New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-17
NEW-YORK REPUBLICANS.
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION IN BUFFALO.
FRANK HIscoeK. cHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw. WARMER
MILLER AND THOMAS c. PLArT CHOSEN
DELEGATES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE MILLS BILL.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO rnH TRIBUNE.

| Hoioh, ds frlS Dccn I0fcSnauOWeu, 10 udy
elected Senator Frank Hiscock, ex-senator War
nss Miller Chauncey NJ. Depew and ex-senator
thomas c. Piatt as delegates s-at-largc to the PC
publican National Convention. These delegates
go to Chicago uninstructed for any candidate for
'hc Presidency. The only platform adopted
d snort resolution dcnouncng the Mills free-trade
pui ana pedglng the support Of the Republicans
Oh Hew-fork to tho candidate for President nomi-
mated by the National Republican Convention.
Inc alternates to the dclegates-at-largo chosen
were ex-senator James Arl1cll, David 4 Baldwin,
senator John Raires and ex-senator Daniel III.
Mcmillan new Republican State Committee
was elected and Presidential electors were selected
TO represent many Of the Congressional districts.
Ihls work was an alLday task.
All Of the 6o3 delegates had arrived early in the
morning, and most OF them seemed to be crowded
together in the Genesec House, where upstairs
were Senator Hiscock, ex-senator Miller and ex-
Senator Thomas G. Platt About 10 o'clock the
Sew-York delegates and Ncw-York sends the big
delegation OF 115 members, held q meeting with
closed doors in one of the rooms of the Genescc
House. Police Justice Solon b. Smith acted as
chairman. Scarcely had the roll been called when
Police Justice Patterson moved that the New-York
delegates should cast their votes for Levi p Nor
! ton, Warner Miller, Chaunccy NJ Depew and
Thomas c. Platt for delegates large This ticket,
If adopted by the State Convention, would have
the effect of excluding Senator Hiscock from the
| list of delegatcs-at-large. Assemblyman Ernest
| Ii. Crosby, who was one Of the eleven Assembly
men who, by holding the balance of power be-
tween Levi p Morton and Warner Miller in the
Senatorial contest OF 1887, managed TO elect Mr..
lllscock as United States Senator protested against
the adoption CT Mr.. Patterson's ticket 1t would
be rank injustice to Senator Uiscock thus to ex-
clude him from the delegation which New-Yorll
was to send to the National Convention. More
over, there no justification for such an attack
The objection would be made that NewYorll City
proposed to send two of the dclegates-at- large
namely, Chauncey NJ. Depew and Levi p. Morton.
lie had been informed that Mr.. Morton did not
desire TO be a delegate-at-laree. In reply to Mr.
Crosby the supporters Of the Patterson ticket said
that no hostility to Senator Hsoock was felt or
intended. In pushing Mr.. Morton the
New-York delegation would be simply ex-
pressing its preference for q local can
didate. In their opinion Mr. Depew was
tho candidate for delcgate-at-largc in u certain
sense OF other districts than New-Yorll. lie
could not be accredited solely TO New-York, and
therefore Nh Morton alone would be truly the
New-Yorl1 representative.
vote was then taken upon Judge Patterson's
motion, which substantially substituted the name
Of Levi T. Morton for that of Senator Hiscocll,
and the motion was adopted by large vote. The
delegates of twenty-five of the twenty-four Assem-
bly, Districts of New-Yorl voted in favor of the
motion and the delegates Of only two Assembly Dis
tricts, the XIIIth and the XXIst, against it. The
news of the decision OF the Ncw-York delegates
spread quickly about Buffalo, and was heard of
with much regret by the majority of the delegates
from the other counties of the State, since there
was general desire for unanimous action on the
deegates-at-large. II was felt that the Union
ticket OF HiscoclS, Platt, Miller and Depew was
well composed, if the geographical distribution OF
these delegates was considered, Mr. Hiscock COM
ing from the central part of the State, MIR. Platt
representing the southern tier Of counties MIR.
Depew representing NcwYo city and Mr.. Miller,
the counties of the Mohawk Valley. General op-
position was at once made to the rearrangement
of tho delegates-at-largc proposed by the New
York delegation. 1t was pointed out with some
ferocty that that city was proposing to take TWO
of the delegatesatlarge. Senator AlscocKS
friends were Of course, much annoyed by the pro-
posal that he should be made the victim of the
desire Of the New-Yorll delegation that Mr. Morton
might be elected delegate-at-large. However, the
TEMPEST over the matter quickly subsidized when
the following telegram was received by James NJ.
Varuum from Mr.. Morton:
New.York May 10, 1888.
i
large the National Republican Convention floa'o dsA
my friends not present my name as am not canli'
date LEVI T. NORTON
GATHERING IN THE MUSIC HALL
This excitement over, the delegates started for
the convention, which was to be called to order
at IL o'clock The Music Hall, in which the
convention was held, is a noble building III
is situated upon the chief thoronghfao OF But
falo Main-st n broad straight avenue running
through the heart of the city. The finest buSl-
ness structures OF the city, the largo retall
dry-goods stores and similar buildings lace inc
street at its western extremity, while the eastern
end Of it is ornamented with beautiful dweulnss'
Midway between the business neighDorhood oil inc
street and its dwellings stands the Music liaiL
IL looks like some Flemish town hall. Buiit Oh
red brick and terra Gotta, the great tower wiich
surmounts the building gives it warlke appear
ance which bellies its purpose. The front OF the
building, Of brown stone and red BRICK mas an
imposing appearance, which is enhanced oy
gigantic arched doorway leading into tie
building. The purpose of the building Is
indicated by terra Gotta heads Of Beethoven, Wag-
ner and Mozart on the front Of the structure
Within the building there is the finest pubic
hall In the State, q large auditorium Droau s'ase
and one gallery There are seats for 1900 per-
sons The delegates began strollng INTO the ou'iu-
ing about ii o'clock Many Of them wore Dadges
bearing likeness of Chauncey NJ. Depew' WIN
the words printed upon each badge, For rreSl-
dent Chauncey NJ. Depew, the only man VINO can
carry New-York State" The hall was about three
quarters filed with delegates, when tal man
of distinguished appearance with iron-gray hair'
was seen quietly walking up the aisle 10 inc sc"tS
occupied by the Onondaga County delesauon,
Hiscock, Hiscocll" was shouted through inc man
and laundering round of applause anu cneerS
rolled I'D TO the ceiling in honor Of the Senator.
Seated near Mr.. Hsooek on the opposite side of
the aisle one could see the good-natured face oil
observation-disclosures Stewart L. Woodford, OF
Brooklyn, the dark featured Stephen D. French
Police Commissioner of New-Yorll, and the Keen