New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-18
Battle to Keep Candida
cies Off Floor of the IN
official Convention.
BARNES HEDGES ON
THREAT TO BOLT
Hinman Plainly States He VIII
Not Quit Party if Defeated
in Primaries.
IRON . star Correspondent, O; TIE TrIou-e.l

convention So 90 be tNrlcd lutV 81
acrimonious wranGle through the I'D
section Of a fight over The guoerhS
torisl nomination. This viii not hap
peu II the big leaders can help ~ ou'
thev can see all sorts OF posSlolHNes
for trouble. 81.
scYou can't tell what viii happen ln
this scr- OF 2 convention SAID state
Chairman Barnes. 81 don't sec how we
can keen discussion Of candidates. ou'
OF the convention II any Of the dele
Gates want 20 spring resolution
which would lead 20 debate.
II candidates. arc barred out the
convention will be taken up largely
with a discussion as TO whether thcIe
will be radical or conservative recon-
rrendation for changes m the state
constitution. and that will BRING on g
stiff fight ,,-
job l.. Hedges has quietly laid his
plans for getting his candidacy out on
The floor OF the convention.
Harvey p. Hinman, who yesterday
was on his feet on the porch almost
All dsv talking 10 the leaders, was con
fined 70 his room 81 small hotel near
the United States all day. Il was ssld
that he was suffering from nervous eE-
hsustion and that an old stomach
trouble had attacked him. lt was SAID
however. that he was better tonight
and might be able 20 be up tomorrow.
Hinman States Position.
In srite Of his sickness Mr.. Human
gave out a statement tonight IN re-
nIv % the question as 70 what he would
do If ne should be defeated IN the ne
publican primaries and win the Pro-
cressiye primaries.
Inc statement as given out was IN
this form:
"The question was asked Senator
Hinrsn to-day what would be ms po-
sitiou { he should receive the frogres-
siye nomination and should fail 10 me
Republican primaries, both prmar- es
being held on the same day. lie saId'
"'The election law forblds @ candi-
date nominated in any party primary
10 decline such nomination. MY can
didacv for Governor has but one nurr-
nose to destroy the control or Wiz
lam Barnes in tho Republican party
and 20 clean up the state government
at Albany. T. is because ] am a regu-
lar Republican that ] believe the time
has come 20 rid the party Of a leader
ship having even the suspicion OF al
lance with Tammauy Hall at Albany
and make 70 the acknowledged lhs'Iu-
ment Of good government
".Tbose who interpret this purpose
ON my part as antagonistlc 10 the spirit
OF Republcanism or as lessenlng my
LOYALTY 20 the party do so Tor tner
own selfish reasons. OF course, they
arc deliberately incorporating the
tacts in order 20 perpetuate their con-
trol 81 the party machinery
"'Whlc 7 seek the support OF all
GOOD citizens in the effort ] shall make
TO BE- nominated and elected Governor
on the platform outlined, ! am and
shall continue 20 be kepuDAcAn'
Even e not nominated On the Repub-
Hcsn primaries 7 shall not by word or
act leave my party either before or
after the September primaries nor ask
-he support for any nominee OF any
other party.
H. was said tonight that this was
the slate that Chairman Barnes was
carving around JOB his pocket tor the
candidates below Governor;
For Lieutenant Governor Edward ...
Schoeneck, Of Onondaga.
Attorney General J.. De. oMaH'-
Lrie.
Montgomery.
81 WatertOVu.
State Engineer and Surveyor
N. Williams. Of Orange.
There seems 10 be a consensus
opirion that Justice Emory A. Cha e..
now on the Court of Appeals by desiS-
nation. should be the nominee tor the
vacant associate Judgeshlp.
Down Radical Amendments.
4 subcommittee Of the Committee Of
Thirty he drawing up the report on
constitutional amendments tonight.
Most of the radical amendments offered
hv Herbert Parsons were voted do"h
and the recommendation viii be most
~eroraf The committee refused 90
commend that the Governor have me
,.ou.er Of appointment and removal
without the advice and consent OF lhe
senate A proposition for the appoint
ment instead Of election OF Judges was
also thrown out.
Al the meeting Of the state commit
100 tbo choice Of Senator Root for tenn
rorarv chairman was rauhed. Al the
suggestion Of Chairman Barnes "a com
rnittec Of five was appointed 10 ask lhe
Ierielaturc 10 define more clearly the
Do,ycrs and duty Of the state commit
Toe Abraham Gruber introduced a
resolution against the short ballot, put
withdrew 10. o.,
The womer's suffrage delegates
held an Indignation meeting ln the no
fol mark this evening and protested
against the action Of the Republicans
iD not Giving them Fat oeclarauo ION
Tor woman suffrage iu the consutu.
lion. Harriet stanton Batch and
other speakers read The records OF
variou- Republicans for and against
votes for women, and included Mr.. HIN
man.
i'm talking with Senator Eootin regard
10 woman suffrage he declared he had
EXPRESSED his attitude iu the constitu-
tional convention twenty years ago.
81 turned away in disgust" said
Miss Todd. because ] realized that
Senator Root had not had am idea since
1894"
Root Not a Candidate.
One hears more and more talk sbou'
the possibility that Senator Roo
might be drafted 20 become candi
date for the Governorship. There a
talk Of stampedinC The convention fol
him.
However the Senator's intimat,
friends say they are sure he could no
be persuaded 20 enter the race. In
deed, he went 50 far to-day as 10 tel
one Of them his health was so poo
tina. he did not think he could consen
- act even as "a constitutional dele
gate
when former Representative W. "
Cocks. Of Wcstbury, Long Island, ar
. rived this afternoon a story was start
N ed that he had brought a message from
NJ ColonG Roosevelt that he would b.
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