The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-26

SARATOGA. y. Y. sept 2G.-Thc
Republican state convention presided
over by State Chairman Odell. I'm SEES
sion here. Is still M sea rs 10 II candl
date.
The first spattcr of applause greeted
the entrance Of ex Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff. who came IN aud took a scat
IN the Kings county delegation. 90 the
left Of the center. From this on entlu
slasm began to be- manifested IN the
entrance Of we'll known figures aud In
favorlte SONS
A genuine ovation greeted eX-Goy-
ernor Black. who was instantly recog-
nlzed
Lieutenant Governor Bruce entered
during the uproar which had greeted
the New York marchers. Many of the
delegates. but not the majority. rccoe
nzed him. aud the welcome 10 the man
who may head tie ticket was not what
II would have been had he been more
generally recognized.
II is known that large proportion
OF the delegates favor the nomination
OF Lieutenant Governor Linn Bruce
Herbert Parsons being almost alone In
his advocacy OF Charles T. Hughes
Superintendent OF Insurance Hendricks
is especially anxious 10 have Bruce
nominated. and in this position he has
the support Of many Of the upstate
leaders. although il is understood that
a majority OF them would quickly sup
port former Governor Black II he could
be induced to allow his name 10 be-
used.
Many delegates state that the upstate
strength will be- concentrated upon OK
Lieutenant Governor Timothy l.. Wood
rum.
Two episodes. however, occasloned
much comment and some amusement
one was brief passage between state
Chairman Odell. presiding. aud Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons. heading the
New York county delegation. the two
titular figures In the recent sensational
Republican primary battle in New
York city.
Mr. Parsons attempted TO enter on
the convention floor his protest on be
half Of the contestng delegation in the
Thirteenth assembly district, forget
ting apparently the long standing rule
that all contests must 90 TO the com
mittee OH credentials. He was proceed
| H. -, H.
test when Mr.. Odell, with just the sus-
picion of an ronic drawl. interrupted
him abruptly with, "Oh, sir, the proper
place to present that will be to the
committee on credentials when ap-
pointed"
Mr. Parsons sat down amid applause
and some laughter, every one appreci-
atng how Chairman Odel must relish
even so slight an opportunity to en-
barrass the young man who had de.
feated him and his adherents in the
New York primaries.
The other incident was the Interrupt
ton of Temporary Chairman Drlscolfs
attack upon William X. Hearst by a
young man standing before the front
row of delegates. who exclaimed that
Mr.. Hearst had sacrificed all" This
was hardly noticed, Tut he repeated In
loud voice that Mr. Hearst had sac
rlficed $15,000,0O0."
This interruption plainly annoyed
Chairman Driscol and aroused indig'
nation all over the hall, the delegates.
especially those in the Kings county
section, where the young man stood.
demanding that he be elected from the
hall. A policeman escorted him TO the
obscure background.
Still another incident out of the ordi-
nary was the adoption of a resolution
deploring race hatred and mob law "at
home or abroad" The resolution at
tracted the more attention because 1t
was presented by well known colored
delegate, Charles w. Anderson, deputy
collector of internal revenue at New
York. an additional member" of the
state committee
Chairman Odell called attention to
the fact that the convention only a mo
ment before had adopted rule requir-
ing all resolutions to be referred with
out debate to the committee on resolu
tons.
Mr.. Anderson insisted, asking unani-
nous consent to the reception of the
resolution. BY this time the delegates
had come to realize that the resolution
applied not only to lynching and mob
violence affecting the negro race rep
resented by Mr.. Anderson, but also to