The Portland daily press., 1895-09-18
WITH A HURRAH
New York Convention Nominates Old
State Ticket.
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE PLANK, IN.
SERTED IN PLATFORM.
The Excise Plank was Omitted-That Was
the Only Point on Which Friction
: DeveIoped-Booming Morton for Presi-
dent.

the Only Point on which Friction
= MISUNDERSTANDING Morton for Presi-
dent.
Saratoga, N. Y, September H. Clear
skies and a bracing atmosphere glad
dened the hearts of Republican states
men when they took a look around this
morning.
The confident ones declared that the
day was brightTfor Republican victory.
They shook hands with party workers
from all over the state and the1sentiment
expressed everywhere was that the Grand
Old Party will have anseasy thing in the
Empire state this fall.
The old ticket of 1888 is to be named,
and Celora A. Martin of Binghampton
will be on the ticket for court of appeals.
Reform will be the slogan Of the cam
paign. All other issues will be let alone
as much as possible and the battle will
be made on much the same lines as last
year when the party surprised itself and
the nation. The delegates and the lead
ers and workers who were not delegates
made only a small showing compared
with last years crowd The Grand
Union Hotel was closed, and almost
everybody was at the United States. Yet
the jam was not great. The overflow at
Congress Hall was meagre and few people
were distributed at the smaller houses.
The absence Of booms and boomers and
the fact that this Is neither a Presi-
dential nor gubneratorial year, account
ed III measure for the small size of the
crowd.
The expectation that the convention
would pass off according to prearranged
programme also kept many away.
Mr.. Platt dominated the situation SO
completely that there was no fun for
scraps. The men who are working for
Fassett, Coggshell, Mi.holland, Bliss,
Coliss and others last year were shouting
for the old ticket and harmony this year.
Behind all the slate work, behind the
platform the speeches Of the temporary
and permanent chairman, there was
quiet purpose to shape all things for the
nomination of Mr.. Morton for President
in 1896.
The first band to make its appearance
was the Albany band that arrived at II
O'Clock. About 300 shouters came with
it.
J. Sloat Fassett was kept busy all the
forenoon. telling his friends that all he
expected TO do in 1pe convention was
to vote when his name was called. He
checked the aspirations of some of The
few anti i-Platt men who were here, and
who wished him to head their foIlOrn
cause by telling them that he came here
to work for the party an d the party
Ibminees and not to make trouble. With
out leader of Fassett's calibre to whoop
things up, the hopes of this faction fell.
Hor Hioh and hiG accOntntQc
on the committee on resolutions had
long session this: the final
touches on the PLATFORM. 1t will be long
and comprehensive and unless it is
changed, an excise plank will appear. 1t
will be of non-committal kind, but in
the judgment Of the Solons, 1t will be bet
ter than no plank at all
The convention was opened shortly af-
ter noon by Chairman Sachret.
The convention, with one dissenting
vote, adopted the following:
"1he Republicans of New York state,
in convention assembled, cordially en-
dorse the administration of Gov. Levi
P. Morton, and ex-presidsnt, and hope
his name may be presented to the nation
al Republican convention of 1895 as the
choice of the Republicans Of the Empire
state for the first choice on the Presi.
Dental ticket"
During the recess the committee on
resolutions had protraoteo session, and
Edward Lauterbach, chairman of the New
York county committee, made long
argument in favor of more liberal laws
for New York city. He urged that the
subject as far as the metropolis is con.
cerned be left to a vote of the residents of
the city. He was listened to for nearly
an hour b. the committeeman, most OF
whom wer, made up from the state and
had views entirely different from those
NJ, To11tortooh Thou
were opposed to anything in the nature
of local option, or that encr0aohed upon
the American Sabbath.
Seats in the convention hall were filed
I'D with Outsiders anxious to hear Mr..
Lexow's speech, and possibly Mr.. De-
pew, until about 5000 people were pres
ent At 3.55 the crowd called for Mr..
set his audience in roar. He said the
difference between the Republicans and
the Democrats was that the Republicans
knew how TO point out mistakes when
out of power, and how to remedy them
when in power. The Democrats knew
how to find out their own mistakes
when out of power and how to make more
when in power.
NJ Depew continued: We had response
bility thrust upon us of the first city in
the new world, and of the second city
also. Brooklyn stands redeemed.
{ Cheers. There may be differences OF
opinion as to the transforming of mis-
rule into good rule in New York, but in
the opinion of all honest men, the Re-
publican rule of that city has been sue
CESS
We had the responsibility of that great
engine, the police power of New York. 1t
may be said that have city in which
any citizen may express his political
opinion and may deposit vote without
Intimidation. We had thrust upon us the
responsibility of the control of the state,
and there have been criticisms of state
legislature. Yet it is commendable that
this state legislature was responsible for
the investigation which cleared New
York of its abuses, and the chairman of
the committee that did that work has the
honor to be selected for your permanent
chairman (Applause.)
Mr.. Depew spoke for nearly half an
hour and was given an ovation when he
closed.
AS the committee ON permanent -organi-
cation was not ready to report. there was
more waiting To fill in the interval the
crowd shouted for Mr.. Fassett, who made
short speech.
The committee on permanent organi-
-.4;ux. roportod aft a GopatOr