New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-28
Progressives, Riled at
Roots Epithet of wild
Men" Challenge Him.
AIM AT THE BOSSES
Roosevelt to Aid in Struggle
Barnes and Murphy the
Great Issue.

them o "Wlld men. and hlhNlhE cru
ciSu thst they were violating inc >P'I''
o. tho direct primary law. the troE'''
eivc state Committee at me S'a''-
vice conference Of tN" party mere ~
do. ,,t nm a complete state ticket,
L.sde5 h., Frederick w. Davenport for
tho primaries. County cha'rmCu h"9
members o. county committees mao
hon invited 20 attend the conference
and were permitted 20 talk freely. ou'
only members Of the state committee
had a vote. ID o.
Friends OF William SuI7er made
lot Of noise and denounced the max
inc Of slate as the end OF the Par '''
Whom II came 90 showdown now
evcr .hev were beaten by llS 10 2h
tho adoption Of g resolution oHeIe1 ~
The committee Of twcnty-one o. Whl'n
William Chids was chairman TOT '"'
selection Of q complete ucAtt
Mr. Davenport announced '9"' -'
was authorized 90 say Colonei E'oSV
vel. would spend an Of October am
csrl, Novenher. with the exception oil
two or three days. touring the state loi
the Progressive ticket -
"Ue i going 10 tell the people e,
their faces what the conditions are
said Davenport. "and you may 'oun'
on i that there will be such q hgni
for the higher life as this state mas
never seen before.
This statement was the result OF
talk that Theodore Douglas koolhSo",
chairman Of the state committee; hau
with Col. Roosevelt on the te-eP"oN''
Mr. Davenport said he would not run
unless the Colonel would make the
fight with hln.
Although many OF the county cnali-
mon reported privately considerable
sentiment for Sulzer. members OF the
stste committee said they were not
afraid Of the deposed Governor and IL
was not for that reason they we're so
anxious 10 put up a hand-plcked ticket
The Colonel desires TO make the ngnt
Of his life 10 defeat both the bepuoH-
can and Democratic machines theY
saw. and for that reason they want 20
he sure Of the strongest ticket they
can put in the field.
Bosses Is Great Issue.
I'm their platform the Proere sslves
declare that the great and single issue
this year is 20 see that "lr. Murphy
and his kind are not once more re-
placed by Nr Barnes and hls KIND I'D
the halls and corridors of the state
Capitol" The national and state plat
forms Of 1912 were reafHrmed.
After the slate had been made the
"inyltees" were asked 90 address the
conference Mr.. Davenport said shat
he wanted the ProgressIves 70 Know
that he was q conservative radical.
Il am absolutely opposed 90 the J ar
Western type of the initiative and
referendum. wide open and Wild cat
he said. "I believe in the Wisconsin
kind. which Is not put IN operation OK
cept lu cases Of emergency check
after everything else has failed. That
IS the kind every decent citizen M
New York can support.
"When 10 comes 20 the recall Tor
this state ] am still more conscrFa-
tive radical What we want ls FIRST 20
be freed from our ,hackles so that de-
cent men will have a chance TO come
10 the front iL public Office
Referring 20 the fact that fusion
WAS impossible Nr. HOtchhss said he
believed 10 his duty to tight for the
"white slave" ;otc. He aroused the
s conference 20 tremendous cnthus. sm
when ne added:
81 propose 10 serve notice ON Ellhu
Root that the ~ ld men arc alive. We
believe ln protecting our women and
children against all who would want TO
do them wrong Our fathers were Wild
men in their day and generation. \
rcnrescntative OF corporations who
dares TO say wild man 10 us should
have the words thrown ln his teeth.
Let our slogan be 'EHhu, we are wild
men and we are coming
There was some difference OF opinion
last night among the members OF the
committee Of tweuty-one as 20 whether
they should ask the state committee 20
suggest candidates The affirmative
course was taken after Colonel RooSe-
Welt had been communicated with on
the telephone.
The slate was presented at the end
OF 4 long Inst IF resolutions recitlng
that the Democratic and Republican
parties, having opposed direct primary
legislation until forced 20 accept IL,
were now trying TO discredlt 10 by
htpocritically declaring that 10 was
against the spirit of the law for &C
credited party representatives 20 sug-
gest candidates. intending TO bring
about a multiplicity OF candidates, thus
leaving the way open for machine can
didates entered at the last minute.
After adopting the platform the con
ference adjourned at : o'clock. and INC
Sulzcr men departed. vowing ven
geauce. james {. Thomas. one Of the
men suggested for the Gftecn dele
gates-Ht-lsrgc 20 the constitutional
convention. selected iu the morning, is
IfkIV Aof 80 900 -''t'''4''+trs''t
SulHer Boom soon Dies.
The Sulzer boom, while 10 lasted
furnished the greatest excitement OF
the day. While the steering coUuitteC
was In another room writing the plat
form and determining the slate, DR..
John T. Cron,n. OF Duchess County
nut Sulzer Iu the running
"'Bln' was Progressive before the
rarity was 0orn.' be said "He would
start the election campaign with
200 600 votes 10 his credit. This com
nittee OF ,wenty-one rs made up OF
Eyebrows aud theorists radically op-
posed 20 Sulzer. The committee, IN
making a state ticket. rs trying 20 do
something that Barnes and Murphy
were not brazen enough 10 do. What
we want the committee 20 do is 20
leave the naming Of the candidates 20
the voters iu the primaries.'
The naming OF Sulzer and the attack
or the steering committee instantly
threw the gathering into confusion.
Are we 20 nominate the man who
removed himself by quarrelling with
Charles Murphy over the spoils?' cried
p. T. Canavan, Of the 18th New York
County Assembly District.