Evening journal., 1892-04-29
THE BIG FOUR Will co.
Platt, Miller, Hiscock and De-
pew New York's Delegates.
THEY ARE INSTRUCTED FOR NO ONE

rhe Platform OF the New York Bepub-
Iieans Praises Both Harrison and Blaine.
Speeches by Chairman whiteiaw Reid
and Messrs. Depew and FAssett.
ALBANY, April s9.-The delegates to Min
leapolis having all been selected in the con-
ressional districts, the representatives OF
he Republican party Of New York in the
national convention wll stand as follows;
Delegates at Large Chauncey NJ Derew,
Thomas G. Platt Warner Miller and Frank
Hiscock.
Alternates- samuel II. Mcmillan, Buffalo
3eorge G. Beech, Rochester; j. r. Parkburst
Bath; W. s. Weed, Potsdam.
District Delegates. 1-Beniam Warford
Carl S Burr. 2-Charlos A. Moore, Robert A.
sharkey. 3-John A. Nichols, Edward d. Bart
cit t-Theodore b. Willis Jacob J. schlusser.
i-Joseph Benjamin, Charles r. Heh. 6H. O.
Armour John r. Mlholand John d. Law
lon, Charles H. Murray. s-Horace Porter,
samuel Thomas. p-Jacob NJ. Patterson, George
billiard. i0S. V r. Cruger, William Henkel
I ll-Sheridan Shook Frederick S. Gibbs. l2
William Brookheld, r. y, shepard l3David
z Porter, John Reisenweber~ Il William II.
Robertson James W Hustled. l5-rhomas W.
Bradley Clarence Lexow lo-Louis r. payn,
Willard II. Mase n-G. n. Sharp, J. Leroy
Jacobs Isl. A. Quackcnbush H. q. Burleigh.
lg-John A. Sleicher, Thomas Austin. 20-John
sanford, Harvey }. Donaldson. 2l-Frank S.
Witherbee, Edward e. OBrien. &C. r. Sand
lord, p s. Goodale 23-V. Lansing Waters,
James S. Sherman. Henry q. Munger
Hobart Krum 25- Rufus r. Peck William b
Jogswei % Edmund O'Connor. Abram T.
Decker &-0orton W. Allen, James w Dt a.
well. III. Sloat Fassctt. John W. Dwight
s-F ID. Sherwood Morris +. sheppard 90
I Holbert H. Warner Frederick f. Gott 81
/ NItI1Inr4t q "A
Warren. Philip Becker. 20 Henry A. Persons
willis Il. Howes. BIN. " franchot james
McEwen
They co Uninstructed.
The "big four'-Depew, Platt, Millerand
Hiscock-go uninstucted and-unpledged >
support any candidate The convention
went wild at every mention Of Blaine and
rheered that Of Harrison Harmony IN the
proceedings in convention was the distin-
gushing feature For presidential electors
at large II. W. Sage, Of Ithaca, and Jesse
selgman, Of New York, were nominated
The only candidate for a state officer to be
elected next fall is q judge Of the court Of
appeals. The state committee was author
ized 20 make that nomination.
The platform as adopted reafhrms that
Of 1873. Il congratulates President Harri-
son on the success with which his admins
tration has carried out the principles
enumerated by that platform for protec-
tion and reciprocity; praises Secretary Of
State Blaine; commends the Republicans in
congress for defeating the free silver coin.
age bin; condemns the Democratic party
for removing county clerks, for overriding
the verdict Of the people IN the Legislative
elections, for granting valuable franchises
TO political favorites, for invading Central
park, for whitewashing a guilty Judge OF
the court of appeals, for increasing taxes,
for the "bogus census" by which the rural
districts were robbed 10 benefit the Demo
cratic cities, for the gerrymander Of the
senatorial and assembly districts, for legis
lation for its own benefit and for forgetting
It's promises to the working people
II denounces what il calls the degradation
OF the bench by Judge Maynard and charge,
the Democratic party with having stoler
the returns from Dutchess county The ap
portionment is denounced and it's alleged
, partisan character is illustrated by the fac
that Republican Monroe, with 1si 600 popu
lation, receives only three assemblymen
while Democratic Albany, with $4,000 pop
ulation, is awarded four
whiteIaw Reid's speech.
In his speech Chairman Whitelaw REID
asked;
Are the farmers OF New York. even th,
Democratic farmers anxious that another leg
islature like this should have another chance a
} their tax levyi Are the Democratic busines
} men OF New York anxious that this congress
should have its way unopposed about eithe
, free silver OF the tariff Nobody who know
our political history doubts that on critical oc
casions and with fair count New York snow
as Il has been from the beginning, essentially
, Republican state.
I New York has been carried by the Demo
l Gratis just three times ia thirty-sx years Foui
I years ago we beat Cleveland before the people
! Of New York 10y lt8i3 votes. They say hl
! wants 10 try 1t again. BY the rule Of three th'
problem would read thus; II his first success
e by $4,000 gives IN one year q second success by
y l0l7. then first defeat by l4573 ought 10 give
b IN four years, a second defeat by how much
= II this Is what the state Of New York did Z,
= Grover Cleveland, whom she respects, wha
I would she do 20 David B. Hili
We ask now but one thing-a right, the de
e nial Of which means revolution. We demaAd
e fair, non-partisan count This secured. we car
? carry New York II we choose and with New
York we can carry the nation. Only one thin
3 is needed to do it, simple natural, and as be
4 heve at this time, very easy We must "ge
! I together There are enough Republicans II
the state Of New York for one successful Re
publican party, but there are not enough fo
two. This seems TO me, then, the short ans
) Mr. Reid referred in his speech TO 9Th
e matchless Blaine,r and defended and midi,
r praised Harrison and Morton. He said
-Four years ago we commended Benjamin
Harrison aud Levi p Morton b the people o
this state for what we believed them 70 b,
e We have no apologies now 20 offer for thes
q men no explanation 70 give; and We enter upo
Il this years contest with the record Of what the
{ have been and what they have done as the n
e. spiratiou Of the successful canvass we mean {
make.
Depew Called For.
Mr.. Reid's remarks were received wit
. the greatest enthusiasm Mention Of Ser
= ator Hills name called forth hisses Their
WAS great applause when the speaker r,
= ferred 10 President Harrison, but the grea
est enthusiasm was manifested when Nj
Blaine's name was mentioned
When Mr.. Reid had concluded the del
gates insisted upon hearing from HoI
\ Chauncey n. Depew who said that his frien'
y ex-President Cleveland, when he took b
i familiar pilgrimage 70 Rhode Island to carr
the state interspersed the harmless polite
platitudes, which his hearers did not unde
stand, with a quotation from the Scri
"A tures. Fresh from the victory at Albar
4 he had selected from the decalogue, "ThC
= shalt not steal" The people of Rho,
. Island instantly elected a Republican go
ernor and legislature. daughter and a
plausel The Republican party, Mr.. Dope
said, entered on this campaign with Il
"a record Of an administration so SUGGEST
IN that criticism was at fault. It had said th
Ia American rights must be protected In sout
- ern sens; that American seamen must