New-York tribune., 1918-07-18

night resolution of regret for the
death of Quentin Roosevelt was adopt
ed. 1t read:
whereas, We have just learned of
the death in action of Quentin Roose.
Welt. of the United States expedition
ary forces; therefore, it is
Resolved, That we hereby express
to his father, Theodore Roosevelt and
all other members of his family, our
deep sympathy in their bereavement
The committee, after selecting J.
Sloat Fassett, of Chemung, for tempo
rary chairman of the convention, ad-
journed.
When news of Quentin Roosevelt's
death was received many personal tele-
grams of coincidence were at once sent
Ito Colonel Roosevelt. Among one of
the first to send telegram was State
Chairman Glynn
Whitman leaders called on Senator
Theodore Douglas Robinson, ATTORNEY
General Lewis's campaign manager and
cousin of Quentin, and expressed their
sorrow.
DIR. Butler to Draft War Plank
When the majority of the delegates
arrived to-day an informal conference =
was held among the so-called national
crowd, which led to the selection of DR..
NlchoIas Murray Butler, president of
Co!umDla University, to draft a plank
cnbodylng the national policy of the
Republican party.
This plank will not be formally sub
mltted to the platform committee until
after 1T has been discussed by the lead
ers. 1t Will express in general terms
the manner in which the problems now
confronting the nation and which it will
lace alter the war must be dealt with.
Another section of the proposed plank
viii treat with the problem the country
must face when the order for domobjl
izatlon Is given.
"Of course this plank shall declare
that the first thing that we must do is
to win the war;" said a Republican of
national prominence. I'VE must first
win the war. But after we beat Ger
many on the field of arms we must see
to it that Germany does not defeat nc
on the field of ideas.
The railroads of the country have
beer taken over by the government. and
it is about to take over the telephon1
and telegraph lines. And where # VII
stop no one knows Then there are
many industries for which the govern.
ment has assumed responsibility.
AL these industries must be re-
turned to the people, in order that per.
sonal initiative and an opportunity tc
forge ahead shall not be lost to o..
people, and that there may be health :
business competition. If we don't r
store the industries to our people we
shall be making a Junker class in this
country and Prussianizing the nation
Must Care for Returned Soldiers
The feeling of some of the men who
have held counsel with Dr. Butler is
| that when the soldiers ere returned
to this country the nations interest
in them should not end With their ar
rival at American ports, out that they
should be returned to the cantonments
and kept there until places are fount
for them by national employment
agencies created for the purpose These
men believe that unless this is done
the nation will be confronted with 6
grave crisis.
Republicans who are more interested
in the welfare of the party than ir
the several ambitions of any one mar
are of the opinion that this declaration
o. principles should not pe inserted ir
+ the state platform lest it be used a.
the tail to any one mans kite. They
believe that it should be offered as
separate document and voted upor
separately.
The platform is certain to have {
plank indorsing the entire state ad
ministration, including the record Of
Attorney General Lewis. For time i
was believed that the Whitman people
would not make any mention of Mr.
Lewis, but tonight Whitman leaders
said he would be included with The
rest OF the elected state officials.
United States Senators Wadswortl
and Calder and former United State:
Senator Elihu Root arrived here this
afternoon. William Barnes came short
ly after, and before dusk all who viii
participate in the convention were
! here
Many Women Delegates
But it is nothing like former con.
ventions. About one-iifth of the l,O34
delegates are women. and women who
formerly came here to plead for suf
/ frage were to-day mixing on equal il
not superior terms with the men. Hal
II. hand. the men talked with them ir
the hotel lobbes and on the verandas
/ The lawn, usually the scene of many {