The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-19
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talking about ordinary voters. not candi-
dates
When Mr.. Root mentioned Mr.. Roose-
welt. saying that the Progressive party
never had any strength apart from his
powerful personality just three dele
gates clapped their hands. Otherwise, the
convention Of his old party treated their
ex-Presldent 10 a Silence" But It rocked
the old building a few minutes later when
Mr.. Root inveighed against the recall tf
JUDGES and their decisions.
Interesting proofs that the machinery
OF Republican conventions had suffered
no broken cogs since they became "un-
of'iciaf was afforded when the usual
batch OF resolutions calling for the APP
pointment OF committees were put In.
Not motion was heard that the chair
man didn't know about beforehand. Sec
rotary Lafayette II. Gleason had advance
copies OF most of them. which he started
reading before the official copies reached
him from the introducers
The convention, on motion OF William
II. Guthrie. voted TO return to the old
practice OF secret sessions OF the resolu-
tions committee. which was abandoned
four years ago william Chilvers OF New
York objected and was bowled over The
next hint OF a fight came from Gllchrist
Stewart Of New York. a negro. delegate.
who wanted to amend National Chairman
Charles n. Hilles's resolution whereby the
convention would ratify the national COM
mlttee's reapportionmcnt OF delegates to
national conventions. In the reapportion-
ment tho number of southern delegates
is cut down. When Mr.. Hilless motion
comes up tomorrow there may be a brush
over the NEGRO" question.
Suffrage Resolution offered.
Over beneath the south gallery nifty
women were clustered, the sufrra gists
whose earnest but vain struggle for I'M
qualified recognition has been a big fea-
ture at Saratoga. Their chance to ap-
plaud arrived when Herbert Parsons OF
New York got up to offer resolution on
which the women and their friends staked
their faith and their Endorsement OF the
Republicans In the campaign. 1t was:
I'VE reaffirm the Republican pledge OF
1912 supporting the submission to tho
voters OF the State of woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution. and In
order to give effect TO this pledge We
agree 10 support the bill of 1918 through
its final passage by the Legislature OF
1915. Further. we pledge our support to
the ratification of the same measure by
the constitutional convention, and we call
upon all Republican voters 10 vote for the
measure at the polls"
The latter part of this resolution seems
TO have no chance OF adoption Tomorrow.
All that the convention purposes TO do IL
to recommend another referendum with
out asking the party to vote for suffrage.
However, the committee on resolutions
pocketed the resolution for later debate,
and at o'clock the convention adjourned
to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
No Tentative Draft Of Platform.
There was no tentative draft OF a party
platform for the convention committee on
resolutions to follow for the first time In
some years. Consequently. as soon as the
committee met this afternoon Chairman
William n. Guthrie appointed Tlihu Root,
Eon r. Brown, William Barnes. William
NJ. WINS. Henry l.. Stimson, Werton Il.
Lewis. George w. Wickersham. James w.
Wadsworth. Jr.. and John 4. Sleicher as
a sub-copmittee TO draft the platform.
At the outset Herbert Parsons caused
some commotion by moving that the sub
committee report the proposed constitu-
tional amendments platform to the full
committee, At the instance OF Mr..
Guthrie, Mr., Wins and Mr.. Wickersham
the committee refused to tie the hands OF
the committee and Mr., Parsons's sug-
gostion was defeated by a vote Of ayes, I I;
noes, SO,
The open session OF the committee was
marked by the last stand OF the woman
suffragsts Mrs Harriet stanton Batch
and Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait cham
ploned the cause" The New York state
Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
was represented by Miss Alice I'M Chit
tenden. Mrs. Van Nechten Olcott and Mrs
G. II. IIolcomb Of New York city.
The suffragists wanted a platform dec
laration from the Republican convention
In favor OF woman suffrage. Miss Chitten
den pointed out that New York had
100000 more population than the COM
hned population OF the nine Western
states, which have extended suffrage to