New-York tribune., 1908-04-03
TPST4TE CONVENTIONS.
Instructed Hughes Delegates to Chi
cagO Elected IN Erie. -

Buffalo. April AT the Republican Congress dis
trct conventions of the 18th 36th districts. held
to-day, Frederick Grener. John Grimm. Simon Sell
bert and Clark H. Zimmerman were chosen dele
gates to the Republican National Convention. The
administration of President Roosevelt was Endorsed
and delegates and alternates were Instructed TO
vote for the nAmUation of Charles h. Hughes Tor
President of the United States.
At a meeting of the Democratic delegates to the
state convention elected yesterday resolutions were
adopted asking for the reelection OF Norman f
Mack as national committeeman for another four
years at the national convention, the reelection of
William j. Corners as state chairman, and recon-
mendng that Mr.. Conners be elected as one Of the
delegates-at-large to the national convention.
Utica n Y, April e.-Deegates to the Demo-
cratic State Convention to be held IN New York on
April Il were elected in the 1st and I'd Assembly
districts in this county to-day. The delegates from
the 1st District Samuel A. Beardsley, William
Townsend and Frederick Gilmore. From the I'd
District the delegates are Thomas S. Jones' George
H. Graham and David Z. Powers. The delegates
uninstructed, but understood to favor the
nomination Of Governor Johnson for President.
Resolutions asked for the reelection OF John W.
Potter state committeeman.
The lst Assembly District Republican convention
tonight elected as delegates to the state conven-
ton William Z. Lewis, Daniel F. Bretensten,
George B. Allen, Watson T. DunmOre and Joseph
ORourke motion was carried that the dele
gates be instructed to vote for delegates the
tionaI convention who shall be instructed TO vote
for the Hon. Charles E. Hughes until he shall be
nominated for the Presidency or until his name
shall have been withdrawn by his direction
Balston. n Y April 2-The Saratoga County
Democratic Convention to-day named the follow
ing delegates: TO the state convention to elect
delegates to the national convention-Harley Ten
nant, D. ]. Harrington and w A. Bedell state
nominating convention, w S Donnelly. NJ. NJ. Do
Ian and John f Ellsworth; Senate convention Gil
bert H. Benedict, a. J. Woodward and Frederick
Watkins; Congress convention Frank B. Coons
Charles ID. Gardiner and George w Miller. A
resolution adopted denOuncing the anti-racing
bills. which were referred 10 as Governor Hughess
fanatcal effort TO prohibit racing to aid his per-
sona ambitions"
Newburg n y April AT the lst District
duchess County, Democratic Assembly Conven-
ton to-day Samuel Beskin, Frank L. Conklin and
Lyman Brown elected delegates to the
April state convention, and Morgan n. Hoyt, VIII
lam Downing and Richard B. Kain as delegates
the state nominating convention. The delegates
pledged their support 10 Lewis Stuyvesant Chan
Ter for Governor and In favor of an uninstruct-
ed delegation Denver.
MiddletoWu, n. V. April AT the convention Of
the Republicans OF the I'd Assembly District Of
Goshen to-day eight delegates selected to the
state convention. They instructed to vote
will support the candidacy of Governor Hughes
for the Presidency of the United States.
Albany April 2.-The holding of two conventions
night In each Of the three Assembly districts
Albany County and the election in each of two
separate sets OF delegates to the state and Con-
gress conventions marked the situation between
the two factions of the Democratic organization.
one headed by State Committeeman Patrick L.
McCabe the other by Jacob l.. Ten Eyck. who has
declared his candidacy for Mccabes place. Each
faction accuses the other of iegaity irregu-
laTity, the Ten Eyck people. In addition To that
alleging that County Clerk Franey gave both Ten
Eyck and McCabe to-day certificates that Ten
Eyck had elected thirty of fiftyfour the dele
gates in the Is Assembly District, and afterward
issued second certificate according a ma iority
to McCabe. There was no disorder at any of the
The conflict will be carried to the
state convention.
the Republicans also held cony entions To night
Without contest.