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Show j May Be Stimson, One of the Republican Progressives Saratoga. Sept 2S. That Henry I Stimson, former I. S. dihtrlct attorney attor-ney of New York, will be the nominee of the progressives for Ihe governorship governor-ship became known after a conference confer-ence of lenders with Col. Roosevelt just before the convention. Saratoga, N. Y., Sopu 2S. Changing political currents this morning caused the rubbing off of the proposed gubernatorial guber-natorial slate of the names of Hawey D. Ilinman and J. Mahew Wain-I wrigbt When Ihe conferees wnol are fixluR up the ticket met before the convention opened, it was discovered that former I'niied States District Attorney Henry I Stimson had de-velcped de-velcped increased slreugth and appeared ap-peared at the moment to be the strong est candidate. Two sessions nf the tmventlon seem likely today. The discussion on the platform, the progressives suy, probably will take a ujor portion of the dav after which it may be necessary neces-sary to adjourn fr a nlqht esslon. Be tween sessions, ihe. gubernatorial slate will be fixed. It is further stated that an effort will be made to hnvj Senator Ilinman run as a candidate for lieutenant governor gov-ernor and the leaders were living to reach him this morning by the long- j distance telephone. Delegates to the second day's session ses-sion were wearying from Ihe excitement excite-ment and turmoil of yesterday's ses- slon, when Col, Roosevelt scored his first victory. The pc,Kfe,,'ivc, lenders were in a 1 conference until a late hour last night and. when the scheduled time came for the opening of the convention, only a quarter of the delegates were present. Vice-Frcsidonc Sherman was an early comer and was cheered as was Slate Chairmau Woodruff, who came in a few minutes later. There were resounding cheers for William Harries, Jr., ledaer of the old guard, when he entered. Col. Roosevelt called the convention conven-tion to order at 11: IS. As he took up the Ravel. Col. Roosevelt asked the delegates and spectators not to smoke. The committee on credentials reported re-ported there were no contests and there was no report lo bo mtide which elicited Irom the temporary chalimun wordy of congratulation. "This convention" he said, "has shown that the utmost Intensity of dlf ference of opinion can be accompanied by scrupulous fairness in handling the question as to who Is by right entitled to admission to the convention." United States Seaa-or Root was nominated as permanent chairman of the convention by the committee on permanet orgaization. The report was adopted ad Col. Roosevelt appointed (Continued on Page Seven I NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR. (Continued From I Vigo Oni.i Chiiiles S. Francis of Troy and Spea. er Wftdswnrtli of the assembly to c . con Mr Hoot 10 tho eh.il-. There was n loud" laugh when Col. Ilop?evelt. started to le.i ,-. tV platform plat-form without introducing .-setn'or Hoot. Senator Gloasin hustled aJter the Colonel and brought hlio back. "As I understand yon may not Identify Iden-tify the man I a nhont to Iniieduce, I a railed hack to present the permanent perman-ent chairman of tho convention, tho Hon. F.llhu Root," said Col. Roosevelt. "No prepared slate of which I have heard bore my name for perriiani-nt chairman and no prepared speech lurks in my pocket or in my hand " said the senator. "Nor shall I detain yon. by any extended ex-tended remarks from the work which you have before you and from ad-dresBln.T ad-dresBln.T yourselves to the performance perform-ance of that work, so that l.he deliberations delib-erations of the convention may he finished this day and the delegates to able to return to their homes this evening.'" The chairman said there were passim? pass-im? over tlio entire (onntry revolts RSainst the tl)ne-worD form of io!i-tleal io!i-tleal oij;aulzatlou. "InitlKtlvo and reforendutn, recall, direct election of senators direct nom (nations," said t h chairman, 'nc all evidence that the people of our country feel that our forms of political poli-tical organization do not adequately furnish tho voters of our political parties par-ties means to give effect to their political will. |