The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17
PLOTS MATCHED
BYREPUBLICANS
ATSARATOGA
Three Schemes Devised by
Opposing Factions at
Party Meeting.
HINGE on AN OPEN OR
CLOSED CONVENTION
lIedges'S Followers Anxious
TO Have a Debate on
Candidates.

SARATOGA Aug Is.--Thrce different
schemes calculated either TO open or close
tho Republican state convention to de-
bato on candidates were Matched to-day.
Each will take the form OF n resolution
and each has possibilities.
One Of the proposals is this The mo-
ment Senator Root finishes his opening
speech on Tuesday and formalltics are
ended a motion will be made pledging
the convention not to permit any dis
cussion of prospective nominees except
delegates to the constitutional conven-
ton II 10 likely that Herbert Parsons
will make this motion. II may be carried. |
for though every true sport Ia aching
to see the issue fought out on tho floor
everybody fears the consequences.
n the proposed Parsons resolution hap |
pens to fail real fun is promised, for
from the Hedges redoubts this suggestion
Will be fred Let the convention invite
each OF the Governorship andldates to adj |
dress II. Let Hlnman, Whitman and
Hedges In turn take the platform and |
express his beliefs and reasons why tho
party should o. X. him. Let the SO re- |
sponsible delegates before going back
10 their districts TO report have a chance
20 appraise each candidate from his bear
ing. what he says TO them and how he
answers their questions.
Rochester Example cited.
Oscar Stratus and others were thus
49,, UP oetorc INC FrokIessve conVeh-
~ w lsn-. VIII pe
'S" ,"at VIZ nepu"'i,als Snoulu 10
think that lie would have all the advan- |
tag IN such heCkline, for Mr. Hedges !
HuIeN nic 'aIter anu mas had no
.Ne''"s WIZ ~ nooseNe'' when
" ,t,t ernpa rass Mr. whitman ana MT
i'nina" w not examination
w III '"Nor OF H. hedses sald TO-
"ds; inter expressing proper surprise that
'nypouE mao SuGgested inc pan I'm
urI'egtey WHINE 10 give 'he convention
W! views ',u ."SNer any question ana
S'" rS .le ."'.u va, ,"n' IS IN me.
20 nN'' '",u P'o'' Wncn ~
"rctteu at"''st Mr. flhnlAn' Don't be
Nupr'.eu II Some hedSes man gets uR ana
nanS we tonNentl"n 10 say tnat the re
nu ~, a.. p pa, ~ 20" auppuIl 10 can"'uate
VINO j. uhWH!hs 10 say puoIcly that no
WI sulpo'' '"e party nominees AFTER me
T,htrE,
~ sutn'Sea that none or the candi-
ud'es 'oula rerusr 10 pare MS soul b.
" tohNe , ,''un IL IL dsheu MN 10 10 So
Nnu !, ttcn man Vohst'ts, couid W Altman
una I,lnnldh St"nu inc heckllhs' Ihus
"'S 'no p'"-iieuseS 'a'N'
VIZ "o"'s COMMITTEE
Aside from tn" clash OF candidates and
speculation az to the winner, which Is
regarded as more Important than war
news up here. to-day's interest centred
N the doings OF E!hu Roots committee
~ thirty-onc, which Is working day and
night OF Il constitutional convention plat
form. The two important recommended
lions to the state convention which this
committee has decided upon are:
First, that there shall b. a short bal
lot plank leaving O. TO the cons itutional
convention to decide which state offices
should he elected and which appointed
by the Governor second. that the recall
~ Judges and their decisions should be
prohibited by our fundamental law.
In the tentative draft Of the consti-
tutional convention platform prepared by
Henry L. Stmson's subcommittee 1t was
proposed that the Governor and Lleuten-
ant-Governor should be the only elective
officers. and that the Senates right 10
approve appointments and removals
should be cancelled. In the full COM
rnittce william ID, Guthrie OF New York.
seconded by william Barnes opposed this
restriction and won the fight by vote
81 ~ to o. Among those In the minority
were Elihu Root. Ogden l.. Mills. Herbert
Parsons and Henry l.. st!mson.
When Mr.. Guthrie said that the state
Constitution should prohibit the recall Of
sons remarked obviously that that would
senator Root replied vigorously,
az think we have got the wild men on
the run" Mr. Root said And we might
lust as we'll say So We were for thirty