The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-18
Whitman Leading Candidate
For Governor. But Opposes
Action by Convention
Human Collapses;
May Run for Senate
Roosevelt's Candidate May Be
Compromise Candidate to
Succeed Root-Bosses Have
Slate Prepared

Saratoga, y. Y. Aug. lift the
Republican State convention, which
begins at / O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing, were to endorse any man Tor
governor, that man would he Charles
s. Whitman. This i, Is a careful APP
praisal made only after all the candi-
dates reached Saratoga and the atti-
tude OF the 610 delegates toward them
could be accurately judged.
But II seems certain tonight that
there will be no endorsing Of any
body except fifteen candidates for
delegates at large u the constitu-
tional convention. Whitman does
not want 1t. saying nat any endorse
ment by this unofficial gathering
would be an evasion % the primary
Law and would be used against any
candidate who got H. And as the
whitman folks are now majority,
thanks to Colonel Roos.velt's at
tempt to force Human on the Re-
publicans." 1t looks as If they will
be able to shut off any resolution ex-
cept that OF Herbert Parsons, piedg-
ing the convention not 10 discuss as
ptrants for State Office.
Human CollapSes.
Harvey .. Hlnmaa. worn out by
the strain of his uphill tight by a
long council last night, in which some
% his own followers expressed dis
satisfaction with the failure 10 promise
support for the Republican ticket in
"a ga only the pregressIves nominated
him. collapsed this morning and spent
The day in bed. II IS not serious
breakdown. his physicians say but
1t came AT time when his presence
was needed to cheer his flock on the
eve Of the party meeting. He Will
proba bly, be out tomorrow. but viii
not attend the convention
- helpless seem MI Human s
chances for approval as guerrna-
torial candidate b. THIS convention.
or bv any considerable number OF
delegates when thev 20 back home
70 get out the vote, that there -
hopeful talk Of fixing an h3m COM
promise, selection fer the United
states senatorshlp This suggestion
comes both from Republicans ana
rrogresatves Some Of the Republican
leaders are unable 70 believe that
either William NJ Calder or James
w Waa%worth. Jr.. opportunities Inc
status of the man who must take the
seat of Elihu Root. Also, bitter as
they are against Hin man a g ltoose-
welt candidate fnr governor, they
argue thar with Il eProgresssve Issue
eliminated the Republicans cou'a
consistently swing t. saeh faithful
partisan as Mr. Human for the
senat0rship especially since he has
-eyn.diated tie initiative, referendum
and recall.
Hinman For senator.
t1Iinman for senator. was hrst
mentioned here after the arrival OF
ex-Congressruan w. ". Cocks, -
oyster Rav. Mr. Cocks said ne had
70
Gently. but that he brought 10 Sara =
tora no message whatever from the
colonel
When NJ Whitman got here at
noon TODAY bY automobile from New
York. and marched across the green
natio of the United States hotel u
his headquarters. he heard some
-clappinr. The applause was
faint. but was symptomatle, Tor noun
Mr.. Hedges and Mr. Hinman had
been received n amiable silence He
was soon In conference with County
Chairman koenig. Of New orkt
Fred C1reiner II Buffalo, Jacob l..
Livingston. OF Brooklyn, and other
friends. After finding himself well
fortified as n candidate he said u
believe N would he against the best
interests Of the Republican party II
this convention should go on record
as favoriny ang candidate for pub
lie office in the primaries TINS mas
been my position from the first
This statement made Il certain that
when Herbert Parsons makes his mo-
tion tomorrow against endorsements,
thte vote will be in sense an i'm
mediate test Of the Whitman strength.
slate Prepared.
Despite an the efforts OF Mr..
Hedges and other headliners OF the
minority. the early promise that this
convention would be q hummer ~
blasted Everybody except the grave
and reverend seniors is secretly hop
ing for trouble but tonight the AZ.
fair is being described as a political
smoker rather than convention,
The delegates chat on the balconies.
eat hugely and go to the races They
say that they might as we'll take
they go away from here. certain per-
sons viii FIX up q candidate slate in
the good old way,
In fact. a tentative slate is already
prepared by the Whitman people.
This Is it:
Governor-Charles s. Whitman.
Lieutenant ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Schoeneck. of Syracuse. nominee for
the same office in 1910.
ptroller-~J an1eS a. Wendel4t OF
Montgomery.
Attorney General--Edward II.
O'Malley. of Buffalo
Secretary of State-Francis NJ
Hugo. Of Watertown.
State Engineer--Frank NJ. Will
Hams. of Madison.
Urea surer--Willlam Archer, OF
Westchester
This slate 1t not flnal. but geogra-
phically ii is considered by Mr. Whit
mans friends a good distribution OF
candidates
llIullhu MIL