Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12
HUGHES IS
INDORSED
REPUBLICANS IN NEW YORK
FOR GOVERNOR
PLATFORM FAvoRs REVISION OF
TARIFF
Gathering of State Delegates Cheers
Name Of Chief Executive and Up
holds His Administration and
that Of Roosevelt

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 11.-Governor
Charles e. Hughes was indorsed as
New York's Republican candidate for
president by that party's state conVen-
tion, held today, and the four delegates
at-larre. with their alternates, elected
to the Chicago national Republican
convention were instructed to use al
honorable means to bring ABOUT MS
The four delegates at large are GEN
eral Stewart l.. Woodford, ex-May0r
Seth Low of this city, FreoeriGA ~.
Hazard of Syracuse and E. II. Butter
of Buffalo. .A ho,d
70 elect delegates at large to the ma
tional convention--was repetiIion ~
its distinctive features OF the Onelua
convention of 1880, when Roscoe Sonh-
ling sought vainly to have not only the
delegates at large but the cong q
delegates also instructed for ulysses ..
Grant. - ,,,.
Former state Senator Edgar Brack-
ett of Saratoga, president or tne
Hughes State league, started a snarp
debate by presenting a minority re-
port from the committee on resolutions
TO amend the resolution indorsing GOV
ernor Hughes and to instruct tne aeieo
gates at large to work for him ana the
other delegates to "persistentiy lapor
for his nomination until nomination
is made" s Aha
thousand -odd delegates and the nun
dreds of spectators who filed the gai-
leries much excitement. When tne
debate had reached a point of spirited
tension Speaker Wadsworth moved tnat
the question of adopting the majority
report of the committee on resolutions
containing the Endorsement or Gov
ernor Hughes along the lines OF tne
convention Endorsement or Lew
Morton In 1896 and that of Pres'oent
Roosevelt in 1900, be put to the con-
yention. and this majority report was
adonfed by a viva voce vote, with only
q few scattering noes" heard above
the shouts of the bulk of the dele
gates.
Premonition of a turbulent session
was felt before the opening or tne
convention when the Westchester couii-
,srotest against the Endorsement or
Hughes by voting against the Hughes
resolution, and declaring for an unln-
structed delegation.
This plan was nullihed by the unex-
pected action of Senator BracKett IN
submitti g his minority report. IN
meeti his situation the majority OF
the ntion adopted piatloiIt. ~ .
viva e vote and the Westminster
delegai IN lost all chance of voting as
a delegation against Hughes indorse-
ment
The new Republican state committee
elected today held brief session I'M
mediately after adjournment OF lhe
convention and reelected former Lieu
.a.an+ fsoyarnor Timothy l.. woodruff
as chairman.
Relieving that the platform fore
shadoved in several particulars the
platform that will be adopted by the
Chicago national convention more than
usual interest attaches to It's recon-
mendations. which were connned prac-
tically to national issues.
Congressman ]. Sloat Fassett OF FL
mira although not member OF the
committee on resolutions, said IN an
interview that he had taken the reso-
Iutions to Washington rev Gays age
and carefully considered them there,
and that he felt assured that tney
would be most satisfactory TO all tne
delegates.
The platform indorses in strong terms
the administrations of President
Roosevelt and Governor Hughes ana
commends the policies OF the tederal
administration.
revision of the tariff is favored and
the action of congress in declining TO
revise the tariff by piecemeal is IN
dorsed. n
Changes are advocated In the cur
rencv laws to provide a more elastic
and satisfactory monetary system.
II was not until State Chairman
Woodruff announced former Governor
b. B. Odel and Herbert Parsons,
chairman of the Republican county
committee, as a committee TO escort
former Lieutenant Governor M. Linn
Rruce TO the platform as temporary
chairman that the first real demonstra-
tion occurred. For the first time In
a score or more of years Senator
Thomas C. Platt, one time leader or
the party in state councils, was not IN
his accustomed seat with the Tioga
county delegation. 1t was said that
Senator Plat was Ill.
Roosevelt and Hughes cheered
There was lively applause when
Chairman Bruce referred In his speech
to President Roosevelt and Governor
Hughes.
The platform as adopted after In
dorsng President RooseVelts admliilS-
tration says:
eHis policies are the Republican poll
cies and to them we pledge our con-
tinued loyalty and support.
1--WE believe in the impartial enforce
ment of the law and the rights of the
individual In commercial, industrial and
nolitical affairs We believe that cor
norations which take their right to
exist from authority of government
should be under the regulation and
supervision OF the government But
we are unequivocally opposed to gov
ernment ownership of such corpora
tions.
ave believe in protection to Amer
ican Industries. That principle must
he ,nainteined. but we approve of such
revision of the tariff schedules as will
prevent injustices and inequalities by
retaining customs duties which shall at
least equal the difference between the
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