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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
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"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
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SENDS SHSBMAN TO SARATOGA
Vice-President Bail Ist Occida Dele,
gatica — Lest His Own District.
UUca. N. T.. 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