The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-10
FASSETT FOR GOVERNOR.
NEW YORK's REPUBLICANS NoMI-
NATE ON THE FIRST BALLOT.

NATH ON THE FIRST BALLOT,
He Received 514 Out of a Total of TIA
Notes.-The Vote Then Made Unani-
mous-John W. Vroomen Nominated
For Lieutenant Governor and Eu-
gene r. O'Connor For Secretary of
State.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. Sept. 9.-The repub-
lican state convention was called to order
here at 1920 o'clock to-day by Gen. Knapp,
chairman of the state committee. Rev. d.
Stebbins offered prayer. He asked espe-
cially that the interests OF capital and of
labor should be permanently harmonized,
and also that the conventions platform
should be wisely and well framed. At the
conclusion of the prayer an orchestra and
quartette led the convention in singing the
hymn America" Just as the singing was
finished Mr. Fsssett was seen making his
way toward his seat, and he was at once
greeted with wild and prolonged cheering.
1t was five minutes before the chairman
could restore order 80 that the roll might be
called.
FAssaTT FOR GOVERNOR.
w. W. Goodrich was made temporary
chairman. The usual committees were ap-
pointed and recess taken until o'clock,
When the convention re-assembled the fol-
lowing ticket was nominated:
J. Sloat Fassett for governor, on the first
ballot (He is now collector of customs at
New York city.
John w. Vroomau of Herklmer for
lieutenant governor, by reclamation.
Eugene F. O'Connor for secretary of
atata nv accIamotiOn
Ira NJ. Hodges for state treasurer, by
aoclamation.
A. C. Wade of Jamestown for con-
troller, by acclamation. g.
William Sutherland of Rochester for
attorney general, by acclsmation.
Verplanck Colvin of Albany for state
engineer, by reclamation.
Mr.. Fassett's vote was 5l4 out of total
of 774. The vote was made unanimous.
THE PLATFORM
The platform has twenty three planks.
The fret is affirmation Of loyalty to party
teachings. The second is an Endorsement of
President Harrison. The following are
verbatim:
8. The administration commands the conf
dence and respect Of the American people by
efficient conduct of public business in all depart
ments; especially by the ability and energy
displayed by a distinguished citizen of this
state in building navy to become adequate to
the national defense; by thorough and sue
cesSful management of the vast transactions
OF the treasury under the present secretary and
his lamented predecessor; and by brilliant and
conservative treatment of our foreign relations
by the Secretary Of State which has raised the
American name to the hi chest position ever at
tanned among the nations OF the glade.
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
4. The revenue legislation of the Fifty-first
| congress, both in the tariff and administrative
act, Is q Just and proper assertion of the policy
OF protection to American labor, and control of
the home markets for the industry of our own
people, aud the fruits OF this legislation are in
creasing daily in the establishment of new fac
tories, in steadier employment to wage-earners,
In better prices to the farmer for the products
of the soIl and in the assurance of the financial
independence OF our country in the face of mon
etary distress throughout Europe and South
America.
s. BY well adjusted treaties Of reciprocity the
administration is opening the markets of the
western world to our surplus farm products and
manufactures, by admitting free OF duty such
articles as we do not and can
not produce in adequate quantities end
securing in exchange the exemption from duty
of such articles as it is profitable for our farms
and factories to export. The joint operation Of
such reciprocity and of the protective system
with the restoration of the American flag to the
ocean carrying trade, promises to developiour
foreign commerce on a healthful basis advan-
tRgeous TO all our industries
SILVER COINAGE.
o. 1ne aCt OF July Ia, 1884, provides for the
purchase of the silver product of the American
mines, and the issuing of new treasury notes,
protected by reserve of 100 cents worth of
silver for every dollar issued. We commend
this policy of maintaining gold and
silver at parity, treasury notes paid
for silver to be kept at par with gold The
voice OF New York is emphatic against any
degradation of the currency and demands.
with President Harrison, "that every dollar
issued by the government, whether paper or
coin, shall be as good as every other dollar"
THE PENSIONS.
7. The Republican party, not forgetting the
critical days when the needs OF the republic
counted neither blood nor treasure, while
mindful OF the dictates OF economy and avoid
ing the reaction invited by an excess of apDro-
priations, favors fulfllment of the
that the nation which they saved would not
fail in just treatment of the surviving veterans
and of the widows and orphans of those who
sacrificed their lives that the nation might live
Tho others plankS dsolare in favor of the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal by
Americana against foreign pauper labor;
favor protection to voters in the exercise OF
franchise; condemn trusts and monoplies:
express sympathy with the Russian Jews
favor local option by counties and gener-
ally arraign the Democratic party for all
the sins ct omission and commission
known to the public service.
AMERICAN SHIPS.
The following resolution by Col. Elliott
F. Shepard OF New York, was by unani-
nous vote Of the committee recommended
and presented before the convention,
where it was carried:
Resolved, That the Republican party of the
state recognize the supremacy in shipping and
commercial matters of the beautiful metropolis
of the nation, at the mouth of the Hudson, aud
will encourage the American spirit that is de-
termined to carry that supremacy still higher
and TO build American ships, manned by Ameri-
can seamen, both for carrying all American
trade, and, as far as possible, that between
other countries.
PROHIBITION TInKEr.