The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13
Was Chsered for Ons Hour
 Last Night
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE ACTS
Hearst Says He Programme Is Not SoclaIlstic, Radical or Extreme In Any Way, But Is Purely
 American.

New York. September 12.-In a harmon- ious and enthusiastic final session to- night the convention of the Independence League put into the field a straight ticket of state officers to be voted for at the coming election.
 The delegates oheered for B minutes when MT. Hearst appeared on the platform to make a brief speech of acceptance. His address aroused much enthusiasm. The convention drafted a reply to Will liam J. Corners and other democrats who had written suggesting possible fusion with the democrats, and suggesting that no nominations be made by the Inde- pendents at this time. The reply expressed thanks for the interest of the democrats and sympathy for the rank and file in their honest endeavor to wrest the Buffa- To convention from the control of the bosses. but said the Independence League could not postpone the business 1t had been assembled to carry out.
 The straight ticket was named without equivocation.
 A tragic incident of the hour before the convention met, known. however. to but few delegates was the sudden death of Col. Theodore Mills, formerly of Texas. a delegate from the fourteenth assembly district of New York. who es- corted his daughter to her seat In the gallery and died of heart disease on his return to the floor of the convention.
 Closing Session. The closing session of the Independence League convention tonight began with a tremendous uproar, started by the bringing of an immense portarit of Wil liam Randolph Hearst, president of the league, and the only man seriously men toned as it's candidate for governor. The roars of cheers, footing of horns, ringing of bells. and thousand other forms of noise, lasted from o'clock the hour to which the convention stood adjourned, un- til It actually began at o'clock.
 Then Clarence S. Hearn presented the report of the committee on resolutions, i covering first the reply of the league to the memorial of Norman E. Mack, W. J. Corners. and other elected delegates to the democratic state convention. which requested the league to postpone nomi- nations until after the convention. The report said that the convention deemed l 1t inadvisable to postpone the important business which it has assembled to carry out"
 The ticket for state candidate was an- | nounced as follows:
 oovernor-Wiliam R. Hearst of New | York
 Lieutenant Governor-Lewis Stuyvesant 1 Chanler Duchess.
 | Secretary of State-John g. Whalen of Monroe.
 State Treasurer-George A. Fuller of Jefferson
 Comptroller-Dr. C. IT. W. Auel. Erie.
 State Engineer and Surveyor-F. l.. Gettman of Tompkins.
 Attorney General-John Ford of New York.
 Mir Chanler, named for lieutenant gov ernor, is a brother of former Congress- man wimmial Astor Chanler. He is 5 son of late Congressman John Winthrop | Chanler and a great grandson of the orig inal John Jacob Astor.
 Mir Whalen, for secretary of state is a national organized of the Tobacco Work | ers' International union. He is the first past grand knight of the Knights of Co., lumbus of the state of New York
 The report as read adopted and q committee conducted MT. Hearst to the platform. An immense floral horseshoe was brought to the stage
 Mr. Hearst Speaks.
 After the cheering had gone on for half an hour, Mir Hearst himself tried to stay 1 the tuTnult with OutStfetcned arms. He was finally successful. He then spoke 1 briefly. saying:
 | "I am honored to have been nominated 1 by this convention. l am proud to run on | this platform. l am devoted heart and | soul 10 the principles expressed in every l line of 1t.
 "I have said that my programme is not socialism. radlcalism. or extreme of any kind. It is simply Americanlsm. IF l this platform Is not Americanism. then common honesty is longer measure of American morals. If this platform Is not Americanlsm, then free ballot and a | fair count Is no longer the basis of our American government. If this platform is | not Americanism, then independence, equality and opportunity have ceased to be American ideals. Then Jefferson's teachings have been forgotten and Lir- 1 con's laoor will be in vain.
 Because we have received courteously and considerably a memorial from sym pathetic democrats. certain hostile agencies have cried deal All the 'deap that is contemplated is expressed in this platform.
 We promise honest administration. l We promise an impartial enforcement of the laws.
 ! We promise to sweep from the pubii. l pay roll the servants of private interests. | We promise nominations that are not bossed. and elections that are not bought
 We promise consideration and repre- sentation for the producing masses.
 We promise to abolish class distinc- ton and class legislation and to restore a government for the greatest good for the | greatest number"
 When MT Hearst concluded the con- vention adjourned.
 l Appointment Announced. Houston, Tex, September 12.-The 1 ac, IE