The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-26
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
IN State Conrrmtion-Nvarrcn Miller
Turned Down, hut Pledges support to
tho Ticket-Atdridgo Ahead.


tenant.governor met hero to-day,
When Mr.. Plat entered the convention
hall, tho entire Nsscmblage rose. The
applause was dcafenlng. Mr.. Platts
usual nervousness was apparent and
when one OF the bands played "lIail to
the chief" did not look particularly
pleased. AS the applause subsidized an
enthusiastic spectator shouted Three
cheers for Thomas C. platt," and the
call wus answered with will. Mr..
p!att stopped to shake hands with Mr..
IiIscock and then went to hs seat.
At l1:22 benjamin Odell. IN the alb
scncc OF State Chairman Iinckett. call
ed the convention to order and Bishop
Newman offered prayer.
Congressman Frank Black was &C.
leCted temporary chairman. lie dellv-
cred n lengthy address In which he dis
cussed the financial Issue and criticised
the Democratic platform.
At the conclusion OF Chairman
Blacks speech the usunl committees
were named and then recess was
taken untl p. m.
The committee on permanent organl-
cation met directly after adjournment
and selected General Stwcrat l.. Wood
ford. of Brooklyn, as permanent chair
man OF the convention.
The most interesting contest before
the credentials committee was that
from Herklmcr, between Titus Sheard
(the sitting delegate) and Warner Mil
Ter, the latter accusing the former OF
fraud. The committees report, max
Ing the temporary roll permanent, cN-
cluded Mr.. Miller from n state cOnvcn-
tiOn for the first time In thirty years.
When the convention re-assemble1, tho
report was presented. Deputy Attorney
General Hnsbrouck asked FOR n division
OF the question and n separate vc'> on
| the Oneida county case.
Then In the centre OF the hall, from
the Herkimrr county seats, came War
| ner Miller. His face was full and his
lip tremblcl as from parts Of the hall
came cheers and from other paris
Kisses and iyells Of der!slon. Get out,
you don't belong here" You are I
traitor" etc. came cries from the gnl-
leries. Pandemonlum arose and the
chaIrman's Gavel was almost useless to
| quell 1t. Then Otto Irving Wise, OF
New York, made himself heard above
the dir.
~ object to Mr. Miller speaking: he
Is not on the roll OF the convention"
Then again the row arose. The gall
leries yelled In dcrision and again cali
ed names. The supporters OF SaXton
and Roberts cfrered as 4 challenge to
this element. and for fw minutes Mr..
Miller stood silent In this storm OF de-
risDn and applause.
In u lull In the tumult the chairman
said, derisIvely: "From what county
does the gentleman Gomez" and his snr-
| casm was greeted with cheers and q re-
newal OF hIsses and cheers.
Down In front, Thomas C. Plat. his
brows knitted, started to get 10 his feet.
| In an Instant there was n calm and in
his quiet voice he wns heard to say:
"Mr. Chairman. I hope and move that
| the gentleman be heard"
Organization and ton
| Joined In the applause that followed this
| clever coup, nnd the gnvel Of the chair
man finally succeeded In restoring order.
Mr.. Miller then began to speak. His
remarks were dlgntied and not inccn-
| diary. His declaration OF Republican
| ism, despite such treatment us might he
accorded him, brought forth n storm of
applause, and his declaration OF loyalty
| to the party was similarly received.
"I did not believe that this convention
would refuse me q hearing. But It
seems to me. sir. that It took the power
| of one man tPlatO to grant me that
| hearing. and return him my thanks for
| the courtesy OF commanding this con-
| ventlon to give me Il hearing"
He then reviewed the Herklmcr county
convention and the primaries to select
l i -. 10 a n,tp la,
regularitIes were numerous and that in
| the convention he was declared defeated,
yet four more votes were cast for him
than for his opponent. He accepted the
| decision of the committee, however, and
said In closing:
III you do more In this cause from
now until November than l shall do, 1t
will be only because you are stronger
| and more able thnn l nm."
When Mr.. Miller finished he was
| heartily applauded and cries of Mil
Ter is all right" and whats the matter
with NIlller2" showed that the speech
had hnd some effect.
| Mr.. IIaHhrouck's motion 10 divide the
| question was defeated by viva voce
vote. and then the crowd paused In its
Murrahing TO see the result. Mr.. Mile.
arose md In composed mnnucr walk
cd down the aisle to the spectators
seats. There was hardly n sound either
| from the snccrers or the Chpercrs. 1t
was n PECULIAR change from the earlier
scene OF riot and disorder, When quiet
was restored the commlttcc on perinn =
nent organization reported General
Stewart l.. WoodfOrd ns the permanent
chairman and he assumed the chnIr.
| At the conclusion OF Mr. WOolford' =
speech there was much applause, after
which ho called for the report OF the
committee on resolutions. Chairman
Lemuel Ell Quigg, of New York, read
| the report and the platform as adopted
| by tho committee was endorsed by the
convention without debate.
The plntform is II strong endorsement
OF the gold standard and Mckinley and
| Hobart. 1t advocates n tnrlff sufficient
to meet the ordinary and necessary en-
pcnsGs OF the government 20 adjusted
MS TO place American labor, without
tho Rncrlice Of our high wnEe system
on Mt least equal terms in our own mar
lict with the labor Of other Countries.
The committee on resolutions declined
to incorporate n resolution presented by
representatives OF the American Pro-
tcctivc Association and tho National
League for the protection of American
institutions. proposing a. sixteenth
amendment to the constitution 'or the
United States prohibiting the aiding OF
secular institutions with funds derived
from tnXuE. The chair then called Tor
the nomination Of candidates, Tho nom
inntlon OF General John NJ. Palmer tho
present secretary OF Htate; Colonel
Archibald iilXtr, OF Chamuhg; n Con-
gressmnh Frank Is. Black, Of Rennsc-
arr: Comptroller James 4. Roberts, OF
J Ericr and james W. Wadworth, OF