The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-10
.SLOAT FASSETT NAMED.
The Collector Of the Port Nominated
by the Republicans for Cow
ernor Of New York.
The Convention Referred to Har-
rison, But It Went Wild
Over Blaine.
Massachusetts Prob ibitionists Nominate =
Ticket and Score the Present
National Administration.

Massachusetts Prohibitionists Nominate y
Ticket and score the Present
National Administration.
ROCHESTER,. N. Y. Sept. 9.--At noon Gen.
Knapp, chairman OF the state committee.
called the republican state convention to
order. He spoke briefly and a reference to
the "Matchless man from Maine" was re-
csived with terrific and prolonged applause.
w. w. Goodrich was then chosen tempo
rary chairman. On taking the chair ne
made an address. He pointed with pride to
the record of the republican party since its
foundation, and said the four years Of DEM
ocratic rule had convinced the people of the
duty OF recalling the partial power con-
ferred upon the party which had been on
the wrong side ever since the days when It
championed the extension of human sla-
very into free territory. At the last cleo
tion, however, it again obtained majority
of the lower house of congress. This was
accomplished by campaign OF colossal
living and deception. He pointed with
pride to the pure, sagacious and con-
servative administration of President
Harrison, to the growing COM
merce of the country under
reciprocity with cur American neighbors
induced by the matchless foresight of Sec
retary Blaine, and to a navy already rank
ing with those of the other great maritime
powers of the world. The speaker reviewed
the tariff question at great length and spoke
in high praise Of the Mckinley bill.
Upon the subject of silver he said: IAN
honest dollar for honest debt. We applaud
the courageous utterances of President
Harrison in his recent speech at Albany.
This is to be campaign of education and
not OF deception. The republican party
has never to fear an investigation OF Its
principles or its practices. The democra-
tic party, like lizard, changes color ac-
cording to its environs. At the south 1T
stands for prohibition; 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 man upon it, and at the east 1t de-
mands gold and silver coinage on an equal
| basis"
this great state as he stands Like modern
| Colossus one foot in the executive chamber
at Albany an. the other in the senate
chamber at Washington, his hands grasp
| ing the lever of the democratic machine.
which he CONTROLS by filling public Offices
| with his subservient tools, his eyes greedlly
fixed on the presidential chair, In which he
| will never sit; pandering to the liquor IN
terest, playing with the question OF honest
money, cheating tho laboring men by de-
| feating for years the Australian ballot
system, obstructinp the entire legislation OF
the state to prevent an investigation of his
partisan water rats in the canal, rising to
no higher level than ward politician.
Verify, the coming contest is that of Hill
ism grated on to Tammanyism against the
political conscience of the voters of this
commonwealth, and on such an issue we
shall snffer no deteat."
When reference was made by Goodrlch To
President Harrison and Secretary Blaine,
in connection with the recent reciprocity
measures, there WAS hearty cheering, about
evenly divided between the two. Augustus
Smith was chosen permanent chairman,
after which the convention took recess.
When the convention reassembled this
afternoon, permanent organization was
effected with James M. Varnum as chair.
man. He delivered an address of great
length, the telling points of which were en-
Enthusiastically received. There was no
room for doubt as to the relative volume Of
applause when Varnum referred to the reci-
/ procity policy of the administration as tho
work Of Benjamin Harrison and especially
of Secretary Blaine. generous outbursl
greeted Harrison's name, while tumuli
arose when Blaine's name was mentioned
A cannon, just outside the hall, WAS fred al
the moment to swell the olamor.
i A letter was read from Andrew d. White
withdrawing his name as gubernatoria
candidate Then Senator O'Connor. o1
Bnphampton, placed in nomination fol
governor J.. Sloat Fassett Of Chemung
7. NJ. Farthing, of Erie county, nominated
Phillip Beecher, of Buffalo. James II
Rensselaer,. William II. Williams, o.
Brooklyn, nominated Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford, and Gen. Butterfeld presented
the name Of Mr.. Wadsworth. The Becker
element strove to adjourn the convention
until tomorrow, but we're voted down
The roll call was proceeded with. and pres
GENTLY Gen. Woodford said that, finding
Fassett has a clean majority of votes ht
asked permission to cast Kings county SoliC
for Fassett, and that the nomination bt
made unanimous.
A delegate from Buffalo then said he wat
authorized to turn to Fassett the entire
oreated sensation q Jew minutes before
BY declaring that the people did not want 1
candidate who WAS holding office under tht
national administration. Then Wads
worth's name was withdrawn, Carr's ad
. herents hurried into camp and Fassett':
the cannon outside doomed governor
salute. The resolutions committee ther
reported the platform as follows:
The platform reaflirms the principles OF
which victory was won in 1888 and approves
the legislation Of the Fifty-first congress
! 1t oommends the wisdom, patriotism ant
purity Of the administration of Presiden
Harrison, who has brought himself near tt
the hearts Of the people by his ability ant
fidelity in the enforcement of the laws nne
tho performance OF his duties, and also b,
the admirable presentation Of American
principles which he has made In his nd
dresses to the people. The administration
commands the confidence and respect o
tho American people by Its Intelligent
J efficient and saRacious conduct of publi
business in all departments, especially b,
the ability and energy displayed by the dis
tinguished citizen of this state In building
navy to become adequate to national de
fense by thorough and sucoessful manage
ment of the vast transactions Of the treas
ury under the present secretary and hi
, lamented predecessor, and by tho brillian
: and couset vative treatment of our foreigi
relations by tho secretary OF state, whiel
has raised the American name to the high
+ eat position ever attained among the ma
, tions Of the globe.
Tho platform thon doc leres that the rev
enus legislation OF the tifty"hrst congress
. both in tho tariff and administrative ac
Ia Just and proper application OF tn
policy OF protection to American labor, an,
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