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2 STILL WATCHING WM Democrats. Puzzled by Attitude. Talk of Little Else. MURPHY BREAKS SILENCE Tammany Chieftain Says Senti ment of State Seems to Favor Mr. Gaynor. The Gayaor mystery deepened yesterday. The one oarnlag question uppermost 111 the iniads of every Democratic lcader-and It was an active subject for speculation araon* Republicans, for that matter-was as to whether or not the Mayor would ac cept the Democratic nomination Tor Gov ernor Not * Democrat who professed to be aWe to solve th« mystery could bo found. When It would be solved, if at all prior to the Rochester convention. «M also a question that no one ventured to As for speculation that ran. a* It has Tor eraJ days, that when It came to a • show-down the Mayor would consent to allow tn* nomination to be forced upon him. There are several consideration?. however, which may militate to prevent ■this solution of the problem. Only time «-an t*l" the outcome. Out of the xaurk of uncertainty which ©beared the situation and all other as r4mru for the nomination came this piece of definite '^formation last night: Judge Alton B. Parker will be the temp orary chairman of The convention. The T^rmsswit chairman ha* not yet been de«- Tiitely decided on. but it may be Judge D. CauSy Berrick. who ran for Governor 4n »M and has been talked of as» candi date this year. Hearst is strongly ©P pesed to him. Judge Parker. «rt» ran for President sis r-rar» ngo. represents the reactionary cowrvstifps is the Democratic party, and Ms "keynote" fcr^erh. it may i* appended on. will not give an.v Hid or comfort to -.be radicals in the party. "Tader the or «sirs.t;on name of Progressive Democrats tfc«>y are to meet in Rorh^Pter the day be- Sore the regular convention, and at that tiair -will formulate some demand? with TT*y*r< to th* platform. If these demands «*• not m<>t they are lively to bolt the ticket. "* Mayor Still Undecided. Tb« best information from K. James vrrtrrfiay was that Mayor Gaynor was rousiderlns the question as to whether or not he should accept the nomination for Governor sal that his mind would not be tmally made up before next ■■•k It •*- not unlikely that he ■■ V. fail to make any «atcment as to his attitude until he pets tvnrd from ;ochester that his nomination j*. assured if he only says the word. Nam- of other ■possible candidates were t*.*.scu?sed only on the hypothesis that Mayor Gaynor would at the last minute find that his health would not permit him -■ run. From some mysterious source came OH name of William G. McAdoo. prcEiflent of the Hudson &- Manhattan IbbbsW Company, famous as the builder of the McAdoo tßjßjßjesß, There was a tip -hat Tammany considered him a strong and acceptable candidate. All that could >c got from the Tammany leaders on DM enaction was that Mr. McAdoo had been mentioned among others. Ex-Sheriff Herbert I Harvey, anxious to pet recognition as having & front seat on the Gaynor band wagon, cave out h tstatement yesterday in which he declared •that he and the delegates he controlled rrom Queens County would be for Mayor <";a>"nor for the nomination for Governor first, last and ail the tim* 1 . "Of course," said Mr. Harvey, **I -_:nder stasjd that the other gentlemen who are •"onsdered to have authority to speak for the Democratic delegates fron. other coun ties, have decided to let the demand for the Wild's prientals The stock of WikT* Orientals db? Fail 1$ such that we can readily meet the ordinary re - crinrsmenis for everyday bbs in Ine average home — at pnee* that are often asked for lnienor goods. At the same time oar assort ment will please and satisfy the most ciHgcnt rug collector. If at any tne you have rug troubles — you wish an un usual size, or color, or design, come to Wild's. We can give you expert advice and are glad to place our service at your disposal. For $40 a month— sl.33 a day — the "Detroit" Electric" stores your car — keeps it clean inside and out — keeps your battery charged con stantly — makes all minor repairs, snd delivers or calls for your car at any time required, day or night — everything is included at this price. Tins service relieves you of all care. Your car is always spotless and ready for instant use. BnorGHAais— ncroiUAS-corPES— HOADSTEIiS. $1650 TO S2BOO Ark aubcut ""Detroit Electric" Service 'Phone 3220 Schuyler. 