The morning call., 1892-04-29
Election Of FeIegates by the State
Conventions.
REPUBLICANS III THE EXPIRE STATE.
Ehitelaw Reid Elected Chairman Of the COasen.
ten Able EHlogy Of Harrison and Blaine.
Platforms indordng the Administration.
tIteisl TO THE MoRS1Ns o4:.1..

ALBANY, n. Y, April 2S.--lt was. said
this morning that the sentiment among: the
delegates 10 the Republican convention was:
so generally for Harrison: that it would not
be necessary TO instruct the national dele
gates for him.
Chairman Brookield of the State Commit
tee called the convention to order at noon.
William A. Sutherland was chosen tenn
porary chairman. On taking the chair he
delivered an address upon the absolute
necessity of carrying New York in order to.
elect the next President, and said =. "We
are entering upon no holiday excursion.
We are facing ice. desperate, unscrupu-'
flous and splendidly equipped; with appe-
tites whetted by rte ent and stolen fruits
they are eagerly reaching for greater plum
der. Could the victory OF 1888 bo repeated
in 1922"
g.. The speaker warned them that the splu-
raliy Of IA, 4,000 which Harrison received in
1888 would not be sufficient to give him the
electoral vote in 1892, owing TO the celebrity
with which false returns are manufactured
and true returns stolen. He declared the
2. arrangements to rush. through fraudulent
returns and issue certificates under them
were perfected by Tammany Hail. He
closed by urging thorough organization in
every precinct throughlut the State as the
only means of achieving victory.
At the conclusion of Sutherland's speech
the usual committees were appointed. and
the convention took a recess.
Reid Elected Chairman.
When the convention reassembled in the
afternoon Hon. Whitelaw Reid was made
permanent chairman and received q ire
mendous ovation.
On taking the chair Reid addressed the
conyentfaG at considerable length, thank
ing the delegates for the honor done him,
and reviewing the history of the Republican.
party IN State anu national affairs. He
said: Our opponents have made the cam
paign. We ask now but right. the denial
of which means revolution, and a fair n0u-
partisan count. This secured we can carry
New York, and with New York we can
carry the nation. Whatever happens here
or al Minneapolis We shall 60 into this cam
Daign with our flag flying, on no still hunt
Tor votes. but win tie principles and the
record OF the party TO tile front, and with
candidates worthy OF both. We are for
honest money and mean TO fight on that line
to The end. so that any dollar issued by the
government shall be as good as any other
II issues or ever did. We are for protection
OF American Industry and American work
men, and we are for the Mckinley tariff,
Tor that wise and fruitful system of re-
efproclty. After hattering references to
Harrison, Morton and Tracy Reid resumed
his seat amid great applause.
When Reid referred to President Harri-
son as s'tnat noble man, Sitting under his
.grandfatIeI's hat IN the White House." the
house rang with cheers and laughter. II
remained, however, for the utterance char
acteriZing Blaine as "that great Secretary.
tie matchless Blaine" to bring the conven-
ton 10 its feet and the cheering for a time
was deafening.
Depew Makes . Speech.
After Reid had closed his remarks, Ia re-
spOnse to repeated calls. G. NJ. Depew came
10 the stage and made an extended address.
He said in part: The Democratic Legis-
lature has left Albany aud the Repu blican
lows night. The Democratic party, for the
FIRST time in many years, has had possession
during the past winter of every branch of
our State Government. 1t has demon
straTed what IL could do and then
has taken preliminary appeal to tie
people, and the preliminary appeal has been
answered at the spring elections In every
township and city In tile State by overwhelm-
ing defeats" He referred to Cleveland's
visit to Rhode Island and said that the result
has been shown in victory for the Republi-
can party in that State. After speaking In
euiogy Of the Mckinley bill, and saying
that the stand OF the Republican party is
for honest money, Mr.. Depew continued:
No h0nors could be heaped any higher than
those that already rest by common consent
j. Of his grateful couDtrymen upon the head
of James q. Blaine" [Applause.] He re-
ferred to President Harrison as the chief
n .
say to the hereditary legislators of the old
world there is the choice of our people
Benjamin harrison-match him. Zap
piause.J NO Presidency can honor him
more that the laurels Of love and esteem
placed by the people upon the head of
James G. Rlaine," said Mr.. Depew, and the
iumult which broke loose could not BE- re-
strained for many minutes.
The platform Teaffirms the platform OF
the National Republican Convention of 1888
and eongEatulates Harrison on the success
of BIS administration; iDdorses the Republi-
can revenue legislation aud the Mckinley
tarft act; eonmends the wisdom and sa-
gacity oil Harrison's Cabinet. and especially
of the chief Cabinet officer, Blaine; indorses
e. Harris on's declaration in favor of the honest
g dollar and commends the Republican men,
befs OF Congress for having secured the de-
feat of the silver bill, and saying that the
people must continue to look to the Repub-
llcan party to maintain the good faith of the
nation 10 all matters OF finance, pledged as
1t rs 10 keep any dollar bearing stamp of the
United States az rar with gold and repel the
assaults Of reckless advocates of the free
ard unlimited coinage of silver.
ss The Platform.
The platform denoances the treatment of
the c0lored people in the South as barbar-
. o0us and continued for the sole purpose of
perI etuatng the Democratic control of that
9 section; arraigns the Democratic party OF
the State for conspiracy against the consti
the official election returns, removing faith
full county officials and pardoning duly sen.
fenced criminals; the theft and suppression
OF public records, overriding the decision
Of the Court Of Appeals, aud various other
revolutionary and criminal acts which eul-
minated in the reversal OF the political ma
eJorlty Of the Legislature as determined by
the verdict OF the people. 1t deDounces the
Legislature thus feloniously constituted aud
the acts of said Legislature. While these
2 crimes were plotted and perpetuated by
David Il. Hill and his fellow cons spirators.
tile Democratic party. except individuals
who refuse to sanction the revolutionary
measures, made itself fully pariaker in
the guilt by It's greedy seizure Of the fruits
0of felony and the ylcions and shameless use
@ OF fraudulent majority in the Legislature
Ihe platform summons electors to unite
IN defense of the purity of the ballot and
hnality OF the legally expressed will Of the
majority; and the convention invites all
people, regardless OF previous party lines,
TO Join IN condemnation OF aud rebuke the
larceny Of the Legislature and the degrada-
ZION OF the bench Of the Court Of Appeals.
). Sloat Fassett then made brief ad-
Q dress, following which the platform was
read and adopted.
Messrs. Hiscock, Plat, Depew and Mil
ier, the big four" were selected delegates
at large 10 the Minneapolis convention
with McMillen of Buffalo, Buel of Roehes..
ter. Parkhurst OF Bath and Weed of Potts
dam aiternates. II. w. Sage of Ithaca and
Jesse Seligman OF New York were selected
rs elect rs at large.
Judge Arnonx then presented a resolution
Tecifing that the partisapship in the count.
ing of votes In the experience of the city of
New York conduces to fraud, speaking of
the blow dealt to the Tweed ring by Tilden
and O'Conor when the3 supervision of
elections was made non partisan and de-
manding Governor Flower to veto the re-
Gently PASSED inspectors Of election" bill
A resolution was adopted empowering the
State Committee to select an additional
member TO represent the Afr0-American
citizeus of the State The ron yenti ON then