The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-25
M'KINLEY WAS NOWHERE
Anti.PIatt Element In New York
Convention.
WAS NOISY YESTERDAY BUT NOT
NUMEROUS.

The Morton Enthusiasm Was of the Wild
est Kind-Attempt to Name Mckinley
Defeated-Hits at the Ohio Man
| Cheered-A Platform Which Admits
| of But One Interpretation.
| Convention Hall, N. Y, March "a
Surrounded by wealth of silk Ameri-
can flags, the delegates to the Republican
state convention met today.
| In the CENTRE directly over the speak
er's table, on the upper gallery, was a
| large bust of Governor Morton. On the
right of it was the state flag and to the
left was the city's emblem.
On the platform were over $50 invited
guests and the officers OF the convention.
In the orchestra balcony was stationed the
Catholic Protectory band of 30 pieces.
| An hour before the convention was
called to order the spectators began to
gather in the hall and by 11.30 it was a
goodly assembly.
| At II. 90 delegation Of 275 from the
Capitol City club of Albany fled into
the hall, a big colored man preceded
them, carrying banner upon which was
inscribed: "Capitol City Club, Albany.
For President. Levi P. Norton
Directly behind the Capitol city men
came another delegation Of 25O from
the Albany Republican League. All wore
silk hats and in the front band was
fastened a small photograph of Governor
Morton.
| At 12. Is ex-senator Thomas G. Platt
who had got up from sick bed to at
tend the convention, was seen coming
down the aisle. His passage down was
q continuous ovation.
| A few minutes later Warner Miller
came down the aisle and also received an
ovation.
| at 12. 90, the chairman of the state
com mittee, Mr.. Haokett, called the con-
4 vention to order.
| Rev. DR.. David J. Burrill opened the
proceedings with prayer.
| Cornelius r. Parsons of Rochester, was
made temporary chairman, and on taking
| the chair, made speech highly ocmmen-
datory of Gov. Morton. The mention of
Mr.. Morton's name was the signal for
prolonged applause. which was repeated
at the conclusion of the address.
1 The usual committees were appointed
and the convention took a recess until
1 7.30 p. N.
| EVENING SESSION.
The hall was packed when, at 7.45 p.
m., the charmain called the convention
to order. The report of the committee on
l cra al AHO Unr.a
contests in si1 districts in this city, and
the delegates seated were all Platt men
with the exception of those from two dis
tricts who belonged to the Brookfield fac
| tion. The committee on permanent or
ganization presented It's report, naming
Congressman George N. Southwick for
permanent chairman, and naming the
other permanent officers. The nomina-
tion of Mr.. Southwick wass.greeted with
applause by the Albany contingent
4 This was nothing to the outburst which
followed a minute later when ex-Sena.
tor Platt came down the aisle to take o
seat with the Tioga delegation. The
reading of the report /bf the committee
was suspended while the band played
|"Hail to the Chief"
Mr.. Lauterbach came in next and there
was more cheering. Finally the secre-
tary was allowed to finish reading the re-
port of the committee. 1t was adopted
Mr.. Southwick was escorted to the plat
form and received an ovation.
A point against Mckinley, made by Mr.
Southwiok at the outset of his speech,
when he deolar red that no Republican
had any monopoly of the principle of
protection, was enthusiastically applaud
ed.
Mr. Platt nodded his head and olapped
his hands. The next outburst of ap-
plause was when the speaker mentiond
the Mckinley law. The Ohio statesman
had some friends in the hall and they
made all the noise they could the demon
stration not being very formidable and
there were Kisses in some parts of the
hall to counteraot it. The Morton men
had another chance when Mr.. Southwlck
reached the financial question. When
, Blaine was named a little later on, the
Morton and Mckinley men cheered to-
} gether.
When the concluding portion of the
speech was reached, in which the merits
of Governor Morton were set forth, every
sentence was punctured with applause.
The declaration that no man, whose rep
utntion rests on the exploitation of a
single ideas, is fitted to be President, was
another point against Mckinley, which
the audience heartily applauded.
Congressman Southwiok spoke some
! 40 minutes. When he concluded the
crowd begged him to go on. The band
played America" after whichC Chairman
Aldridge of the committee on nomina
tions. presented the names of Gen. Tracy
and e. 81. Butler for electors at large, anc
Messrs. Platt, Miller, Depew and Lau.
terbach for delegates at large, and Messrs
Fish, Babcock. Witherbee and Mcmillan
for alterpates at large.
Before Mr.. Aldridge had finished read
ing the report he was interrupted b,
ex-Superyisor Thomas Fitohie of Brook
lyn, who refused to agree with the actor