The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-17
NOTHING BUT HARMONY HERE.
OFFICERS SELECTED, PLATFOPM
BUILT AND SLATE READY.

All Hands Acknowledge That ThOs.
a. PIatt Has Won "a Great Victory
and Has Everything Completely in
Ills Hands-The PeOpIeWhO Threat
rned 20 start a Fight Against the
Uis Boss i'm the Convention With
Mr.. Fassett, Have Been Rebuked by
Fassett and All Is Harmony. Moth
ing But HarmOny-The Programme
mud the slate
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept 16.-On the eve
nj the republican convention there is
ro-hing in sight but harmony All the
ak of new blood on the ticket ceased
when the statesmen stepped from the
cars. The entire drift of opinion here Is
toward the old ticket. and no one is SWIM
ming against the stream. The fractional
fights have apparently been fought else
where. and the regulars" are to have
everything their own way here. The
temporary and permanent chairmen OF
the convention have been selected, the
platform has been built. and the slate is
made. The delegates will vote when the
time comes, according TO programme, and
the convention will go down in history as
II is a great victory for Thomas c.
Platt Strong as was his position last
YEAR it is stronger to-day. The opposi-
lion seems to have aided him, for in place
Of the fight against him, led by J. Sloat
Tasset. with the convention itself, there
is nothing but harmony and the anti-Platt
people who talked of putting Fassetts
name before the house for Temporary chair
l.. II. IT. &
The state committee has headquarters
at Congress Hall, but this is almost de-
serted. Mr.. Plat is at the United States
hotel, and that big hosiery is damned
10 the root. Tonight the lobby is a
dense mass of humanity. Chauncey NJ.
Depew arrived at ) o'clock this after
noon. He is not a regular attendant at
state conventions, and his presence
aroused some comment. His presence en-
liyened matters considerably. Benjamin
F. Tracey, ex-Secretary of the Navy, ar
rived this evening. Ex-senator Frank
Hiscock, ex-Collector Francis Hendricks
and other shining lights have been here
The old ticket which will be renomi-
mated, unless something Unforeseen oc-
ours, is. Secretary Of State John Pal
Roberts of Buffalo; state treasurer, Ad-
olson B. Colvin of Glen Falls; attorney
general. Theodore G. Hancock OF syria
cuse; state engineer, Campbell W. Adj
ans of Utica. Judge Celora Martin of
Bnghampton is slated for judge OF the
court of appeals.
Senator Clarence Lexow of Lexow COM
m!ttee fame is to be permanent chairman,
and Congressman James S. Sherman OF
ltica has been selected for temporary
chairman. Speaker Hamilton Fish is
slated for chairman of the committee on
resolutions The place was offered TO Ed
ward Lauterback, but he declined, owing
to his position on the excise question.
The state committee met in the reading
room of congress hall at O'Clock THIS
evening and after one hours session COM
pleted the preliminary work. The con-
testing delegations from New York city
were turned down in bunch by vote OF
q to s, and the regular delegations were
seated. The committee named Congress
man ]. S. Sherman for temporary chair
man of the convention.
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew spoke words
of announcement to the members of the
Republican Editorial Association of the
state of New York which held a meeting
at the United States hotel