80th STREET d BROADWAY. CARPtT w. S c V t CLEAN INC "tlvsVla." tl vsVla. SL "Mayor's nomination pom* from the upstate Democrats. But over here we are in no way bound to them, and to my notion the best way to win the nomination for Mayor Is to come In the open for him." Mr. Murphy Breaks Silence, Until yesterday Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tammany Hall, had preserved a discreet silence in regard to possibilities. But he went so far yesterday as to say: The sentiment of the state seems to favor the nomination of Mayor Gaynor for Gov ernor." He went no further, not asserting that Tammany had any choice In the mat ter. Tills statement was made in the presence of a number of physicians who had come to ursrp upon him the nomination of Congress man Sulrer for Governor. They said that the Tammany leader added : •'Suljwr is also much talked about. I have had men coin? about through the state, and they report that the people, seem to want the Mayor nominated, with Sulzer an second choice. As Mr. Murphy is understood to be un alterably opposed to Mr. Sulzer. the fact that he would say this about him led some wise heads to figure out that the boss of Tammany Hall was convinced that the Mayor would be the nominee The Sulzer delegation asked Mr. Murphy If he did not think that much of the Gay nor sentiment had been manufactured. "Some of It may have been manufactured," ht Is reported as baring said, "but we shall nominate the man the people want." Mr. Murphy made come more evasive re plies, saying that Sulzer was a good and great man. which led the Sulzer boomers to think that the Tammany leader was really convinced that he had much strength. The onward march to Rochester will be started by Mr Murphy and his advisers en Monday or Tuesday. State Chairman Dlx left the city yesterday for Troy. From there he jroe*« to his home In Washington County, and will be on the convention bat tle ground the first thins next \»<*ek. Dix Calls to Local Men. Before leaving the city yesterday he sent the following dispatch to all the members of the state committee and all the county chairmen: It If of vital Importance That In every county and legislative district in the state the strongest possible nominations be made for Legislature. Congress and all local of fices. Act with deliberation. Strengthen the party and Eerie the people by nominating , Si your various local conventions candi dates of conceded character and ability. Indications point to nominations at Roehx.; ester that trill sweep the state. Nothing i can be more conducive to a great Demo cratic victory that will include a Demo cratic Legislature and a E»emocratie Con gress than the nomination ny local con vemicr.s of popular and unassailable can didates. ThiF year every county, every legislative district, in the state 1;- Democratic or de- | batable if Democratic conventions do their duty and give the people clean and capa ble candidates. Sentiment was divided yesterday as to \rhcther the reply of William Randolph Hears: to Mayor Qayner's criticism of the Hearst newspapers would injure or benefit Mayor Gaynor should he run for Governor. Some took the ground that It would make a martyr out of M Mayor and attract votes he would not otherwise get. Others seemed to think that Mr. Hearst's batteries would be damaging to a Gaynor candidacy. At any rate, the statement of Mr. Hearst was taken as assuring the attitude he would take against the Mayor whether he should be a candidate for Governor or not. CITIZENS UNION IN FIELD To Conduct Campaign for Seats in Legislature. A meeting was held last night at the headquarters of the Citizens Union. No. 41 Park Row, to organize an Independent campaign. A campaign committee was formed, w*th William Jay Sehieffelin as chairman. Among those who will serve on this committee are Everett V. Abbot, Robert S. Bankard. Julius Henry Cohen, Hamilton Holt. Raymond V. Ingersoll, Arthur C. Ludinston. Arnold B. Mac Stay, Henry Moskowitz, William W. Xiles, Will iam L. Ransom. Allan Robinson, E. Plat: Stratum. Gustave W. Thompson and Bart ley J. Wright. The membership of the committee will be enlarged to cover all sections of the city. Ail the boroughs, except Richmond, are represented 5n the group which met last night to organize the movement. Mr. Sehieffelin m^de the following statement after the meeting: •The purpose Of the present organiza tion is, first, to bring about the nomina tion of the best penal legislative candi ds-teii, and later to Dromote the election of representative and satisfactory men. The work which was bo successfully done last fall in electing capable and fearlessly In dependent men to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment must be carried further this year by electing such men IB repre sent the city districts in the Legislature.' 1 N. H DEMOCRATS MEET Adopt Platform for Do-wnvrard Revision of Tariff and Federal Income Tax. Concord. K. H.. Sept. 2-- a platform demanding immediate downward revision of the tariff lr. the interests of the con sumer, a parcels post, the adoption cf the federal income tax amendments, the elec tion of United State? Senators by the peo ple, the elimination of one-man control of Cf-ngr^-st, as expressed by antsm: effectlvr trust regulations, conservation of natural resources, the passage of the White Mountain forest reserve bill, and revision of the tax laws of New Hamp shire KM a-lopted at the Democratic State Convention held here ■ las*. Thit -r*? the first convention held under the new statute v, :f reby aarty noniinfrrs are cheei :. by direct primaries, the con ventions merely adopting platforms' and €l«ctmc ftato MMstttaes. Eugene E. Reed, Mayor nf Manchester, and the party nominee ior Congress from the Ist District, presided, and the principal addresses