New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-19
Peace Settles Over Unofficial Convention
When Candidates Agree to Elml-
nate Trial of Strength.
HINMAN MEN HALT ANTLBARNES TEST
Roots Speech large Factor for Harmony-Platolm as
Drafted Favors Short Ballot and Opposes Recall
Meeting MAY Close To-day.

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Saratoga. y. y. Aug Is. The .en-
sion under which the leaders and hum
bier delegates 90 the Republican an
Official state convention have been s.2cc
Saturday has been relieved After
many conferences an the leaders have
agreed that no question 60 earaid&-i..
for either United states Senator OF
state Office shall come before the con
vention tomorrow. This viii not al
feet the selection o. constitutional del
cgateS-at-large. who will be chosen as
II vas originally planned. The outioo"
for peace is so good tonight that some
Of the delegates are going home.
The last suggestion that nigh; nave
caused trouble In the convention was
given up this afternoon. Some OF the
Human leaders thought 70 might be 90
good thing 20 put some OF the Nhil-
man men on record as being .oi
B-rneS.
They considered the adyisablty of
Offering resolution 10 commit he
convention 10 the election OF Ogden l..
Mills TO succeed William Barnes rs
state chairman. They decided. how
ever. that they could not get an dccI-
rate lineup on that issue. As some OF
the strongest enemies OF Barnes are
for Whitman, among them Herbert
Parsons.
Then the idea struck one Of ;hem
that Mr.. Barnes might get from under
an let the resolution pass, as ne was
thinking Of retiring anyway. That. II
was pointed out TO him. would have de-
stroyed the Barnes issue. which the
Hinmsr people expect 20 use IN the
primary campaign.
20 %
war in the convention tomorrow was
due in great measure TO the speech Of
Senator Root al the opening session
to-day. He told how much harm could
be done 20 the party If. ia the Strug-
gle for The nomination. WOUNDS were
irficted that could not be healed Ue-
fore the campaign for me election.
Candidates Renounce Test.
AI the candidates for Governor
have agreed that they viii not sees n
test in the convention. but viii start
out next week and begin their primary
campaigns Harvey d. Hlnman Is still
confined to mis- bed and may be ior
day or two longer. He is better. but
extremely weak.
l. Is generally agreed that any vote
m he convention would be strongly
against Hinman. Even his managers
acknowledge this. but say 10 is due
solely 10 the belief that. Ia running on
the Progressive ticket. he would give
aid 10 that party and encouragement 10
Colonel Roosevelt They believe that
the Roosevelt cloud viii disappear as
the days wear on. particularly as IN his
statement ne practically said that u
he were defeated n the Republican
primaries he would not make any CAM
paigr on the Progressive ticket.
TIE text OF the statement was not
clear. the Whitman people said. and
declared that lis ambiguity would hurt
she man from Blnghamton. ut puts
the last nail in his coffin was The way
one or them expressed IT, What he
meant" said friend Of Human. was
that II he failed 10 win the Republican
primaries he would 20 back 10 his Once
and practise Law
The Whitman leaders were speculat-
ing tonight as 20 whet-er this decia-
ration wbuld not turn the Procresslve>
against Human and perhaps force
them 10 put 40 another cand date:
They were wondering whether Colonel
Roosevelt might become the Progress
sive candidate. after all.
Say Root Aimed at Human.
The Whitman leaders were pointing
out tonight that Senator Root mus;
have had Mr.. Human in mind when he
wrote that part Of his speech Of to-day
IN which he said that every Republican
who voted in a primary should do so
under sense OF honorable obligation.
"No man can honestly vote at prl-
mary he said. intending TO accept
the result if he succeeds and TO re-
pudiate il II he fails
Then they pointed TO another para
graph in which the Senator practically
came out against fusion when he said
that. in the controversy with the Dem
ocratic party. the Republicans stood
practically alone; that the threat Of
third party which alarmed so many
Republicans year ago had practical
lv disappeared, and that 10 was plain u
never had any substance apart from
the personality Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Friends Of Job Hedges said that they
could not offer their "heckling' resOlu-
ton that called for speeches from the
candidates before the convention be-
cause Of the illness Of Mr.. Human. 1t
iS not unlikely, however, that Mr..
Hedges may speak TO some of the ques-
tions before the convention tomorrow.
This would give an opportunity for his
friends 20 make a demonstration.
Josiah 7. Newcomb. former state
Senator with Nh. Hinman, had eau
Gus Of the delegates from the 23d As
sembly District In New York to-day
he thought 10 would show d victory
over Human, but the count was:
Hedges, g.; Whitman, .; Human, J..
according 70 good Information
Human managers said they had re-