New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-21
LABOR MEN FOR MILLER.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SUPPORTED
THE STATE CONVENTION OF THE LABOR PAhIf
KNOWS WHERE TO LOOK FOR BAL
lot REFORM


KNOWS WHERE TO LOOK FOR BAL
LOT REFORM.
Tho United Labor party State Convention last night
decided IN favor Of Warner Miller for Governor Many
of the delegates favored full Endorsement but cvcntu
ally the convention decided not to put up a candda'e
of their own but TO support" tho nominee OF inc
Republican party A debate enslied on resouf on
to place full Labor party ticket in the hch Du' inc
faction that led the opposit on was soon voted down
few delegates made big effort 10 carry hlo'loh
against the Endorsement Of the Republican nominee
for Governor, but the sense OF the convention was
decidedly aga INST them and they were forced to give
way and a motion TO support Warner Miller was car
rcd by a large majority
The motion was originally made to the effect that
a whole Labor ticket be put up, but IT fell through
for want of a sccOnder. Then mott on was made 10
nominate full electoral ticket. except for Governor
and that the nominee of the party pledged 10 Dai"t
reform be Endorsed for Governor Then an amend
ment was offered TO the effect that no party be IN
dorscd but It was voted down. and the original motion
was carried except that the word support Instead
of indorse- was used On the various amendments
the vote was always favorable to Warner Miller by
a large majority.
When Chairman Clancy called the delegates TO orhcr
Delegate Seaman, of Ncw-York. renewed the ba''ie
of the previous evening by attempt ne 70 move mat no
political party be indorscd but that the Labor party
nut straight ticket I'm The field. The chairman re-
fused TO recognize him on the ground that that motion
had been Withdrawn on the previous nlght. inc
chairman said that John J. Bcan had the hoor.
Mr. Bean moved that the party put up straight
ticket except that they support Warner Tier ior
Governor as he had pledged himself to ballot REFORM
BEGINNING THE FIGHT FOR MILLER
Mr. Seaman said they should go into the fight with
clean skirts. Supporting the Republican candidate
was equal Endorsement" and he hoped they would
! hx, In a
except their own. The speaker was repeatedly called
TO Order and eventually T. Ford, Of Ncwfoik got the
floor and said that this the beginning OF nsht
| for the supremacy of the Labor party FOR TWO
years they had placed candidates IN the field for The
| simple purpose Of seeing them knocked down. unicsS
they got ballot reform by supporting the candidate
Of the party pledged ballot reform. the labors OF
| that convention would be in vain. Delegate Ede
man. OF Kings County bel eyed that II was absolutely
necessary, before they could get any ballot REFORM
for the candidate Of the party pledged 10 such
reform. applause and cries of MOI
WHERE TO LOOK FOR BALLOT REFORM.
| Delegate Donovan, of NewYork, favored the party
OF ballot reform He denounced Governor Hi as Inc
man had broken all his pledges. and who was the
representative of bribery and corruption Ho"dicis
should be crushed. whether they were Aldermen or
| Governors (Applause) Delegate Mccarthy. Of New
York. said Governor Hi hal proved himself to be- the
most bitter opponent of honest ballot. II was the
Republican party that had given what liitlc ballot re-
form there had been obtained, adding: Let us help
this party that has rot only promised us ballot reform
appausc bur helped to get our inspectors, when
Tammany held us by the throat loud applause)
Delegate Rawzcr of Ncw-Yorb, said he was opposed
to the nomination of a candidate for Governor except
on their own ticket, but they would find. he said. that
the Democrats had got control Of all the lodging houses
OF the lower wards Of the city. and on election day
they would see the tlamps from these places being
HIre
victs in a chain gang (applausc TO make them vote
for the Democratic ticket Could they vote for David
b. Hill for Governor after thal Cries Of NO'l lie
was for ballot reform. (Appause) Delegate Stein
metz Of Onondaga, asked how they were going to get
ballot reform unless they voted for the party pledged
TO IT. lie favored the nomination Of the Republican
candidate Delegate Dcnham. of Broome said: We
can never get ballot reform unless We support the
| party that will help to get It. The Republican
party has promised that aid and ought to support
that party If only to defeat Governor HILL TAP
| pausel
Delegate Cahill said he wanted TO help tho candidate
that had promised to help the Labor party. Delegate
Corners suggested that The members Of The party be
allowed to support anybody they pleased. and Delegate
Degnan said that ballot reform was most lmpOiiah,
reform. and they ought 10 support the party that had
| promised it. They should throw their whole support
In favor Of that party, and support the man who was
pledged to support ballot reform. Delegate oandoId.
Of Troy. said he favored ballot reform. IT was
ridiculous TO Try and gain ballot reform without sup
porting that party that had promised to help them 10
| get II. Let them get ballot reform, and then they
| would have a chance to fight in fair field.
FOR MILLER AND BALLOT REFORM.
Delegate Hawkes. called for division on the
resolution Delegate O'Byrne said the ques-
| ton had been fully discussed, and
he hoped they would vote for the party pledged To re
form. ApplauseJ Delegate Forrest, of Brooklyn.
said while be opposed full Endorsement Of any par
ticular candidate, he could not against Warner
Miller as long he pledged TO support plank VI
a United Labor Party-ballot reform. Delegate sulli
question was then moved by Mr. Reynolds. and tho
| vote stood 90 TO 81. The count questioned. and
a second ballot had, the vote then standing II
10 "a. Again II was questioned and again put. and
the vote ia 10 II.
| The chairman then put the amendment follows ::
That nominate full State ticket except that We
support the candidate pledged TO ballot REFORM This
was carried by vote Of 1914 TO 102.
The dissatisfied element claimed that rcd cords had
been shown and that two altrrnatcs had voted
with their delegates. and the chairman ordered
| ond count. -Four teerS appointed. and the re-
| suit was l31 TO 81. The result was received with
tremendous cheering. a the chairman had been
talned every time the vote had been questioned and
The vote in favor Of the Republican candidate for Gov
| ernO~ had increased every fine
! Lawrence J. McIarlin, OF LOckpurt nominated
| for Judge of the Court Of Appeals, and John II.
biackcncy. of BrOomc County. nominated for
| Lieutenant Governor James Rcdpath and Victor \.
Wilder nominated for ecctOr, large.
JUDGE THURMAN TO THE COLORED MEN.