were by Mayor Heed and Clarence E. wan, of AndOPRT. the Democratic nomine© for Governor. BOTH PARTIES NAME HIRSCHBERG The Republican Juriiciary Convention for the :«h District met at White Plains yester day afternoon and unanimously nominated Michael 11. Hirschberg. of Ncwburg, for judge of the Supreme Court. He is now Chief Justice of the Appellate Division. ;d Department, Brooklyn. Later he was the unanlmou* choice of the delegates to the Democratic Judiciary Convention. Jus tice Hlrschberg Is a Democrat. NOMINATED FOR ASSEMBLY. Bun;- Sept Republicans of Erie County held their Assembly conventions to day and made the folio wing nominations: First District— Orson J. Weimar: (renoml natedj. Second District— Lafay C. Wilkic (renonii natedh Third District— Henry J. Rahl. Fourth District— lr* D. V r»«ijdie Fifth District— Martin H. Dillon. Pixth District— Louis \V. Jauch. Seventh District— Henry }io~ff*»id. Kiglith District-Clarence Macgregor <rr nominatedi. Ninth District— Fran* Bret Thome (re nominated ). NOMINATED FOR THE SENATE. 6che»ectad> N. S»3pt. 22.— The Repub licans of the 31st Senate District, compri!" iue the counties of Schenectady, Schoharie and Montgomery, to-day unanimously nom inated Charles E. Nichols, of Jefferson. Schoharie County, for state Senator. Buffalo, Sept 22.— The* Democrats of Erie County to-day made the following Senate nominations: Forty-eighth District— George G. David son. Jr. (renomination). Forty-ulath District— Samuel J. Hams , perger. NEW-TOSS DAJG» -nMBUXE FHIDAV. SEPTEMBER 23, I^lo. WOODRUFF STiLL FIGHTING Sure About Sherman — Griscom Predicts Roosevelt Gain. Stale Chairman Woodruff, fighting des perately to maintain the existence of the ••old guard." declared yesterday morning that he was sure they would be able to elect Vice-President Sherman temporary chairman of the Republican convention at Saratoga. He did not give any figures, however. 'Early in the afternoon he left the head quarters of the utate committee. in West 39th street, saying he, would T>e back at 5 o'clock. At that time he telephoned that he had . gone to Garden City. He starts for Saratoga, with other members of the "old guard." at 12:40 p. m. to-day. Some of his friends acknowledged that It was probably the last day that he would spend in state headquarters as chair man of the state committee. There was an air of sadness about the place, and those who have been there for some years were preparing to move out before long. At the headquarters or the New York County Committee. Lloyd C. Griscom. who has been leading Uie Progressive forces, declared that the table printed In The Tribune yesterday showing a majority of seventy-nine for Mr. Roosevelt was too conservative. It was said that the Pro gressives were expecting the entire dele gations from Orange, Ulster and Mont gomery counties. Mr. Griscom starts for Saratoga this noon. He will Ftay ever night at Staat burgr and go to Saratoga by motor car to-morrow morning. It in understood that John A. Sleicher, who ha? had much experience in drafting: platforms. Is at work on the framework of thr platform that the Progressives ex pect to present to the convention at Sara toga. There was little talk of candidates here yesterday, that part of the work of the Progressive forces being left to the con ference at Oyster Bay later in the day. The Republican Club, of Columbia Unl versity. expressing the sentiment of Its members from all parts of the f=tatc. lias passed a resolution indorsing tlie candi dacy of ■ <->:;crf>Bsman "William S. Bonnet for the nomination for Governor. DEMOCRATS OUTLINE VIEWS Osborne, Glynn, Sulzer, Havens and Herrick for Direct Primaries Albany, Sept- 22.— Prominent Democrats who have been mentioned as possible Gov ernorship candidates to-night went on rec ord as favoring direct nominations. They Included Thomas M. Osborne, Mart'n H. Glynn, Representatives William Sulzer and James S. Havens and ex-Justice D. Cady Herrick. Their views were made known at a mass meeting under the auspices of the Progressive Democrats of New York State. Mayor Gaynor failed to reply to an In vitation asking fur an expression of his views or. the question. Mayor Fuhrmpnn of Buffalo and Justice Gerard, of New York, did not respond to invitations a?k inr them tn address the meeting. Mr Oefterne and Mr. Glyn^p spoke at the meeting, but the other? were unable to attend and sent letters of regret, explain ing their attitude. Mr. Osbome made an attack on the tariff and criticised Theodore Roosevelt "It is difficult, " he said, "to know just what he Is politically at the present mo ment. I. for one, refuse to be dazzled by his political transformation scenes or ex cited over his sudden moral discoveries." Mr. Osbome next took up the question of bossfsa "No less destructive than the protective tariff to the Democratic princi ple," he said, "is the corrupt and corrupt bis influence in state and nation of the so called 'bosses.