New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-06

This new declaration, which seems
destined 70 take the place Of Colonel
Roosevelt's famous Armageddon cry,
was uttered by him yesterday IN JUS
fifvine before the statewide confer
cnce OF Progressives al the Hotel As
tor his stand that Harvey D. Human,
although a Republican, should be the
Progressive psrty's candidate for Gov
crnor this fall.
There was much opposition from
many Of the FIVE hundred men who at
tended the conference to the sugges-
tor that the party abandon the idea
of running q straight ticket. How
ever. the argument of the Colonel made
a considerable impression and the at
tempts Of several opponents OF HIN
man 70 air their views fell rather nat
The only definite action OF the CON
ference was the passage OF a resolu-
ton for the appointment OF a commit
tee Of twelty-one TO CONSIDER ana re-
port its recommendations concernlhs
the platform and policy OF the TO-
cressive party in the approaching state
eownaie,n" 10 future meeting of the
state committee. This will be held
after the Republicans and Democrats
have taken their stand at their sara
toea gatherings
TLis committee was specifically en-
nowered 10 confer with representations
Of other organizations seeking 10 Drlng
ahaut the selection of we'll quallhed
candidates for delegates TO the constr
tutioual convention and to recommend
20 the state committee nominees ior
The fifteen delegates-st-large TO TINS
convention without reference to party
Affiliations
Pinchots Effort Sidetracked.
The only real lineup Of the day
Vas over q resolution Of Amos Pm
cbot. who made a speech against &C
renting Hinman or any other candidate
no. 4 Progressive. for the election OF
a committee of five 20 draft series OF
questions to submit publicly to Hin
man. The resolution provided that
no further action looking to the IN
oorrement OF Mr. Hinman be taken IN
in his reply has been made
On a rollcall Of the committee on the
pinchot resolution il was referred by a
vote of 1Ot 10 5 TO the committee OIL
twentv-one. which, il was asserted, was
veil sble 10 handle all questions on the
views of prospective candidates;
The four who voted with MI flhch0'
we're Elias Marks and James r.
Arthur Kozma and Philip c. Samuels,
of Manhattan. The two latter were
emissaries of William Sulzer, ana go'
IN on proxies. Samuels klcked up
row in an attempt TO get the conterenGi'
TO invite Sulzer TO speak before II, ny
failed. however, and his ehorts "e!'
greeted with Kisses and "boos ior NE
candidate. ..L;.,
will be in effect steering BODY lot I'M
organization, is composed OF llllan
n. Childs. Of Kings, chairman fredeI
ick NJ. Davenport, o. Oneida; Regis II
Post, OF Suffolk Francis W. bro,
New York; cambridge Colby, OF New
York; Hugh Abbott, Of ST. Lawrence
Judge William L. Ransom, Of New
York; Ernest Cawcroft, of Chautauqua
Howard J. Richardson, of Lewis; VIII
ia,n M. Chadbourne, Of New York; Hor
ace S. Wilkinson, of Onondaga; }. )
Lesser. of New York; Chauncey j
Hsmlin. of Erie; Walter A. Johnson, o
Westchester; Beveridge c. Dunlop, o
Rockland: Hamilton Fish, jr, Of Put
nam: Robert II. Elder, of Kings; Ar
thur Rathbun, Of Monroe; August +
Schwsrzler, of The Bronx, and John X
TAYLOR. Of Kings. Theodore Dougla
Robinson, chairman of the State Com
mittee, is an ex-oficio member.
Cheers Greet Colonel
The Colonel made his entrance at
o'clock and was cheered for fifty sec
onds. He spoke slowly, reading wha
he had to say. He declared that h
gave his views gladly as to wha