St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-18

I. Poole, of Oneida, escorted Mr.. Sher-
man to the chair. While Mr.. Sherman
was addressing the convention the Re-
publicans advocating the enlargement
or the state committee prepared and
gave to A. H. Steele, of New York, to
introduce, this compromise resolution
| on the subject:
Resolved, That the Republican state
committee be, and Is hereby directed,
to formulate and report to the next
state convention plan for its enlarge
ment SO that in as large a sense as
may be practicable it shall be repre-
sentative in character, and the
pro prosecutor or OF campaign work be
brought thereby into close touch with
the local leaders and conditions
throughout the state
At 1:20 Mr.. Keck, of Fulton, offered
the resolutions for temporary secre-
taries as adopted by the state committee
last night, and the rules of the assem-
bly, were adopted as the rules Of the
convention. 1t was resolved that all
resolutions should go to the committee
on resolutions without debate. The
usual resolutions on the appointment
of committees on resolutions, creden-
tials and permanent officers were
adopted. Hamilton Fish was made
tions.
Resolutions were received from the
municipal labor congress, of New York,
asking for a labor plank
MORTON FOR PRESIDENT.
Charles w. Bowen, of New York, in
troduced this resolution: - ----
All Republicans of New York, in
state convention assembled, cordially
od<N,.e I .=-.+,x
P. Morton, and express the hope that
his name be presented to the National
Republican convention of 1896 as the
choice of the Republican representa-
tfVeS of the Empire State for the first
place on the presidential ticket"
The resolution was adopted by ac-
clamation, amid great applause. While
the convention waited for the commit
tees to come in the delegates espied
Mr.. Depew and raised such a tumult
that he had to go to the platform.
He said:
This is the first time in ten years
that the Republican party has had
convention when they were in power
When we are in power we can remedy
mistakes, and when out of power we
can point them out. The Democratic
party is just the opposite. When the
the brains and the ability to take care
of that power. When 1 was abroad l
saw a miracle, but l was not aston-
Ished, because l have seen miracles
and the constitutional convention. 1t
is one thing to have miracles and an
other thing to know how to handle
them. With our constitutional con-
Yention we did great things. We puri-
fled the judiciary and we purified cleo
tons. We have redeemed New York
We have redeemed and made greater
the city of Brooklyn, now a model
nff Of
New York has taken the police power
from being the tool of a political power
to being the defender of our homes
We have taken the police justices from
political circles and made them judicial
officers. We have put this state on the !
pathway to prosperity, and we have
had at the head of this movement an
lncorrnptible man, a level-headed man,
Levi p. Morton" (Applause)
1t was o'clock when the convention
met and the committee on permanent !
Organization reported Senator Clarence
Lexow as chairman. Senator Lexow |
addressed the convention.
MILLER'S MOTION.
When the report of the committee on |
resolutions had been read John E. Mil |
holland presented resolution for a |
committee to present a plan for en- |
largmg the state committee, and also |
read his resolution on Sunday liquor |
selling and asked that it be considered |
A motion to lay it on the table was !
put and declared carried, amid confu- |
sion, and then ex-senator Miller took /
the floor with an amendment. Stick
ing his thumbs in his trousers pockets, |
he began a vigorous speech in defense
Of the Sunday laws. Mr.. Platt ner-
vously stroking his beard, and ex-
Senator Hiscock sat twirling, in an
equally nervous manner, cigar. The
amendment read by Mr.. Miller was:
Resolved, That we favor the mainte-
nance of the Sunday laws in the inter-
est of labor and morality" Senator
Miller said:
.I need not tell this convention that
are on this convention, to see what
it will do with the vital question of
the hour. 1t must meet this question.
1t must decide upon 1t, as it has done
in the years gone by-in the interest of
morality and virtue; for the enforce !
ment of law; in the interests of labor
and the working classes. The leader
a message to the people advising that
the law be not obeyed. That party
is trying to make political capital out
of this question by telling a certain
class of voters in New York that if
they support the Democratic party
they shall be given a more liberal Sun
day. We, the Republican party, cam
not give to the people local option.
1t is not consistent with good govern
ment. You can refer to the people of
a community the question of whether
they shall expend certain sum for
road or other improvements. but you
cannot permit them to vote on the
question whether the saloons of the
locality shall be open on Sunday. You
might as well let the people of New
York vote on the question of legaliz-
the church people to carry on their
worship without intemperance. I say
to you, people of all denominations
Protestants and Catholics alike-Stick
to your old Sunday, to the Sunday that
has given you peace and happiness.
'I was told today that If l had not
high license few years ago
would have been elected governor