The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-04-15

New York, April 13.-The Republi-
can state convention, which assembled
In Carnegie hall Saturday, elected the
following delegates at large and their
alternates to the national convention,
which is to meet in Chicago June IS:
Delegates at Large Stewart L.
Woodford of New York city, Seth Low
of New York city, Frederick R. Hazard
OF Onondaga county, Edward H. But
Ter of Erie county.
Alternates at Large-John Raines Of
Ontario county, Thomas p Peters Of
Kings county, Norman j. Gould of
Seneca county, Charles w. Anderson
of New York.
Mr. Anderson is President Roose-
vet's colored internal revenue collec-
tor for the Second district. He is the
first colored man in the history of the
Republican party of the state to be
elected an alternate at large to a ma
tional convention. There has never
been a colored delegate at large.
These delegates at large and their
alternates were directed by the cen
vention to use all honorable means to
bring about Governor Hughes nomina-
tion for president
Charles H. Duell of New York and
John G, Wickser Of Buffalo were chos-
m al nIA
and the others by congress districts.
Edgar T. Bracket tried vainly to
have adopted substitute resolution,
favored by minority of seven me l.
bers Of the 81 members of the com
mittee on resolutions, couched in these
words:
"The Republicans of the state very
earnestly favor the nomination of
Governor Hughes for the presidency at
the coming convention; they will not
be satisfied with support by the dele
gates that is perfunctory or spiritless
in view of this sentiment and of re-
cent events, the delegates at large
selected by this convention are in
structed and delegates from the sew
eral districts are requested to persist
emily labor for his nomination, until
nomination is made"
Brackets Amendment Beaten.
Mr.. Brackets proposed amendment
precipitated a sharp debate on the
convention floor and the 1,009 dele
patpc and tha hundraIc of cpaototorc
in the galleries were aroused to a
high point of excitement. When the
debate reached a point of high ten
sion Speaker Wadsworth moved that
the question of adopting toe minority
report of the committee on resolutions,
containing the Hughes Endorsement,
along the lines of the convention in
dorsement of Levi p. Morton in 1896
and of President Roosevelt in 1900, be
put to the convention, and, with ap-
plause and much cheering, the major
ity report was adopted by a viva voce
vote, with only a few scattering noes
heard above the shouts of the ma
jority.
Believing that the platform fore
shadowed the platform that will be
adopted by the Chicago national Re-
publican convention, more than usual
interest attached itself to the reading
of its recommendations which were
confined practically to national issues.
The platform indorsed in strong
terms the administration of President
Roosevelt and Governor Hughes and
commended the policies of the federal
administration. A revision of the tar
IF was favored and the action of con-
gress in declining to revise the tar
iff by piecemeal was warmly commend
ed. Changes were advocated in the
currency law to provide a more elastic
and satisfactory monetary system.
Chairman Woodruff announced for
mer governor Odell and Herbert Par
sons, chairman of the Republican
county committee, as a committee to
escort NJ. Linn Bruce to the platform
as temporary chairman.
Senator Raines announced that his
committee on permanent organization
had officially selected Representative
Sherman to be the permanent chair
man of the convention and Repre-
sentative S. E. Payne and former Rep
resentative Lucius N. Littauer escort
ed Mr.. Sherman to the platform.
Tom Plat Absent.
For the first time in score or
more of years Thomas c. Platt, one
of the Big Four and onetime leader of
the party in state councils, was not in
his accustomed seat with the Tioga
county delegation. 1t was said that
Senator Platt was i'll. Senator De-
pew was on the platform.
Massachusetts Delegates Uninstructed
The four men who will lead the
Massachusetts delegation to the Re-
publican national convention will
go to Chicago unhampered by any
pledges. The four delegates who were
selected at the state convention are
United States Senators Henry Cabot
Lodge and w. Murray Crane, former
Secretary of the Navy John d. Long
and Sidney o. Bigney, business man.
The convention adopted resolutions
indorsing Governor Curtis Guild, Jr.,
as a candidate for the vice presiden-
tial nomination and advocating a
wise revision of the tariff On the
question of the presidential candidacy
of Secretary of War William II. Taft,
the platform stated that the conven-