The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STATE COMMITTEE LSSEMBLING
WITH NOTHING TO DODGE.
An Address to the vsters-up-Country Com-
mitteetuen Praise the view York City Men
for Insisting on n straight Tictet-5udEe
Wallace the Payorite for Chief Judge.

An Address to the vsterp-rp-Country Co.'S
mltteeuen Praise the view York City Meu
for Insisting on n straight Ticket-SndE'
wallace tho Favorite for Chief Judge.
The Republican State Committee will meet
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at noon to-day ia
nominate a candidate for Chiof Judge Of the
Court OF Appeals and to rcaflrm the principles
of the Republican National Convention at st,
Louis. Many Of the Republicans who arc ia
he present to-day began to arrive at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night. Among them were
ex-senator Francis Hendricks. Senator Krum,
William Barnes, william J. Youngs. Henry c.
johnson, Isaac V. Baker. State Treasurer Ad.
olson b. Colvin, Postmaster William A. Smythe
of owego. who is stiI considered the prize
beauty OF Tioga county, and John s. Kenyon.
Chairman Charles w. Hackett departed early
in the afternoon for the Manhattan Beach Hotel.
Coney Island, where Senator Plat is. Chair
man Hackett before leaving said that q com.
mittee of the Republican State Committee
would DO appointed Mt to days meeting to pre-.
pare an address to the voters OF New York
State. There will be no attempt to avoid the
issues" said Mr.. Hackett. ''The Republican
State Committed will speak out. We have no
reason to avoid the issues like our Democratic
brethren who met In the Hoffman House tho
other day, We are not ashamed Of our national
plHtIOTTn. on inc contrary, we are very proud
OF it"
1t is the intention of the Republican State
Committee to reafirm the principles Of the st.
Louis platform OF 1896 in the strongest Ian
guage; to indorse in unmeasured terms the ad.
ministrations Of William Mckinley and Frank
S. Black; to call the attention OF voters and all
others to the benetcent results of the Raines
liquor law, and in conclusion to call upon all
voters to stand by the principles OF a party
whose national platform guarantees stable and
honest government.
1t has been known for some time that the
favorite candidate of the State for
Chief Judge Of the Court Of Appeals is United
States Circuit Judge William J. Wallace of
Albany. Judge Wallace is the United States
circuit Judge, for the Second district, which
Includes New York. Vermont. and Connecticut:
Senator Platt and Chairman Hackett spoke of
Judge W Wallace yesterday as q stalwart OF stall.
wart Republicans, the friend OF Conkling and
The State COMMITTEES. it was said. will elect
Port Warden Robert NJ. johnson OF Brooklyn
to I'LL the place on the committee made vacant
by the death OF Henry G.. Satren.
All of the Republicans spoken to last night,
Mr. IendTicks ,Ar. Krum. Mr.. Barnes, Mr..
and Mr.. johnson. said that they were very proud
when tney read IN the morning papers the &C.
committee the night before in declaring for a
straight Republican city ticket. They de
clared that the Republicans in Greater New
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publiCans for the offices OF Greater New York,
whose charter was the work OF a Republican
Legislature.
4 were united in saying that the Citizens
Union had not acted as II 1t desired a union OF
all the forces against Tammany Hall. but on
the contrary. had taken the steps which must
necessarily lead thinking people to believe
harmony. All the Republican State captains
believed that at the proper time the real mo-
tives for precipitattng tn nomination of Seth
Low will be made known.
Several a11pga1 Rapub1i~on papxsno hara
said that the Republicans Of Greater New York
do not have the support of the up.country Re-
publican leaders in their determination to
nominate a straight Republican ticket. The
testimony last night was all the other way.
and all agreed in saying that the Republican
State to-day would demonstrate
that the alleged Republican newspapers were in
error. II. was positively refreshing to observe
the unanimity OF sentiment among the Repub-
lican state leaders concerning the proposed ac-
ton Of the Republican State meeting to-day.
They, acted like men proud OF the principles
laid down by their party in a national conven-
ton. They boasted Of those principles and
were glad to talk about them. They were not
like their Democratic brethren in the Hoffman
House on Wednesday. who acted as II they
were ashamed OF the Chicago platform and who
are engaged in a policy of trying to keep it.out
Of sight.