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REPUBLICANS IN SESSION
Empire State Convention Held in
New York City.
The Delegates sc Large TO the National
Convention Not Instructed But Df-
reeted to Work For Roosevelt.

New York City. - The Republican
State Convention held in Carnegie Hall
elected the following delegates at large
and alternates to the Republican Ma.
tional Convention to be held in Chicago
June 81:
Delegates at large: Thomas G. Platt.
of Tioga: Chauncey NJ. Depew. Of New
York; Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., Of Or
ange: Frank S. Black, of Rensselaer,.
Alternates at large: J. Sloat Fassett, Of
Chemung: Louis Stern, of New York;
Erastus G. Knight, of Erie; Henry C..
Brewster. Of Monroe.
The convention did not instruct the
delegates at large for President Roose-
velt in the old fashioned manner Of the
Republican party since its organization
fifty years ago The convention plat
form sends the delegates at large to
Chicago with this injunction, "we here
by direct that the delegates this day
chosen use all honorable means TO
bring about his nomination for Presi.
dent at the National Convention to be
held in June
Long before the hour for assembling
the delegates began to straggle in, and
while waiting for the chairman to call
the convention to order the band
played lively airs.
The delegates were seated by coun-
ties, placards on tall sticks indicating
the location of the different delegations.
Albany and Schenectady counties had
the front row centre, the best seats in
the house. The Tioga delegation. with
Senator Platt at the head, sat on the
fourth row at the left. Senator Platt
had the aisle seat and was easily dis
tinguished.
The Broome delegation, including
Colonel George w. Dunn, touched ell
bows with the men from Tioga. Gov
ernor Odell. who shared the honors Of
the convention with Senator Platt. was
with the Orange County men, some dis
tance back on the centre aisle.
The smallest delegation was from
Yates County. with four members. The
largest was from New York County,
1856 members. The New York men oc-
cupied a block of seats in the extreme
rear. The Kings County delegation
had the section just in front of New
York.
At the head of the New York delega-
ton was Charles Fl. Murray, president
of the County Committee. Mr.. MUIR
rays first lieutenant Ill the Organiza-
ton, William Halpin, executive chair
man of the committee, sat at he+head
Of the delegation from the. Ninth AS
sembly District.
At the close of rollcall Chairman
Dunn nominated for temporary Chair
man Senator Depew. He was unani.
mously elected. and James S. Sherman.
Oneida, and John W. Dwight, of Tomp-
kins. were appointed to escort him to
the chair.
AS Senator Depew began to speak
the delegates settled themselves to
listen. The first burst of applause
came as early in the address he men
toned the name of the late Marcus A.
Hanna. A few minutes later like
tribute was paid to the name of the
late Speaker Thomas B. Reed.
Senator. Depew first mentioned the
name of President Roosevelt in connec-
tion with that Of the late President
Mckinley. Hearty applause greeted
the linking of the names. From that
time on every mention of President
Roosevelt's name was greeted with en-
thuSiastic cheers.