Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-18
new IORK'S BIG -FOUR
Depew, Plat, Roosevelt and 0dall
Elected Delegates to the Ma.
tional Convention.
Enthusiasm for McKinley's Re. Elec.
tion Unbounded Roossvelt's
Name Cheered.
Sentiment Divided as to His Candi.
dacy for the Vice Presi.
dency.

New York. April 1S.The republicans
have fired their first gun in their CAM
paign of 1900. AT their state convention,
held in the Grand Central Palace yes
sterday. for the first time since Senator
Platt came into power as a leader in
this state there was no ripple on the
surface to mar the harmony. Dele
the national convention in Philadel-
sphia, presidential electors We're nom-
mated to run on the ticket next fall
and platform, was adopted in which
the republicans of New York state
called unanimously for Mckinley's re-
nomination.
The convention sends a remarkable
delegation to the national meeting.
Two United States senators, gov
ernor and the second in command of
the New York republican organization
,vere chosen. The convention then
compiimented the newspaper profess
sion by naming as electors a t large the
proprietor and editor of a Buffalo
newspaper. The men 50 honored We're
United States Senator Thomas c. Platt,
United States Senator chauncey NJ.
Depew. Governor Roosevelt and State
|Gommittee Chairman b. b. Odell as.
delegates at large, and Edward H. But
Ter, of Buffalo, and F.. A. Mitchell, of
Rochester, as electors at large.
The convention was not enthusiastic
at its morning session, but was demon:
strative at its afternoon session. 1t
had few spectators when it met at noon.
and a good gathering when it met in
the late afternoon. 1t demonstrated
that. SO far as individual Delegates
went, they We're not quite decided in
their preference as 10 whether Govern
or Roosevelt should be a candidate for
governor or for vice president; whether
they wanted T. L. Woodruff for Lieu
tenant governor again or vice presi-
dent.
When the temporary and permanent
chairmen announced the candidacy OF
G;oyerno. Roosevelt for second term
the convention went Wild with enthusi
assn, but when MIR. Sherman coupled.
the names of Mckinley and Roosevelt
the applause and enthusiasm We're still
greater. SO 1t was Impossible to dag.
nose the attitude of the majority of the
delegates toward the governor.
The platform congratulates the coun-
litrw that the pledges on the faith of
which Mckinley and Hobart We're
elected four years ago have been re-
ldeemed.' 1t endorses both the admin
|sistration of President Mckinley and of
4 Governor ReoaeNelt.
4 1t asserts that the republican party
found tho country after four years of
democratic government paralyzed as to
Industry, weak III trade and commerce
/ and Impoverished in its public treasury.
The platform cXtols republican party
government as equally effective and
in war as in peace. The pol
IicySof this government With regard to
1.-THE status of .spain's conquered colon
lial possessions. is approved as charac-
teristically American. the platform con-
thinning:
4 THE independence of Cuba, pledged to
4 Cuba and proclaimed to the world in the
4 declaration of MAR, has been secured
and advanced In every pubic act. The
American military force in Cuba has
been reduced. Local government has
4 been established and steps are now be-
4 ing taken for popular elections in Cuba
10 erect a free government of the Cuban
.Ipeople. preparatory to the complete
\ Withdrawal of American authority.
4 I'm Porto Rico. which has become for
lall time American territory, civil gov
lelnment and liberal laws have. been pro-
! vided
4 THE insurrection in the Philippine is
llands has been overcome. organized re-
,ellion no longer exists and the estab-
5llishment of American authority in all
II the islands is proceeding to the content
ment Of their Inhabitants.
q Governor Roosevelt's administration
4 Is Endorsed az "clsa.. and efficient" anG
the conduct of the state legislature
which recently closed its session, Is
commended in similar terms.
THE VERMONT REPUBLICANS.