The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-13
'INSTRUCTS
FOR HUGHES
New York State Convention
For Governor
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
A Strong Endorsement Of the National
and State Administrations--The
Tariff Revisioni But Not
PiecemeaI.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED

New YORK Apfft lo.--IONs AtdiieS
b. Hughes was Endorsed as New York's
candidate for president at the Republican
state convention held Saturday, and the
four deegatesat-l large, with their alter
mates, elected ID the Chicago national
Republican convention were instructed TO
use all honorable means to bring about
his omination.
The four delegates at large are; GEN
eral Stewart T. Woodtord and former
Mayor Seth Low Of this city; Frederick
Il. Hazard Of Syracuse aud i. w, But
Ter Of Buffalo.
The convention was replica IN its
distinctive feature of the Oneida conycn-
tion of 1880, in which Roscoe Conklin
sought vainly to have not only the dele
gates-at large but The congressional del;
egates as well instructed for Ulysses
5. Grant.
Former State Senator Edgar r. Brack-
EFT Of Saratoga, president Of the Hughes
State League, planned q political coup
d'etat by presenting a minority report
Of the committee on resolutions which
sought to amend the resolution iHdorsing
Governor Hughes and instrueting the
delegates-a large to work f~F him, also
requesting other delegates to persist
entity labor for his nomination until q
nomination Ii made
Air. Brackets report precfpitatcd
sharp debate on the convention floor, and
the 1909 delegates and tho hundreds 81
spectators, who filled the galleries, were
aroused to high point Of excitement.
When the debate reached point of
spirited tension. Speaker Wadsworth
moved that the question Of adopting the
majority report Of the committee on res
oIutions containing the Hughes indorse-
ment along the lines Of the convention
Endorsements Of Levi P Morton In 1896
and President Roosevelt in 1900, be put
to the convention, and with burst OF
applause and much cheering the majority
report was adopted BY d viva vore vote,
with only few scattering noes" heard
above the shouts of the majority
stormy petreIs, foreshadowing posi-
biIities of turbulent session, were OH
served before the opening Of the conven-
tion, when the Westchester county dele.
CATION at d caucus decided To register a
protest against the Endorsement of
Hughes by voting against the Hughes
resolution and declaring for uninstructed
delegation.
This WIS completely sidetraekad by an
unexpected move Of Senator Braekett III
submitting minority report of the reso-
Iutions committee. I'm meeting this SIT
uation the majority Of the convention
adopted the platform BY viva voce vote
and the Westehester delegation had no
chance to vote al delegation III protest
against Hughes Endorsement.
Many were the delegates that searched
in vain for the face III A0ld Tom pIatt
and wondered what had become III The
Easy Boss III was said that Senator
PIatt was I'LL There was sharp fire
III saIv0s, when Chairman Bruce made
reference in his speech IN President /
Roosevelt and Governor and Governor
Hughes but the proceedings generally
we're not frequently interrupted BY dem
constructions.
The platform adopted II in part Ill
follows:
We indorse the great administration I
al President Roosevelt. and we are proud 1
that he Is q Republican from New York. |
His noble work has exempiiiied the prin- /
eiples Of equality upon which this gov
ernment WAS founded, and has presented /
d record III achievements which give t0 1
him for au time pre- esninence among
the henefactors Of the nation. His fear
less and patriotic treatment hi ALI ques-
tons involving OUR foreign relations has /
and increased The respect ton /
the America flag throughout the world.
With sound Judgment and Mnfiinehing
he has entered upon the soln.
tion Of economic problems at home and
has earnestly labored 10 secure III every
whether rich Of poor, bis con.
stitutional guarantee III equality before
the law. He has firmly opposed the chi
Of those corporations which
BY evasion of law would destroy indi
vidual opportunity. and has with equal
firmness insisted upon 4 square deal for
ALL
His policies are the Republican poll
eies and To them we pledge our continued
oyalty and support We believe Iii the
impartial enforcement Of the law ana
he rights nf the individual In CONNER.
lial, Industrial and political affairs We
believe that corporations which take
heir right to exist from authority Sc
government should be under the regua
ion and supervision Of the government.
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