The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
Nomination Made Unanimous and
Faithful support Promised by the
Friends of Governor Black.
CHAUNCEY DEPEW'S SPEECH
FLATTERING TRIBUTE TO THE HERO
OF THE SAN JUAN HILL CHARGE.
Remarks of the Chairmen-The Ticket
quered Territory Favored.

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SARATOGA. N. z, Sept. 27.-The Repub-
lican convention nominated the following
ticket to-day:
Governor-THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT. of Oyster
Iieutenant Governor-TIMoTHY L. WOOD
controller-wiLLIAM j. MORGAN. of Erie
Secretary of state-JoHN T. rDoNoUGH. of
State TTeasurer~JoHN B. JAEcKEL. of cayuga
State Engineer-EDwARD A. BOND. of Jerer-
Attorney GeneraI-JoHN c. DAVIES. Of Oneida
county.
The delegates were rather slow In enter
ing the convention hall this morning. A
banner bearing a. portrait of Colonel Roose-
yelt was carried into the hall and was loud
ly applauded. The ex-minister to Spain.
Stewart L. woodford, was greeted with
hearty applause. At 1874 Mr.. Platt entered
the hall. Somebody saw him as he came
through the door and started applause
which finally became general.
At precisely 1925 o'clock Chairman O'Dell
raped for order and Rev DIR. johnson. of
Saratoga, was asked to offer prayer. Fol-
lowing the prayer Louis f. Payne entered
with his delegation. passing Mr. Platt with
out recognition. The roll Of delegates fer
substitutes and corrections was called.
While it was being called Lieutenant Gov
ernor Timothy l. Woodruff entered the hall
and was greeted with the heartiest cheer
of the day the roll call having to be de-
layed. Mr.. Piatt had another ovation when
he arose TO make substitution in the Tioga
delegation.
Representative Serene f. Payne was
chosen temporary chairman and es-
corted to the platform. Mr.. Payne
reviewed the issues of the past
two years and the results achieved by the
Mckinley administration up to the present.
Then he recited the events in connection
with the Spanish war. criticising the atti-
tude of the Democrats for their advancing
an income tax proposition to raise revenue
for war expenses and continued as follows:
The President knew at the beginning as
the country now knows. how unprepared
we were for war. We had a navy which
any nation might envy. We had only the
skeleton Of an army: To properly equip
and organize an army of 100000 men and
place them in the field within ninety days
is tremendous undertaking. Mistakes
have, no doubt, been made. Officers and
men have overlooked the necessity for SAN
itary regulations. We would have gladly
postponed the war until autumn, but
events thrust it upon us. Men went from
necessity where they were not acclimated.
We all realized war was not picnic, but
stern reality. That there should be suffer-
ing and disease, history had taught US to
expect. but when the record of the war is
made up it will appear that no great army
was ever organized and equipped so well
and so completely with less privations and
less suffering than our own volunteer army
in our present war.
New questions have grown out of the
war New territory has been acquired.
What shall be done with it? New admins
trative questions will arise, questions of
revenue, questions of finance all Of which
are disturbed by responsibilities.
Shall we adopt colonial policy? What
shall it be? Whatever is done with these
islands, we must lift up the semi-barbarous
people toward the level of American citi-
zenship. Their government, their civiliza-
tion their education, demand the best wis
dom of our ablest statesmen. Shall we trust
their settlement to those who, two years
ago, were making crusade against law
and order. against American credit and ap-
pealing to the lowest motives of the citizen;
or shall we stand by the administration and
give to President Mckinley at the national
capital a Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives which will aid him in every pa
triotic endeavor. to carry sound systems of
government into these islands of the sea?
THE question before the people is simply
this: Is William Mckinley to stand alone
at one end of the avenue, with a hostile
House and a hostile Senate at the other
or are We to stay up the arms of that brave,
gallant, wise, patriotic President and give
him at the other end of the avenue, not
only a House Of Repre- initiatives, but a
Senate that will help him to solve these
problems?' This cannot be done. gentlemen.
by losing a senator here and an assembly,
man there in the State of New York We
must see to ii that our Democratic senator
retires TO the shades of Troy: that he no
longer occupies seat in the United States
Senate We must have Republican in his
place. We must have Republican House.
We must see to it that we have a Repub-
lican executive in the Empire State We
must stand by the administration in these
perilous times that are to come. guarantee
ing to these islands stable, Just and
equitable government that will give to Cuba
place among the nations of the earth and
give to Porto Rico a chance beneath the
American flag to march up toward Ameri-
can civilization and become a part OF the
American people"
Mr. Payne's mention OF President McKin-
leys name was the signal for wild and con-
tinuous cheering and Delegate Charles r.
Moore, of Brooklyn. capped the climax by
asking for three cheers. which were given
with a viii. At 1850 the convention, on
motion Of ]. Sloat Fassett. took recess un-
Ill $50 p. m.
The delegates were also slow in reassem-
bling after recess. At quarter to 4 o'clock
the officers Of the convention had all re-