The evening world., 1894-09-18
Milholland and His Cohorts
Make a Vain Fight for
Recognition.
QuIGG TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
In His Speech He Lashes Tammany
Hall and Deals Senator Hill
Some Hard Blows.


CONVENTION HALL. SARATOGA.
Sept. lS,-Before the clock hands point
ed to the hour Of IL to-day the hall was
well filled with delegates to the Re.
publican State Convention OF 1894 II had
been settled long before by the Platt
followers that Levi p. Morton would be
nominated for the Office of Governor ON
the first ballot, Senator Charles T. say
ton. Of Clyde. for Lieutenant-G Governor,
and Supreme Court Justice Albert
Haight, of Buffalo, for Judge of the
Court of Appeals.
The anti-Platt men, however, did not
despair They came to make a fight
against Plat and his methods. and We're
determined TO carry 1t as far as they
could
Milholland's guerillas were among the
hrst to arrive. They rushed in and &C.
cupied about half Of the spectators
seats to the right of the entrance Mil
holland wanted to make a good show
ing, and that Is all he got for coming up
here.
PIatt's Trium phaI intrnnce.
The hall was comfortably filled before
the Convention was called to order by
siasm filled the air. Mr.. Plat made his
triumphal entrance at the head of the
Tioga County delegation, greeted by
the cheers OF his admirers.
1t was intended to give the boss an
ovation, but the enthusiasts had to run
opposition to a brass band and drum
and fife corps playing at the same time,
and gave 1t up.
Fassett received a fiattering recep-
ton. The delegates cheered for fully
minute. Somebody called for three
cheers for Milholland. He got more
Kisses than cheers.
Fun Began at Noon.
Promptly at noon Chairman Brook
field, OF the Republican State Commit
tee, opened the Convention. Rev. DR..
prayer, and then Secretary John 8.
Kenyon called the roll OF counties.
Chemung substituted J.. Sloat Fassett
and hearty cheers when Fassett's name
WAS mentioned.
There was no attempt at elaborate
decora tons in the Convention Hall. It
hall. Its acoustic arrangements are
perfect. Speakers can be plainly UNDER
stood, without any laborious>efforts on
their part.
A picture of Abraham Lincoln, taken
when he was still a young man. hung
over the platform.
MIhollnDds Last Kick.
Milholland made his last dying effort
Tor recognition during the roll call. When
New York was reached I. Thomas For
tune, the colored lawyer and editor, got
up and moved that the Milholland mat
ter be referred to the. Committee on
Contested Seats. Nobody seconded the
motion, but Johnny, Simpson killed It
in the primaries.
There was no answer to this question
and Milholland and his champion were
ignored. The State Committee had al
tention to Milholland's demand for adj
Lemuel Ely ouigg. as temporary
sion; His speech was an arraignment
Of the Democratic party of the city of
New York, Of the state, and of the ma
ruption and his singing reference to
senator Hill received vociferous APP
proYal.
MIR, ouigr spoke for three quarters Of
m hour, The crowd cheered again and
the band played. Temporary organiza-
ton was then effected by the selection
g q John s ke Sy.da Of on3ndagGs;
sany and Lafayette, Gleason, of Della
ware as temporary secretaries.
Keeps Out Indisereet Remarks.
A resolution was offered by Speaker
Nalby, and adopted, that the rules OF
he Assembly govern the Convention.
Ainswortn then bobbed
~ with a resolution providing that all
,esolutions be referred without reading.
This shuts out any Milholland bum
'ombe or any indiscreet expression
against the A. p. A.
EX-Postmaster Van Colt was made
Hartman OF the Committee on Perma.
lent Organization. The usual com
nittees to perfect the details OF the
were also named.
II appears that Henry Grasse, a Nil,
holland man, who is not a delegate, was
placed on a committee, and Gen. c. T.
oils arose to object, Chairman Quigl
ut Gen. Coils short by saying that the
hair did not need any outside as
'istance.
Recess was taken at Las until La
o'clock.
Permanent organization will be
ffected then. An effort will be made
o ballot and close the proceedings OF
he Convention tonight.
SaXton has developed wonderful
trength. which indicates the drift OF
eminent against Plat. EX-CollectoI
Francis Hendricks, OF Syracuse, IL
'latt's choice for Lieutenant Governor,
nut as he let It be understood that he
was not going to interfere In the con.
est for second place" SaXtons man.
III. IL. ~