Evening journal., 1896-09-29
|RTER MAS CHOSEN.
|nocratic State Committee
lanes Him For Governor.
Es THE PLACE OF THACHER.

eriek @. schraub Nominated For
sutenant Governor to FIJI vacan,y
2used by Porter's Advancement-1Ir.
yam Addresses New Jersey Electors.
Z CIV YORK, Sept 90 The Democratic
3 committee met in the Hotel Barthol-
: Ind nominated Wilbur T. Porter Of
5srtown to take the place Of John Boyd
+ cher as candidate for governor. Mr..
scher had refused TO accept the nomi-
ION. Mr. Porter was the nominee Of
Buffalo convention for lieutenant gov
r., and In his place the committee Sc
n Frederick G. Schraub of Lowville,
is county.
Nc ticket had been agreed upon at a
#srenco in the headquarters of the state
4nitteo at the Hotel Bartholdi previous
nc meeting, at which Treasurer ST.
II of the national committee was pres
N. ST. John assured the members Of
committee that Porter and Schraub
acceptable to Mr.. Bryan and himself,
that IL they were nominated tho NOM
ons would be indorsed by the Popu-
md Silver parties.
r was therefore a cut and dried affair
81 the committees met, and Chairman
#orth said he saw no necessity for
81 ng an executive meeting
81 #ere was a full attendance Of members
q be committee, either in person or by
"A ,,o,, ~. t,.. ,.,,f1 ,r,o, o,ITad Choir,,,o,,
# forth called for the report Of. the COM
y ee chat had been appointed TO notify
candidates of their nomination. Ber-
b J. Yorke, chairman Of the committee,
ted that AIr. Thaoher had refused to
HI the nomipation; that Judge Titus
accepted, and that Mr.. Porter had
himself in the hands Of the state COM
= se
5, Danforth then called Thomas r.
y to the chair for the purpose of put
Mr.. Porter In nomination for govern
He said that the nominee had made
ditable record as mayor of Watertown
nember Of the state board of claims.
s domination was seconded by John n.
sic, who halls from Mr.. Porter's dis
ow does he stand as regards the plat
- asked Henry d. Purroy. 81 sup
Il is all right, but we may as well
1t straight.
ands squarely on the Platform.
Danforth said that Mr.. Porter stood
'ely on tho Chicago platform. He
+. that Mr.. ST. John had a telegram
him in which he declared himself as
vor Of the platform without any reser-
u.
call Of the roll Mr.. Porter was
imously nominated.
aries n. Bulger of Oswego nominated
brick G. Schraub Of Lewis county foI
snant governor to take the place OF
Porter. The nomination was seconded
r Russell and unanimously accepted
committee
Schraub, who was In the hotei. was
uoted into the room, where he mad,
ech. The time had come, he said
zen to step into the places Of the ole
rs who refused to lead any longer anC
bse up the ranks Of the Democracy
present was no time to cayil owe
J. lie accepted the nomination, h'
"and do it, he repeated, "from tn,
m OF my heart. was the first mar
o New York Democracy after the
go convention to call upon our lead
illiam jennings Bryan, and oongrat
him. There is something in this
aign even higher than the platform.
is a fight Of the GLASSES against The
es. When we see every railroad and
corporation arrayed on one side,
now where the interest of the pool
lies Il is the duty of every Democrat
into this fight to win and to - forth
st the common enemy"
the motion of Senator Grady, Mr.
nrth was requested to notify Mr.. Por
his nomination.
nominee for lieutenant governor IL
blong Democrat Of Lowville, Lewii
y. He has been district attorney O
bunty and a manager Of the st. Law
State hospital. He was appointed
bvernor Hin TO the Office of commits
of agriculture Of the state and hel,
lice for three years. When he re
be was appointed a manager of tn
experimental station at Geneva b,
nor Morton, an office he now holds