Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-17
Barnes Whitman Contest

Thu hir hattl" IN TIA" convention NaS
( fought out hctwcru the "old line" oY-
SANITATION H,n',h,irans under tn" lcah-
ership Of William Earncs ami We sun
no!terS IT Governor WHItnau. The
Barnes men entered the ."nvo:t:on with
y" aN"Nca purr".c e refusing an an
,!orserr"nt "f the Whitman a.'.ninist' -
tion and preventing the GnNttnn" tr":n
/ hcacirr the New York delegation 10 the
ma tional touv ention.
tn" question of "nf1ore e~Gcd
i'm 2 compromise 10y which two rnSnlu-
! items we've. presented to the convent ion
one dealing exclusively With national
afairS aud thr "th"r 'c"mm"}.ti'ne,
Governor Whitman for his v"ueiuct Of
the stat" administration.
TIL" partial victory "f the governor
WAS offset by a co1nple'" dcfc;st IN the
question of the national delegates. Th"
Whitman forces had united AL their
strength in effort I" nominate Da-
vd JaNnr HIN If Rochester as one Of
IT." big four, I'll" i:arn"S faction de-
claven themselves absolutely opposed
{" IN Hin and presented instead the
name "f William Hcrri of Brooklyn.
After Il tight which lasted for four
hours thn committee on delegates fin
James Wads worth, ~. CHARLES s. Whit
man. Frederic e. Tanner and t,lon l..
Brown. Republican leader in tie State
Senate. As Wadsworth. Tanner and
Brown are all rcputcd anti Whitman
men the committees decision was az
! cepted AS d decisive defeat for Cover
nor Whitman.
The committee further announced that
no recommendation would be made as to
chairman of the big four" in spite Of
Gov. Whtman's public declaration that
he expected to he named as head Of the
national delesa ton. To add point to the
announcement. senator Wadsworth 8
name headed the list given out by the
committee and was the first put in NOM
nation at the convention. According 60
custom the first delegate nominated acts
as chairman although the matter of lead
err is left for final decision to the dele
gates themselves.
Alternate delegates At large chosen by
the convention we're Edward H. Butler
Of Erie. Jesse Phillips of Steuben. Corne-
Illus y. Bliss and Charles W. Anderson
of New YORK.
The platform adopted pledges the
support of a patriotic and forward-fa icing
Americanism:" the enlargement of nation
al naval and military establishments" for
purposes of defence alone" and asserts
that the resources already at the COM
mand of the government coupled with a
revision Of the tariff in accordance with
Republican principles and with national
economy will furnish sufficient funds for
measures OF defence.
Provision should be made, the platform
says, for the effective training of a citi-
zen soldery under the sole authority Of
/ the national government
After asserting that present funds with
a revised tariff and economy. will be sui.
ficient for defence measures, the platform
says it is Americas duty Ito bear its
part in re-estabtshing international law
and in providing it with sufficient sane
TONS
Discussing Mexico. the platform de-
clares that the policy which has been
proclaimed as one Of watchful waiting
has In reality been one of active but un-
certain. constant and irresponsible inter-
ference and the Wilson administra-
ton destroyed established government in
Mexico and now stands on one side while
anarchy and chaos reign"