The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09
NO SHOW FOR DEMOCRATS.
RPUBLICANs MEAN TO HUN rHIs
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVECTION.

TIE slate Prepared ., tss Nssssy N,shs
csueus aees Throssh o. wsu-zrees-s
wkeeIs-Jss Cheats Makss = Ptekwteh-
ia, Appeal fer No--psrtis.,ship, s-s ths
Cs.vs,tie- R.f--.- 20 Elect ose Desc
sr.tis viee-Pre-is..t - Asis-rrts Ne.
al May ss-Nst,s.. or ce-ssst. Fr>A.
ALDASY. May s-The Republics delesstss
who attended the caucus In the Assembly
chamber last evening went to bed mors or less
disappointed The great majority were from
the country districts. and they had heard Of
the fame OF Joseph II. Choats as an orator.
But Mr.. Choats In his effort last evening was
never more dull His friends said that HE
speech In accepting the caucus nomlnation for
President was positively stupid. II turned QUE
to-day however. that Mr. Choate was saving
his humor for the great speech that he was 70
deliver when formally elected President Of the
Convention. In many respects this r. the
most humorous effort In the long and brill
liant career Of this famous forensic and
after dinner speaker. II took the great audi
enee TO the utmost hilltops OF political and
moral sentiment Mr.. Choats told his Rspub-
lican brethren what great men they were. and
what great things were expected OF them. and
how they must not regard political lines. and
that all members Of the Convention should
"orN IN hAimou1' SUI ns ss'e ~ lu'
earnestly az ne ever said snythins IN ms NE
description. The placidlty and ealmness with
which he spoke his non partisan sentiments
were not the least interesting feature OF the
occasion. From his mslllhuous sentences
you would have thought that he had come
oeernk m', ~, VI pes.. eao ~ .,, 30.
s'et "ss 81 ''si nv uoun'nsn. n.pso4oss
ms'o.lU IN ne Cos,,uAon ssf,i, 49, .'Iv.s.
the sis'e nomina.eu tue niRnl oeIofs 81
caucus, sno win 'ne u'mos. ooo,nes. oiusn "
eeioe 'ne mouess eases. VI 'ne De%ooe W.
onN, one ,.ee-.resieens VI ne Oonnu.
truS MI enoa1s was IN ~, .u hu-
NOR ana "nen .ne s.a'e snu 'nioukH u
eresseu wnee. e,en no hao !" 'H"s' ~
couid NOT Keep IN any lonse
NWss one Oh 'ne krsnoes' oa.. Aiosny ~
nao TINS sprin9' INC ueoH anu iAwas VI .ns
oty Oh mis- never iooksu sfeenet v. o.wu.s.
Inc sun snone sen'u. sna an hour os'ore nv
convention "ss 70 assemoss Al .no Asssmov
enamoet most OF tns men sna women -
leisure IN A.osns 'arneu .nei sps 49,
direction. Inere were clusters OF temmine
beauty In ths sshery' ana on the noo.'
mineiing with tine deisgatss' were suen Iamit.
lar faces a. those OF eh-ooneo.or Dsnies
Maeone. ex-senator enAries r nociemAno
Dwignt Lawrenoe. henrya. burieienot "nite-
hall. Isaac v. BAKER OF Comstooks. ana ex'
speaker suuer.
The law required that the convention snouid
be called to order by the secretary OF seate ~
II O'Clock. and promptly ~ tnat nour 'onn
Palmer Drought down ms aaVsi with crash
| Sitting lust below ME-. Paimsr In the CLERKS
place was commodore =. Vedder. cnsirmAn o.
the republican caucus eommnsse sppoin.so
the night before ior the purpose Oh stsenns
the majority In handing the smenamenD
which arst Do suomiHea 70 tnls oonvenu o
WIN TWO sucn sturuy hepuoneans ~ -
| Palmer and MI Nedder on guard. the nov.
walton W. bauershAii OF OF fseers rec.oU
was permitted TO MAKE the prayer. nr. BAY.
tershau trusted tnAt divine rrovioenee Wouic
guide the delegates In framing Just em.no-
ments. that all evil passions ana preluaices
would % guarded against. ana tnst the osnos
oil strife and passion would DO dissoSea
After that Secretary Palmer cahsd ettenuon
to the Tact that the law empowered MN 70
preside over the Convention during It's pre-
liminary ORGANIZATION ana then ne sHors In
the delegates In groups OF ten. All OF the dele
gates TOOK the oatn tosupport the oonsutusoa
yoSt ~ Al, go. thst th.v had not n.id
n,nn.r ~ ,. $1,000 20 mi. Con,sntion, This
10 % 20 TINS IN ..aions
and lasted over an hour.
M..ntims M Cbosts wa. bs.I.x.d on all
hands By the friends Of the forty-nvs aspirants
| for placas within his Gift Al President Of the
| -, A. Ch,- a., - 80 4.
convention. nj. ohoaee - now manu- =.
doing out patronage. and he got belonged
| ,n.n, . tina and On thesa oseasions he would
40. .s - :, pnsh D.. - :.
call Tor the Roou omess OF Ehhu moot VINO -
an old Chairman OF the Republican County
| CO.., mittaa Of Nav York has had pr.otioal az.
No y.
perience In these matters
With all the delegates sworn In. Mr.. Root
| ,o,n.IIx ,aous.,sd that the Conysntion pro-
~ ps,.. - 49,,
coed TO elect PRESIDENT ana the Two telers
| appointed to receive the votes were M We'd.
ger anu ~ . "
make speeen IN pressn.ink .hs hsme o. nj.
| =, r,e..n,,ng the nam. Of Mr.. Choata- ana
" si, ~
there wasVery general nanoelAppink. ihomss
| G. Alyord. the "Old Salt" from OnondAgA.
w.,tad the ballot 10 be taken by n standins
AZ p ~ 49,
vote. out 10 TINS 'onn n po"esot W" iots
city objected. wishing thatthe ballots should b
xritt.n nm sIins of naper and ha ndad to thu
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