The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
STATE CONVENTION SLATE.
WoRToN WANTED THE 70 R
FoR DELEGATES At LAR0E.

NnleNt NF1" NFu" NFENAf
WORMS. HoR Frog. ana Hard Scrabble.
The Republican programme for the state Con-
yentlon In Grand Central Palace on Tuesday 10
as follows;
Temporary chatrr,an-seuator Cernsnus n Par.
sons Of Rochester.
Permanent cha ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS George n.
southwick Of AlbaDy.
Delegates at Large to 81. Dops-Thonas G. Pintt OF
oveao, Chauncey NJ. Dcpew OF New York. Warner
Miller Of Herkimer, Edward Lauterbaoh Of New York.
lnernatSs at Ldrgc-Hamilton Fish OF Garrisons.
James A. Roberts OF BNnaln, Frank 8. witherbee Of
Port Henry, O. n. Babcock Of Rochester.
Every man in the lot is a strong Morton man.
with no second choice. They are not made. IL
was said yesterday. Of second choice material"
The legislative crowd from Albany arrived yes
terday and was spread over the Tenderloin dis
trict. The hotels patronized chiefly by these
highly interesting citizens of tho dominant
party In the Empire State at this time were the
Murray Hill, the Metropole, and the Fifth Ave-
nue.. Speaker Fish. Leader James NJ. r.
o'Grsdy OF the Assembly, Senator Lexow.
ex-senator vedder, and many others made a d.
rect line for the Fifth Avenue and discussed at-
fairs with MIR. Plat. The Hon. Warner Miller.
Just arrived from a short visit to the
Hot Springs OF North Carolina, with his
family, was at the Fifth Avenue, and
later on came Bank Superintendent Frederick
d. Kilburn Of Malone, Frank s. Witherbee.
Charles s. Wilbur. ex-senator Commodore
Perry vedder. William Barnes, Jr., of Albany,
and ~platoons OF others wcll-known in Republic
can circles in the State. MinRling with the
throng were such eminent reformers as John
Proctor Clarke, Bernard Biglin, and James A.
Blanchard. Not far away were ex-senator
Frank Hiscock and his associate in Onondago
politics. tho Hon. Francis Hendricks. Many of
the local politicians were also on hand, includ-
ing ex-Police Justice Clarence w. Meade and
his reformed son-in-law, the Hon. Frederick 8.
Gibbs.
Tho discussion OF the slate for delegates at
large brought out an interesting story, and II
was confirmed by the Republican politicians
who talked over matters with Mr.. Platt. II was
TO the effect that Mr. Plat and Mr.. Miller have
all along intended to take back seats as dele
gates ut large TO the st. Louis Convention and
send in their places younger men. DIR. Depew
had also taken this view, but Gov. Morton
wanted to have his candidacy in the hands OF
tho Big Four, so that the only new blood in the
list OF delegates at large is to be Mr.. Lauterbnch.
who Is the sturdiest kind Of . political scrapper.
These are the men who must con-
front in the interest OF Gov. Morton at
st. Louis tho political captains Of the Hon.
Major Mckinley of Ohio. The alternates at
large have been selected with an idea that the
younger men in the Republican party should
have a show. Mr.. Fish is a resourcefulI fighter. |
Mr.. Babcock would stand up to a Mckinley
Gatling gun and smile, Mr.. Witherbee comes |
from q Republican domain in the State where
they would rather fight than eat, fapjacks, and |
Mr.. Roberts, although temporarily unfortunate
in Erie county. is considered a fighting man.
MIR. Plat. Mr.. Hackctt, and the others who
are in immediate charge OF Gov; Morton's can
Kinley cannot possibly be nominated at st.
Louis. They say that he represents the ex-
tired Of extreme notions on the tariff which
bring, political revolutions every four years.
Y Yosiio city I'VE Yesterday WAS the Hon; reuben [.
Fox, CHIEF Clerk OF, the Republican state
S soS delegate. M, and JOB 500 is al ss ssas a. Se" ,hs
s ssSs'fTfsss s ha IN Sas wl If not T SsRis to a srri tT9n ia
carloads before to-morEow. and In the mean
.i%s Nj; F sss has si The .R RfSS @iii try On to ne ds f Ris duty sf
impartially, and will not set the Republican
ft,ftS.s Corners, or give the solons Of Bog Pond
and Mud Lake the slightest vantage ground.
who control the desstinies of the METROPOLIS, viii
not have prefeIenee over the Republicans
viii i1 the shining itnfn sf lights LIFT % R @q"Hsie; %ds n't from
Open Meadows and XIII Buck have higher seats
bethany i,;sH ,hs Centre su who tel. f Ssn Y Ges' and aiY Sro saa
iyn what shall be done. The statesmen from
sh BIEss, r Gr6 ;wG ~ r ali pq SaS Sl,ss ! Rssin' but and nd
better than our rulers from Arcadia. Ovid, and
Mas Mas Fos viii IHTn mase or sve sssnF fl plta Sf n'f Tor F's sSs
Republican ,gentnses from Genoa Junction,
TallOw Pond. Bedlam Corners, Bakers basin, |
Johnnycake Corners, Athens Junction. Slater
willie Springs. Crooked Creek. Plat Cove. Hog
Hollow. Hard Scrabble. parrotviile. and Wodf
Ali told, there will be nearly /, 900 Republican
delegates and altereates who arc to wander
through this town for the next two days with
the thought tSs u ntS Sl way nppe sr in Their breasts casts
the pOwcr to dictate the comings in and the GO
iRss out Of !, ns ss Es a - thsS0 , ps se!,iys s1 hoIiatnGv the
Commissioner Roosevelt, who was at the Fifth
Avenue Avenue Hotel h,s b.,S yestsTday atteF r.. .s Ssam me,
THE Sun man and hoped that everything would
turn out right In The end for the representatives
The Hen. Sol Berliner, who hns made frequent
ttrips to A1sa sSd dT Wbo i ssG G prrss tT N ssSsI y@r 2f c the
the pilot about town of many OF the legislators,
viii, II wa" announced by a friend be al kepub.
Hotel for the coming three nights. II, nobody
sights, the Hon. Nj. ,Beriiner wili undertake the
task. He Is q true philantrophist. He has con-
rtant'y with him a wad of greenbacks, and he
Naturally there was almost llmItless gossip
y 70 ,Se Gnb %m"TS fe1 c RSp ihMts to i ssccreG M hs
Morton. MIR. Plat and his friends will not I'M
NSS ationai e c @rSSasT inns l isHs''S tHln us'' ds sntSr ' one
the rcEult Of that Convention. 1t was remarked.
tho Republican affairs OF the State with q fruit
less discussion. The four foremost candidates
Republicans. Warner Miller III he desires
the place; C0mptrolIsr James \; Roberts
tive nss'fTS eniamin' &, o6aefil,S JTr:. III hut it IS Within
the bounds Of possibility that all four may |
BIZ hit with good-sjZed bricks between now and
the Gubernatorial Convention of the Rcpubli-
cans. which will he held in August or september.
saxton and LeNow and McAlpin and others OF
that claes are not considered to be- in tho race
nj all. The Raines bill will have very much TO
do with Determining the candidate. The bill
may turn out to I've disastrous to the Republic
cans In the State, and then again IL may not.
be harmful because OF its drastic measures. and
meantime the Democrats from Senator Hill
down are keeping their eyes wide open and
ready To take advantage % any situation that
will eventually return the Democrats to power