New-York tribune., 1894-09-18
STATE LEAGUE CONVENTION
IN ANNUAL SESSION AT SARAlo"A'
MAYOR GREEN OF BISGHAMToN REFLECTED
PRESIDENT - OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN
Br-srNEss PROMPTLY TRANsAcTED-IN-
CIDrNrs OF THE MEETING.

PRESIDENT OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN
pr-srNEss PROMPTLY rRANsAcTED-TN-
crpENrs OF THE MEETING.
TpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
| saratoea Sent 1.-THE chief business OF Re-
! pubcans here Is the nomination OF state ticke|
| hut in spite of this the meeting of the state
! League Of Republican Clubs attracted mnch at
| tention Great enthusiasm characterized l's TWO
| sessions to-day and its mass meeting to-nigh''
| and many earnest Republicans showed their IN
teres In the organization II Is the object OF 'he
| League 10 aid In effectlng the eection Oh ''e
| candidates to be named tomorrow, ana IL IS III
sn,endid shane 10 be OF valuable service The first
session Of the League was held to-day al nan
mast the noon hour in the big Convention Hall.
| Many Of the delegates did not arrive untii the
middle Of the afternoon. so the full attendance
| was not on hand wher the band opened the pro-
cecdngs by playing the -spangled Banner" "
| Mayor George r. Green. Of Binghamton, pres'-
dent Of the League; James Il. Townsend. the
secretary; State Treasurer Colvin and I. T.
| Shovne were warmly greeted when they ap-
| rscared on the platform. Mayor Green has been
| ,nderatirahle in his abors for the League since
| his arrival here last week. He came as can
| didate for Governor backed by the Endorsement
| of h,s county Broomc, but yesterday decded
| that he would inetead try for the second place
! on the ticket TIe has been so busy with the
| affairs Of the State League, however that ne mas
had to leave his canvass almost altogether 10 MS
| friends After prayer by the Rev. Dr. HawIey'
| Of Saratoga. Mayor Green introduced CharieS -
! Lester as tho Mayor of Saratoga. who wished 70
| bid the delegates welcome. Mr. Lester apoioS'zed
| 20 tho convention for two things he begged Its
| nardon because ne was not the Mayor Of Sara
| ,oga. ms Saratoga bad no Mayor; in the next
place the president Of the Board Of Trustees was.
unfortunately n Democrat. MI. Lester. however
| badc his hearers hearty welcome. dwelling on
| the brilliant prospec, Of the Republican party In
| the State and throughout TIE country.
A REPUBLICAN YEAR
Mayor Green. after apologlzing FOR his mistake.
| said In part:
Gentlemen OF the Republican Le1sre: There !: a
koener interest In the doctrines OF thr RepuoLGan
oc@hsr IN closer harmony than ever before and ihe
result viii be Victories all over this land FOR the ne
| 10 pr6mn.ea,e Republican doctrines han through
weorganz,i Republican cubs tn GuS,msss m M, o,r S
ob,ec, nominate cnnidates Iha: WI o dqhs ;hs
onorrow b ihe r5 hs.n AMY it @ be- hS dy
OF he R.2uh can League and ne Espsechh e'u'S
on motion Of Colonel W j. Parkinson a Com
| m!t,ee on Nominations. consisting II member
from each Of the eight judicial districts. was APP
pointed AZ this point State Treasurer Gown
arose and suggested that as there were ladies'
present II would be well for the delegates 70
s,o,, smoking. There was loud applause at this
| stroke. but as Mr.. Colvin sat down the seat Of
this chair broke in two and the big state Treas
urcr landed on the noor. He had tho sympathy
| of all the women even II the men did laugh.
T. IN ~
| ro.ntnent Of committee Of thrty-four. one
| from each Congress district on credentials. he
was heartily applauded Mr.. Hedges was made
Chairman %, the committe'
colonel f. A. McAlpin mot with similar re-
ccp,ion when he arose 90 make a motion. and
three cheers we're given for HIM Colonel Nc
| Amin moved that a Committee on Resolutions
| ~ thirty four members be named, and he was
made its chairman.
Colonel A. - shaw, ~ Watertown. one or the
candidates for Leutcnant-Governrr. was placed
at the head ~ the Committee on League Work
| George u. Forsyth. ot Rochester. offered n reso-
luton TINT special committee of i've be ap-
| pointed 10 consider a charge In the law govern
ing primaries suggested by the Rochester Rcpub-
lican club The motion was carried and Mr.
FORSYTH was made chairman ~ his committee
An adjournment was then taken until $50 o'clock.
| PRESIDENT GREEN'S REMANNS.
Tho afternoon session was attended by many
| additional Delegates who had just arrived In
| Saratoga The An,i-Machinn Republicans Of
New-York Ci.y sent n nne-Ooking body. ana
Mavor Green's county II Broone WIS also we'll
| represented Clubs from Troy. Rochester and
| other cities helped to I'll up the hall and 10
| cheer the speakers. President Green then dev-
cred his annual address. which In part was as
| follows:
The questions before the American public to-day
are DO we want free trade. thereby degrading ana
| killing home industries home markets. ana nome
abors, 10 We want the gravest uncertainty 70
continue demoralzlpg business. estranging trads
relations. and throwing men out OF employment
| then there's but one hope-votc against Democracy
whccy.r found nS. the Prcscn be
charged. have the promise from the PRESIDENT
and the leaders In the House that tarn unkct.nS
will again he pursued and more Vigorously man
before. since vantage ground has been at
1t Is quite unnecessarily 70 refer to the fhoesaie
corruption practised by the last Democratc STATE e
the partisan wnsTfey
power II Is gratifying 70 every lover OF good order
10 know that the pe9pe wonri no' sInnu 10 rn
Convention is deserving OF congra tulaton FOR form
sg bs sreSds Hn ~rTsrs commcd by the OF
1892 and guarding against future wrongs by one
IL is unnecessary 10 relate how Governor Flower
has systematically opposed almost every reform
measure ana yleiueu III coinPirtt Sup,r, '"n W
Tammany Halls dictation. thereby boldly defying
the VIII Of the people, while the Tammnny machine
still holds In its relentless but weakening grasp the
chief municipality Of this Republic levying tribute
protecting the vicious and criminal, and whose cor
fupton and grr~1 stand exposed through the ef-
fect,ve and reless work OF the Lexow Committee
as the greatest shame and Disgrace to New-York
CITY and State. and glhrinR menace and criticism
upon the people who slow To anger. but sure 70
demand retrlbutive justice when once thoroughly
aroused, as they now appear 10 be- Thousands OF
good. loyal men and honest Democrats. disheart.
ened and Disguised with the treachery. intrigue ana
dishonorable record Of their party In the govern
ment Of the Nation. State and municipality are
ready TO register theit vote Of disapproval.
No better medium for the PRONUNCIATION OF hon
est Republican doctrine and the dissemination of
politcal energy and enthusiasm be found than
In the Republican clubs. and young mon may be
safely intrnsted to vigorously promulsae tho truths
and cnkhten public sentiment through club work
and otherwise ms occasion presents.