Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-04
WOODRUFF IN CHAIR
Lieut.. Governor Called to Preside
Temporarily at Saratoga.
BLACK WILL NOMINATE ODBLL
Formidable List Of Speakers Ito
Make Addresses Tomorrow.
SPEECH BY THE CHAIRMAN

SARATOGA. N. T., September A tele-
gram was received today from former Gov
ernor Frank s. Black saying that he would
make the speech nominating Benjamin b.
OdeIl. jr.. for governor tomorrow. This
makes the list Of orators for tomorrow's
session Of the republican convention include
Theodore Roosevelt. Chauncey M. Depew,
Frank g. Black and n. Stranahan. Senator
Depew Is now here and Governor Roosevelt
Is expected this afternoon.
The only discussion before the conven-
uon met at noon was over the trust plank
of the platform, and 1t was thought the
party declaration on this point might give
the committee on resolutions some work
to do
The convention, which Is to nominate
full state ticket, was called to order soon
after noon by State Chairman Odell, who Is
to be nominated for governor Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff, who Is TO be renomi
mated, was chosen temporary chairman by
acclamation.
MIR. Woodruff spoke in part as follows:
Chairman Woodruff's speech.
Mr.. Woodruff in opening said the repubn
can party Is the giant instrument for the
attainment and maintenance of high politi-
cal ideals. The republican party Is more
than the instrument of republicans, said the
speaker. 1T is the eyer-renewing hope of
others Since the democracy of Seymour.
Tilden, Cleveland became the prey of the
populiStic fanaticiSm and vagares of dream
ers supplanted the doctrines of statesmen
the republican party has become the home
of many thus driven from the household of
their ancient faith. They do not look for
us to renounce republfcaniSm; they do not
ask Us to become democrats: nor do we in
sist that they shall become republicans
Either as allies or republicans We welcome
them for the country's good.
The people of this state believe in honest
money: they believe in the protection of
American industry and labor; they believe
In the establishment of the independence of
Cuba, a sound government in Porto Rico
and the Philippines and the protection of
our people in China. They believe in the
suppres.ing of unlawful combinations of
every character"
Referring to the money question Mr..
Woodruff said that should Mr.. Bryan be
elected it would be within his power, and
his duty in view of his platform to pay the
interest and principal of the bonded debt in
silver. The speaker declared that free
trade had always been the fundamental
principle of democracy. The attempted
subordina ton of sound money and protec-
tion," he continued. Ito the 'paramountcy'
of so-called imperialism cannot retire these
issues from the campaign.
No Such Thing as imperialism.
THE absurdity of imperialism is that
there Is imperialism. The republican
party simply stands for the establishment
in the Philippines and Porto Rico of such
government as II gives to its own people
If that is imperialism, then the republi-
can party is imperialistic. Our opponents
may call IL Imperialism, or even piracy If
they please. but the republican party will
not be swerved from the line of it's duty
nor Will the people be fooled by so trans
parent device. Is he an intruder and
'usurper Of inalienable rights who has res
cued helpless children from wild beasts
that orphaned them? Does he deprive them
OF liberty because he fosters and protects
them until they are able to care for them
selves? The man who denounces our work
OF rescue and the establishment of a lust
and generous government in which the in
habitants shall have the largest participa-
ton OF which they are capable, and who
undertakes to base that denunciatton upon
a phrase of our Declaration of Independ-
ence, Is an insincere and base perverter of
that immortal document"
Mr.. Woodruff denounced the attitude of
the democratic party on trusts hypocriti-
cal, praised the republican state admins
tratiOn and closed with euloey of the ma
tional republican ticket
Mr.. Woodruff arraigned the officials of
New York city for their alleged connec-
tion with the ice trust. References to Nc
kinley and Roosevelt We're greeted with
loud applause.
AT the close Of the county chairman's adj
dress the usual resolutions for permanent
organization, etc, We're adopted and re-
cess voted until pm
Lemuel E. Quigg Of New York was made
Chairman Of the committee on nermanent
organization. NJ. A. Daily Of Kings chair
man of the committee on credentials and
John Raines of Ontario. chairman of the
committee on resolutions
A subcommittee of five was namad h,, tho
resolutions committee and ii was an
nounced that the full committee would pass
on the platform about clock