New-York tribune., 1908-09-25

FIERo, of Kings
| Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals
REUBEN Robe LYON, of Steuben.
The nominations the Cooper Union convention
Of the Independence League last night began with
outburst of cheering, that for Mr.. Shearn last
ing just thirty-two seconds, and ended with out
bursts of laughter the "unbossed'' and 'fnde-
pendent candidates were nominated. By the time
that Reuben R. Lyon named whole sections of
vacant chairs and a half-emptied platform were
| about all that remained of the convention
Mr. Shearn before and after his nomination made
speeches which in effect ampfcations of GER
tain portions of Mr.. Hearsts speech, and after a
motion to adjourn had been carried he made an
other to the departing ladies gentlemen and dele
gates
Nothing could have gone through more smoothly
than did the will OF the people in this exhibition
of 'untrammelled choice of the people" Right at
the start it moved and seconded that all nomi-
mating and seconding speeches be limited to ten
minutes each. This rule carried out to the
letter. One got up and nominated another;
another seconded the nomination; the secretary
cast single balot-and that all. The will
of the people," prepared beforehand by Mr..
Hearst and others had been expressed.
Cooper Union well filed with auditors long
before p. m, the hour set for opening the con-
vention. Seats had been reserved for the dele
gates but paid attention to the reservations,
and when many of the delegates wandered in late
they found their places occupied and were forced
to stand.
A notable feature of the convention the num-
Der of women in the hall. They followed every
stage of the proceedings with the keenest interest
Of the forty-1ve hundred persons jammed into the
assembly at least one-ffth were women
There was an industrious band the stage, and
profusion of bunting lent holiday color to the
affair.
James A. Allen of New York, named tenn
porary chairman after the calling of the roll. He
began peppery speech in which he declared that
90 per cent of the plain American citizens were
enslaved putocracy, and the independence party
was going to strike off the shackles. A mention
of the name Mr.. Hearst brought out wild cheers.
He scored the Republican and Democratic state
conventions impartia1ly
At this point Mr.. Hearst appeared and instantly
everybody forgot nominations and committee
ports to listen to his speech. After the cheering
had died away the committee on credentials re-
ported. and the came the committee on platform.
The platform reported by Mr.. Shearn. chairman
of the committee, indorses the national platform
in its entirety and pays high tribute to Mr.. Hearst
mentioning especially his recent disclosures 'of
corrupt corporation control Ct both the Republican
and Democratic parties" Denouncing the Demo-
cratic party in ths state, the platform refers to
Mr.. Chanler "a renegade who has stopped to
use his election by the Independence League
means of betraying the principles OF that party,
which gave him loyal support.
The Republican State ConIen,i ion is referred to
having been OfncereC by secretary foot tne Tor
mer attorney of Tweed: having nominated "at
the crack of the Presidents whip candidate that
Il did not want and upon a platform which as a
self-respectng its candidate will be forced to
reject upon the stump.
The administration of Governor Hughes is
vere'y criticised. Direct primary nominations are
urged and the party is pledged TO a support of an
& cent gas law for New York City in the event of
the 80 cent measure being overthrown.
The platform contains strong anti-intunction
piank a declaration against the blackhsting OF
empoves another for the election of United States
senators nv the people and a condemnation of
,the sea ndalous methods disclosed to exist In the
stock exchanges in the city of New York, and a
demand that these institutions be brought under
rixid state control
Then began the nominations. Henry A. Powell
OF Kings placed Mr.. Shearn in nomination, extol-
Iing in lavish fashion the ability and high quail
Ii@a of the candidate. No other name was pre-
sented, and the secretary cast one ballot for Mr.
Shearn.
one thing of significance in Mr. PoweI's speech
was the way his attacks on the two leading po-
Iitral narties were received When he spoke OF
Governor Hughes as the candidate forced upon |
sullen and rebelous leaders by a modern Cesar |
there was considerable applause, which had much |
the appearance of being applause for Mr.. Hughes !
but when he spoke against Chanler there was
long continued kissing and catcalls THE Demo- |
Gratis" he said. took a man whose sole qualihca-
ton was that which endeared Benedict Arnold TO |
mentioned in the same breath-Judas lscarot, |
Benedict Arnold and Lewis Stuyesant charler
The delegates cheered harder than they had be- |
fore or did later
After Mr.. Powell had referred to Mr.. Shearn as
another Napoleon leading his troops to victory,
even to the rugged heights of Waterloo the
candidate modestIy presented himself
Dr. Finnimore, of Potsdam, was named by Alfred
J. BouIton of Kings, for Lieutenant Governor
md also received the unanimous vote OF the con-
Venton.
Dr. Finnimore is prominent in the Farmers
Grange in the northern part of the state MI ste
vens is a labor union man and is the representative
of organized labor the ticket Mr. Glen Is an
attorney of Syracuse and former Republican MI
,iroyich is thirty years old. graduate OF Co
umbia University and a worker in the jewish So
.ietics on the East Side. Mr.. Deford Is an as
,stant attorney general of the state and mas Deeh
prominent in the administration of Attorney Cen
.ral jackson. Mr.. Cafiero is young ltailah ehsF
1eer living in Brooklyn. Mr.. Lyon ran as the
Independence League candidate for justice Oh the
Court of Appeals last year and poled more thah
. hundred thousand votes.