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WadswOrth- Calder Forces
Make Concessions at Con-
ference Here.
CONVENTION ON JULY 18
Roosevelt, Taft, Hughes and
Root Invited to Make
Addresses.
CONVENTION ON JULY 10


by Senators James w. Wadsworth and
William NJ. Calder on one hand and by
adherents of Gov Charles s. whitman
on the other patched UP sort Of Truce
In a six hour conference in the Union
League Club yesterday at the moment
The conference. held in secret. was har-
monious, it is said.
Whether harmonious in all its stages,
harmony was certainly sounded in the
end The seemingly improbable result
was finally attained, II now appears.
through invocation of that time tried ex-
pedient, as old as politics itself-mutual
concessions. In these concessions each
side surrendered something in order to
gain its point, and both sides retired
with a sense of having at least scored a
partial victory.
The wadsworth-Calder combination
had called a town meeting" OF Repub-
leans to be held in Saratoga on July Is ;
the Whitman faction. comprising a ma
jority Of the State Committee. had re-
,orted with a call for a semi-official
convention at the same place on July 80.
BY the agreement OF yesterday the Sem
ators will rescind their call for a town
meeting and a regular Republican State
convention will be held in its stead.
Concessions Are Indicated.
Mutual concessions are Indicated In
the fact that the Senators had insisted
on the town meeting. to which the Whit
man adherents had been bitter in oppo-
siton. The town meeting was regarded
by its opponents as half veiled attempt
10 usurp power rightfully vested in the
party machine, and 1t was generally be-
leved the meeting had been called TO on
set Gov Whitman's known strength
with the machine.
The belief was erroneous, however. ac-
cording to a statement made after the
conference by Senator Wadsworth.
Speaking for himself and for Senator
Calder, Senator Wadsworth said the call
for the town meeting was sent out unoer
the apprehension the State Committee
would neglect to call convention as
required by party law.
When the State Committee adjourned
Saturday afternoon it looked as though
war was inevitable, with the followers
Of Merton E. Lewis, Attorney-Gehera'
Of the State and gubernatorial primary
candidate against Gov. Whitman. lining
up with the Senators. though the latter
have declared In favor of no individual.
Yesterdays conference dissipated the
danger of Immediate declaration.
The conference was decided on AT tne
committee meeting Saturday, the SUD-
committee appointed to confer being Or
dered to report back this morning at III
o'clock. The committee met the Sena-
tors at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
and as already stated, were In CONFER
ence six hours.
Committee mbership.
The committee appointed to con1ei
with the Senators was composed or Fred
Greiner Buffalo Alfred E. Nass, Kings
Jesse Phillips, Steuben, State Superln'
'sndeat of Insurance; Representative
Bertrand H. Smell, St. Lawrence; sam
ue S Koenig, chairman of the New fork
County committee. and Chairman
George A. Glynn and Secretary Lafay'
members ex offcio.
Following the conference statements
were issued by Chairman Glynn. Sena'
!o's Wadsworth and Calder and Mr.
Lewis Telegrams also were sent TO Col
Roosevelt William II. Taft, Charles T.
Hughes and Elihu Root inviting them
10 address the State convention. TheS
had previously been invited to addres!
the town meeting, now called OF.
The STATE convention Is called foi
noon July is, Both Senators Wads
worth and Calder expressed themselves
as satisfied with the substitution OF the
convention for the town meeting. AZ
spokesman for both, Senator Wadswortt
eaid
Believing Il was not the intention
~ the state committee to call a conven
Won Of Republicans this year. we ISSUED
me call for the open meeting. We are
row Informed by a subcommittee or th'
state Committee that 1t Is the purpos'
~ the state Committee to call STATE
convention composed OF delegates sc
Isr'ed hy the several county committees
II becoming apparent in the confer
.hce that two such meetings could b'
merged, and we being unwilling to risl
the embarrassment which might resul
~ the party in the holding of two meet
irss, have decided to withdraw our call.
Mum on Candidates.
senator Wadsworth insisted that thu
call for the town meeting had not beer
N the interest OF any particular candi
GATE. Neither he nor Senator Calde
would discuss the candidates nor enlarg
On the statement given. Regarding th
Conference. Attorney-General Lewis hat
ms 20 say:
senator's Wadsworth and Calder is
sued cali for a conference of Repub
means 10 consider the welfare OF th'
-- Conttnaed on Fourth Po0& La