The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-26


 only ten months, and yet the revenues to the state are more than $3,50O,0O0. The rate of taxation for state purposes is two and sixty-nine one-hundredths
 of mill, and at this rate the receipts from the Raines act are equivalent to the placing on the tax rolls for state taxation the vast sum of $1,300, ,000.0 .000
 of taxable property. More than $7,000,-
 900. moreover. have been placed by this law in the local treasuries of the cities
 and towns, and that is equivalent at the same rate to the placing on the
 rolls for local taxation of the further
 sum of $2,6OO, 0Oo,000
 The Raines law has reduced the num-
 Der Of saloons throughout the state
 nearly one-third
 It has reduced by nearly one-half the number of arrests for offences pro ceeding directly from the liquor traffic, and to that extent it has reduced the expenses of the people for the admin
 E;tration of justice.
 It has been productive of public or
 der throughout the cities and villages
 of the state through the closing of the saloons on Sunday. It has abolished
 the odious spy system by doing away
 with any occasion for it's employment It has emancipated those engaged in the liquor traffic from the control of political organizations, and from a po- sition of dependency upon the influence of politicians to secure the privilege
 of conducting the liquor business. The saloon keeper, we repeat, is no longer the puDpet of ward politician. 1 While as he is obedient to the law, he stands in fear of no mans displeas- ure.
 | In every practical result the Raines act has disappointed it's enemies and
 gratified it's friends. It is monu- ment to the good faith, sagacity and courage of the legislature by which it was enacted The democratic party would not dare to repeal it if they could The law is in the interest of the taxpayer and equally to the interest of 1 temperance and good government. In 1 the interest of communication between 1 the counties Of the state we favor the
 improvement of highways and the con- struction of good roads
 l In obedience to the public will, ex-
 pressed in majority of almost 45,000
 in a vote fthe people concerned, the 1 last legislature established the muni- | cipality of Greater New York. The re- | publican party does not fail to appre- ciate the serious problem of govern
 ment that has thus been imposed upon | the legislature succeeding. In order | |, nf l,o | best suggestions, a Greater New York commission was created and is now at | work providing charter for the new l municipality to be hereafter submitted | to the lawmaking power. These steps have been carefully taken in the in- l terest of prudent, conservative and well
 considered action. The republican | party reaffirms it's faith In the pcin- ciple of home rule and it's purpose to
 confer upon the people of Greater New ] York all the rights of self government that are consistent with the dignity and | safety of the state. It is the manifest destiny of this new municipality to be- come the metropolis of the world and to 1 justify the act of its creation by in-
 comparable achievement. l The platform was adopted without
 opposition.
 1 The chair then declared the nomina- tion of candidates for governor in or 1 der. Myer Nussbaum of Albany pre-
 scented the name of General John Pal
 mer, secretary of state.
 1 J. Sloat Fassett of Chemung present. l ed the name of Colonel Archie D. BaX- ] ter.
 | J. Ryder Cady of Hudson placed in
 nomination Representative Frank 5. Black of Rensselaer,.
 | Nathaniel w. Norton presented the
 name Of J. w. Roberts.
 | Judge Edward Coyne of Livingstone presented the name of James w. Wads-
 worth of Geneseo.
 William M. Sutherland of Monroe pre-
 sented the name of State Superintend- | ent of Public Works George w. Ald-
 ridge.
 | There was an Aldridge demonstra-
 tion which lasted ten minutes
 John E. Pound of Niagara placed in nomination Timothy E. Ellsworth, pres- ident pro tenn of the senate. i Speaker Fish was placed in nomina- ton by Judge William Osgood of Put
 nam. General G. s. Batchel presented
 Saratoga's candidate, Senator Bracket. | When Tioga was called a wave of ap- | plause swept over the convention and there were shouts for MT. Platt, but no response.
 l Anson S. Wood, ex-deputy secretary
 of state, presented the name of Lieu l tenant Governor Saxton. A noisy dem onstration followed the naming of Sax
 ton The Saxton demonstration was
 more hearty, and was participated in ] by more delegates than that given to
 Aldridge.
 | At 9:05 the chair declared the nomina- tions closed, and the first ballot on can-
 didates for governor was ordered: /! The first ballot resulted as follows:
 Aldridge, PA; Fish, Ill; Wadsworth,
 55; Black, 36 Palmer, 39; Baxter, 59;
 Saxton, 72; Roberts, 95; Bracket, 3S;; Ellsworth, 12; Fassett, 21-no result. Second ballot-Aldridg 221; Fish, | 123: Wadsworth, 5l; r1ack, 37; Palmer.
 31; Baxter. 5; Saxton, 61; Roberts, 91;
 Bracket, 33; Ellsworth, 10; Fassett, 29;
 Odell, ,; Lexow. 3; Hiscock, 1.
 The second ballot also was without
 result Without taking another ballot the convention adjourned until II to- morrow morning.
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