* Intrenched in power by means of tribute levied upon tariff bene ficiaries and public service corporations, these arrogant dispensers of patronage and directors of legislation have swelled the public expenditures by enormous sums for extravagance and waste, while legitimate and necessary expenses of government are often unduly curtailed." Mr • natltnWl his platform >~>T hi principles as follows: Opposition to subsidjCß to special interest- and the con high cost of living; the conservation of natural resources; opposition to the fed eral corporation tax: the election of United by the direct vote of the people; a tedera! Income tax which pre serves the rights of the states: municipal home rule: economy in government ex penditures; direct Dominations; personal r'tris^ratiou and enrolment in the rural dis tricts, the Ifsnm tmeetfs ballot, and per ;- or state rosrotstfen of littee. "The principle of direct nominations," said Mr. Giynn. "is in line with true De mocracy. Distrust of the people is the ar gument of all opponents of this principle. It is the cry from the high peak of educa tional attainment, on which stands Jacob Gould Schurman, to the low levels of political life, babttated by the ward heeler phonographing the ideas of Ida boss. "Thomas Jefferson said. "I am not among those who fear the people.' And so say all the advocates of the principle of direct nominations. "The people, want not alone the power to elect their public officials. They also want the right to name those from whom their selections may be made. The bosses raise tl.e cry that direct nominations will destroy representative government. That is false. It will destroy our present hodge-podge system of mlsrepresentatlve government, snd that hi why the !>OEseB oppose It. "If the p**>ple cannot be trusted in direct primaries they are unfit for trust under our present election system, and the bosses should be allowed to do all of the voting alone, by themselves. To listen to the op ponents of direct nominations one would think that the people were fools and had no brains." Edward M Shepard sent a letter in which he eal<3 that as he was a member of the committee appointed by the Democratic State Committee to get material for the Democratic state platform, he did not de fire at this tim« to express himself further thaji he had in the past. Edward M. Grout, of Brooklyn, replied that he was not a candidate, and did not expect to be nominated. DAY DECLINES NOMINATION Chancellor Won't Run for Governor on Prohibition Ticket. Syracuse, Sept. 22.— Chancellor James R. Day of S>racu«*» University has been seri ously considering running for Governor on the Prohibition ticket, but has finally de clined the nomination. This became known hero -day It seems that State Chairman Clarence E. Pitts of the Prohibition party wrote the chancellor while he was at his summer home, at Lake Placid, and in behalf of the state committee asked him to accept the nomination. The chancellor did not reply until he had returned to Syracuse, and then stated that he- had not done en before be cause ho wanted to consider the matter. He would liked to have accepted, he said, because hie heart was la the cauae. but he felt that he owed his time and energies to the university, that his work there was not yet finished and that accepting would mean leaving the university. It Is understood that the chancellor even consulted with friends about accepting. PAYNE TO MAKE KEYNOTE SPEECH Rochester. S«pl 22.— Representative, Sercno E. Payne will make the keynote spate!) of the Congressional campaign at the "Ist Dis trict Republican Congressional Convention, at Lyons, to-morrow, when he will 1.. re nominated for the fourteenth consecutive time. The 3lst Congress District 1- com posed of Wayne, Ontario, Cayugu. and rates counties. ROOSEVELT BY 100 VOTES ( .inttmi-ri 'rr.Tr fir.. ... ■ the latter's npht to defeat former Con gressman James W. Wadaworth, the father of the present Speaker of 0M As sembly. Mr. Stevens managed the cam paign of PeteT A. Porter, an independent Republican, who finally defeated Con gTessnian "Wadsworth Mr. Roosevelt Will Stick. Colonel Roosevelt removed all doubt to-day as to his intention to make a vigorous flpht for the temporary chair manship of the Saratoga convention. The Progressive leaders -*ould not listen to any other suggestion. Mr. Roosevelt made it clear that the state convention would he absolutely an open one Candidates would be finally selected and the final adjustment of the platform planks made after the upstate leaders had been consulted ;it Saratoga, it 'was explained. If Mr. Roosevelt is made temporary chairman, as he confi dently expects to \i*\ it will he hi.