The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-16
Who FIattens PIatt by
Being Named.
WOODRUFF TUCKS TAIL
He CrawIs Out Without Even the
Ghost of a Bark, and Higgins
Goes Through With a
Whoop and
Huzza.
(Bv the Associated Press.)


Saratoga, N. Y, Sept 15.-The Re-
publican State Convention adjourned
at 2:3O D. m. today after nominating
unanimously the ticket for State Off
ces forecasted last night by the Assoc
ciated Press, as follows:
For Governor, Frank w. Higgins, OF
Cattaraugus.
For Lieutenant-Go Governor, M. Linn
Bruce, of New York.
For Secretary of State, John F.
O'Brien, of Clinton.
For Attorney General, julius Ma
Mayer, of New York.
For Comptroller, Otto Kelsey, OF
Livingston.
For State Treasurer. John G. Wall
lenmaier, of Erie.
For State Engineer and Surveyor,
Henry A. Van Alstyne, of Columbia.
For Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals, Edgar M. Cullen Democrat
of Kings.
For Associate Judge of the Court
of Appeals, William e. Werner (Re-
publican), of Monroe.
| The unanimous action of the COM
vention in the nomination of Lieuten-
ant Governor Frank w. Higgins foI
the Governorship was made possible
! by the withdrawal of former Lieuten-
|
the very last moment as the conven,
ton was preparing for the roll call,
| called for by the resolution of the
Kings county delegation. 1t was only
when, as he himself said, it became
obvious to his practiced ear" that
the convention was almost solidly
against him; after his name had been
placed in nomination in a speech by
! William A. Prendergast, of Brooklyn,
in which the management of the Hig-
gins campaign was bitterly attacked
| that Mr.. Woodruff took the platform,
| withdrew his name from further con-
sideration, asked that the nomination
| of LiSutenant-G Higgins be
made unanimous and pledged the full
est effort of himself and his Kings
county forces in aid of the ticket about
to be nominated.
There was no contest whatever over
any other place upon the ticket.
In the convention the Woodruff fac
ton was exceedingly enthusiastic ana
| insistent. But the only thing ap-
preaching a showing of strength was
when his name was first placed in
nomination. But the great majority
of the convention sat silent through
out the demonstration. There was no
slight anywhere in the proceedings
to Senator Platt save in the refusal
of the convention to accede to his
/ declared wish for the nomination OF
Mr.. Woodruff Every mention of his
name was enthusiastically cheered.
again and again the whole convention
arose with deafening shouts and APP
plause to do him honor.
Governor Odell. too, as Governor.
and as chairman of the State commit.
tee, was cheered at every turn.
Mr.. Woodruff's withdrawal of his
name and his motion to make unani-
I1o0n f1n nit1of ion Of -
removed the last evidence of discord
from the convention. The remaindeE
of the convention was of a more or
less routine character. save for the
speech of Senator Depew, who in pre-
senting for denomination the name OF
Secretary of State John +. q Brien.
took OCCASION to answer some of the
Democratic arguments in the speech
of Congressman Bourke Cochran last
night at Tammany Hall.
The platform adopted congratulates
the country on the splendid results
of the recent elections in Oregon,
Vermont and Maine. and indorses
| Roosevelt and the Republican ma
tional platform Sin al its declara-
tions, particularly those in favor OF
maintenance of the gold standard
and protection to American work
men and the industries by which they
thrive
we appeal for support 70 tne
common sense of those who do not
believe in change for the sake or
making a change and who are Wiling
to let well enough alone. to those
who believe in the kind of protection
the Republican party has always
stood for and not in the kind with
which tho Democratic party. with It's
free trade allies, is trying to delude
industria! workers"
The remainder of the platform IS
devoted to State issues.