New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
NAMED FOR STATE SENATE.
SENATOR ELsBERG RENoMINATED AND
SLATER CHOSEN IN THE XIXTH-
SIX CONVENTIONS ADJOURNED.

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SIX CONVENTIONS ADJOURNED.
Republican conventions were called TO meet in
the twelve Senate districts OF New-York County
last evening. and nominations of candidates Tor
State Senator were made by six Of the conven-
tions The other conventions adjourned TO later
dates without making nominations. The nomina-
tions made last evening were the following:
xIIth Disttict-EDwARD KoHN.
XIvth Distrlct-wII.LIAM WHITAKER
inatsS
xvurh District-LA MOTT HARTsHoRN.
XIXth District-SAMUEIs g SLATER
XXIst District-MATTHEW J. HARRINGTON.
Edward Kohn was the unanimous choice OF the
XIIth Senate District Convention, which held
at No 464 Graud-st John steiblng. the leader OF
the XIIth Assembly District. was the chairman OF
the convention. Kohn is a cIgaTmakeT. and lives
at No S4 Second-st. He was a candidate for Alder
man from the XVIth District In 1897. and ahead
of his ticket Ave hundred votes
William Whitaker the unanimous cholce Of
the X1Vth District Convention which was held at
No. 2f7 East Thirty -fourth-st Mr.. Whitaker is the
superintendent OF the Carroll Box and Lumber
Company at Eighteenth-st and the East River.
He is member of the Civic Club. and has never
held a political Office
Senator Nathaniel A. ElsberE was unanimously
renominated in the XVIII District. The
tion met in Vienna Hall, No. l9l East Fifty-elghth-
ST. 1t was not clear that it's members OF one
mind, until Job e Hedges found the floor to say,
indorsed by the XXvth Assembly District for the
place, that he wished to make the nomination OF
Senator Elsberg unanimous.
In readiness for contest. the hall crowded
to the doors with delegates carrying banners trans
parencles and battle A band had been Sc
cured and tucked off In a corner. it played at all
the wrong times and could not be stopped until
the votes came to end
GherardI Davis presided and after ne had direct
ed the preliminary business he recognized General
Anson G. McCOok, who said
On behalf Of the delegates of the XXIXth District
and express the hope OF unanimous action by
Iis - Is t nominate Natnale a ESPeLS 80 L
II is ot necessary 20 enter INTO any account OF ms
record for Justification of his denomination. He
ests and no party managers have any mortgage on
his person. Nothing corrupt ever attached to his
a partisan, but ike Roosevelt he found out that
independence was not impossible with loyalty to
party
Charles A. Hess. Paul d. Cravath ex-Judge
Hedges and Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew seconded
the nomination. In his speech Mr.. Depew said
have travelled eighteen hours from a political
came TO testify on my own behalf from famiiiarity
with public life of the need the State has OF Sen
young men love to see them come to the front
Inc Inc DemoGra1e & Leader IN this city is not alone In
portance done In the Legislature at Albany than in
The Of our das h2d%
into great pr0minenes the men and the things
men into the Senate | have noticed many young
H..
during their first terms.
But with great qualification I have found Sena-
tor Elsberg. at the close of his two years tactful
and wise He has demonstrated his ability for
not only that place. but higher ones, which are
bound to be his reward"
Senator Depew, OF the XXIXth A. Sands. of
the XXVTIth, and Charles A Hess OF the XXVth.
appointed a committee to inform Senator
Elsberg OF his denomination. The nominee ap-
peared in few moments. and spoke to the con-
tude, and saying that If elected he would use all
his energies toward faithfully serving them. He
said that he began his with the ideal that
there standard for politics different from
that for other things, and he held that ideal still
La Mott Hartshorn was the unanimous choice
OF the XVIIIth District Convention. which
held at No. 241 East ,F1fty-seventh-st. Joseph
Alexander the chairman of the convention
Mr.. Hartshorn is lawyer. with office at No
IS Park Row. He Is a graduate of the College of
law since 1897 He is twenty-sx years old. He has
held political office
Samuel S. Slater was the unanimous choice of
the XIXth Senate District Convention which was
held at No. 10l West Northumberland -twenty-sev-
enth-st Ex-Alderman Collin H Woodward was
the chairman of the convention and Abraham Cru
Der made the nominating speech Charles Baker
who seconded the nomination. the same time
withdrew the name of ex-Judge James P. Daven-
port for whose nomination It was expected a fight
would be made. Mr.. Slater is the present Assem-
byman from the XXXth Assembly District, and
las served two terms Albany. He is a lawyer
with offices ct No 100 Broadway. and lives at No
206 Lenox-ave. He is thirty-fOur years old, and is
Il graduate of Cornell University.
Matthew J. Harrington unanimously nomi-
mated by the convention of the XXIst Senate Dis
trict at the rooms OF the North Side Republican
Club, No. 1858 Third-aVe. Carl W. SChmidtke
mated ex-Assembyman W. W. Niles, formerly of
the XXXIVth Assembly District Mr.. Niless
was received with good deal of enthusiasm. but
he declined, and MIR. Harrington then nomi-
mated unanimously. MIR. Harrington is a dealer in
bluestone at southern Boulevard and One-hundred-
and-tiftv- -sixth-st.
The nomination of Senator Esberg last evening,
the politicians said. meant that Assemblyman
Weekes would be renominated without opposition
in the XXNth Assembly District.