«= ob ject to find out what thr bulk of the decent people cf New York really want and try to put that in the platform. While he may have pretty stronp opin ions of his own as to Just what the Progressives should stand for in the platform, if his power of persuasion is not sufficient to make them see all the issues his way he will graciously accede to the wishes of the people, and not try to force things upon the delegates by whom they are represented. Mr. Griscom returned to the city with Mr. Bannard and Consrressman Parsons, and they had dinner together. Mr. Gris eom said (hat he had little to add to what he had said at Oyster Bay. When he arrived he found many telegrams awaiting him from various parts of the state, all showing that the drift was rapidly moving toward Mr. Roosevelt for temporary chairman. One dispatch, which came from the leader of Rockland County, pleased him greatly, it said that Rockland could l>t placed hard and fast in Che Roosevolt column. Hitherto it had been practically conceded that its si:* votes iroald go to Vlce-Pregident Sherman. ""We are hearing from all over the state, and the whole thing seems to be going our way." said Mr. Griscom. WONT REOPEN STORER CASE Mr. Eoosevelt Says There Can Be No Question of Veracity. [By Telegraph to The Tribune.] Oyster Bay. Sept. 22. — Colonel Roosevelt had little comment to make to-day on the publication of the alleged Storer letters in "The Springfield Republican," in which Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife of the former Ambas sador to Austria, who was recalled by Mr. Roosevelt when he was President, appeared to raise a question of veracity between Mr. Roosevelt and Archbishop Ireland. "Four years agro the correspondence be tween the Storers and myself was pub lished." said M^Roosevelt. "These letters made a record against which no recollec tion of verbal conversations can stand. Therefore the question of veracity cannot be raised. The letters must speak for themselves. I have no desire to enter Into any further controversy with Mrs. Siorer." ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SILENT Thinks Too Much Has Already Been Said of Storer Dispute. Omaha. Sept. 22.— Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, who Is accompanying Cardinal Vannutelli. refused to-day to receive news paper reporters at tho residence of Bishop Scannel until assured that they did not wish him to talk on the Roosevelt-Storer dispute, which was revived by the publica tion this morning of certain letters given out by Mrs. Bellamy Storer. "I have nothing to say on that subject," he replied. "Too much has already been said." EGYPTIAN ON ROOSEVELT Says Ex-President Dishonored Egypt on Its Own Soil. Brussels, Sept. 21— The Egyptian Na tional Congress is in session here, bavins been transferred to Brussels after the French government had refused to permit th* congress to be held in Paris. Mohammed Pev Ferid. the presiding offi cer, violently denounced Theodore Roose velt for dishonoring Egypt on its own sol!. He enounced that the Egyptian question would be broucht up at the next peace conference at The Hague. BENNETT CHAIRMAN AGAIN Peace Reigns When 1 5th District Republicans Organize. Perfect harmony prevailed at the organi zation meeting of the 13th Assembly Dis trict Republicans last night. The election of the various officers was carried 01 I with unanimity and lasted only a few mrnutes. "William M. Bennett, the Republican Con press candidate, was re-elected chairman. Ex-Congressman William 11. Dougias was made vice-chairman, W. F. Qulnn was chosen secretary and Albert Otthlger was elected secretary. William J. Smith was unanimously chosen sergeant-at-arms. The chairman was authorized to choose five members for a campaign committee, or to add to that number if he saw fit. The meeting was called to order by Robert Louden with the reading of the call from Lloyd C. Griscom for the organization of the committee in the district. "William M. Bennett said after the meet in},- that he believed Theodore Roosevelt would be elected unanimously temporary chairman of the Republican convention at Saratoga. "If the fight is kept up to the end," he added, "there will bo a divided delegation from this district. I cannot say just how mar.v will vote for Vice-President Sher man In that event, but I do not expect it will come to that, for I think ex-President Roosevelt will be elected unanimously." Am to the choice of a member of the state committee Mr. Bennett did not think he should say anything. "There are twenty one men who have a say in that matter." he observed, and when pressed to hay whether he would support "Colond" Gru ber, leader of the l&th District, he re marked: •'That will b« erttled aft«r the Saratoga convention." FIGHT FOR BROWNLOW'S PLACE. Bristol, Term., Sept. 22.— Danh.-l Chocher Swab, v wealthy mine owner, who re cently announced that he was a candidate (or the Republican nomination to succeed the late Congressman Brownlow from th« Ist Tennessee District, withdrew Cross the contest to-day. This leaves State Senator S R. Sells, of the anti-Browntow faction, and cx-Unltod Suites District Attorney James R. Poland U the opposing candi dates for the new term. OLLIE JAMES ASPIRES TO TOGA. Frankfort. Kj.. Sept ——Congressman Ollle James to-day formally announced himself it candidate for United States Senator to succeed Thomas IF. Payntci. Ho nays he will not be 1 candidate for Speaker or the House, but Is fur Champ ClarY- 'FOB HMMDNIf IN OHIO run iihKmum Hi uniu Senator Burt-n Will Stump the State tor Harding. CONFERENCE WITH MR. TAFT The President Spends Busy Day in Smoothing Out Factional Differences. Cincinnati. Sept. 22.