The herald., 1896-08-26
REPUBLICANS Of NEW Y0kR
Meet and Squabble in State
Convention
WARNER MILLER UNSEATED
Defeated for the First Time Ia Thirty
Years
The Crowd Yeils and Calls Him Names, But
lie Has HIS Little Say-Re-
solutions Adopted
Associated Press Special Wire

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SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 25-The state
I Republican convention to nominate
| candidates for governor and lieutenant
| governor met here today. When Platt
entered the convention hall the entire
assembly rose. The applause was deaf
| ening. Platt's usual nervousness was
apparent, and when the band played
, Hail to the Chief, he did not look par
| ticularly pleased. As the applause sub
sided an enthusiastic spectator shouted,
Three cheers for Tom C. Platt." The
call was answered with a will.
! At 11:22 Benjamin Odell in the alb
sence of state Chairman Hackett, called
the convention to order. Bishop New
man offered prayer. Congressman
! Frank Black, temporary chairman, de-
livered a lengthy address. III which hhe
discussed the financial issue and crit
| icised the Democratic platform.
| At the conclusion of ChaR'man Blacks
| speech the usual committees were ap-
| pointed.
! Then a recess was taken until 5
o'clock this afternoon. The commit
| tee on permanent organization selected
Gen. Stewart L. w. Woodford of Brook
! lyn for permanent chairman.
| The committee on contested seats has
decided to let the roll of delegates stand
! as read in the first seating. This bars
out Warner Miller in Herkimer district.
The most interesting contest before
the committee was that of Heckimer,
between Titus Sheard, the sitting del
| egate, and Warner Miller, the latter
accusing the former of fraud. The COM
mittee's report making the temporary
| roll permanent, excluding Mr.. Miller from
a state convention for the first time in
thirty years. When the convention re-
assembled the report was presented.
Down in the center of the hall from the
Herkimer county seats came Warner
Miller. His face was flushed and his
lips trembled, as from parts of the hall
came cheers and from other parts Kisses
and yells of derision.
"Get out of here you don't belong
here" you are a traitor" etc, came
from the galleries.
The chairmahs gavel was almost use
less to quell the uproar. Then Otto 1r-
wing Wise of New York made himself
heard above the din.
'T object to Mr.. Miller speaking. He
is not on the roll of theconvention.'
Then again the row arose. The crowd
in the galleries yelled and again called
names. Mr. Miller stood silent in the
storm of derision and applause.
Down in the front there was Mr..
| Platt his brows knitted. He started to
get to his feet. In an instant there was
calm, and in his low voice he was
heard to say: Mr.. Chairman, hope
and I move that the gentleman be
heard"
Organization and organization
joinedin the applause that followed this
clever coup, and the gavel of the chair
man finally succeeded in restoring order.
Mr. Miller then began to speak. HS
declaration of Republicanism, despite
such treatment as might be accorded
him brought forth a storm of applarse
and his declaration of loyalty to the par
ty was similarly received. He began
mis- address with mild sarcastic refer-
ence to Mr.. Platt by saying: Il did not
believe that this convention would re-
fuse me a hearing, but it seems to me,
sir, that it took the power of one man
(PlatD to grant me that hearing, and
1 return to him my thanks for the cour-
tesy of commanding this convention to
give me a hearing"
He then reviewed the Herkimer
county convention and the primaries to
select delegates to it, declaring that
gross irregularities We're numerous,
and in the convention he was declared
cast for him than for his opponent. He
accepted the decision of the committee,
however, and said in closing:
"If you do more in this cause from now
until November than I shall do, it will
be because you are strcs ger and more
able than 1 am"
When Mr.. Miller nished he was hearth
ly applauded.
A motion that had been made to divide
the delegation was defeated by a viva
voce vote and then Mr.. Miller arose and
in a composed manner walked down the
aisle to the spectators seats When
quiet was restored the committee on
permanent organization reported Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford as the permanent
chairman.
At the conclusion of Mr. Woodford's
speech he called for the report of the
committee on resolutions.
Chairman Quigg read the report and
the platform as adopted by the commit
tee, was endorsed by the convention
without debate.
The platform congratulates the people
that the issues Of the campaign have
been so clearly defined and that there
has been no equivocation in any of the
party platforms The resolutions then
continue:
THE attempt to make an ounce of gold
equal in value to only 16 ounces of silver.
when it is now worth 30 ounces, is hope
less ana absurd. The United States
could not either take nor use the silver
that a free coinage law would bring to
their mints.
This fact is so plain to the world that
the mere announcement of success &C
the Democratic ticket would send gold
at once to a premium, drive debtors
into cruel liquidation and cause further
withdrawal OF capital from investment,
and the further suspension of industry
No injury would be inflicted upon trade
and commerce; no fraud perpetratol
on labor; no shame visited upon the ma
tional reputation more hurtful than