The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-24
Empire State Republican
Convention Today.
Representatives for the Great
St. Louis Meeting.
Senator Parsons as Chairman Makes
a Strong Republican Speech.

NEW YORK, March A.-The state he-
publican convention to select delegates to
the ST. Louis convention was called to
order at 1925. It was close TO II O'Clock
when the Capital City Club OF Albany
entered the hall with a band and spec
tators present cheered heartily. A few
minutes later Hamilton Fish, his silk hat
shining high above those who accom-
panied him, stalked down the central
aisle. There was a hearty shout OF ap-
plause and ex-Assemblyman Rheinhard
upon the platform shouted: WHATS the
matter with Governor Ham. FishY" to
which the crowd responded with Hes
all right.
Clerk Kenyon and his assistants who
ware to ect as secretaries entered the hall
a few minutes after IL o'clock.
IL was 1915 when Thomas Z. Platt and
- Chairman Hackett entered the hall, and
while the band played "Hail to the
Chief" the crowd stood upon chairs and
yelled their welcome. Mr.. Platt took
seat near the plat form, four rows back on
the center me, and Mr.. Hackett walked
to the platform.
=, Ii was 1922 when Chairman Hackett
raped for order, but he had to pause
ward Lauterbacb. When order was re-
stored the Rev. DIR. David Burrell step
ped to the front and offered PRAYER.
When the convention was called to or
der the Mckinley delegates said they had
25 men who favor the substitution OF two
Mckinley delegates 6t large in place OF
Thomas &. Platt and Edward Lauterbach.
The roll-call did not receive the attention
that that feature of conventions usually
does. 1t began at 1928, and during its
progress Lieutenant Governor Saxton
entered the hail. he was given big
ovation, cheers and hand clappings greet.
ing him. The roll call finished at 1874
and chairman Hackeit named as tempo
rary. chairman Senator Parsons. lie was
conducted TO the platform by Senator FL
lisworth and Speaker Hamilton Fish and
was received with applause lie negan
speaking at 12:4s, and said:
. ~ thank you, gentlemen, for the honor
of presiding over your temporary deiiber-
ations. We are assembled together under
circumstances which lend to this conven-
tion unusual Importance Next June, the
Republican party for the. first time in Its
history will name as its STANDARD bearer
a citizen of the Empire State, and we will
today initiate the campaign which will
restore our party TO power and promote
the executive of our State to the execu-
. tive of our nation.
'Never was such great impatience for
the return of party to power as now
possess the great majority of the Ameri'
which they did not know they had until
they were deprived of them by the Re-
publican defeat four years ago. That the
country. richest in the world in min
eral resources, should suffer beyond
others from financial distress, Is proof
demonstratlve of inefficient administra-
tion of its affairs. We do not look 10 one
party for taultless administration, but
that runIous condition resulting from
fallacious Legislation should be remedied,
we have right to demand. IL our dis
tress were inevitable, II IL were caused
by wsr or pestilence, we would endure
il without complaint. but when we reflect
that IL is the result of Ignorance and
perversion, then il becomes intolerable.
"The Democratic party is an aggrega-
tion of sectional groaps at war with each
other, each contending for a narrow, To-
cal, individual advantage, irreconcila bic
with the welfare OF the public. 1t has
brought UPON the country a succession of
business disasters for which it seeks to
make guilty the sun, moon and the
weather, as II they came by 'divine trust
ing on But the Democracy in power
cannot obscure its faults by excuses. 1t
has shown that IL is one thing to make
platforms and another to make laws.
Never was there greater opportunity,
greater need for wise legislation in Wash
ington than during the past.three years
Never was there more complete failure
OF relle1. Inc democracy mas not auVanc-
ed one great national doctrine which,
when that party was in full power, be-
came embodied in statute, the Wilson
bill Notwithstanding. That bill repre-
sents no doctrine or policy and meets with
the approval of no party or individual.
1t illustrated the incoherence of the DEM
ocratic par v and its utter incapability to
achieve su stantial and beneficial results.
Its administration OF the national finan-
ces, while giving new proof of the wealth
of the nation, has been characterized by
costly blunders Washingt on, in his fare
we'll address, warned the nation "as a
very important sorce OF strength and Sc
curity, cherish public credit. One method
OF preserving IL II TO use IL as sparingly
as possible. :" The wisdom OF these words
is apparent, but they describe the very
reverse OF the Democracy's management OF
affairs Its conduct will soon prove fatal
20 its supremacy. The death OF party
Is always a suicide.
"1he Republican party stands for
something definite. Its treatment OF rub
lie credit and finance has invariably been
conservative and efficient. The business
world knows from experience that IL has
not only well defined policy, but tas
character and strength whom ian power TO
cause its policy TO te exomplicd in laws
The certainty Of its early restoration has