The herald., 1896-03-25
REPUBLICAN Conventions
CHOOSE NATIONAL DELEGATES AND EX.
PRESS PRES IDENTIAL Preferences
New Workers VIII Strive to Keep the Honor
Within the State Boundaries. and In-
struct for 1orton--NIinnesota Desires the
Nomination Of rlcKinley
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
New YORK, March 24.-The Republican
convention has finished its labors. The
preliminary sparring that has been going
on for weeks ended the final battle tonight,
and the forces that have been dormant for
two years kept within the state boundaries
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. for that endorsement
goes to Governor Levi p. Morton.
The delegates at large will be Thomas
c. Platt of Tioga. Warner Miller of Herki-
mer. Chauncey M. Depew of New York and
Edward Lauterbach. The alternates will
be Hamilton Fish of Garrison, Frank S.
Witherbee of Port Henry. G. H. Babcock
of Rochester and Daniel Mcmillan of Buff
falo. The electors at large will be Cen.
Benjamin F. Tracy of New York and Ed
ward H. Butler of Buffalo.
Although the convention had been called
to meet at noon it was half an hour later
when the gavel OF Hackett. chairman of
the state committee, called the members
to order.
After roll call Chairman Hackett called
upon Senator Cornelius r. Parsons of
Rochester to act as temporary chairman,
who made a speech favoring the nomna-
ton of Morton.
Senator Clarence Lexow was made chair
man of the committee on resolutions. The
convention was in session only fifty-three
minutes. when adjournment was taken un-
til z 80 in the evening.
The committee on contested seats met
after the convention adjourned this after.
noon. The first contest was from the
Eighteenth New York district. The Platt
adherents asked for at least one-half the
delegates. The Twenty second district of
New York also presented a contest, the
Platt people asking to be seated in place
of the Brookfield people. The sitting
membership presented afi1davits OF fifty
out of the ninety-one delegates to prove
h, their case. In the case Of contest in the
men turned the tables and asked for the
seats of the Platt men on the ground that
there was not . convention held in the
place which the committee designated.
The Thirty-second New York district
noted a contest, in this case the Plat pec-
pie asking for seats held by the Brookfield
people.
There were also contests in the Thirty.
third and Twelfth districts, the Brookfieid
people asking for seats IN both districts
that were held by Plat men. There were
no contests outside of New York. The
committee decided in favor Of the sitting
delegates in all districts where . half vote
was given to each delegation. This de-
cision allowed the anti-Platt men in the
Thirty.second and Thirty.third districts to
keep their seats.
The committee on nominations met this
afternoon. Thomas q. Platt. Warner Mil.
| Ter, Chauncey M. Depew and Edward Lau-
terback were nominated as delegates at
large to the national convention. and
Hamilton Fish, G. H. Babcock, Frauk
Witherbee and Daniel Mcmillan as alter
mates. One dissenting vote prevented
unanimous nomination. General Tracy
| OF New York and e. H. Butler of Buffalo
were nominated as electors at large, but
one v~te in opposition being cast.
| 1t was 1853 when Temporary Chairman
| Parsons called the convention to order to-
night. Senator Bracket, chairman of the
committee ON contested seats, then read
his report. When he read that the sitting
delegates in all but one district had been al.
| lowed to retain their seats there were cheers
and applause, and the report was adopted
| with very little opposition. Frederick S.
Gibbs, of the committee on permanent or
ganization. reported the name of Congress-
man e. L. Southwick of Albany for perma-
! nent chairman and the list of vice presi.
dents and secretary.
| Mr.. Southwick, upon assuming the chair,
made strong speech in favor of a protec-
tive tariff, predicting that in the November
elections the people would vote into power
at Washington ''the party which declares
| for the American system of protection
to home labor and industry and the main
tenance of sound and honest money. The
| speaker then went into the history of the
Republican party in relation to the tariff
legislation,
"No Republican," Mr.. Southwick said,
No sturdier protectionist will be presented
to tho favor of the St. Louis convention
than Levi p. Norton" He denounced the
| Wilson.Gorman act a. the crowning in
fanny of Democratic policy. He spoke of
the ever recurring monthly deaciencies un-
der the administration Of this law. Refer
ring to the efforts in congress 70 remedy
this evil. the speaker said: "Between .
| president devoted to bond sales, and a
Democra tic. Populietic alliance devoted TO
free eiiver coinage, every measure OF treas.
ury relief provided by the Republican
house has failed TO receive Democratic
support, and has been returned to the
house, loaded down by the senate with a
| free silver amendment. This is the situa-
ton which has prevailed for months, and
| prevails today. One more popular ex-
preston in line with the elections of the
past three years is required to give to the
party of tariff protection and sound I'm
at Washington"
Mr.. Southwick declared that along with
the revival of the protective tariff must
come restoration of the policy of recip-
rocity in trade.
Taking up the subject of presidential
|
night the representatives of militant and
| triumphant Republicanism have assem-
bled here for the purpose of sending to the
national convention at st. Louis four dele
gates at large instructed to cast their votes
| for Levi p. Morton.''
! In conclusion Mr.. Southwick said: "The
| imposing character of this demonstration
| in favor of Levi p. Morton's presidential
canvass is not to be doubted. 1t auapici-
ously inaugurates the fight which will be
waged for success and to the end at St.
| Louis"
George w. Aldridge of Rochester rose to
report the selection of the delegates at
large, and when they we're named, Thomas
| F. Richie of Kings rose 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.
| When the discord was somewhat
| Strengthened out the Brooklyn man was
| recognized, and he read the minority re-
| port, with the recommendation that if il
| appears after the first ballot that Hon.
| Levi p. Morton cannot be the choice of the
| national convention, that the delegate at
large from this state will use all honorable
| means to promote the cause Of William
| Mckinley.
| Then pandemonium reigned, one-half of
| the audience rising and shouting for Nc
| Kinley as the name was read. The house
was in an uproar. just over the chair
| mans head was swung a banner bearing