Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-12
Delegates Chosen Directed to
Use All Honorable Means to
Bring About Governors S Nom
nation at Chicago.
SPIRITED CONTEST
OVER INSTRUCTIONS
President Roosevelt IndorSed
in Strong Terms; Platform
Believed to ForSnadow That
to Be Adopted at Chicago,

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.
New York April 11.-Governo
Charles h. Hughes was endorsed a.
New York's republican candidate fo
president by that party's state con
vention held today, and the four dele
gates at large, with their alternatives
elected to the Chicago national con
vention, were instructed to use al
honorable means to bring about hi,
nomination. The four delegates al
large are: General Stewart l.. Wood
ford, ex-Mayor Seth Low of this city
Frederick r. Habbard of Syracuse
and f.. H. Butler, of Buffalo.
The conventiOn-the thirteenth held
by the republican party to elect dele
gates to the national convention--was
a repetition in its distinctive feature
of the Oneida convention of 1880
when Roscoe Conklin sought not only
to have the delegates at large but the
congressional delegates also instruct
ed for U. S. Grant
EXState Senator Bracket of Sara
toga, president of the Hughes State
league, precipitated sharp debate by
presenting a minority report from the
committee on resolutions to amend
the resolution endorsing Governor
Hughes and to instruct the delegates
at large to work for him, and the
other delegates to "persstently labor
for his nomination until a nomination
is made" Mr.. Brackets action caVs-
ed the thousand ode delegates and
the hundreds of spectators who filed
the gallery much excitement. When
the debate had reached a point of
spirited tension, Speaker Wadsworth
moved that the question of adopting
the majority report on resolutions,
containing the endorsement of Cover
nor Hughes along the lines of the
convention endorsement of Levi p.
Morton in 1896 and that Of President
Roosevelt in 1900, be put in the con-
yention and this majority report was
adopted by viva voca vote with
only few scattering noes heard
above the shouts of the bulk Of the
delegates.
Premonition of a turbulent session
was felt before the opening Of the
convention when the Westchester
county delegation at a caucus decided
TO protest against the endorsement Of
Hughes by voting against the Hughes
resolution and declaring for an un-
instructed delegation This plan was
nullided by the unexpected action of
Senator Bracket in submitting his
minority report In meeting this sit
nation the majority of the convention
adopted the platform by a viva Voce
vote and the Westchester delegation
lost all chance of voting as a de- ga
ton against Hughes endorsement
The new republican state conven-
tion today bel da brief session inn
nnediatelv after the adjournment of
the convention and reelected former
Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. |
woodruff as chairman
Relieving that the platform fore |
shadowed in several particulars the |
platform that will be adopted by the !
Chicapo republican national conyen-
tion more than usual interest attaches |
ia its recommendations, which were
ron6nad nractically 10 national issues. |
CONGRESSMAN ! S. Fassett. of Elmira, |
oItho,,gb nof a rnan,ber of the com |
r,,tttea On Tasol,,tions said in an in /
rar,,ia,,, tbot bo had taken the resolu-
tIans ~ Washington a few days ago
ara oarof,Ilv considered them there |
80 49, ~ fn1t assured that they
u'n,ld he mos satisfactory to all the
da,ayatoe Tba nIatform endorses in
,t,ia,7or tar,,,s +ba administrations of |
presidant Rooscvelt and Governor
t1,,art,a, a,,a ,,r,,, ,nands tnn nolicias of
~ federal administratton. A reyis-
~, af ~ toriff is favored and the
.ction of congress in declining to re-
10 tha tarir nv niecernea1 is en-
dnrsed
changes are advocated in the cur
roncv low, Ia nrovide a more elastic
ana satisfactory monetary system.
II was NOT until state Chairman
Uoodrnff announced Ex-Governor B.
n odeu ana Tarhert Parsons chair