The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-24
rHE new YonK-nnPuhLIoANs,

toga--They Take up the Refrain OF the
Bloody-Shirt Howl.
SARATOGA, N. Y, September 22.-
The Republican State Convention met
here to-day to nominate the following
ticket Governor, Lieutenant Cover.
nor, Secretary of State, COMPTROLLER.
Attorney General, Treasurer and State
Engineer and Surveyor. At 1920. n.
M, james ID. Warren, Chairman Of
the State Committee, called the CON
yention to order. The Rev. DIR. s. v.
Leach, of A bany invoked the Divine
blessing upon the labors of the con
Vention. lie implored that tho hands
| OF the President and other members of
tho Federal Government be upheld bv
grace from above. The reverend gen-
| tleman also alluded to the delegates
| present rs Representatives of the par
ty which blotted out the irreligion of
slavery from the nation"
| The roll having been called, Chair
man Warren announced that the State
| Committee had agreed upon Senator
Warner Miller for temporary chair
man of tho convention. (Applause.)
| The chair appointed Hon. A. B. Cor
nell and United States senator Ell EI-
bridge N. Lapham to escort him to the
|
| plexion of tho Southern States. Mr..
Miller maintained that throughout the
length and breadth of that land there
| wasn't to be found q single govern
mcnt which holds the rcins bv the will
of the people. "Thc Republicans, he
said, "to prove this statement only
asked for II fair field and q fair fight"
Continuing, in reference to alleged
| illegal balloting in, the South, Mr..
Miller said that the men who have
managed tho polls in that section
would not continue to do the work
without pay. Upon the question of
the civil service of the government Mr..
Miller said the Republican party had
put the law into practical use and were
committed to it. He would suggest. .
however, that the Civil Service Com
mission be at once summoned together
and directed to add clause providing
that "All Jail birds and ex-convicts arc
forbidden to hold office" This he
thought would greatly relieve the
President Of the United States.
a recess was taken until 4.3O,
The convention was again called TO
order at 4.50, p. m. James w. Hustled
was made permanent chairman. At
the conclusion Of Hustcd's speech on
taking the chair the convention pro-
ceeded to nominate candidate for
Governor. Tho following were named
Ira Davenport, Levi p. Morton, Joseph
b. Carr, James d. Warren, DR.. John
Swinburne, Joseph w. Drexcl, Corne.
Illus N. Bliss, Gen. w. H. Sard.
Daiioting was then proceeded with.
The first ballot resulted as follows
Davenport l05, Carr 205, Morton AZ,
| nd
Warren 1877, DrcXcll, Bliss SO, Cornell
4, Eyarts l, Starin 8, Charles Andrews
l. Whole number of votes cast 691.
, At the conclusion of the first ballot tho
: convention, at $50, p. m, adjourned
until tomorrow.
SARATOGA, September 23.-The sec
: ond day Of the New York State Re.
publican Convention opened cold and
stormy. During the night there were
many conferences. The committee on
D rosviutio"e ncaru several delegations
during the night and worked till O. lntC
hour on the platform. The chaplain o.
the Senate, the Rev. DR.. S. V. Lcecb
+ urged the commit. W. take a souart
D and bold stand ol.rnI. All, Inference ones
: ton and to recommend constitutions
. amendment. The majority of tn.
l committee express opposion to the in
PRODUCTION of any temperance plank in
the platform.
SARATOGA, September 20. The hou,
; OF assembling appeared to be rather
early for the majority of the delegates
, They strollcd in the hall very slowly
and it was not until half-past ten tha
the chaplain offered prayer. Immedi
ately thereafter eX~AssemblymanD DaviC
Healy, OF Monroe, was voted pcrmis
sion to address the convention. Ht
warned the convention that mere prom
lses were useless. The convention
3 (Democratic) that meets tomorrow
might outbid the one that adjourn.
l to-day.
Gen. Sharp rose at the close Of Mr.
! Healy'S address and moved that Tho
l committee on resolutions be instructed
TO consider the points raised, and, i
f deemed advisable, embody them in tho
] platform. The chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, Col. Bliss, replied
, ! that the platform had already beer
. agreed upon. He believed that tho
laboring men would find on reading il
: that the points raised by Mr.. Healy
had been fully recognized. The com,
mittec on resolutions then, through
, Chairman Bliss, reported tho platform
: When the clause relating to prefer.
encc of Office to be given ex-soldiers
was read Corporal Tanner, of Brook.
, lyn, inquired if that meant that if q
} soldier passed examination that prov.
ed his competency he should be ap
pointed, even if a college graduate OF
yesterday should pass at higher fig
nres. ut does," quickly replied Col
t Bliss. "lf soldier passes 80 and
dude 100, the soldier gets the place. y
: [Great applause and laughter.]
Many of the clauses in the platform
were applauded, notably the one refer.
= ring to convict labor. The platform
was unanimously adopted.
James w. Wadswolth, of Livingston
county, was nominated for Comptrol-
. ler by acclamation. Anson S Wood,
OF Franklin county, was nominated for
Secretary Of State by accamation.
SARATOGA, September r23.-Davenport
was nominated for Governor, Gen.