Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-17
HUGHES FORCES In
NEW YORK VICTORS
Resolution to Instruct Delegates for
oot Defeated by Conven-
ton.
WHITMAN AND BARNES FIGHT

NEW YoNK, Feb. 16.-The re-
publican national campaign will bo
waged as a fight for adequate mill
tary preparedness nd tariff reform.
opposition TO granting early inde-
pendence to the Philippines and in
sistence on a vigorous stand for
American rights, both in Mexico and
in relation to the European war. ac-
cording to the key note" platform
adopted today by the republican
state convention.
which was approved unanimously,
vera presented last night in the
speech of former Senator Elihu Root,
There was no difference OF opinion
apparent among The ss2 delegates
in regard to the platform. but a
bitter fight was preclpitated by the
attempt OF the supporters OF Gov
ernor Whitman to obtain an un-
qualified endorsement of his admin
istrAtion and to force his nomina-
tion as chairman Of the delegation
to the national convention in Chi
cago.
VIII Go Uninstrucsed.
The net result was that New York state
viii send an uninstrueted delegation TO
the national convention II the action OF
the convention is upheld by the voters at
the primary election in April.
A determined fight led by Henry l..
stlmson to obtain resolution recon-
mending MIR. Root as New Yorks favor
ite son for the presidency was defeated
In the convention on resolutions and n
counter resolution-that no presidential
candidate be endorsed-was passed unan-
imously.
The principal ground upon which the
opponents OF the Root resolution fought
was that an endorsement of Mr.. Root
would preclude the possibility of New
York putting forward Justice Charles p.
Hughes as the states candidate for the
presidency. Nicholas Murray Butler,
chairman OF the committee, issued a
formal statement in which he said Mr.
Root himself was opposed to the use Of
his name.
The big battle in theconvention was
fought out between the "old line" organ
ization republicans under the leadership
OF William Barnes and the supporters
of Governor whitman.
Plan OF BaPBes Men.
The Barnes men entered the convention
with the hvowed purpose of refusing an
endorsement of the Whitman administra-
tion and preventing the governor from
heading the New YorR delegation TO the
national convention.
The question OF endorsement ended in
compromise by which two resolutions
were presented, one dealing exclusively
with national affairs and the other com
mending' Governor Whitman's conduct
Of the state administration.
This partial Victory of the governor was
offseta by complete defeat ON the ques-
ton Of national delegates The Whitman
forces had united all their strength in
an effort to nominate David Jayne Hill
OF Rochester as one OF the big four. f"
The Barnes faction declared themselves
opposed to DIR. Hill and presented in
stead the name OF william Berri OF
Brooklyn. After a fight which lasted four
hours the committee on delegates finally
agreed on United States Senator Jameas
W. Wadsworth ir., Charles s. Whitman.
Frederick c. Tanner and Elon B. Brown.
republican leader In the state senate. AS
As Wadsworth. Tanner and Brown area
reputed anti-Whitman men the commit
tees decision was accepted as a defeat
for Governor Whitman.