Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
PLATTS WORD WAS Law!
And Morton Was Nominated
for Governor.
WON HANDILY ON FIRST BALLOT
Why Flower is. No Longer in
the Field.
Said to Have Withdrawn Upon tile Ad-
vice OF senator Hili-Platt's Republican
Convention Easily OyercOines Opposi-
tion and Names Morton ON the First
Ballot, by IA Large Majority.


Convention Easily Overcones OPPOSE
tion and Names Morton ON the First
Ballot, by IA Large Majority.
SARATOGA, N. Y. Sept. 49, Tom
Platt's Republican convention did Tom
Platt's bidding with scarcely murmur,
to-day, and the following ticket was
nominated
For Governor-Levi P. Morton, cx.
Vice President of the United States.
For Lieutenant. Governor-Charles T.
Saxton.
For Judge of the Court of Appeals
Albert S. Haight.
Hon. Warner Miller was permanent
chairman Of the convention. The com
miuee on credentials made report
seating the Barnes delegation from
Albany and deciding against the Mil.
holland delegates from New York, and
the report was adopted.
A proposition in the platform de-
nouncing the American Protective Asso-
citation was stricken out by the commit
tee on resolutions.
During the proceedings dispatch
was read announcing that Governor
Flower had declined to be a candidate
for governor. There were cries of
Good, good" and applause and cheers.
Members Of the convention expressed
the greatest surprise at Gov. Flowers
action.
General Benjamin i. Tracy, ex-Secre-
tary of the Navy, placed the name of
Mr.. Morton before the convention in u
speech predicting Republican success
which aroused much enthusiasm.
Colonel Baxter named j. Sloat Fassett
for governor. The name of Fassett
elected a remarkable scene, delegates
waving handkerchiefs and yelling for
i've minutes.
5ilas b. butcher of Kings county,
amid silence, nominated Stewart L..
Woodford.
John S. Wise, formerly of Virginia,
| seconded Mr.. Morton's nomination.
h. A. Nash of Cattaraugas, named
General Buttertield.
Ex-Congressman Parker Of st. Law
renee county, presented the name of
Judge Leslie w, Russell.
A. A. Wray of Kings, seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Woodford. William
Nichols of Steu0en, seconded the nomi.
hoNloh VI d. tplOul hSSett
The roll was called by counties, and
before Ontario was reached Mr.. Morton
had been nominated. When the vote
was finished the clerks, amid the greatest
confusion, announced: Morton, 532t;
fassett, 60; Woodiord, 40; Butteriield,
~; Russell, 90; Bliss, 40t, and Arkcll, /.
The nomination of Mr.. Morton was
immediately made unanimous, each of
the opposing candidates making sholt
speeches, pledging him their support.
! Charles /. saxton was nominated for
Acknowledgements on tho first ballot
The other candidates named were
George w. Aldridge, James w. Wads-
worth, Arthur w. Wade, George Green,
Francis Hendricks, Henry j. Coggcs.
hall, Col. A. ID. Shaw and A. C. Brun-
dage.
Albert S. Haight was nominated for
Judge OF the court of Appeals,
WHY FLOWER WITHDREW.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 1S.-Governor
Flower announced his withdrawal from
the fight for the Democratic nomination
for governor after a conference of over
two hours with Senator Fill, aud it is
understood that the Senator counsele6
him to do so on the plea that the
Democracy would certainly be beaten
this fall unless II candidate was named
who would be acceptable to both fac
tons. 1t is said that x-Mayor John
Boyd Thacher Of Albany is Mr, Hills
candidate. lie Is warm friend of both
Hill and Cleveland. Mr.. Thatcher said
this morning that he would gladly &C
cGpt.
The official announcement that
Governor Flower is not u candidate for
denomination caused much surprise
among the heads and attaches of the
Democratic State departments. The
unexpected nature of the news has put
the Democratic politicians at the capital
altogether at sea in prophesying a sue.
cessor to Governor Flower as the Demo.
cratic nominee. There is already some
talk, however, of the likelihood of ex.
Secretary oil State Frederick Cook OF
Rochester, being chosen at the Saratoga
convention next week.
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES.
The Democratic territorial convention
of Arizona, at Phoenix on Monday, de.
clared in favor of free silver coinage al
the ratio OF IL to /.
The New York State League of Re
publican Clubs, at its convention Al
Saratoga on Monday, unanimously re
elected Gen. George Il. Greene president
Judge Hines, the Popuist candidate
Tor governor oil Alabama, has declined
to meet w. \. Atkinson, the Democratic
candidate, in joint debate.
The Republicans Of the Third Mary
land district Tuesday nominated DIR