New-York tribune., 1900-09-03

White, Of Syracuse, and Arthur c. Wade, OK
jamestown Chautauqua County. who was once
the Republican candidate for State Controller
There was little token within the great court
yard OF the United States Hotel to-day that
State convention was to be held here on Tues-
day by the Republican party Here ana there'
IL is true some prominent Republican politicians
were talking together upon the broad Veranoa'
but there was lack of a multitude of delegates
20 a State convention assembled in one place
conversing about the various candidates for
State positions A Sunday air of quiet pervaded
the hotel
CONFERENCE ON PLATFORM.
Nevertheless. considerable progress was made
tn the work which will come before the conven-
ton conference was held in Senator Platts
cottage IN regard to the party platform. This
conference was attended by Senator Platt. Mr..
Oden Lieutenant-Governo Woodruff, Senator
Timothy E. Ellsworth, Lemuel f. Quigg and
Senator John Raines The fact was disclosed
that the literary talents of both Mr.. Quigg and
Senator Raines had been levied upon TO prepare
a rough draft OF the proposed platform. Mr..
Quigg. IL win be remembered, had some practice
in the preparation OF platforms at Philadelphia
recently, and Senator Raines is said to consider
the dryest State public documents as full OF
charm.
The platform, OF course. will reaffirm the Ma
tional platform OF the Republican party. and
approve heartily OF the administrations of Presi-
being state convention document, naturally
the platform viii mainly consist of planks re-
ferring 70 State affairs. The main plank de-
bated this afternoon was that referring to the
proposal 70 Improve the canals Of the State.
There was considerable opposition to this plank.
and IL was urged that in any case great care
should be taken with il.
VIEWS ON CANAL PLANK
Louis F. Payn when he heard OF the de-
hate going on in Senator Platts room over the
canal plank said: 1.-THE canal Improvement
ouestion ought to be ignored, for there is in
tense opposition among the farmers of the
State 20 the expenditure Of single additional
dollar upon the canals The canals are believed
10 have outiived their usefulness and TO be
ilonger q of profit. even to most OF the So
called canal counties. Least OF all would the
voters approve Of expendng $62 100000 in canal
improvements. The farmers sensitive to
any apparently needless taxation and they
would consider any money expended upon the
canals Of this character"
General Francis V Greene Of New-York, who
was chairman of the Canal Inquiry Commits
sion said. in relation to the canal plank: Il am
mot pushing any S620O000O canal Improvement
plank. My work in that direction ceased when
j sent the report Of the Canal Inquiry Commits
sion TO the Legislature"
William c. Warren, of Buffalo. was aiding
EAssemblyman Henry W. Hill Of Erie County,
thls afternoon in EFFORTS which he was making
TO secure the adoption of some canal improve
ment plank The Erie and New-York County
delegates to State conventions usually are firmly
in favor Of movements TO improve the canals of
the State and it is likely they will support As
ssmblyman Hill stoutly in his attempt TO OBJ
tain the adoption Of a canal improvement plank.
II stated early this evening that probably
there would be a quiet reference merely in the
platform TO the canal improvement proposition,
In he ~ $40 7 rgrfo+
had appropriated 100000 for surveying the
canals with the object Of learning the proba BILE
cost Of proposed Improvement. and that until
this survey completed il would not be we'll
20 take any action binding the State to a policy
of canal improvement.
POSSIBLE RAMAPO PLANK
It also hinted tonight that one of the
planks might commend the Republicans Of the
Legislature for passing, and Governor Roose-
welt for signing. the act which gives Controller