The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-25
GOV. NORTON'S SUPPORTERS
Carry the Day in New YOrk's Republi-
can Convention.
A DEMONSTRATION FOR M'KINLEY
The Ohio Leaders Followers in the Empire
State Make an Unsuccessful Effort to
Have "Prosperitys Advance Agent
Named as the Second Choice.


NEW YORK, March 25-The Republican
convention has finished its labors, and the
honor of the presidential Endorsement of
the greatest state in the Union, the state
casting the largest number of votes in the
electoral college, goes to Governor Levi
p. Morton. The delegates at-large will be
Thomas @. Platt, Warner Miller, Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew and Edward Lauterbach.
The alternates will be Hamilton Fish,
Frank S. Witherbee, G. H. Babcock and
Daniel Mcmillan. The electors at-large
will be General Benjamin +. Tracey and
Edward H. Butler.
Senator Cornelius r. Parsons was tenn
porary chairman of the convention, and
Congressman George W. Southwick acted
as permanent chairman. Speeches were
made by Senator Lexow, ex- Senator Fas-
sett, Edward Lauterbach and Others, and
every reference to Governor Morton was
loudly applauded.
1t was at the conclusion of Congressman
Southwick's speech that the Mckinley
men in the convention made their demon
stration in favor of the Ohio leader. Con-
gresham Southwick finished at S:45 p.
m, and then called for the report of the
committee on resolutions Senator Lexow
said that the committee was not ready to
report.
George w. Aldridge, of Rochester, arose
to report the selection of the delegatesat-
large, and when they were named Thomas
Fitchie, of Kings, arose in the front row
and tried to get recognition, but in min
ute the convention was in an uproar and
the chairman refused to recognize him.
Mr.. Aldridge continued to read the alter
mates, Fitchie shouting: "Mr Chairman,
desire TO make a minority report"
When the chairman could get the pan
demonium which reigned somewhat
Strengthened out the Brooklyn man was
recognized, and he read the following mi
nority report:
"The minority of the committee on
nominations respectfully disagree with
the report of the majority in the choice Of
delegates es-at-large to the Republican ma
tional convention at ST. Louis. Messrs,
| G. NJ Depew and Warner Miller are, it is
understood, willing to cast their votes in
the national convention in accordance
with the sentiment of their state. The
minority respectfully present as the other
| two delegates Colonel Baker b. Jewett of
! Buffalo and General Samuel Thomas of
| New York, with the recommendation that
if it appears after the first ballot that
| Hon. Levi p. Morton cannot be the choice
| of the national convention, that the dele
gates-at-large from this state will use all
honorable means to promote the cause of
| William Mckinley"
Then pandemonium reigned again, one
half of the audience rising and shouting
I for Mckinley as the name was read. The
chairmans gavel was raised again and
again, but without effect. The house was
in an uproar Just over the chairman s
head was swung banner bearing this in
scription: Mckinley, ProsperiUy's Ad-
vance Agent" The very audacity of the
act seemed to appall the Morton leaders
for moment and for few seconds the
Mckinley adherents had the floor to them
selves
Then from every part of the house came
cries of Morton, Morton" and the AL
bany contingent, with two Morton ban
ners, took the place of The Mckinley men.
The transformation started, and 1t was a
| question of lungs against lungs The
superior force of the Morton men soon
made their side of the issue more promi-
nent Chairman Southwick at this point
began the use of the gavel, and after live
minutes commanded order sufficient to be
heard.
Upon motion of previous question the
chairman put the Kings county man S
amendment and the roll call was begun,
the majority of the delegates answering
against the amendment" The chair
announced the vote as 63l against and lO9
for the amendment, and then there was
wild cheering The full report of the
committee was then adopted.
The platform declares unyielding adj
herence to the doctrine of protection to
American industries, recounts briefly the
long and honorable public service of Levi
p. Morton, and has this to say on the sill
yer question:
I'VE recognize in the movement for the
! free coinage of silver an attempt to de-
grade the long established standard of our
monetary system, and hence blow to
public and private credit, at once costly to
the national government and harmful To
our domestic and foreign commerce I'm
Ill there is prospect of international
agreement as to silver coinage, and while
gold remains the standard of the United
States and of the civilized world, the Re
publican party of New York declares it,
self in favor of the firm and honorable
maintenance of that standard"