— President Tan promised some of the Ohio Republican lead ers to-day that he would try to help them out in this state by asking: several speak ers of national prominence to take part in the fall campaign. The President said that he also might ask Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor to make a few speeches in the state. Mr. Taft heard reports of the progress of the campaign from several of his callers to-day. Among these were Senator Theo dore Burton, Lewis C. Laylln, chairman of the Republican executive committee, and Malcolm Jennings, secretary of the same committee. The President talked with Senator Burton for more than an, hour. After the conference It iras announced that Mr. Burton would cancel an encasement to speak at Los Angeles and would stump the state for Hanlm&. the Republican can didate for Governor, whose candidacy waa advocated by George B. Cox, Republican leader of Cincinnati. During the forenoon Mr. Taft held an almost continuous reception at his brother'^ home, talking with many of his old friends in the city. Among these callers were Dr. C. W. Dabney, president of Cincinnati Uni versity, who tvas Assistant Secretary of Agriculture at Washington when Mr. Taft was Solicitor General and Theodore Roose velt was Civil Service Commissioner. It was at that time that the three became friends. Ml Taft lunched with .T. G. Schmldlap and afterward had Mr. Schmldlap as his opponent In an eisjhteen-hole golf game at the Cincinnati Golf Club. This evening the President dined at the home of Representa tive Nicholas Longrworth. Mr. Taft will remain in Cincinnati until Saturday afternoon, leaving the city then for Washington, where he is due early Sun day morning. INDORSE MR. TAFT'S VIEWS Ohio River Improvement Association Would Reduce Limit. Cincinnati. Sect. 22.— Indorsement >->f Pres ident Taft "s speech of yesterday by John !>. Vance. Dresident of the Ohio River Im provement Association, marked the opening of the sixteenth annual session of that body here to-day. F"ur liundred delegates were lent T'.ie- speakers. mcludlr»g Representative Lone-worth, urged that the tw>»ve-year limit for the completion of the Ohio River dams, imposed by Congress, be reduced. The officers of the association were re-elect ed by acclamation, President Vance being chosen to his sixteenth term. CAYTJGA FCR ROOSEVELT Delegates Instructed to Favor Him for Temporary Chairman. CorUand, N. V.. Sept. 22.— The Republi can Convention of Cortland County unani mously Indorsed Hughes and Roosevelt to day and Instructed its eleven delegates to vote for Roosevelt as temporary chairman at the Republican State Convention at Saratoga. LJcyd C. Griscom. president of the New York Republican County Com mitte'?, and Colonel Roosevelt were in formed of the convention's, action. State Chairman Woodruff had been told pre viously that he and others of the "old guard" could expect no help from Cort land. HEARST CONVENTION CALLED Independence League to Meet on Octo ber 5 in This City. The state convention of the Independence League D2.rty has been called to meet in New York City on October 5. The state committee of the Independence Leaeue party ha? arranged to hold all other conventions throughout the state be tween October 6 and October 14. Delegates to all conventions — state. Judi cial district. Congressional district, Sena torial district. Assembly district, county, etc.— already bees elected in almost all the Assembly districts of the state, and will be elected in the few remaining Assembly districts this week. LOWMAN NAMED FOR SENATE Instructed to Stand for Primary Re form, Contrary to Vote Last Year. Elmira, N. V., Sept 22. — Assemblyman | Seymour Lowman, of Elmira, was nomi- ! nated to-day as Republican candidate for I state Senator in the 41st District, comprts- ! Ine: Chemung. Schuyler, Tioga and Tomp- | kins counties. The last two counties named suDDorted James Truman, of Owego on. an informal ballot but he withdrew. The can- j didate was Instructed to stand for primary : reform as advocated by Hushes, Taft and Root In the Assembly last year Mr. Low- ' man voted against th* Hughes primary I bills. Oat District was represented by Benn Conger, who resigned after the Senate had voted Jotham F. Allds guilty of accepting a bribe, as charged by Conger. PRIMARY REFORM FAVORED Fulton-Hamilton District Instructs for That Advocated by Roosevelt. rsv.'.le. N. T.. Bent. .-. — Ex-Kepre sentatlve I.uclus N. LJttauer will head the Fulton- Hamilton Assembly district d tion to tlie Republican State OMUeaUnil which wan instructed fur primary reform along the llTirn advocated by Theodore Rouse veil al to-day's convention :it Johns- IDWB. Aldfn Hart, of G;over«=v!!le. was aotnlaated foi member of Assembly by ac clamation. The nominations of the Fulton County ' convention were Jason Cook, of North- 1 ampton, for Sheriff; Edgar D. Gordon, of ! Johnstown, for County Clerk: George W. I Hillman, of Dtoadalhin. for Superintendent . of the Poor, and Dr. 11. C. Finch, of Broadalbin, for Coror.cr. There was no ex pression on the question of temporary i chairman of the state convention, ulthough } it Is believed the delegation will favor Vice president Sherman. i BALLINGER PREPARING CASE Arranging Land Administration Mat ters to Lay Before Cabinet. WiishhiKton. Sept. 22.