The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
Reference to Roosevelt.

Reference to Roosevelt.
The platform set forth that Demo
Gratis and Republicans everywhere will
await the results Of the coming cleo
tons with an interest second only to
that taken i'm a national contest.
The platform contained the following
reference to President Roosevelt:
The president of the United States.
returning from patriotic inspection of
MS national fences. recognizes the i'm
portant bearing Of our city election
upon his next campaign. DESTROYS o.
presenting himself TO the Republican
national convention as from a state
and city in sympathy with mis- political
views, he gathers the rural political
(. leaders about him to impress them
with the necessity of q Republican vic
tory i'm the city Of New York.
I'm this era of postal iniquity and
general Republican barter in federal
places We have the spectacle Of a pres
ident degrading the patronage of his
high office to clear the way for the
complete mastery Of the local Repub-
lcan boss; all of which is followed by
a strenuous proclamation denying his
interference in local affairs"
The committee on resolutions ignored
entirely the protest of the delegation
from Kings presented by Mr.. Shea.
Mcclellan Nominated.
John J. Delaney then was escorted
to the rostrum to nominate George B.
Mcclellan for mayor
There is no hope for the Democrats
| 10 carry the United States said Mr.
Delaney. unless we carry the state Of
New York, and we cannot carry the
state of New York unless we carry the
city Of New York. We must nomina te
here a man of patriotic blood, a man
nj n hr Cd ne IN &c
tors, but has stood upon the ground.
! o man himself. 1 present to YOU for
your consideration as your candidate
FOR mayor George 3. Mcclellan
The crowd interrupted by shouting
applause and the cheers continued for
several minutes. The delegates from
all the boroughs. with the exception OF
Brooklyn, stood up and cheered enthu
siasucaIIy. The Brooklyn men re-
manned in their seats.
/ Mr.. Delaney continued his praise Of
/ the candidate The election of Mr..
I Mcclellan. he said. viii save the CITY
! Of New York and rescue the country
from the administration of Theodore
/ Roosevelt.
GaynOr Put Up.
Martin w. Littleton of Brooklyn
nominated William j. Gayn0r The
I Brooklyn delegates rose en- masse and
{ cheered and waved their hats when
/ Mr.. Littieton named Justice Gaynor.
and their enthusiasm carried the whole
= house except the delegates from the
/ bOroughs opposed 10 Brooklyn. SEN
ator McCarren seconded the nominal
/ ton.
on the roll call by assembly districts.
Manhattan. the Bronx. Queens and
! Richmond were unanimous for George
/ IS. Mcclellan. The only break in the
solidity Of the vote Of Kings county
for w. J. GaynOr was in the Eleventh
: district, the leader announcing, Nine
I votes for ". J. Gaynor, one vote for
/ George b. Mcclellan"
Mr. Mcclellan received the nomina-
| tion by 434 to 219 for Gaynor.
Before the nominat ton for controller
/ James j. Martin, the regular chairman
/ Of the Democratic city convention,
made the announcement that he diff
fered from his colleagues in Manhat-
/ tan and could not vote ror the nom
nation Of either Grout or Fornes.
Grout and Fornes.
[ Luke D. stapleton then placed the
name of Edward NJ. GrOut in nominal
} uon fOr that Office.
! ON the roll can Mr. Grout was nom
( mated oy vote OF 42S to Do James
! J. Martin and four other delegate
from the Twenty seventh Manhattan
district voting for Fairchild. together