The Washington times., 1902-09-24


49, .ha, aacb contestant should be al
lowed half vote, and that the sittlng
delegates should also be allowed naii
vote The convention accepted TINS re-
port.
Mr.. Ellsworth Chairman.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff made
the report for the committee on perma-
nent organization. recommending ina.
Senator Timothy E. Ellsworth. Niagara
county be made the permanent chair
man. Mr.. Ellsworth was elected ana
was escorted to the platform by ex-
| Senator Sloane, of 0swego. ana FRED
erick d. Kilburn. superintendent OF
banking. Mr.. Ellsworth knew pracu-
cally every man in the convention ana
with some of them has had ll1etlme
acquaintance, and all OF them nalied
him as an old friend. He bowed his
thanks.
Then Mr.. Quigg introduced him and
Mr. Ellsworth began his speech. After
thanking the delegates for the honor and
making complimentary references 10
| Quigg's address, he said:
Before proceeding with that por-
ton of the practical work of the con-
vention which Is yet to be done, l will
delay you long enough and long enough
only, to congratulate you upon all the
favorable conditions that surround us.
The course our party is pursuing in its
national affairs under the leadership OF
President Roosevelt, but traced largely
in outline by his predecessor, has re-
ceived an approval more general than
is often manifested.
No..,;ro@;oo Eoyoch dnued
80 extensive is this as to foreshadow
not only at this early day in its progress
the approval of his Administration as
an entirety. but an extension by re-
newal from the people in 1904. And the
administration of our State affairs by
those to whom our party has committed
them is receiving an approval equally
generous and universal, so as to leave
for us here today in our action no un-
certainty as to what we should do as
to them.
"These conditions afford ample war
rant for congratulations to you most
heartily, but further than this there is
the contrast between that object lesson
of poverty. disaster. and distress which
came so simultaneously with the prac-
last Democratic Administration, and that
other object lesson OF prosperity which
came as closely with the practical es-
tablishment of those other policies by
our own party, contrast which has
become the more marked as time has
run.
All Are Prosperous.
"All our people have experienced a.
prosperity, or have it in their power to
realize 1t, the extent and diversity of
which in this land of ours has never be-
fore been known, and because of this,
as have already said, it seems to me
that our congratulations with each other
are most timely. extend mine TO
you with my utmost cordiality. / thank
you again, gentlemen, for your courtesy
and attention, and will proceed with the
practical work Of the convention"
There was liberal cheering for Sena-
tor Ellsworth's speech, and then he
called the convention to its business at
once. First of all that part of the re-
port of the committee on permanent or
ganization recommending the vice presi-
dents and the secretaries OF the conven-
tion was taken up. and all of the recon-
mendations of the committee were ap-
proved unanimously. The temporary
secretaries were confirmed as secreta-
ries at large. and they kept the records
of the convention. When Mr.. Ellis
worth called fer the report of the com
mittee on resolutions, which had been
expected to send In the platform this af-
ternoon. Mr.. Lauterbach announced that
the committee had not time enough to
consider all of the proposed planks, and
that 1t wanted an extension. This was
granted, and the convention took re-
cess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The platform will be presented tomor
row for adoption. and in the afternoon
session the nominations will be made.