The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-27
REPUBLICAN SLATE.
Convention Will Be For Roosevelt
and Gold Standard.

Saratoga, n. Y, Sept. 26-There is
hardly an impartial observer here to-
night who does not believe that the
ticket to be in nomination by the Re
publican state convention tomorrow
will be headed by Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt for governor and Timothy L.
Woodruff for lieutenant governor.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who is to name
Mr.. Roosevelt, arrived here during the
afternoon and is positive that his can
didate has an almost clear field 1t was
pretty we'll decided late tonight that
Governor Black will not go into the
convention. His friends are urging
him to do so, but up to this time he has
Stoutly maintained that it would not
be dignified.
One of the first callers on the COVER
nor today was Frank Platt and follow
ing a pleasant conversation with him,
the governor cordially received Mr.. De-
pew. Senator Ellsworth and several
others of the Platt forces. Later Mr..
Platt, Mr.. Payne and Governor Black
had very pleasant conversation, and
there is every Indication that the con-
vention tomorrow will be harmonious.
The fact that the platform will endorse
Governor Blacks administration is in
6icative of good feeling.
The leaders of the party today put
and that document is ready to be re-
ported to the convention tomorrow af-
ternoon. Ii VIII be one of the briefest
platforms ever adopted by a Repub-
ican state convention, comprising not
more than 1000 words. The document
will not be made public until it is re-
ported to the convention, but the AS
Sociated Press is able to give a synop-
sis of it's principal planks.
no. 10 Il Il
istration et Governor Black. and will
review the proceedings of the last two
sessions of the Republican legislature.
Beyond that the platform will not deal
with state issues. but will only touch
on questions Of a national scope, in
Guiding an unqualified and vigorous
endorsement of President McKinley's
administration.
One Of the most important blanks
viii declare in favor of the retention
Of the Philippines, and against the re-
turn to Spain of any conquered lands
Another plank will recommend the
passage of a currency bill which shall
reorganize the government oaoer
money on the basis Of the gold stand
ard.
The Republican state committee met
tonight and arranged details for the
temporary organization of the conven-
ton. A feature of the session was the
absence ot notice of delegation con-
tests. This was the first Dre-conven-
tion meeting of the Republican state
committee IN many years at which no
notices OF contested seats were filed.
Serene Z. Payne was selected as
chairman of the convention
The principal interest today is in
what Colonel Roosevelt's attorneys will
say in their formal reply to the charge
of ineligibility.
Louis e. Payne gave out this state
ment ct noon today: I'VE have posi-
ti:n evidence that Mr.. Platt does not
intend to- name Mr.. Roosevelt for the
Office of governor, but at the last mo-
ment will put Stewart L. Woodford on
the slate and throw Mr.. Roosevelt
over"
Mr.. Plat. when told of this, said:
"Such q story needs no denial 1t is
the foolish outpouring from bewildered
and defeated men,