Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-28

Convention Hall, Saratoga, Sept. ~
Spectators We're more prompt in getting
into their seats than delegates, for be-
fore noon the beautiful big convention
hall was half full of handsomely dress
ed women and male escorts, the CALLER
ies the dress circle and the stage hav-
ing their full complement of seated
spectators long before the delegates
seats We're occupied.
\ banner bearing a picture Of Rough
| Rider Roosevelt was carried up to the
platform Ey Queens county delegate,
and when the delegates and audience
caught sight of it there was a storm Of
cheers, women waving handkerch els
and flags The delegate carrying the
banner did not get up the steps to the
platform quite quickly enough, and
there was a demand from the gallery to
put 1t up. However, it was kept IN the
background for awhile.
The minister to Spain, Stewart L..
Woodford, end his wife as they went to
the platform We're greeted with hearty
| applause. Mr.. Plat entered the hall
Just as the band. during a medley, was
playing I'VE Won't Go Home Until
Mornine'." Somebody saw him as ne
came through the door and started ap-
plause which finally became general.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Saxton fol-
lowed him in, but was not cheered.
Some people in the gallery saw man
enter in soldiers uniform with a rough
| rider hat, and there was an outbulst CT
enthusiasm
Chairman O'Dell raped for order
and Rev. DR.. Johnson of Saratoga was
asked to offer prayer. 1t was slngu-
lar coincidence that, as he held ms
hands out to ask sil'rce, band outside
played "Onward, Christian soliers
He thanked God in his prayer for the
plories Of victory and OF manhood ar q
asked blessing upon the party that had
stood for good government, liberty ana
patriotism. Following the prayer LOUIS
F, Pawn entered the hall and took MS
seat with his delegation, passing Mr.
Platt without recognition.
May Cheers FOR Woodruff.
The roll of DELEGATES for substitutes
| and corrections was called. Whl'e IL
was l,oina called Lieutenant Governor
Timothy L. WooGrutf entered the ball
and was greeted With the heartlest
! sheer OF the day, the roll call having 10
be DELAYED. 1t w9s finally cent nued'
and a number of eu'st tues were made
in Zines end New Er!''. In kings
| Leonard Moody was substituted IN the
Twenty-f!rst of Kings in place or Jacop
Worth. -,
George w. Aldr'dPe came into the nan
at this iunctura and an attempted Mss
| In the gallery was turned INTO q nearly
cheer. There was laugh When IN the
| New York delegation, after MI. Lauter-
bach had substituted Mr.. James Gerry
for ex-MayOr Strong, somebody suDstl-
tuted John Sabine Smith for Mr. Lauter-
bach. as the latter was in two dlstrlcts'
When Mr. r. G.. Platt arose TO make d
substitution in Tioga county, there was
a round of applause, which turned INTO
an ovation when somebody asked ror
three cheers. The roll call was conclud-
ed. and the announcement was maze
that Serene f. Payne was named lot
chairman.
lanes S, Sherman of Oneida and Is
ael r. Fisher of Kings were appointed
a committee to escort the temporary
chairman to the chair, and when intro
auced he began his speech. Mr.. Payne
nointed out the issues of the day and
euloeized President Mckinley. Inc
mention of President McKinley's name
IN the convention was the signal tor
wild and continuous cheering, and Del
og.te Charles A. Moore of Brooklyn
canned the climax by asking for three
cheers, which were given with Will
william Barnes, Jr Albany, offered the
resolution for the appointment OF tenn
porarv secretaries John 5. Kenyon
pouhen Fox and others. Ex-Speaker
O,cr,dv offered the resolution fof
odontion of the rules of the senate ard
r. onouel f.. Quigg, Hamilton Fish and
conaral Stewart l.. Woodford offered
tha routine resolution for appointment
of committees and were applauded.
Committees Appointed.
Tho committees appointed We're, as
,sual one from each congressional dis'
tr;ct On permanent organization Ham
uton Fish was named as chairman. VI
rosolrtions General Woodford was nam
ad as chairman and on credentials II
u Covpe of Livingston as chairman
rho only committees of any conse'
ororca were those upon resolutions anc
nlatform. The others were practlcal
without anything to do. the commit
fee upon platform is as follows:
St.vart L. Woodford, chairman; Jo
,,, Nimmo. Jr., Charles A. Schieren
6, u Fisher. Frederick H. Schroeder
A. G. Dcgraw, Joseph simmon, Henry
T. burnett. Frank j. Martin, Franklin
r. Miller, Samuel S. Koenig, Richare
M. Lusk, Richard J. Lewis, George X
piau,el, Herman B. Cohen, Frank Mil
,ard Thomas W. bradley. Frank A
motob,tiss. ,. charles S. Francis, Johr
poIp,er Leland Nj Cowles, M r. Hack
OF william H. Flock. Elon X. Brown
=, 7 owens, George r. Curtis, Charle'
II Jde A p. Rich, Charles war; fre,
r. Downs, J. Breck Perkins ean'ue' "
porr, Myron Fl. Clark, D. r. NlAon.
rbe convention then took recess.
At 30 the galleries and the pof'ioh
set apart for spectators were very q"'ch
ly filled. a,,,,,;,r, ,t 1 q