The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-16

CHEERS rolled on, ana SENATOR haipy BaTe'
Finally the Ogdensburg statesman got
the convention under control and Assembly
man James T. Rogers OF Broome county
the lifelong friend OF Senator Plat and Col
George ". Dunn, was upon the platform;
Mr.. Woodruff. He is big and fat. just as
Marc Antony was In the days OF Cesar.
Mr.. Rogers 80 the comment ram was JUST
as oily and just as melif1uous an Marc
! was on that memorable occasion when
he intimated that he could stir the stones OF
Rome in nutlny II he only said something
little more. Mr.. Rogers's speech was MARC
Antony speech all the way through he
threw a few posies at Governor Chairman
odell, and then thumped him; He to eh.
Republican leader Of the State described
| the Senator's gray hair, and then, just as
II Governor Chairman Odell and the rape
| wormers had not brought sorrow and humil-
to do it at their peril. The amusing part
OF the speech was that, when MIR. Rogers
flung his oratorical poses at the Governor
Chairman, the convention cheered the
| Governor Chairman and the band played
Hail to the Chief There was some ohagrin
few moments later. when the Oddities
heard the whitening words OF the treat
ment OF Senator Plat. Mr.. Rogers said:
| AssEMBLYMAN ROGERS SECONDS WOODRUFF.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: Free speech and ialr
ons and a@ sure q chat tSe men who
here to shout will give me an opportunity
now a voice: You bet we o. WI W,ldod II
sime viii nHys ' snd 1 msRe a%ysei heard
and u my voice does not reach you don't
Mr. Chairman. am here to speak no harsh
Of any a. Bosh Of
personal friends. ApplauseJ Both Gan
1ssss So,h spsnaa me and
As to the one. ! believe he can be elected !;
to the sn Sth ses t 81 ao Rs
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car stopped for the inspector to see nov nov
said. why. this is wrong, you have eight
seS naYs SHna 9e
rich brosus said That's Ieight;;, here ast,e one
serious s sand and momentous decision which one
viii get S fri.e;s s Of b !. sIds1 Higgins
MA. Sr not a0fs''ssd en-: sc thss
ips. Unjust Unfair H and sven malsiogs eritl-
Of our STATE and OF db ssT or
Three cheers for woodruff; y From he Siese
him to be man who in this. az IN all other
emergencies, y endeayoras TO 90 that T Want
s ray Also on the other s0S
From r. eaTest ohildhood Il has been my sood
another s mssniiieent Republican Of the State
OF New York. and in season and out OF sea I 1t
s. sHns %ss9hss shs . Sepsfp'
we are here to place our wreath, laPplausel
suTss upon the head p Of that az
sss 90 NOT Us get ssiossed
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man only who leads in The way Of wi dom.
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sShiszs some personal spbtiSn: not ,so e do
but to represent the people who are behind a,a.
end 70 " here hs O Of
Rli isY ttres ne Of .W We woodrua i
speak In kindness. but IN fairness in 1T triea ~.
the splendid element Of ths Republica AN party,
Of or that uncro vned king among leaders in ths
sS Ssa az Ssy. VI:
m n were tie tkrsads q broken Il |,
and and n the ma jorty in this state. $50. 49,,
s so s Of 9I: but
when in this very hall one q the most mag "a. :
the chief executive, from Rensselaer, lap
ssa, spsnSd efF the
Of the people throughout The state: Laying
sa saw :' and se ;aIa that the psopis Of
York demanded that the Republieans then
put .not 9TH thea.
tSas the so verdict of T.. pecpie at the polls
.n ths sh.n sm and .Ss tSe selection ~ and
5 n:Ss pi. sp .m ssnara h sa5s,
ss fnSths, ,n S.sdss q h;
years ago. upon the great economic and
monetary question the national convention
| was wabblinR. and II was not until the clarion
| call Of Senator Plat resounded tapplause'
that they adopted the report and what Is
now seen to be Enthusiastically the right way.
the platform declaring for the gold standard.
| which even the benighted candidate at Esopus
sees Ia 30 firmly and irrevocably tabllshed.
He has been abused. he has been berated.
he has been threatened, but with II all he
has gone unperturbed towards what he
FOR sWoodrutf, Woodbury. In every in
| stance he has said, fired by the spirit AZ old
Barbara Fritchie for. his country: shoot
If you must at his old gray head, but spare
Is rolling from the people Of the state OF
New York. from the Republicans OF New
| York state, to-day. as never before, the rank
and file are exclslminG In no uncertain tones
who touohes a hair on yon gray head dies
like dog" IApplausel
The rank and file. trusting in the leadership
and believing that the best prophet In the
future is he who has shown. discern ment in
the part more than ever, before known, de-
sires that your convention shall nominate
| a candidate who has the sanction and hearty
| support OF Senator Plat. tCheers and cries
| OF Woodruff Woodruff Every one knows
| what that preference Is, That preference
has been declared because II has been be-
iicved that the people 80 desired and the rank
and Ale are for him for that reason. and also
for the Inherent qualities In the candidate
| himself. He entered politics less than a