The evening world., 1893-10-06
DEFIANCE OF PlATT.
New York Delegates at Syracuse
Vote to Reject Bartlett
Republican State Convention Gets
TardiIy TO Work.
Harrison Administration Declared
to Mark q Golden Age.

SYRACl SE. OF. G-Bright skies AMI
bracing air greeted the assembled Re
publicans OF the STATE when they awckc
from their slumbers this morning. Mr..
Iatt and his lieutcnants were. how
ever. too much exhausted by the pro-
tracted labcrs of last evening to quit
tEeir beds very early.
william A. Sutherland, OF Rochester,
ex-senator Commodore =. Nedder. OF
Cattaraugus County. and Editor John |
4. Sleicher. of New York. sat up late
over the platform. and had II ready for |
the typewriter before they sought their |
beds
Frank Brundage. OF Buffalo. who was |
selected late last night for permanent |
Chairman OF the Convention. spent the |
his speech. and had need of the assist |
ance OF stsnographer right after
breakfast.
THE PLATT SLATE BLURRED. |
The slate was not in az good cond!- |
tion this morning as when the leaders
The New YORK delegation at its cau-
Gus failed to unite on Mr.. Bartlett for
ot shV ohe 81 Aapea oH
to support John Sabine Smith for that
nomination.. and only twenty eight for
Mr.. Bartlett
This division among the New York
men encouraged the friends of other
asprants, and the names of Judge
Rumsey., Of Bath; Judge lann: of SYRIA
mentioned with approval by many dele
gates. In spite OF all this Mr.. Piatt
declared with apparent confidence that
The Buffalo delegation. which had been
asked to furnish "a candidate for Comp
troler, united upon George Urban, Chair
man of the Erie County Republican
| 4 r,itt
assembling of the Convention had not
been able to persuade him to allow the
use of his name.
started in to boom himself for the Comp
trollership early in the morning. but ms
chances were not improved by the tact
that the slate already contained the
name OF Addison II. Colvin. Of Glens
/ Falls, for State Treasurer.
The remainder of the slate fixed up
last night. Including Cen. Palmer, Of Al
bapy.Sfor Secretary Of State. John
General, and Gampweii W, Adams; Of
stand the test Of time up to the hour
when the Convention met.
NO CONFERENCE OF EDITORS.
The conference Of Republican editors.
called for 10 A. NJ. failed TO material
ize. and was Postp0ned until l,t.r aftern99n
h lance .ne h'RRfh RRhe OF nornins TsS4hs was occupied
chiefly In meetings OF the delegations to
committees. DIR. .Chauncey NJ. Depew
was the most notable arrival Of the fore
noon.
Ian to stream into the Alhambra Con,
vention Hall, and the galleries to MI
with SPECTATORS, a band stationed In
the rear gallery discoursed enlivenins
A few minutes before le o'clock sew
eral Republican leaders. including De
llupl
called to order at l2.22
On the roll call a few substitutions
were made by the chairmen OF delega-
tions The credentials OF the Brlden
contestants from the Second District of
Onondaga We're presented by l.. =. Mer-
ritt and referred to the Committee on
Credentials,
p. w. Cullinen. OF Oswego, was made
temporary chairman and made an ad-
ministration of President Harrison, I'll
Illuminated by the genius of Blame" as
"a fitting climax 70 the memorable his
seGsa Of the xs 3. when
golden age OF the Republic"
REFERENCE TO MAYNARD KISSED.
A reference by the speaker to Judge
! Maynard was received with Kisses.
John $. Kenyon, r. l.. Fox and G. A.
Ball were made secretaries OF the Con-
vention.
Resolutions providing for the various
committees were adopted, and the ap-
g. l.. Macarthur. OF the Troy Budget.
presented a resolution asking that or
ganized labor be allowed one delegate
, to the Constitutional Convention. The
matter was referred to the proper com
, mittee.
After the announcement OF commit
. tee meetings Il recess was ordered until
$50 p. NJ. on motion Of James j. Van
Allen, OF New York.
The committees on Credentials and and
: tie time in their delibera tions. but the
gentlemen In charge OF the platform
y heroicaliy went without any dinner and
devoted the entire recess to their work.
They had rather stormy session, sey-
Z eral of the members objecting vigorously
y, to the style OF the resolutions presented
for their consideration
g They were OF the opinion that Ma
2 tional issues should be more prominently
discussed, and that the party should not
5 go before the people with a policy con.
= fined to State matters. The trainers OF
g the resolutions were sustained by "A ma
: jority of the Committee. however.
D Rev. j. X. b. Smith, of New York. ap.
+ that special mention he made of recent
s Southern outrages, A committee OF
ladies also requested attention to the
g suffrage question.
- BEFORE the Convention reasscmblei th'
= Buffalo people agreed to present tho
g name of James A. Roberts for Comptrol
o Ter. This filled out the ticket and as
sured the easy running OF the maChn,
e at the afternoon session
t Temporary Chairman Cuiiihen was
o promptly at his post a $780, but did moi
e rap for order until 3.50.
:. AS soon az he did 80 Mr.. Van Allen
OF New York, moved that Chauncey NJ
; Depew be invited to address the Conven
e thusiasm, and Mr.. Depew was brought
! forward to talk.