The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-25
GOVERNOR MOTION.

delegates and spectators cheering wildly
and the band playing Hail to the Chief"
After Chairman Hackett had raped for
order the Rev. David j Burrell offered
prayer for Divine guidance of the conven-
tion. Hearty cheers were given when
Edward Lau-erblch, Mr.. Platt's first
lieutenant, entered the hall, and an equal.
ly enthusiastic welcome was given Lieu
tenant Governor Saxton, who Is looked
upon as "a lending candidate for the gov.
ernorship the nomination for which and
for the lieutenant governorship will be
made at II later convention.
The Temporary Chairman.
Upon the substance of the cheers the
roll of the convention was ealled-and ut
its conclusion Chairman Hackett called
upon Senator Cornelius r.. Parsons OF
Rochester to act rs temporary chairman
Mr. Parsons declared that the people
were impatient for the return of the Re.
| publican party To power in ortier TO COR
rect the condition resulting from
| Democratic rule lie denounced the pres
ent tariff and cmphgs zsd the necessity
| for n strong national party, especially in
| the west and south, where local feeling
was often stronger than national Con-
| tinuing, he said:
"Our party is committed to a currency
that will command the worlds con fldence
| without which lucrative domestic produc.
tlon and progressive foreign commerce
| are impossible. AT n time when the pre-
| dominant problem presented for solution
pertains To ira 10 and finance, no man is
| better equipped for the position Of the
| chief executive of the nation than that
successful businessman and statesman
| Levi H. Morton. He is IA man who has
convictions and ideals, together with the
courage and independence to bring them
to realization His character is formed
| for n noble end o"
Cheers for Morton.
The speakers references tn Mr. Nor
| ton were received with enthusiastic cheer
| ing Temporary secretaries having been
selected and the rules OF the state assem-
| bly, adopted as the rules of this conven.
| ton, Senator John Raines author OF the
excise bill which IL known by his NAME
arose to make a motion AS he was rec.
ognzed he was loudly cheered His mo-
| tion, that all resolutions be referred with
out debate to the committee on resolu-
tions, was adopted. Resolutions for the
appointment of the usual committees
| We're pub DcnubOE SlhrtuCc
Lexow was made chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions, the announcement
Of his appointment eliciting cheers and
much weaker demonstrations of his APP
proval There was call for cheers for
| greater New York, which were given, "A
resonant groan amidst the Kings county
delegation marring the unanimity Of the
| incident.
| Session Was Very short.
The chairman of the committee on ere
dentials Is State Senator T. L. Brackctt;
| on nominations, q. w. Aldridge, com.
missioner of public works, and on perma.
nent organiz ,tion Fred w. Gibbs The
convention was in session only flfty-three
minutes. There were no counter motions
and no debate upon any Of the motions
made The adjournment was until 5:3l
| in the evening, VIII n permanent organi
cation was effected with Congressman
Southwick in the chair, vice president
ON each congressional district, and a
| full corps of secretaries and assistants
The Mckinley element in the conven
ton is not formidable, and it is scarcely
probable that IL will be heard from A
petition originating with the Erie count y
delegation asking that the names ol
Platt and Lauterbach be dropp d from
the list of delegates and the names al
Slmu,l Thomas OF New York and Mayo
Jewett of Buffalo be substituted, rcceiv, {
but twenty-five signatures out of the totl
OF 600 membership of the convention.