The record-union., 1891-09-10
Special to the REconD-UN1oS.

Committee, called the Republican State
Convention to order. He spoke briefly,
and his reference to the "matchless man
from Maine'' was received with terrific
and prolonged applause. w. w. Good
rich was then chosen temporary Chair
man. On taking the chair he made an
address,.
In General Knapp's address he said that
success this year meant success next year,
when the party would be led by. the sol
dier and statesman now occupying the
executive chair applausel or by that
matchless man from Maine.
AT this there was wild and tumultuous
applause and cheering. Some one pro-
posed three cheers for J. G. Blaine, and
they were given with vim.
Goodrich pointed with pride to the rec
ord Of the Republican party since its
foundation, and said that four years of
Democratic rule had convinced the people
OF the duty Of recalling the partial power
conferred upon the party which had been
on the wrong side ever since the days
when it championed the extension of hui
man slavery in the free territory of the
Northwest.
Atthe last election, however, itagain OBJ
tained q majority of the lower house Of
Congress. This was accomplished by a
campaign of colossal lying and deception.
He pointed with pride to the pure, sa-
gacious and conservative administration
OF President Harrison, to the growing
commerce of the country under reci-
proclty with our American neighborS, in
duced by the matchless foresight of Sec
retary Blaine, and to the navy already
ranking with those of the other great
martina of tho world
The speaker reviewed the tariff ques-
ton at great length, and spoke in high
praise of the Mckinley bill.
Upon the subject OF silver, he said: San
honest dollar for an honest debt. We ap-
plaud the courageous utteranceS of PreSi-
gent Harrison in his recent speech at Al
bany. This is to be campaign OF educa-
ton and not of deception. The Republi-
can party never fears investigation of it's
principles or its practices.
1.-The Democratic party is like lizard,
changing its color according to it's en-
vlrons. In the South it stands for pro-
hibition, in the North for free rum, on the
Pacific Coast and mountains it demands
the free coinage of silver. In the Ohio
convention it adopted free coinage plank
by bare majority and placed hard money
upon it, and at the East it demands gold
and silver coinage on an equal basis
"We sorrowfully behold the Governor
of this great State as he stands like a
modern Colossus, one foot in theexecu-
tive chamber at Albany and the other in
the Senate chamber at Washington, his
hands grasping the lever of the Demo-
cratic machine, which he controls by fill
ing public offices with his subservient
tools, his eyes greedily fixed on the Pres
idential chair in which he will never sit,
pandering to the liquor interest, playing
with the question of honest money, cheat
lTlrr lnh Il
the Australian ballot system, obstructing
the entire legislation of the State to pre-
vent an investigation of his partisan
water rates in the canal, rising to no
higher level than ward politician. Yer
lily the coming contest is that of Hillism
grated on to Tammanyism against the
political conscience of the voters of this
commonwealth, and on such an issue we
shall suffer no defeat.''
When reference was made by Goodrich
TO President Harrison and Secretary
Blaine in connection with the recent recf-
procity measures there was hearty cheer
ing about equally divided between the
two. The usual committees were ap-
pointed and recess was taken until
this afternoon.
When the convention reassembled this
afternoon permanent organization was
effected, with James NJ Varnum as
Chairman. He delivered an address of
great length, the telling points of which
were enthusiastically received. He eulo-
gized reciprocity and the doings of the
Republican party during it's existence;
spoke highly of the tariff, and in regard
to finance said he was confident the con-
vention would not hesitate to proclaim in
the clearest and most emphatic terms its
adherence TO the principles of honest
money so ably and well expressed by
President Harrison. He trusted, too that
fha convention UNJllH hpGifofn 10
place itself on record in favor of a practi-
cal and intelligent amendment to the
ballot reform bill, 80 thoroughly emascu-
lated and shorn of its good uses through
the Vaccinations of David B. Hill. He
was in favor of some more intelligent
and rational regulation of the liquor
traffic and of the protection of the civil
service reform laws.
Varnum paid his respects to the great
Democratic octopus, Tammany Hall,
which now holds the city of New York
in its grasp, and is preparing to extend
it's tentacles over the entire State.
There was no room for doubt as to the
relative volume of applause when Var
mum referred 10 the reciprocity policy of
the Administration as the work of Benja-
min Harrison, and especially of Secretary
Blaine. A generous outburst greeted Har-
rison's name, while a tumult arose when
Blaine'S name was mentioned. A cannon
IuSI OutSICt Lllt udIl WAS HIeu dI The mo-
ment to swell the clamor.
A letter was read from Andrew D,
White withdrawing his name asia Guber-
natorial candidate. Then Senator O'Con-
nor of Binghamton placed in nomina-
ton for Governor j. Sloat Fassett of Che
mung; I. NJ. Farthing of Erie County
nominated Philip Beecher of Buffalo:
James III. Potts of Troy nominated Gen
eral Carr of Rensselaer,; William S. Will
Jams of Brooklyn nominated General
Stewart L. Woodford, and General But
terfield presented the name of Mr.. Wads-
worth
The Beecher element strove to adjourn
the convention until tomorrow. but
were voted down. The roll-call was pro-
ceeded with and presently General
Woodford said that, finding Fassett had a
clean majority of the votes, he asked per-
mission TO cast Kings County solid for
Fassett, and that the nomination be made
unanimous.
A delegate from Buffalo then said he
was authorized TO turn to FaSsett the en-
tire Erie delegation. This young man
had created a sensation few minutes be-
fore by declaring that the people did not
want candidate who was holding office
under the National Administration. Then
Wadsworth'S name was withdrawn
Carr's adherents hurried into camp, and
Fassett's nomination was made unani-
nous. while the cannon outside doomed
q Governors salute.
at its conclusion Mr.. Fassett was in