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Show em sip. CUTl HAS SUHOEMMG. Adjourns Without Disposing Dispos-ing of Vexatious Question of Roosevelt's Gubernatorial Guberna-torial Candidacy. FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT IS SPEAKER Whitman Decides to Stick to Race Whatever Colonel May )o; Former President Pres-ident Is SilenL i SARATOGA SURINGS, N. Y., July 19. The New York Republican state conven- lion suddenly adjourned today, leaving unanswered many questions to which re- I plies were eagerly awaited. Chief among these was whether Colonel j Theodore Roosevelt would enter the race j for the governorship. The prevailing belief be-lief was that he would. The part played by the women delegates dele-gates was no.- insignificant. Fully one. fifth 6f the 1031 delegates were new votors, and a woman. Miss Alary Garrett Gar-rett Hay of New York, was made chair- man of the resolutions committee. Women figured In one Incident that was out of harmony with the rest" of the session. ses-sion. Thiy was when a delegation of the more militant National Woman's party i displayed from the balconies a banner de- manding the support of United States i Senator Wads worth for the federal suffrage suf-frage amendment, or his resignation. At the direction of Chairman J. Sloat Fas- t sett, the banner was taken away from the women and crumpled up, but not until un-til they had struggled futilely;to keep its message before the delegates. The platform adopted declared for ft vigorous "win the war" policy, commended the administration of Governor Whitman, and "emphatically" urged the New York senators to vote for the federal suffrage amendment. Whitman Will Stick. Governor Whitman will remain a candidate candi-date for, renornination even if Colonel Roosevelt consents to enter the primaries, according to announcement today by William Wil-liam A. Orr, the governor's secretary. A call by William Howard Taft to the country to elect this fall a Republican congress, which he declared would stimulate stimu-late the Democratic president by offering constructive criticism of the administration's administra-tion's action and inaction, and, by legislation, legis-lation, enlarge the nation's military preparations, prepa-rations, was issued by the former president, presi-dent, addressing the convention. Reiterating his advocacy of an army of 5,000,000 mcr, Mr. Taft told the delegates that now is the time to raise the great force needed to win theWar. With a Democratic congress, waiting the president's presi-dent's lead rather than co-ordinating with the executive, lie said, this will not be accomplished ac-complished with the promptness which is imperative. While conceding the masterly ability of the president in stating the country's war alms. Mr. Taft asserted the administration administra-tion has not had the -same success in forming practical war policies. He cri ti ' ciscd also the tendency of the ad minis -! tration "to allow party considerations too much swav in its appointments to important impor-tant tasks," and declared that "politics has not been adjourned.'' as Indicated by what he ternit-d presidential interference in the party affairs of Wisconsin and Michigan. Mr. Tafts Speech. "Everything we do now r.d ever; thing we say must help win the war." he said. "The president has said politics is adjourned." ad-journed." He is ccrLiinly right, in so far as iolitics is to be usrd for personal ends cr party triumph. Rut popular govern -tnent, even in war, must ix carried on by parties. Tarty organisation of public opinion may be the best way to secure needed government action. That is the present case. The nation needs the ,ic-publican ,ic-publican party to give popular expression to an affirmative, assxesf ivc war policy. pol-icy. Its success at the polls in November Novem-ber will spur the administration to adopt one. A Republican congress will enact legislation to Initiate and carry it on. "We must admit that to change a peace-loving democracy in to "a nation which shaJl make an effective modern war on a huge scale is no easy task. There must be waste or money, effort and time. (Continued on Pago Pour.) G, 0, P. CONVENTION HAS SUDDEN Ell (Continued from Page One.) Much h;is been done by the administration and well done. We should not minimize in any decree the credit due to it for our conscription law. "Other achievements in war preparation prepara-tion mny properly be claimed for the credit of the administration. " We need not d well upon the unfortunate un-fortunate delays in the manufacture of rifles, machine smis, artillery, ships and airplanes or the cost ly blunders of the coal administration. Thev should be used as lessons. The credit of the administration administra-tion fw the work which has been done, however, should not be exaggerated ny iKiioiinK the great powers freely ylven it bv congress. "In framing practical policies for carry I nK out our hUh purposes, there is alwavs a hiilt and a hesitation in ailopt-inp- the necessary course finally entered npcr.J" Roosevelt Is Silent. OYSTKU HA Y, N. Y., July 19. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt upon his arrival here toniKht refused to discuss the Republican situation In New York slate. "My mind is not on politics at this time," ho said. "You can understand what my thoughts are on." Colonel Roosevelt said he had received a telegram from A t tor ney General Mer-ton Mer-ton K. .be wis, in which M r. Lewis st;i led that he -would withdraw from the gubernatorial guber-natorial contest if Colonel Roosevelt would become a compromise candidate. The colonel will not reply to the telegram now. Among the messages which awaited his arrival was one from his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., in Paris. It said: "Quentin's plane seemed to dive Son meters. me-ters. Not In (lames. Seen to strike the ground. Could have been under control, as did not spin. Chance exists he is a prisoner." Tins message rather dampened the spirits of the Roosevelt household, which had been cheered by a cablegram last night from his son -In-law. Dr. Richard Derby, who also is in Paris. This cable said that Lieutenant Roosevelt was undoubtedly un-doubtedly a prisoner in Germany. |