— Carrying with him ! correspondence and other business papers reauiriner the personal uttention of Secre tary Balllnjjcr of the Interior Department. I Don M. Carr. his private secretary, left I here last niKht lor Chicago. He will ac j company Mr. Balllnger to this city, and it i is expected that while en route they will be j able to complete the preparation of any matters relating to land administration j which ma. be presented at the series or ! Cabinet sessions which will begin here on i September 26. NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS. Second Colorado District— Jam*s a. Orr, of Colorado Springs. Republican. Thirty-fifth New York LMlstrict— , J. K.c tiler, Republican. BARNES HEADS OELEBKIES No Instructions, but Albany Boss Outlines Position. FOR MEADE-PHiLLIPS BILL Second and Third Districts Adopt Resolutions — No Com ment on Root. Albany, Sept. 2.— Twenty-eight antl- Roosevelt delegates, headed by ■William Barnes. Jr.. were elected to-day to represent Albany County at the Republican State Convention. "While no resolutions pledg ing the delegates were adopted. Mr. Barnes, In a speech prior to the election. outlined the position of Albany county relative to the controversy over the tem porary chairmanship of the convention. He said that the traditions and history of the Republican party "have been assailed by an Individual who seeks to control its policies and its candidates by appeal to passion." He pledged himself and asso ciates to do what they could to keep the party "In the path of true Republicanism." •'In selecting delegates from this Assem bly district to the state convention," "a l * Mr. Barnes, "wo are about to name men who are to face a crisis In the history of the Republican party In this state more serious than many Imagine. The main issue cannot be lost sight of by those who are seeking to commit the Republican party to a doctrine antagonistic to its past and a menace to Its future usefulness as the conservative force in the nation. Our duty is plain. We are supported by a practi cally unanimous public sentiment, and I pledge myself and associates to do whatever Is in our power to keep the Republican party in the path of true Republicanism. that we may make a success: appeal through Its principles and its candidates for the suffrage of the people in November." Other delegates Include Mayor James B. McEwan. William J. "Wallace, former United States Circuit Court Judge: Dart forth E. Ainsworth. ex-Deputy Attorney General, and Charles H. Hotallns, ser geant-at-arms of the Senate. At the Republican 2d and 3d Assembly District conventions to-night resolutions were adopted favoring primary reform along the lines of the Meade-Phllllps bill passed by the last Legislature and vetoed by Governor Hughes. No resolutions were adopted at the Ist Assembly District con vention, at which Mr. Barnes made hl3 speech. Mr. Barnes had no comment to make re garding the suggestion that United Sates Senator Ellhu Root might be selected as compromise candidate for the temporary chairmanship of the Republican state con vention. He intimated, however, that he believed this question had b*en disposed of when the state committee selected VJce- President Sherman. Mr. Barnes, in an editorial in "The Jour nal" to-night, says: President Stryker of Hamilton College in the convention of the Republicans of UH j 2d Onelda District yesterday was hooted for declaring that Mr. Roosevelt was a menace to the country. Other men will be i hooted many times in the future for mak ing the sam« expression. This very fact is ' proof or President Stryker"s statement. Mr. Roosevelt's hold on the unthinking mob. because of his attractive personal j dualities and his force in fact, his very I faults— makes him all the greater danger. Returning to America after a year's ab- ! sence, without the slightest knowledge of a measure before the Legislature of the State of New York, he issued orders that that body, after once having defeated that measure, should reverse its action. Such ' assumption on the part of any citizen of. the United States permitted to go un-e buked means the downfall of our popular ! and representative sovenunent. Many delegates to the state convention : will vote for Mr. Roosevelt for temporary chairman because they believe •'the senti ment" in their district favors him and that they will be better off if they vote for him than if they express their conviction. It Is I possible that this is true, but the time will surely come when every citizen of this | state and of the Republic will suffer from the possibility that Mr. Roosevelt may I again occupy the White House and from that official station promulgate that kind of doctrine which he clearly showed in his i Western speeches to be