The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-13
.NOMINATES
 FULL TICKET wv. R. Hearst Leads Inde- pendence Leaguers. CANDIDATE MAKES A SPEECH Says He is Not for Socialism,
 Radicalism or Extrenism. If Platform is Not Amerieanism, Com mon Honesty is No Longer
 Measure of American MoraI~,. He Declares.
CANDIDATE MAKES A SPEECH

l New York. Sept 12.--In a harmo- nious and enthusiastic final session to- night, the convention of the lndepend- l ence League put into the field straight | ticket of State officers to be voted Aor | at the coming election. The delegates cbeered for thirty-three minutes when Mir. Hearst appeared on the platform | to make brief speech of acceptance. | His address aroused much enthusiasm The convention drafted reply to wnn J. connors and other Democrats who had written suggesting possible 1 fusion with the Democrats and sug- gesting that no nominations be made 1 by the Independents at this time. The re- piy expressed thanks for the interest | of the Democrats and sympathy for 1 the rank and file in their honest en- deavor to wrest the Buffalo convention l from the control of the bosses. but said the Independence League could not postpone the business 1t had been l assembled to carry out
 The straight ticket was named with i out equivocation-
 | tragic incident of the hour before l the convention met. known. however. 1 to but a few of the delegates, was | the sudden death of Col. Theodore Mills, formerly of Texas. delegate l from the Fourteenth Assembly District of New York. who escorted his daugh- ter to her seat in the gallery and died 1 floor of the convention.
 The Closing Session.
 Tne closing session of the convention tonight began with q tremendous ups rcar, started by the bringing in of an immense portrait of William Randolph Hearst. President of the League. and the only man seriously mentioned as it's candidate for Governor. The roar of cheers. footing of horns. ringing of bells and thousand other forms of l noise, lasted from o'clock, the hour to which the convention stood ad- journed until 1t actually began at o'clock.
 Then Clarence shearn presented the report of the Committee on Resolutions. covering first the reply of the league tc the memorial or Norman E Mack. " J. Corners and other elected delegates to the Democratic state Convention which requested the league to postpout nominations until after the convention. The report said that the convention "deemed 1t inadvisable to postpone the important business which Is has as- sembIed to carry out.
 The ticket for State candidates was announced as follows:
 Governor--william R Hearst of New York; Lieutenant Governor--Lewia stuyvesant Chanler of Duchess: Secre- tarv of State-John S. Whalen of Mon- roe: State Treasurer George A. Fuller of Jefferson; comptroller-Dr. c. HI w. Auei of Erie; State Engineer and Sur veyor--F. | Gettrnan of Tompkins; At torney Ceneral--John Ford. New York
 Mir. Chanier. named for Lieutenant Governor, Is a brother Of former Con- 1 Rressman William Astor Chanler. He is A son of the late Congressman John winthrop chanler, and great-grand- son of the original John Jacob Astor
 Mir Whalen for Secretary of State, Is l TnhacC0 workers International Union. He is the first Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus of the State of New York.
 Hearst and Horseahoe.
 The report as read was adopted and committee conducted Mr.s Hearst to the platform. An immense floral horse- shoe was brought to the stage.
 After the cheering has gone on for half an hour. Mir. Hearst himself tried 10 stay the tumult with outstretched arms. He was finally successful He tben spoke briefly. saying;
 T am honored to have been nomi- mated by this convention. I am proud to run on this platform. I am devoted heart and soul to the principles express- ed fin every line of it
 T have said that my program is hot socialism or radicalism or extremeisni of any kind If is simply Americantsm. If this platform Is not Americanisfn. then common honesty is no longer measure of American morals. If this platform is not Americanism. then a free ballot and a fair count is no longer the basis of our American government. lIf this platform is not Americanism, linen independence. equality and op- portunity have ceased to be American ideals. Then Jefferson's teachings have been forgotten and Lincoln's labor was in vain.
 "Because we have received courte- ously and considerably a momerial from sympathetic Democrats, certain hostile agencies have cried deal All the 'dear that Is contemplated is expressed in this platform.
 We promise an honest administra- , tion. We promise an impartial epforce- : ment of the laws; we promise to sweep from the public pay roll the servants of nrivate interests We promise non- , tnatjona that are not bossed and elee- l tions that are not bought. We promise 5 consideration and representation TOT I inc producing masses; we promise 10 : abolish class distinction and class leg T islation and to restore government l for the greatest good of the greatesr { number"
 r When Mr. Hearst concluded. the con- r ventlon adjourned.
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