Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-13
Huge Portrait of the Common
Geezer'S Friend Throws In.
dependence Convention into.
Furious UprOaf,
CHOSEN WITH A WH00P
TO HEAD STATE TICKET
footing Of Horns and Ringing
of Bells UsherS in Another
Lurid Typographical Cam
paign,

New York. Sept. 12.-The closing
session of the Independence League
convention tonight began with a tre-
mendous uproar started by the bring
ing in of an immense portrait of Will
liam r. Hearst, president of the
league and the only man seriously :
mentioned as its candidate for COVER
nor. The roar of cheers, footing of
horns, ringing of bells and a thousand
other forms of noise drowned the mu-
sic of the band.
From o'clock, the hour to which
the convention stood adjourned, until
il actually began, there was one con-
tinuous demonstration The big audi
torium was packed to its utmost ga
pacity from floor 10 ceiling, and espe-
cialy every person waved a flag.
Clarence Shearn presented the re-
port of the committee on resolutions,
covering first the reply of the league
to the. memorial of Norman Mack,
w. J. Connors and other elected dele
gates to the democratic state conVen-
ton, which requested the league 30
postpone nominations until after that
convention. ..
The report said that the convention
deemed 1t inadVisable to postpone tha
important business which it has as
sembled to carry out.
The ticket for state candidates re-
commended by the committee was
announced as follows:
Cove rnor, Wii..Am Randolph Hears
of New York.
Lieutenant Governor, Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler, of Duchess.
pf Inhn - WhAlpn
of Monroe.
state Treasurer, George A. Fuller
of jefferson.
Comptroller, DR.. C. H. w Auel, OF
Erie.
state Engineer and Surveyor, Franz
L. Gettman, of Tompkins.
Attorney General, John Ford, d
New York.
Mr.. Chanler, nominated for lieuten'
ant governor. is a brother of form q
Congressman william Astor Chanler
He Is a son of the late Congressmai
John Winthrop Chanler, and grea
grandson of the original John Jacol
AStOr. ,4,te
Mr.. Whalen. for secretary of state
Is a national organizer of the IoDacC'
Workers International union. he
the first past grand knight OF th'
knights of Columbus of the state oI
New York.
The report as read was adopted, anC
committee conducted Mr.. Hearst u
the platform amid most tumultuou'
scenes.
After the cheering had gone on tol
half an hour Mr.. Hearst himself tr1eC
to stay the tumult with outstretcheC
arms. He was finally successful. H'
then spoke briefly, saying: Il an
honored to have been nominated bN
this convention. I am proud to rui
on this platform. l am devoted hear
and soul to the principles expressed II
every line of it.
II have said that my program is no
socialism or radicalism or eXtrem
ism of any kind. 1t is simply Amerl
canism. If this platform is no
Americanism, then common honesty
Is no longer measure OF American
morals. If this platform Is not Amer
icanism. then free ballot and fan
count is no longer the basis Of oul
American government. If this plat
form Is not Americanism, then inde'
pendence, equality and opportunity
have ceased to be American ideals
then Jeffersons teachings have beer
forgotten and Lincoln's labor was IL
vain.
Il am more hopeful tonight thar
ever before. | believe we have begui
well our great work and that the so
luton of all our difficulties lies within
the able minds and loyal hearts o.
typical American citizens, like our
selves"
When Mr. Hearst concluded tn,
convention Immediately adjourned.