New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-22
COUNTY COMMITTEE
FOR CONVENTION
Republicans, However, De-
feat Plan to Pick Candi-
dates for Governorship.
ACTION TAKEN AFTER
SPIRITED DEBATE
Resolution as Adopted Will
Come Up at Conference
at Waldorf.

After a spirited debate the Republican
County Committee at the Murray Hill
Byceum last night adopted resolution
favoring an unofficial state convention,
but not for the consideration OF candi-
dates for the regular state ticket. The
proposition presented by b. w. Il. Brown
and advocated by job f. Hedges for r
convention to select full ticket to go
on the primary ballot was defeated by
a vote OF 81 TO 2i0.
The resolution adopted. which repre-
sented the ideas OF many OF the progress
sive leaders In the party, as outlined by
Henry l.. Stimson in The Tribune yester-
day, was introduced b. ogden J.. Mills.
II reads:
1T IS the sense OF this committee that
a convention should be called to ratify
the action of the national committee ton
changing the basis OF representation In
national conventional, TO draft a platform
or declaration OF principles and 10 con-
slider the merits of the candidates Tor
delega tes-at-large to the constitutional
convention, and for no other purpose.
This proposition will he presented for
adoption at the Waldorf conference TO
be held next week. Mr.. Mills said AT
that time he would move the appointment
OF a committee OF fifteen 10 draw up a
platform to present to the convention. II
held.
The Mills resolution was not acted upon
until after vote had been taken on
the Brown proposition and resolution
of Frank c. Tanner. leader OF the Z"tn
District, both OF which had been laid over
from the last meeting of the COMMITTED
The Tanner resolution, which was
passed by a viva voce vote after the
defeat OF the Brown resolution, provides
that the County Committee express 10
the State Committee at its meeting on
Thursday its belief that an unoifcial
state convention should not be held THIS
year, so far as the holding OF such con-
ventlon relates to the recommendation OF
candidates for state offices"
This was objected TO as being simply
negative, and Mr.. Tanner did not oppose
the affirmative resolution OF Mr.. NILS.
Although the fact that the action might
be taken as having bearing on the
candidates. Of Mr.. Hedges and District
Attorney Whitman for the nomination
was deprecated. 1t Is true that MI
Hedges is the principal advocate OF
complete convention and Mr.. whitman
opposes such a convention
1t WAS the largest meeting OF the COM
mittee since the question Of fusion was
under consideration a year ago.
Mr.. stlmson. speaking in favor OF MS
proposition, said the negative resoiu'io"
OF Mr.. Tanner would make it seem as
though the Republicans were afraid OF
something lie read the resolution passed
at the Waldorf conference in December
in which il was said that the Republicans
were opposed 10 any system when would
take from them their right TO confer.
He did not want any action taken thaI
would seem TO be against the spirit oil
the urinary law. but he thought con-
ference or convention that did not take
I'm the discussion of candidates Tor the
regular state ticket would not be opposed
10 the statute.
'eWhy mix things up by hait-oaKed
convention" said Abraham 5. Gilbert. lie
advocated meeting Of the county chair-
men. held in the open, to recolhhiehu
candidates rather than TO have the ieau-
ers hide behind lot Of puppet delegates
Mr.. Tanner said that primaries to Sc
Iect delegates TO an unofficial convention
uould cost 100000, and IL they were gong
TO be hand-picled delegates the conVeh-
,ior v,ould do more harm than good.