New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-28
THE NIGHT SESSION.
STATE TICKET FILLED OUT IN RAPID
AND HARMONIOUS MANNER.
TIE ONLY CONTEST WAS FOR ATTORNEY GEN
FRAI--JoHN e DAVIES CHOSEN OVER
yr-pGp KELLoGG-cLosING SCENES
OF THE CONVENTION
Or TEE CONVENTION.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBCNEl

OF rHE CONVENTION.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBunJ
Saratoga Sept. 27-The great interest Of tho
day In the Republican convention having CEN
tired in the contest for the nomination for Gov
ernor and that struggle having been decided
before the close OF the afternoon session, 1t was
no matter for surprise when the night session
opened that there were not a few vacant seats In
the visitors galleries The delegates were slow
IN settling down to the task Of completing tho
ticket and the band had TO do yeoman service
in keeping the crowd entertained "Oh. Believe
Me II All Those Endearing Young Charms" got a
deserved tribute If hand-clapping. and every
body Joined In singing "Way Down Upon the
Suwanee River" Other well known airs there
were innumerable. but finally the delegates
seats were fed in sufficient number to warrant
the beginning Of business, and at $50 o'clock
half hour after the appointed time, Chairman
White called the convention 10 order for its
final session. and announced that General Wood
ford would read the report Of the COMMITTEES on
Resolutions Of which committee he was chair
man General Woodtord took the platform. and.
in an impressive manner. read the resolutions
the various points Of which. especially those re-
lating to the Spanish war. were greeted with
hearty applause. The resolutions were adopted
unanimously.
WOODRUFF RENOVATED.
Nominations for Lieutenant-Governor being
in order William A. Prendergast, OF Brooklyn,
took the platform to present the name Of Tim
othy l. Woodruff for that office. He made
very short speech. but one characterized by ex-
ceent taste and by eloquence. DR.. Walters. Of
Brooklyn proposed the name OF Colonel George
E waring but he was laughed down by the
convention.
Then Mr.. Quigg moved that the secretary Of
the convention be instructed to cast one vote
for Mr. Woodruff for Lieutenant Governor. and
Abraham Gruber seconded the motion which
was then put to a vote and carried unanimously.
amid cheers and calls for Woodruff"
motion carried that all the remaining
nominating speeches be limited TO three min
utes.
Mr. Andrews. Of Albany. placed in nomina-
ton for Secretary Of State John T. McDonough.
Of Albany, ir q speech which was interrupted
by the motion OF New-York County delegate
that the nomination Of Mr.. McDonough be
made BY reclamation. When Mr.. Andrews had
with difficulty. and after many Interruptions.
finished his remarks, Senator Krun. of Soho
barte County, renewed the motion for the unani-
nous nomination Of Mr.. McDonough Another
delegate began to speak to the same effect but
could not make himself heard for the laughter
OF the delegates
Senator Raines moved that the secretary OF
the Convention be instructed to cast one vote
for Mr. McDcnough. and the Convention In
dorsed the motion.
Then came the nomination for Controller.
The name Of william ]. Morgan was presented
and ex-Mayor Green. Of Bnghamton. In the
name Of Addison B. Colvin withdrew Mr.. Colviu
from the race and moved that one ballot be cast