The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-13
REPUBLICANS JET
 BUSY IN NEW YORK
State Platform Endorses the
 Administration
ALTERNATES INSTRUCTED
Convention In Empire State Takes as Strong Action as Possible to Secure Roosevelt's
 Denomination.

New York. April 12-The republican state convention in session today nominat- cd as delegates al large and alternates to the national convention at Chicago:
 Senator T. R. Platt; alternate, J. Stoat Fassett
 Senator c. NJ Depew; alternate. Louis stern.
 Governor B: B. odel: alternate Bras tus c. Knight
 Frank S. Black; alternate Henry C. Brewer.
 The platform strongly endorsed the ad- mlnisuations of President Roosevelt and Governor B. B. Odell and the delegates at large to the national convention are ''di- rected to use all honorable means to SC cure the nomination of Theodore Roose- welt"
 There was some discussion over the fact that these directions included only the delegates at large, but Governor odell explained that in this way:
 Since 1SS0 when we abandoned the plan of selecting the district delegates. the state convention has not and indeed cannot instruct the district delegates Those delegates are elected and if de- sired by their home conventions are in- structed This direction of the conven- ton to the delegates at large to secure Mr. Roossvelts nomination is the strong est possible way in which the matter could be put"
 The congressional dispute in the Thirty rd Il fpis IAftU pf I Sloat Fassett and present Congressman Gllett was left practically without set tlement so far as the convention was con cerned, except that the Mongin- Fassett delegation in the convention was seated permanently and the controversy over the presidential nomination will have to be decided by the contestants themselves.
 Charles A Sehren of Brooklyn and George Urban, Jr. of Buhalo were named as electors at large.
 Immediately after the adjournment the state committee unanimously elected Gov crnor Odell as chairman.
 Favors Fassett Delegation.
 Immediately after the assembling of the convention Chairman Monroe of the com mittee on credentials presented his report wnch was in favor of seating the Fas- sett delegation in the thrty-thrd dis trlct.
 Representative Serene F. Payne was made permanent chairman. His speech was received with great applause.
 Assemblyman Jean l.. Burnett chair man of the committee on resolution then delivered the platform as presented The platform reaffirms the devotion of the republicans of New York to and con rdence in the principles of their party It declares that the election and inaugura- ton of William Mckinley and the re- storation to power of a party pledged to the encouragement of democratic activity, an honest system of finance and the ex- pansion of our commercial interests was followed by the enforcement of these policies. The democratic party, the plat form with imperialism and mlitaryism as it's slogan. attempted to mlslead the peo- pie into the belief that territorial aggran- dizement was the ultimate object of the republican party, and offered the fallacy of free silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 as q subject of the oasis principle of the gold standard and an honest dollar and with numerous mlschievous and untrled the ores of government and endeavored to 'uemoralize the public confidence and shat ter the faith of the party ill power.
 Continuing the resolution says: "The tragedy that deprived the nation of Pres ident Mckinley shattered every heart with sorrow but emphasized nevertheless the truth that though men perished the republic still lives The work of rehabili- tation successfully carried on by him and the wise policies which characterized his administration were taken up by his sue cessor, whose courage in the midst of trying circumstances and whose ability, honesty of purpose and sturdy American ism have elicted the admiration and re- ect of all people.