Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-18
NENtyYORK REPUBLICANS
Leave Out the Excise Plank ia Presenting Their atform-Nominations Are
 Railroaded Through.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 17.-In the re- publican convention the committee on permanent organization reported at 4:45, naming Senator Lexow for permanent chairman and named the temporary sec- retaries as the permanent officials. A long list of honorary vice-presidsnts and secretaries were also named.
 Secretary sherman appointed Repre- sentative Charles A. Pickering and Sen ator Higgins as a committee to escort Senator Lexow to the chair. The senator from Rockland was introduced by the chairman in the following words:
 Republicans need no introduction to Senator Lexow-democrats want none.
 At the conclusion of Senator LeXow's address the committee on resolutions was called for and Speaker Hamilton Fish handed up the platform. It contained no excise plank. The vote on emitting the plank was 21 to '. The resolutions are in part IS follows
 We reaffirm our adherence to the Amer ican policy of protection and we demand such legislation as will afford an ade- quate income for the maintenance of the government, while giving every encour- agement to American capital and remun- erative wages to American labor.
 We denounce the Wilson tariff with it's iniquitouS income tax attachment (hap- oily declared unconstitutional by the su- preme court of the United States), as the first step accomplished in the campaign for the annihilaton of American indus tries begun by Grover Cleveland in De- cember,A 1887. This measure is neither a tariff for protection nor tariff for rev- enue. but tariff for deficit. failing by scores of millions a year to raise the amount of revenue necessary for the ex- penses of our national government.
 We believe that the nations honor as well as the material interests of our cit.- zens demand the maintenance of a na- tional currency every dollar of which whether in gold. silver or paper notes shall be of equal debt-paying or purchas- ing power, and we declare our unaltera- ble opposition to the free and unlimited coinage of silver; any imitation of the cur rency of the country by degrading the standard of value to the silver basis is distinctly repudiated.
 The administration of Governor Mor- ton is heartily ndorsed and he is pre- sented as the candidate of the republi- cans of the Empire State for the presi- dency of the United States. and the loyal and unstinted support of New York is pledged to him.
 When the reading of the report was concluded John E. Milholland obtained the floor and offered a minority report containing two propositions. One ia Vored the enlargement of the state com
 
 plank. William Sutherland of Koch ester, a member of the committee on resolu- tions moved that the Mlholland resolu- tion lie on the table.
 The motion was put and there seemed to be more noes than ayes. but Chairman Lexow said: '"The motion is carried
 There were murmurS of discontent with the ruling heard, and then things were quite lively in the convention for few minutes. Warner Miller then took the floor and argued for plank for Sab- bath observance.
 There was sigh of relief when, at 7:30 o'clock Edmond L. Pitts, moved that the entire ticket be nominated on sin gle ballot. Frank Hiscock objected and urged that the usual order be followed. He was swept aside and the resolution was carried with hurrah and the in- cumbents will again go before the peo- pie. The ticket named is as follows;
 For judge of the court of appeals-Ce- lero E. Martin of Broome.
 For secretary of state-John M. Palmer of Albany.
 For comptroler-James A. Roberts of Erie.
 For treasurer-A. B. Colvin of Warren
 Attorney -general-Theo T. Haycock of Onandaga.
 State engineer-Campbell w. Adams of Oneida.
 A resolution empowering the state committee to fill all vacancies occurring On the state ticket was adopted.
 At TAO the convention adjourned sine