The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
ROOSEVELT
NOMINATED
AT SARATOGA


lay by crying for the vote. lie spoke
briefly.
Elihu Root who had not been sub
stituted as n delegate in the conven-
tion. was called to the platform by the
chairman and made = statement as to
the eligibility of Mr.. Roosevelt to hold
office. He said that Mr.. Roosevelt had
always voted in oyster Bay and had
merely removed personal property to
Washington. lie had always paid tax
es in oyster Bay and had merely re-
fused to pay taxes on property he was
using i'm Washington, and by his atll-
davit he merely said that he was not
a resident of New York. He read a
letter from Mr.. Roosevelt saying that
he paid his tax in oyster Bay and that
he should not be asked to pay ii in
New York also. The statement indi-
Gated that he had no domicile in New
York city and that he was residing
In Washington. but it did not
say that he did not reside in
Oyster Bay. 1t was a settled fact in
law that a man could have two resi-
dences, and that was especially true
in the case of Washington office
holder and the courts had so declared.
Mr.. Roots statement was told in the
delivery style of legal opinion.
At 7.15 Secretary of State Palmer
moved a roll call and the motion was
adopted. When the calling began
there was applause at every vote, but
soon the anxiety to have the result
soon accomplished prevailed and the
roll was called with rapidity. Mr..
Roosevelt had a practical walk over
and at 1886 enough of votes had been
cast to nominate him.
RESULT OF THE VOTE.
At 7.41 the roll call was completed
and the vote was announced as fol-
lows: Roosevelt, 1853; Rlack, 21S. Then
the auditors and the delegates rose in
a great mass and cheered. Judge Cady
got the floor and moved the unanimous
nomination. While the question was
pending Senator Krum, who had sup
ported Governor Black. said: "On be-
half of Governor Black and his friends,
] say that they will stand by Theodore
Roosevelt as he stood by the country"
The nomination was made unani-
nous. and at 7.46 the convention stood
In recess until 9 o'clock.
The delegates did not return to the
hall punctually and the night session
was not called to order until 9.45
o'clock,
The chairman announced that the
platform was ready and General
Woodford read it. The reading was
frequently interspersed with applause
and when the reading was finished the
platform was adopted unanimously.
THIN Ior hvrrnDNT
After congratulating the country and
the national administration on the out
come of the war, the platform opposes
the return OF any of the Antilles or
Philippines to Spain and commends
the annexation of Hawaii. 1t then re-
news allegiance to the st. Louis plat
form, and continuing says:
Our next legislature will elect another
United States senator to succeed the pres
ent Democratic senator from this state.
Democratic leaders declare that they will
conduct the compaign upon state issues
alone. But 1t is known that II the Demo-
cratic party secures the state Legislature
1t will re-elect to the United States senate
that Democrat who now represents his
party there and misrepresents the state.
That senator supported the cause of free
silver; supported the nominees of the Chi
cago convention in the last presidential
election; gave his vote in the senate for
the heresies of that Chicago platform and
must, If reelected, continue to support
can members of congress and OF a Repuo-
lican members of congress and OF Repub-
lcan state legislature Will mean that
New York shall stand for the mainten-
ance of the gold standard and for such
a revision of the currency laws as will
guarantee to the labor of the country
that every paper promise to pay dollar,
issued under the authority of the United
states, shall be OF absolute ana equal
value with a gold dollar always and ev-
erywhere.
The Republican party is fulfilling tn eir
pledges made at ST. Louis: We have en-
acted conservative protective tariff, for
wisely devised the revenue is amply
sufficient to pay the ordinary expenses
of government in times of peace, while
capital is encouraged to seek employ
ment and the wages of labor are main
tained at that high standard, which ex-
perience has proved to be necessary TO
the welfare of our people. Our exports
largely exceed our imports. The gold OF
the world comes steadily to our shores
and with a continuance of Republican
policy and Republican national admins
tration the prosperous future OF the ma
tion is assured.
The platform concludes with a de-
tailed recital of the reforms and i'm
proyements made in New York under
Republican rule.