Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-09-11

were mentioned. j. NJ. Varnum
was chosen permanent chairman, COM
mittees appointed, and recess taken
until p. M.
The Afternoon Session.
The convention reassembled at 4:2O
.. IN. Senator Edmund O'Connor, of
Binghampton, placed the name of Mr..
J. Sloat Fassett before the convention.
In doing so, he said, that the name he
was about to place in nomination would,
ne believed, be approved by the conven-
ton today and ratified by the voters of
the state next November. Mr.. Smith
of Richmond, seconded the nomination
of Mr.. Fassett on behalf of the young
workingmen.
Delegate Farthing, of Erie, placed in
nomination the Hon. Philip Becker, of
Erie.
Mr.. William Williams of Kings coun-
ty, placed in nomination General Stew
art L. Woodford.
Salnes H. Potts, of Rennselar, pre-
selted the name of General James B.
Carr. Ex-State Senator Macarthur sec
onded the nomination. General Daniel
Butterfield named General Wadsworth,
who, he declared, was a Republican of
two generations.
After the nomination o. General
Wadsworth the voting proceeded. Be-
fore its completion General Woodford
cast the 81 votes of Kings county for
Fassett and moved his unanimous nomi-
nation. Beckers delegates came next
and then Carr's, and the motion was
carried with rush, while the gun out
side the hall began booming a guberna-
torial salute of thirteen guns.
The ticket was completed as follows:
John w. Vrooman was nominated fol
lieutenant governor by acclamation; Ex-
Senator E. F. O'Connor, for secretary of
state: Arthur c. Wade of Chautauqua,
for comptroller: Ira NJ Hedges OF
Rockford, for treasurer; w. A. Suther.
land of Monroe, for attorney general
Verplanck Colvin Of Albany, for state
engineer and surveyor.
The Platform.
The platform adopted commends the
wisdom, patriotism and purity of the ad
minstration of President Harrison; de
clares in favor of the revenue legislation
of the Fifty-tirst congress; favors the full.
fillment of the pledges given to the sol.
diers of the Union that the nation which
they saved would not fail in just treat.
ment of surviving veterans, and of widows
and orphans of those who sacrificed their
lives that the nation might live; approves
the speedy construction of the Nicaragua
canal under American charter by Ameri
can enterprise and with American capital
recognizes the dignity of labor and the
necessity of proper legislation to protect
its interests: favors such legislation as will
prevent all illegal combinations and un.
just exactions by aggregated capital and
cooperative powers; commends the inter
vention Of the government to secure jus.
tice to the Russian Jews; declares in favor
of local option by counties, towns and cit.
les; commends the policy of the admins
tration in providing for Il reserve of one
hundred cents worth of silver for every
dollar issued favors the amendment OF
the ballot law; approves the passage of the
direct tax refunding bill, and denounces
the unpatriotic effort of David b. Hill
through the last Democratic assembly, tc
place this state i'll an unfriendly attitude
toward the Worlds Columbian exposition
i, be held in Chicago in 1893.
At 7:45p. M. the convention adjourned
English Money to Defeat Mckinley.
PrrTsBURG, Sept. 7.-Thomas H. Dud
ley, a prominent citizen of New Jersey
who has just returned from England, il
conversation with number of Pittsburg
manufacturers at Cresson Springs is
quoted as saying: "While at the Cob
den club. 1 learned that a determined eff.
fort was being made to defeat Mckinley
for governor of Ohio. and if money can
do it this will be done. No specified
amount has been mentioned, but 81 ,OOO,-
600 can readily be secured by voluntary
contributions.