Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-08
New York Committee Unanimously
Endorses Candidacy of Governor.
ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT
Executive Lauded as Man Qualified
to Succeed Roosevelt.
MAN OF PRESIDENTIAL SIZE
Qualified in Every Way to Continue
Work in Hand.
STATE CONVENTION APRIL IL
STATE CONVENTION APRIL
1t win He Held in Carnegie Hall
and Elect DeIegates-at-Large
and New state
Committee.

NEW YORK, March THE republican
state committee of New York today put its
seal of approval on the candidacy of
Charles e. Hughes for the nomination Of
the presidency by unanimously endorsing
him as the choice of his party in this state
before the national republican convention
at Chicago. The same resolution offered
by former Congressman w. II. Douglass
extended the hearty thanks of the commit
tee to President Roosevelt for his great
service to his country by rugged deter
mination to oppose wrong and in demand
ing justice for all.
The committe then carried out the pur-
pose for which 1t was brought together
by calling the state convention to meet in
New York City on April IL and by unani-
nous vote agreeing to recommend Lieu
tenant Governor NJ Linn Bruce tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
All the thirty-eight members of the COM
mittee were present or represented by
proxy, and the meeting lasted less than
half an hour. The call provides that the
convention shall elect the four delegates
and alternates-at-large to the national con-
vention, elect new state committee, nomi-
nate the thirty-nine presidential electors
business as may come before it. No eppo-
siton whatever to the form of the call
was offered by either faction in the com
mittee.
Text of Resolution.
The Douglass resolution, endorsing Gov
ernor Hughes candidacy, was as follows:
New York holds the proud position of
having given to the nation Pne OF its illus
trious sons, who now occupies the presi-
ever been held i'm so so db biSb regard bv ''tte the
nation and the world He has done great
service to his country by a rugged deter
minatipn TO oppose wrongdoing, and in de-
mandfng justice for all. We tender him,
as his term of office draws toward its
close, our hearty thanks, and his name will
| undoubtedly go down to posterity one
OF the greatest and most heroic figures in
American history justly linked with that
OF Washington, Lincoln, Grant and Nc
The citizens Of the Empire state very
properly expect that our delegates TO the
national republican convention VIII present
and urge the selection again OF enc of our
many worthy sons for the greatest office
in the gift of our people. The state com
| mittee believes that the wisdom of
choice will undoubtedly commend itself to
| all classes of our citizens and TO the coun-
| try generally II we earnestly advocate the
Hon. Charles E. Hughes, for the presi-
| dency He is man of the Lincoln type,
| able, upright, intrepid honest, fearless in
| duty and devoted to the peoples best in
terests. Since he has been prominently be-
fore the public his strong individuality has
| greatly impressed us all. In all his public
utterances he carried conviction by his evil
| dent sincerity and the unquestionable pur
! lty. of his motives In placing his name
| before the country our standard bearer
we are convinced we are presenting an
! other great leader to the nation, one who
will add additional glory to our state and
uphold the traditions of the republican
''Resolved, That we commend the selec-
! tion of delegates in the various congress
sional districts and of delegates-at-large
| who act in complete harmony with the pur-
pose Of this resolution, to the end that the
delegation to the national convention from
this state may present a united front in
| behalf of our candidate.
Resolutions Come as Surprise.
The introduction of the resolution came
as a surprise to many of the committee
men. as it was not anticipated
Copies had been prepared in advance and
when the members reached state head
quarters on East Thirtieth street. where
the meeting was held, they were advised
that such a resolution had been prepared
for introduction. The matter was discussed
Informally before Chairman Timothy L.
Woodruff called the committee to order,
but there was no formal discussion in the
meeting. Near the close of the brief ses-
sion Committeeman Douglass introduced
-
II. Kracke of Brooklyn, made a speech
euloglstic of President Roosevelt and Gov
Hughes.
Speech of MIR. Douglass.
Mr.. Douglass said:
We are approaching another great po-
litlcal campaign, and the people OF the re-
publican party do not anticipate the same
walk-over they had eight years and four
| years ago. The time has been reached
when we should declare ourselves as TO
| who is to be our standard-bearer 1t Is
our duty to voice the sentiments of this
| committee the people will know where
we stand. New York is the greatest state
In the union. and 1t has often been said, "as
goes New York. so goes the union" I
self this year, we want to go
to Chicago and say we will guar
% antee & 70 elect our our man. The time has
and write on It in letters of gold the name
or our candidate Let us ask Chicago to
rally around II, and let us say: IF you
Will nominate him, we will elect him" The
hand of fate has often pointed to one man
in critical hour This Is the critical hour.
We have had presidential timber in New
York state in the past and we have presi-
Dental timber In this state now.
We have in our White House today a
great man. man who has blazed the way,
a man who by his efforts and accomplish
ments has electrified the world and shed
lustre upon US, He has dug deep into the
morass Of things that have sapped at the
vitality OF the nation. Let us call this man
the pathmaker. We have among us an
other man fully capable OF carrying out the
policies OF President Roosevelt-a man OF
calm judgment and who will bind up any
wounds that have been made. His clear
sightedness and deliberation will complete
the great work our president has begun.
We have had the pathmaker; let us name
him peaCemaker. We need have no fear
OF pTaising the one and indorsng the other.
1t is time every man had made uD his
mind what he is going TO do. There should
be no more delay. The name I want Ia
| write on that banner Is the name of the
governor of the state of New York-Charles
F. Hughes.
Chairman Woodruff put the question, and
the resolution of endorsement was unani-
mously adopted.
The committee had been called to fix
a time and place for the state convention
and this was speedily accomplished by the
adoption Of a resolution introduced by VIII
liam Barnes, jr., OF Albany. providing for
the meeting OF the convention I'm Carnegie
hail. this city. on April II. at 1 o'clock
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