The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-29
G. OP. DECIDES TO HOLD A CONVENTION Il
BUT WON'T RECOMMEND STATE TICKET
Chief Duty Will Be to Ratify Reapportionment to Ma
tional Convention and Select Delegates for
Constitutional Gathering. 49,
ROOT AND HEDGES ARE THE CHIEF SPEAKERS

In front OF Henry L. Stirnson, ex-Secretar,
OF War. In the boxes were many woman
many OF them friends OF Mrs. Hsrrto,
stanton Blatch. who made short SUI
frage speech
First OF all Mr.. Hedges was heard. He
said 1t was normal for men to meet and
discuss party hopes. lie knew Of no way
TO do this except through a convention.
Not only did the primary law not forbid
a convention: II even provided 70. one.
Without a convention tho platform must
be drawn by the State Committee.
Every man here" he said, rs as used
TO a convention as he is to wearing a hat.
What are you afraid of The present
primary law was conceived In hypocrisy
and born In ignorance. It takes a stretch
OF the imagination TO believe that any
thinE that emanates from Tasnmany Hall
partakes Of the nature Of simon pure
altruisnL
who or which is this we'rc lodging ?
II It's who. he has just como back from
South America. tLaughter.1 Tho Colonel
has discovered two things: one a river.
the other. when ho got back. a fearless.
militant Republican party. tCheers1 Tho
Colonel left the party because II had no
conferences. Certainly he won't criticise
W. Tor doing what he left tho party for
not doing.
Ing to fix up that state ticket. I don't
know who he Is nor where no will be
when he does II. want to he on that
ticket ] want to DO there when It's put
across--to SEQ how it's done. That's
what everybody wants" ..ss. .-
MIR. Hedges mentioned Senator Root as
''the leader Of the party In this State"
and Mr. Barnes Joined heartily IN the
lisndclapping. Mr.. Hedges ridicuied the
idea that II Is contrary to the primary
spirit to name constitutional delegates In
a convention and not a State ticket 1t
was Illogical. he declared, for county COM
mittce5 to indorse candidates and then
forbid State convention from doing 3d.
He wondered IL the party Rad lost Its
nerve since December, when tho previous
Waldorf conference favored convention
which should recommend State candidates
to the voters. f.-t o..
"If you consider holding convention
a Reputation. OF me, l don't care. hold 1t, y
ho said. Then turning to Senator Root
lie added: you have never been afraid
to say you're. a Republican. You have
never been afraid to take "A stand. no
matter whether you know you're in a
minority or not"
Root Speaks for Hedges.
Cheers now for Senator Root. OF. Mr..
Hedges ho said: Nothing would give me
greater satisfaction than 10 be able to do
what I tried to do two years ago--inake
him Governor of the State.
Despite the false doctrines and de-
lusivc promises of others. tins party should
continue TO deserve support. believe the
people OF New FORK have come back to
the belief that they will get the best gov
crnnent through putting our party back
In power.
1.-THE sltuation AS to procedure is
peculiar. We have a drastic primary
law, whose operation presents difficulties.
II Is faulty. but II rs the law. and IL didn't
get OIL tho statute books without having
substantial popular support for Its prin-
ciples. " ought to be changed I'm some
ways. but while u III the law we must
act under IL In good faith and see to II
that the people understand We are doing
80.
The people are determined to get
away from the old method Of having
political matters pr, pared beforehand by
all organization. We might az we'll recog-
nzo that. But some thingg cannot be
done at the polls without some sort OF
prior conference. We can't make up a
proper ticket in the primaries for dele
gates at large to tho constitutional con-
vention such men are Just the sort who
wouldn't go about circulating tho neces-
sary petitions.
Furthermore there must be a PLATFORM
especially this year. when constitu-
tional convention Is approaching. We
must have II threshed out by tho good old
American plan OF discussion. II We were
now In "A convention should say II would
bp unwise to interfere In any way with
the primary's choice for Governor or
United States Senator. If party under
takes TO tell the voters whom to nominate
for Governor that party will meet the
fate OF the fly IA swatting time
Mrs. Batch Makes . ReQaest.
Mrs. Blateb then asked the conference
to recommend that the state convention
rcaffirm its 1912 plan for woman suffrage
and Instruct delegates to put suffrage In
the new State Constitution No motion ~
trat effect WIS -vfte red, however. -
state Senator E.lon X. brown wao so
fond of conventions that he would have
them this year In Assembly districts as
well as one for the whole state. He also
said lie hoped Eiihu Root would be re-
elected United States Senator. a sentiment
applauded until the bars OH the American
nag back of the stage ruffied. Mr.. Root
stioked his chin and looked solemn. He
had just told a reporter that what he
said In the Senate about positively not
standing for reelection held good.
Before the conferees knew what they
were doing they voted. on motion of Sem
ator Brown. to table everything that had
been offered IN the way OF resolution or
amendment, and let the State committee
decide what ought TO be done about a CON
yention. Then a lot OF them discovered
that they didn't mean to vote that, way
and the motion was reconsidered and lost
Senator Root was authorized to select a
committee or twenty-five to prepare points
TOR the constitutional convention which
should be incorporated In the State plat
form
Barnes Outlines . Plan.
In the meeting Of the State commit tee
which followed Mr.. Barnes outlined his
plan OF adding to the State committee a
sustaining committee" OF 5000 Republ-
cans, each of whom should contribute IS
10 finance the party this year. He re-
ported that tho committee had $500 OH
hand. with no debts. He also set tle
other members thinking ON a proposal to
increase tho state committee to '15O
members. ....t
This subcommittee was appointed 10
draft platform: Francis w. Hendricks,
George w. Aldridge. Samuel S. Koenig.
James A. Loyster Jacob L. Livingston
William L. Ward and Philip citing.
The State committee will meet at Sara
toga oil August II and will at that time
change the party emblem to make 1t ut
the tiny square at the top Of the column
ON the primary ballots.