The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-30
CHOATE WILL BE PRESIDENT
Avn rrroH sEcRErzRx OF rHs COW
srIrUrIoN<B CONVENTION.

n.-...r.,,e Delegates Tres the sixth ss.st.
p,.,,,et I.,k.ir - n. Uss..,sa-Ci.-er
IA, ,s. Patrense. OF The Ce-ve-sis--
IN. delegates 10 the New York Constitu-
,,onsl Convention are TO meet In the Assembly
shsmber at the CAPITOL in Albany on Tuesday
Mar q At IL O'Clock in the morning. The nf-
tssn delegates ct large are: Joseph II. Choats.
ylbu Root and Edward Lauterbech Of New
York, Jesse johnson Of Kings. Frederick w.
Holls Of wsstehestsr. Michael HsrschberRsr
~ Orange. J. Rid Cady Of Columbia John +.
MoDonoueh Of Albany John NJ Francis Of
Rsps.eiser. John +. Parkhurst Of steuben.
Commodore p. vedder OF Cattaraugus. John
I. Gilbert Of Franklin. Augustus Frank OF
Wyoming william p. Goodell OF Onondaga.
"a Daniel II. Mcmillan Of Erie.
including their names the present count
shows that the Convention will be made MP OF
~ Rspu bllcans and 70 Democrats. There are
tssr vacancies created By the resignation OF
william q. whitney. Democrat Of the Seventh
District and By the death Of John oooney.
Democrat Of the Fifth district; Nelson J.
Waterbury. Democrat Of the Eleventh district
and Willard II. Mase. Republican. OF the Six
tenth district. The law establishing the Con-
vention provides no means for fillinR vacancies
except By special elections. and this 10 con-
the Republicans are In undoubted control
Their vote may also be swelled By the vote Of
the sixth district which comprisesthe Eighth.
Twenty fourth. Twenty sixth. and Twenty
eighth wards OF Brooklyn. thstowns Of Graves
end, ratbush. Flatlsnds. and New Utrecht
and Richmond county. The Democratic dole
gates declared elected ere James W. Riggs.
Eugene A. Curran. and George W. Roderick Of
BROOKLYN william NJ Mullen Of Stapleton. and
Thomas ". Fitzgerald Of Port Richmond.
The Republican candidates who will contest
e: s shss .Is;sy William ' sSsn
snd ohails. I; Kurts q BROOKLYN. and j. Lott
N& Win tho f.esisSture out OF the way, the Re-
pubiicans turned their attention yesterday TO
the Constitutiona Convention and Just what
sdm i S NJ Cscsts. as hesdiss The d.legstss
q large, shou,d be elected resident OF ne
ssnss sSsi !. Might Ss dest FOR
70 5. Sbis @ attend eSs more than
.e " was s'' ss S last night that Mr..
Choats has decided to give his tine to The
that With this i asderstapdin no viii Be
elected. The continent OF the delegates has
sa"a sad h sss and q ss:
The fiSht Tor Secretary Of the Convention
: :i.as cs st ssh ftss Sta ,sS
has been known as q Republican editor In the
state and for years was editor OF the toches.
ter Democrat and Chronicle. He was Internal
Revenue Collector under Hsrrison's Adminis-
tration for the TWENTY. eis hth district at 50C
o year. At intervals he has lectursd on Jour
pallsm. OF late years he has been allied to the
Plat forces In the State. Tho Secretary m usi
give q bond In $4,000 for the faithful per;
formance oi his duties, and 20 account for all
The majority Of the Convention choose the
President SECRETARY. and three assistants. The
bscrstary gets $40 q day and tho assistants 80
day and mileage The President appoints .
librarian. one assistant eight door keepera.
and fifteen messengers, The hungry dem nds
for these places are heard In the auietest
hooks OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Secretary OF State John Palmer Of Albany
opens the Convention, calls the roll, admins
tiers the constit utional oath OF office to the
members and presldes at all meetings until a
President has been elected and has taken his
seat The act further says:
All public officers. Boards. and Commissions shall
furnish such Convention with all such Information,
In their possession the said convention shall order
require for Its from time to time while in
sion And such Convention may adopt such
rules and regulations for its own government as the
be the Judge OF the election and quail ncaon OF its
ewn msmoerS
This latter clause, Il was said yesterday. will
settle the fate OF the Democratlc delegates
from the Sixth district, and tho Republican
delegation headed by Kinkel will be seated.
The Republican Senate. IL will be rsmem-
bsrsd. unasated John McCarty. the Demo-
cratic Senator from the Sixth district, and
gave his place to Henry Wolfert-