The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
VERY SLIM OPPOSITION.
Senator LexoW of Police Fame
Made Chairman OF the
Convention.
TICKET OF 1898 DUPLICATED
Governor Morton Received Hearty
Endorsement for the Presiden-
tial Nomination.

SARATOGA, y. Y, Sept. 1.-THE Re-
publican State Convention completed its
work in less than eight hours to-day, re-
nominating the State ticket OF 1898 and
adding Celero E. Martin of Binghamton
for Associate Justice of the Court of Ap-
peals in place of Judge Francis NJ. Finch,
who will shortly be retired by reaching the
age limit. The prearranged programme
was carried out with remarkable celerity
and smoothness. Everything that
Thomas C. Platt predicted would be done
last Saturday was done to-day, and except
for a few breezy moments the proceedings
were lacking in excitement.
The ticket named is as follows: For
Judge Court of Appeals, Celero E. Martin
of Binghamton; for Secretary of State,
John NJ. Palmer of Albany; for Comp
troller, James A. Roberts of Erie; for
Treasurer, A. B. Colvin of Warren; for
Attorney-General, Theodore E. Hancock
of Onondaga; for State Engineer, Camp
bell W. Adams of Oneida.
Two ballots were necessary before Judge
Martin was named. Jesse Johnson of
Brooklyn and Pardon C. Williams of
Watertown gave Mr.. Platt's candidate
quite close fight for the nomination.
When Broome County won the delegates
lost all ambition TO break the slate, and
the old State ticket of '93 was nominated
by acclamation without a single ballot.
The platform with the excise plank
omitted was adopted, and an amendment
for the maintenance of Sunday laws,
offered by Warner Miller, was tackled on.
Strong efforts were made for liberal resolu-
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were defeated, and the convention went to
the other extreme and placed the party on
record as favoring the enforcement of Sun
day laws in the interest of labor and
morality. The wording of the resolution
rs somewhat vague. and it may mean a
great deal or very little, according to the
standpoint from which it is viewed. Con-
gresham Sherman of Utica was temporary
chairman and Senator Clarence Lexow of
investigating committee fame was perma-
nent chairman.
The convention indorsed the administra-
ton of Levi P. Morton, and expressed the
hope that the next National convention
will place him in nomination for Presi-
dent.
All the contesting anti-Platt delegations
were turned down by the committee on
contested seats, and the resolutions
smothered by the committee appointed
for the purpose would I'LL barrel. The
attendance at the convention was not over
whelmingly large, but a good showing was
made when it is remembered that there
were practically no booms in town.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Hackett, who announced that
he o6 haar ad nv ba
tee to name the Hon. James S. Sherman
of Oneida as temporary chairman. Con-
gresham Sherman was applauded when
he took the chair. He finished his speech
at 20 P. N.
Clarence NJ. Bowen of New York offered
a resolution indorsing the administration
of Governor Morton and recommending
him for the Presidential nomination of
1896. The resolution was read from the
platform at once and carried without a
dissenting vote. It was as follows:
''The Republicans of New York, in con-
vention assem- bled, cordially indorse the
administration of Governor Levi P. Nor
ton and express the hope that his name
may be presented to the National Repub-
Iican Convention of 1896 as the choice Of
the Republicans of the Empire State for
the first place on the Presidential ticket"
Committees on permanent organization
resolutions and credentials were then ap-
pointed and at 1:30 P. NJ. recess was
taken until P. NJ.
During the recess the committee on reso-
lutions held a protracted session at the
United States Hotel. Edward Louterback.
chairman of the New York County Com
mittee, made long argument in favor of
liberal laws for New York City, He urged
that the subject so far as the metropolis is
concerned be left to vote of the residents
of the city. He was listened to for nearly
an hour by the committeeman. They
were opposed TO anything in the nature of
local option or that encroached upon the
American Sabbath.
While this committee was at work the
committee on contested seats was at work
in the convention hall. They listened to
Assem- blyman Mahany, who presented the
claims of the Erie County contestants, and
also to State committeeman, who pre-
sented the side of the regulars. Lengthy
arguments from the Western statesmen,
the contestants from the four New York
City districts, were heard.
Ats o'clock both committees were still
in session. At 1856 the crowd got i'm
patient and called for Mr.. Depew. Re-
spending very promptly he took the plat
form and kept the audience in roar. He
said the difference between Republicans
and Democrats is that Republicans know
how to point out mistakes when out of
power and how to remedy them when in
power, while Democrats know bow to find
ont their own mistakes when out of power
and how to make more when in power.
Mr.. Depew spoke for half an hour and was
given an ovation of applause when he
closed.
At ABB the convention was called to
order by temporary Chairman Sherman.
who then asked If the committee on per-
manent organization was ready to report.
1t was not and there was more waiting,
To fill in the interval the, crowd shouted
for Fassett, and he responded.
The committee on Dermanent organix-