The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-13
HEARST NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
independence League Conven-
ton NominateS Editor Who
Receives Ovation.
FULL STATE TICKET PUT UP
GREAT GRANDSON OF JOHN
JACOB ASTOR ON 1T.

New York. Sept. 12.-The closing ses-
sion of the Independent League con
vention began with a tremendous up
roar, started by the bringing In of an
immense portrait of William r. Hearst
president Of the league, and the only
man seriously mentioned as its candi-
date for governor. The roar of cheers,
footing of horns, ringing of bells and
thousand other forms of noise
drowned the music of the band. From
8 o'clock, the hour to which the con-
vention stood adjourned, until the hour
when it actually reconvened, there was
continuous demonstration. The audi
forum was packed to it's utmost ca
pacity from floor to ceiling, and practi-
cally every person waved a flag.
The convention was called to order
precisely at 9 O'Clock by Judge Samuel
Seabury, the permanent chairman.
Clarence Shearn presented the report
of the committee on resolutions, cover
ing first the reply of the league TO the
memorial of Norman f. Mack. w. j.
Corners and other elected deledates to
the Democratic state convention, which
requested the league to postpone NOM
nations until after that convention.
The report said that the convention
deemed it inadvisable to postpone the
important business which it has assem-
bled to carry out,
Ticket Is Named.
GoVernor-William Randolph Hearst
of New York.
Lieutenant Governor-Lewis Stuyves-
ant Chanler of Duchess.
Secretary of State-John s. Whalen
Of Monroe.
State Treasurer-George A. Fuller of
Jefferson.
Comptroller-Dr. c. H. W. Auel of
Erie.
State Engineer and Surveyor-Frank
L. Gettman of Tompkins.
Attorney General-John Ford of New
York
Mr.. Chanler. nominated for lieutenant
governor, is a brother of former Con-
| gresham William Astor Chanler. He
is a son of the late Congressman John
Winthrop Chanler, and a great grand
! son of the original John Jacob Astor.
Mr.. Whalen. for secretary of state,
is a national organizer of Tobacco
Workers Industrial union. He is the
first past grand knight of the knights
of Columbus of the state of New York.
The report as read was adopted. and
committee conducted Mr.. Hearst to
the platform amid most tumultuOus
scenes.
After the cheering had gone on for
half an hour Mr.. Hearst himself tried
| to stay the tumult with outstretched
arms. He was finally successful. He
then spoke briefly, saying:
Speech by Nominee.
Il am honored to have been NOM
| mated by this convention. l am proud
| to run on this platform. L am devoted
heart and soul to the principles ex-
pressed in every line of il.
| Il have said that my program is not
! socialism or radicalism OF extreme of
any kind. 1t is simply Americanism.
| If this platform is not AmericaniSm
| then common honesty is no longer a
measure of American morals. If this
platform is not Americanism. then a
| free ballot and fair count is no longer
| the basis of our American government.
| If this platform is not Americanism,
| then independence, equality and op-
| portunity have ceased to be American
| ideals: then Jeffersons teachings have
been forgotten and Lincolns labor was
| in vain.
| Il am more hopeful tonight than ever
! before. | believe we have begun well
our great work and that the solution of
| all our difficulties lies within the able
minds and loyal hearts of typical
| American citizens like yourselves"
| When Mr.. Hearst concluded the con-
vention Immediately adjourned.