The Washington times., 1904-04-12
State Convention Comes
Off According to Pro-
gram Mapped Out.
SENATOR DEPEW'S SPEECH
RidiCuIeS Idea of Democratic
Unity and Praises His
Party 5 Record.


and seventy-four delegates to the Re
publican State convention filled Carne-
gle Hall today to elect delegates to the
Republican national convention at Chi
cago and instruct them TO work for the
nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt for
President.
The han was festooned with American
flags and the Piece de Resistance of
the decorations was a big chrome of
President Roosevelt, decorated with
flags and arms of the United States,
which faced the delegates from the cen
ter Of the wall upon the stage.
Without "a Hitch.
The delegates followed without a
hitch or hindrance the program drawn
up by Governor OdeH. who made his
first appearance in a convention as
state boss. Senator Plat, the
leader Emeritus, sat with the dele
gates from Tioga and for the first time
IN fifteen years his fine political hand
indexed no move to be made.
The platform, as written, contains a
strong plank iudorsing President Roo
sevelt and his Administration with spe-
cial reference TO the Panama Canal
and the administration Of Cuban af-
fairs.
The tariff question viii be only briefly
touched on, and will be OF the stand
pat order: and there will be a strong
laudation Of Governor OdeiTs State ad-
mInistration. A plank indorsing the
State leadership Of Senator Thomas c.
Platt was embodied in the platform.
This plank was inserted al the last mo-
ment at the special request OF the close
and dear friends of the eyed Senator.
The Big Four
Tie Big -Four that will represent
the State at the Chicago convention is
made up Of Senator Thomas Collier
Platt, Senator Chauncey Mitchell De
pew. Gov Benjamin y. Odel, jr, and
former Gov. Frank s. Black.
The convention was called to order at
12:Z2 by Col George w. Dunn, chairman
of the Republican State commiuee. AT
the conclusion of the roll call colonel
Dunn designated Senator Chauncey N.
Depew as temporary chairman. The
Senator was escorted to the platform
amid much applause.
MI Depew's Speech.
The Senator recalled the death Of
three great Republican leaders since the
last convention President Mckinley.
Thomas b. Reed, and Senator Hanna
He declared that the Republican party
would accept the challenge Of the Dem
ocrats and make the campaign on the
records Of tho Mckinley and Roosevelt
Administrations.
we have repaired the disasters Of
1898 10 1857" said he. I'VE have opened
the closed factories and mills. built up
new industries and removed all trace OF
an unsOund currency.
about to be settled and the two oceans
united by the canal across the isthmus.
With the growth OF our Pacific Coast
States and the possession Of our islands
across the ocean and the trade Of tho
Orient. the building Of this canal be-
came "a necessity of paramount impor-
tance.
Democratic Unity"
1--WE are told that I'm this campaign
the Democratic party will be united and
that the differences which occurred in
1896 and 1900 will be healed The emf
nent doctors who. are diagnosing the dis
ease and prescribing for the patient to
bring about this result are the cOnser-
vatiye ex-President Cleveland on the
one side and the radical William Jen-
nings Bryan on the other. Mr. Bryan's
prescription is the same as was admin
istered in 1895 and 1900. free silver at
Is to 1. while Mr.. Clevelaud's IS terseIy
~''ressed when he says, return to
policy is adopted then
rests and the labor of
have no more TO do
IAN they did in the two
m- II Mr.. Cleveland S
d. which admits that
party In 1895 and in 1900
ID its candidates were
in we be assured that
easOu IS permanent or
possession Of the goods
ay crazy tricks with the
untry2"
DepeW concluded his
arlous committees were
is finished. a recess was
ltll D. m.
10 FOREIGN NATIONS