The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-18
committee Of aiuo,ty,flvo, but they found


delegation from Glenn Falls,
Tho albany capitol city club with au'
other band arrived about ll;40 and for
tho first time the village streets took on
q convention aspect Tho first arrivals
at the hall were bayyH OF beautiful girls
There were more woman pEesSnt than
at any convention in years.
coSILIN's PROPOSITION.
Alfred ConklIn, OF New York, who
came in at 1916, said to the Associated
Press correspondent;
~ intend to 90 before tho committee
on platform and AJAX that they consider
my local option proposition, the same
as the one had ut Blnghamton WHOM
the league oil clubs met"
Hamilton Fish, who camo in at Mr.
Conkliu'S hools, said ~ will ba glad to
hear Mr.. Conklin for am sure We
shall not agree with him.
At 1890 Mr.. Plat eutered the hall
and there was an uproGF that wac aSton-
ishing, men standing on the aeats and
cheering vociterousty while tho band
played "Hail TO the Chic"
At precisely 1881, Charles w.
HRckstt, ot the state committee, raped
for order aud DR.. Carey, OF the tEpiSco.
pal church, offered prayer, praisiug God
Tor patriotism, which, he termed "Ihn
foundation OF pure politics and thero'
fore Of tho nation"
At the conclusion OF tho prayer Sec
retRry Kenyon began the long roll call,
the chairman asking for any substi'
tutoI. Instead OF reading all the names
aud thus allowing the old time eushu'
SiaSm when the names OF prominent
men we're reached, only substitutes
we're read. When Erie was read, As'
SemblymRu 0'Grady, OF Monroe, arose
and presented the contest Of the Ma
honey iaction. Whea IIsEkImeE WAS
reached Warner Miller arose to make
substitution and was greeted with
hearty applause.
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
Lieutenant Governor saxtou also
came in for applause when hO arose to
oGOr substitute. When tho roll was
called Mr.. Hackett said: ~ have the
honor to name Rs chairman the Hon.
James S. sherman, oi Onenedago." "
Then Hamilton Fish and Theodore L.
Poole, OF Oneida, escorted Mr.. sherman
to the chair.
While Mr.. Sherman was addressing
the convention, the Republicans advo'
eating tho enlargement Ot the state com.
mittee prepared and gave TO Mr.. A. II.
Steele, Of New York, to introduce, thii
compromise resolution on the subject
aud will advocate it before the COM
mittee on platform:
"RsoIrsd, That the Republican state
committee DO and is hereby directed TO
formulate and report to the next state
convention a plan for itS enlargement
in az large sense as may be practicablei
it shall be representative In character
and the prosecution OF campaign work
be- brought thereby into close touch
with the local leaders and conditions
throughout tile state"
At l:20, Mr.. Keck. OF Fulton, offered
tho resolutions for temporary secretaries
as adopted by the state committee last
night and the rulos Of the assembly were
adopted as the rules OF the convention.
It was resolved that ali resolutions
should 20 to the committee on resoln.
tIon without debate. The usual resolu.
tions on appointment oil committees, on
credentials aud permanent officers were
adopted.
Hamilton Fish was made chairman Of
the committee on resolutions,
Resolutions were received from the
municipal labor congress OF New York,
asking ior labor plank.
MOTION ENDORSED.
Charles W. Bowen. Of New York. in.
troduced this resolution.
"All Republicans OF New York, in
state convention assembled, cordially
endorse tho administration Of Governor
Lsvi =. Morton and express tho hope
that his name may DO presented TO tho
national Republican convention in 1896
aS tho choice Of tho Republican repre-
sentaliyos Of the Empire state for the
first place on tho presidential ticket"
Tho resolution was adopted by acClama.
tiou amid great applause. A rocoss was
taken until 3 ~. III.
After the recess Of tho convention
was taken q complication arose that
throalenod to disrupt tho entire pro-
ceodings OF the afternoon. The com.
mi,tee on contested seats met aud
heard tho contest in tho frat Eric die
trict. II was given out that Congress-
man Mahanoy's delegation would bO
seated. At 2:30 o'clock an informal
meeting Of tho Eric county delegation
was hold and It was determined that
tina entire delegation would bolt the
convention ii such action was taken.
Not only was this determined, but
Comptroller Roberts announced that h0
would withdraw his name as candI.
datp II the thing occurred and would
thus break the Slato,
DErEw TALKS,
Whio tho convention waited on tho
committees to come in tho delegations
cspiol Mr., DCpow and raised such a
tumult that no had 10 90 to tho plat.
form. lla said:
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