New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-13

n, resolutions Jean I. Burnett: committee
permanent organization William Barnes. jr;
committee on credentials. George Z. Monroe
COMMITTEES on nominations George ". Aldridge
When the committees had been announced ex-
Senator Warner Miller arose and offered reso-
luton which was heartily applauded. 1t fol-
lows:
The permanency Of a republican government
IS based upon a pure and free ballot. We are
opposed to either it's corruption by money or its
Limitation by depriving any citizen OF the Cnlteu
States anywhere of the right to deposit ms vote
except for causes permitted by the Constitution.
To this end we demand the protection ana
permanency of ali civil and political rights OF
our citizens without discrimination az 10 race OF
color We ask Congress to make INQUIRY
whether any state has limited, for any cause.
the elective franchise and IL so limited, that the
number of its Representatives in Congress De re-
duced in proportion to the number OF votes so
disfranchised as provided IN the Fourteenth
Amendment: also to see TO IT that the tnteenth
Amendment is IN no way violated either directly
or by subterfuge
EX-SENATOR MILLER's RESOLUTION.
Ex-senator Miller explained the resolution.
saying:
Mississippi. with eight Congress districts gave
a total of 1S,05S votes. and not single Repuo-
ncan vote was cast. The Democratic leader IN
the House of Representatives, Mr.. Williams re-
ceved less than 1,50O votes The XAth Con-
gress District OF the State OF New-York is rep
resented by Mr. Bradley, who received nearly
10000 votes a larger number than was cast IN
the entire State OF Mississippi Georgia, with
its eleven Congress districts, cast total vote
In round figures of 41,oOO The XXVIIth Dis
trict, represented by Mr.. Sherman, at the last
Congress election gave over 41O00 votes.
larger number than cast by the entire State of
Georgia. Louisiana. with fits seven Congress
districts. cast total Congress vote of a little
more than 10000.
The xXXth Congress District of New-York
is represented by Mr.. Dwight. who received
over 2S000 votes. larger number than was
cast by the entire State of Louisiana for all
of its Representatives. Similar figures could
be other States CO01DaTpd other
districts in this State. Let add. by way OF
further comparison, that Kansas, with its seven
Congress districts, cast 2S0.O00 votes. an
average of 10000 votes in each district. Iowa.
with its eleven Congress districts. cast about the
same number. Michigan, with its twelve dis
tricts, about the same number. South Carolina.
with seven districts. gave total vote Con-
gress of 32,0S3. OF which 142 were Republican.
Further comment is unnecessary. Examination
of the figures is the best argument.
The resolution was referred without debate
to the committee resolutions, and on motion
Of Assemblyman Burnett the convention then
took recess until p. m
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
IN the recess the committees met and organ
lied and took up their work. The credentials
committee had TO consider the contest between
Fassett and Giet in the XXxIIId Congress
District. Judge Wheeler. OF Steuben. spoke for
the Gillet delegation. saying the committee had
no business to act in the matter; that the case
would be prejudced in court and that no ad-
vaytage should be claimed at this time. Mr..
Fassett said he wanted regularity and the fact
that contest was filed with the State commit
tee indicated that his course regular. BY
an almost unanimous vote the Fassett delega-
ton declared regularly seated.
Mr.. Fassett said that the selection for State
committeeman in the XXXIIId District would
be ]. b. H. Mongin, personal follower OF Mr..
Fassett and his chief lieutenant.
II learned in the recess that Captain F.
Norton Goddard. who had been slated TO sue
coed Smith Pine as State committeeman from
the XIIta Congress District, had failed in his
desire. The district committee took vote and
Mr. Pine was reelected by a large majority.
The slate was thus broken again. Mr.. Pine Is
a warm friend OF Senator Plat and the Re
publican leader OF the XXIvth Assembly Dis
trict.
AS usual. the delegates were late in reassem-
bling. Governor Odell came in at 4:1J o'clock
and was loudly cheered. The band played Hall
to the Chief" Erastus c. knight. Mayor Of
Buffalo. came I'm right after the Governor. He
was cheered frantically by the Erie delegation.
Senator Platt came IN at 4:25. He
cheered long and loud. Every stood and
applauded. AS soon as the Senator seated.
Mr. Depew raped for order and called for the
report of the committee credentials On it's
report the Fassett delegation in Seneca County
was seated.
CONGRESSMAN PAYNE's SPEECH.
The report of Chairman Barnes. Of the COM
mittee on permanent organization. nominated
Serene f; Payne for permanent chairman. He
was unanimously elected and escorted to
the chair by William L. Ward. OF Westchester,
and William Barnes, jr.. of Albany. He was
loudly cheered. He spoke follows:
1t will not be expected on this occasion that
should speak At length or the achievements OF our
Stlic government during the last ten years. the
assemble until next September. Republican State
administration. among other things has secured
count. greater efficiency and economy the man
agement OF public institutions and the virtual
maugurated highway improvement. have submitted
10 the voters the question Of canal Improvement
9rity n the enlargement Of the great inte!na,
] rae, - tban H. VI pepnbcan %
for tho last decade of splendid administration.
We meet the threshold of national cam
We noirt things done in the last seven years
Tie establishment OF tho gold standard
The enactment Of thu Dngley tariff. and the uni
versal blessings that have followed.
Antitrust legislation reinforced by Congress
and enforced in the courts by the efforts of the
The maintenance of Just and liberal pensions to
order OF the Commissioner OF Pensions that adj
vancing age shall be regarded as presumptive evil
Acknowledgements to the last Democrats adminstra-
ton for the first practical enforcement Of this
We have fought and the Spanish We
have not shrunk from the burdens of our victory.
We have given 10 Cuba a stable government and
have left them. with all good wishes. free to work
We have established good government in Porto
Rico and the Philippines, we are successfully
shin: we are educating their children We have
built the American schoolhouse on every hillside
where beneath the folds Of the American flag we
are teaching the lesson or patriotism and good