in his thought. I The Republican party of the State of ; New York at Saratoga will either rebuke j Mr. Roosevelt or it will not If it does not. j his mad following will increase and on» i constitutional barrier after another ivill be i broken down. The spirit of unrest which he has fostered j will express itself in ways not now even dreamed of, and. try as he may. if he has the power and attempts to do so. he will not be able to extinguish the lire which hj* own words have kindled. Speaker James W. Wadsworth, jr., who | was In Albany to-day, thinks the "old \ guard" will win In the fight for control or ! the state convention, but that M will be a i close vote. He declared he would oppose j any plank pledging the party to direct ! nominations, while favoring primary re form along the lines of the Mead a- Phillips | bill. Speaker Wadsworth said he had not yet decided whether he should again run [ for the Assembly from Livingston County. Pennsylvania Railroad TO CINCINNATI QUICKEST TIME SHORTEST LINE Equipment maintained at the highest standard Dining car service unexcelled Rock-ballasted roadbed smooth and dustless Trains protected by the best system of automatic block signals THROUGH SLEEPING CARS ST. LOUIS LIMITED {E3Z23 ?B£S CHiCAGO & ST. LOUIS EXPRESS . . . {E:SS2S icStS. THE 24-HOUB ST. LOUIS {i£gSSS £!£& ST. LOUIS EXPRESS . , {&SSSS ?.§>££ CLEVELAND AND CIMCIMHATi EXPRESS {i^SSmSS $ Sr^ t Additional last express leaves New York 7.55 A. M. : arrives Cincin nat If. IT IS THE SERVICE THAT COUNTS Telephone C. Stud !». r> P. A.. 2C3 Fifth Avenu*. 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Sept. 22.— Th« Republics Ist Assembly District Convention tonaght elected delegates to the state convention, Vice-President Sherman, who lost Ma o--^ Assembly district. the 2d. b-adtng* th« delegation. A motion to suJ>stltute a dele gation of Progressives heated by ex-A>« «emb!yman MTwin K. Hart was defeated. John C Dillon, of Utica. an employe of the Erie Canal, was nominated to-night for Assemblyman from the Ist Onekta Dis trict. The Ist Assembly District <!aOsa was held here to-night to select delegate* to th« state convention at Rcehe3t«r. a resolution Indorsing ex-Senator William A. Terwnsend. of Utica, for the position of state conimltteemart. in place of Harry S. Patten, the present tn consent, was adopted. HELD ON EXTOBTION CEAEGS ' Many Witnesses Appear Against Flor ence Barns and Companion. | Florence Wallace Wlldrick. better kaovn | an Florence Burn?, and Edward H. Brooks. i who were arrested a few days a:ro on » charge of extortion, were held In CCOO ball each hv Magistrate Corrigan m the Jeffer son Market court yesterday morning; to | await the action of the Brand Jury. ' Charles W. Hurlourt, a real estate taw. ! yer connected with the Lawyers Title mi i surance and Trust Company, the com plainant against them, told his story, an der the guidance of Assistant District At torney Breckenridge. The prisoners* at ! torney did not appear when the rase was called, and Mark Alter was assigned by the magistrate to represent them. The manager of the store in Mfj stssß where Huriburt said he took refuge from I those who victimized him, one of the cleric* : and the chauffeur who ran the. :axicat> M I which the uarty rode. testified for the essv ' plainant. No witnesses appeared for toe defence. ILLINOIS PLATPOEM FOB TAT? Will Stand Solidly Behind Eis Positics on the Tariff. Springfield. TIL. Sept. ITllnols Repub licans, meeting In delegate convention to morrow, will in all probability adopt a platform standing solidly behind Presidert Taft's position on tho tariff, a- exprfsse'l In his campaign letter to the Republican Congressional Committee. This plank. It is said to-night, will cco mend the appointment of a permanent tart" commission and the revision, schedule fci* schedule, of the tariff. Leaders of the pa- were tn session far Into the night thrashing: out details of thi* plank, which probably Trill be the fengest hi the platform. As -he document, which will be itdSßSSri to the resolutions committee, a: | later to the convention Itself, stood to-night. Soa tor Loriraer will not be mentioned by bssms. To soften this omission, it Is ?aid, Seaifljc Cullom's nasie will .also be abscr:. Speak.— Cannon arrived to-night from Dam . II« did not seek specific —ro»n«lat:on in !!" > platform, and tt Is said that he will not : o mentioned by name Th« Republican Cov grespionai daisy • In Corsgres?. hctrer- r. will receive a blanket approval. The platform will disavow party r<wpcr. sibility for the bi^artiian com&ssSca which elected Speaker Sburtlef? and tiM one which elevated William Larimer to t! ■> United States Senate. TERRY EXCEEDS CONTRACT SPEED Newport Xews. 'a... Sept. 22. — The ftt burning, turbine driven torpedo beat de stroyer Terry, the newest product of t!i^ Newport News Shipbuilding and D— Dori Company, developed 32.15S knots an tour en hat standardization trials over tM measured mile course oft Lewes, Del., yes terday. This speed is 2-* Si knots ia exces3 of the contract requirements of 2T-2 kSoCX