St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-25
MORTON ENDORSED FOR PRESI.
DENT BY THE NEW YORK RE-
PUBLICANS.
OHIO MEN HAD THEIR SAY.
THE HONORS OF THE
DAY.
cHAuNcEY ONE OF THE CHOSEN.
PIatt and Warner Miller Elected
Delegates to st. Louis, Depew
One of the AItcrnates.

NEW YORK, March 24.-The Repub-
lican convention has finished it's
labors. The preliminary sparring that
has been going on for weeks ended in
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. That in
| dorsement goes to Gov. Levi P. Morton.
The delegates at large are Thomas c.
Platt, of Tioga Warner Miller, of Her.
kimer; Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New
York, and Edward Lauterbach. The
alternates will be Hamilton Fish, of
Garrison; Frank D. Witherbee. Of Port
Henry; c.. H. Babcock, of Rochester,
and Daniel Mcmillan, of Buffalo. The
electors at large will be Gen. Benjamin
T. Tracey, of New York and Edward
B. Butler, of Buffalo.
The convention had been called to
meet at II n., but it was nearly half
! an hour later when the gavel of Mr.
| Bracket, chairman of the state COM
mittee, called the members to order.
A few minutes earlier ex-senator Platt
| entered the hall, his appearance being
! the signal for hearty greeting, the
| delegates and spectators cheering Wild
! ly, and the band playing Hail to the
! Chief" Chairman Hackett called upon
! Senator Cornelius B. Parsons, of Roch-
ester. to act as temporary chairman.
| In assuming the gavel Mr.. Parsons
covered the general political field, and
! took occasion to pay tribute TO Lew
| p. Morton. The speakers references TO
| Gov Morton were received with entnu-
siastic cheering. Resolutions for the
| aDpOintment of the usual committees
We're nut through. Senator Clarence
Lexow was made chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, the announce
| ment of his appointment elicitlng
cheers. The chairman of the commit
tee on credentials is Senator II. L.
! Bracket; on nominations, u. w. Aiu-
ridce commissioner of public works,
and on permanent organlzatlon' freu
! w. Gibbs.
The convention was in session only
fifty-three minutes. There were no
counter-motions, and there was no de-
bate upon any of the motions MADE.
| The committee on contested seats met
after the convention adjourned this
afternoon. There were no contests out
side of New York. The committee de-
cided in favor Of the sitting delegates
| in all districts, where a half vote was
| given to each delegation. This decls-
ion allowed the anti-Platt men in the
Thirty-second and Thirty-third dis
| tricts to keep their seats. The COM
mittee on nominations also met.
Thomas c. Platt, Warner Miller,
| Chauncey M. Depew and Edward Lau-
terbach were nominated delegates at
large to the national convention, and
Hamilton Fish, c. H. Babcock, Frank
| Witherbee and Daniel Mcmillan as al
ternates One dissenting vote prevented
unanimous nominations. Gen. Tracey,
of New York, and E. H. Butler, of
Buffalo, were nominated as electors at
large, but one vote in opposition being
cast
1t was 1853 when Temporary Chair
man Parsons called the convention to
order tonight. Senator Bracket, chair
man of the committee on contested
seats. then read his report. When he
read that the sitting delegates in all
but one district had been allowed 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 organization, reported
the name of Congressman George l..
Southwick, Of Albany, for permanent
chairman, and the list of vice presi-
4 dents and secretaries. While the secre-
tary was reading, Mr.. Thomas G. Platt
entered the hall, and the delegates
arose and cheered him. Somebody pro-
posed three cheers for Thomas G.
Platt," and they were given with a
will. Chairman Lauterbach, Of the
county committee, also came in for a
share of the applause, and it was ten
minutes before order could be restored.
Mr.. Southwick was then escorted to
the platform and delivered an address
devoted to Morton, Republicanism and
protection. Mr.. Southwick's first al
lusion to protective tariff and sound
money was applauded. and the name
of Abraham Lincoln was the cause Of a
rousing cheer. The allusion to Gov
Morton early in the address was the
signal for cheer and applause that
caused the speaker to hesitate for a
few minutes and this was repeated al
each reiteration of the governors
name. Congressman Southwick fin
ished at S:45, and then called for a re-
port of the committee on resolutions
Senator Lexow said that the com
mite was not ready to report. George
W. Aldridge, Of Rochester,. arose to
report the selection of the delegates al
large and when they were named
Thomas Fitchies, of Kings, arose In
the front row and tried to get recog-
milton, but in a minute the convention
was in an uproar and the chairman re-
| fused t0 rec0pnize him Mr. A1drid ee