not the purpose Of the state
committee, however. In calling this
convention, that 1t should recon-
mend candidates for adininistra-
tive State offices. Associate Judge
of tho Court of Appeals or United
States Senator, to be voted for at
the official primary election.
The call does not say that the gather
ing In August must not assume the
functions OF the old time convention
and virtually nominate State ticket
The state committee has no such pro
hibitive power. But In case anybody
tries TO bring about diversion from
the programme approved by the Repub'
LEANS at the Waldorf yesterday the
state committee and other leaders viii
resist most earnestly.
Gull 20 All Republicans.
The convention call Is addressed &c
"thc Republican voters and all other
voters of the state of New York. with
out regard TO past political affiliations
who believe in the principles Of the
Republican party and indorse its pol
icies and are not enrolled in any othe-
party" Lest It DO thought that this
Is All open bid for Progressives to come
bacl, to the old homestead, Secretary
Lafayette Gleason said that tho Ian
guage was tho zane as that of many
other sunlnionses for Republican con
ventions.
Tho manner OF electing delegates to
tho convention Is thus prescribed:
Before July 10 each county committee
shall order that primaries be held In eacl,
county OF Thursday. August 8. On that
day convention delegates and alternates
will be chosen, either by direct primary
vote or by Assembly district convention.
as the county committee may determine
Tie county committee Will also fix the
basis OF representation IN the district con-
yentlong. Each Assembly district Will be
entitled 10 representation. The whole
number OF delegates Will DO go.
Charles S. Whitman i3 believed to favor
the kind OF convention decided upon yes
terday, although for a time he didn't want
any convention at all. Job Hedges wanted
one In which State ticket should be de5-
isnateJ. He fathered that idea, was
beaten In the New York county committee
and beaten again yesterday after lie made
a sober speech in which ho INDUCED him
self IN little lIunlor save a slight mention
of Col. Roosevelt.
But Mr.. Hedges said that what he
wanted most was tor tho Republicans to
quit being afraid, TO get up and say they
had a right to have a convention OF some
sort. In yesterdays dolngs thoro Was no
eApression of preference for either Mr..
Hedges or Mr.. Whitman. The. talk was
all of party policy and whether or not a
convention would violate tho primary
laws spirit and cause o rebuke from the
voters In November.
Hedges sim Cheerful.
Mr.. Hedges and his friends lost the big
point they were after, but no one VINO
attended the conference could believe that
Mr.. Hedges thought his hopes. were utterly
smashed.
. The resolution calling al unofficial
state convention" was passed unani-
mously. The last paragraph, land TO per
for nlsuch other duties as It may zee nj
was added by William NJ. Wins. The
remainder OF the resolution was offered
nv Frederick c. Tanner, leader OF the
Twenty-nfth Assembly district OF Man
haitian. a supporter OF Mr.. Whitman.
Herbert Parsons tried to put through al
amendment that such convention shal
net recommend candidates FOR any Once
except those of delegates at large to thu
constitutional convention" but the con
ference (Which Chairman William Barnes
Jr.. kept addressing as convention
seemed 10 think that the resolution wel
explicit enough. for Mr.. Parsons's amend
ment was voted down. l63 to 1871. although
Senator ElIhu Root was among those who
voted fer It,
OdelI Only Absen tee.