Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19
woODFORD NOMINATEs HUGHES
New YOrk Delegate Places GOVERNOR
Name Before DeleGmtea.

New York DeleGaSe Places GOvernor's
Name Before Delegates.
CHICAGO. June R-General Stewart
Woodford, in nominating Governor Charles
z. Hughes. said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Con-
Vention: This Is a republican convention
and we are republicans. Our Job is 10
dominate q winning ticket, and when we
go our from this convention our business
Is TO elect the ticket, no matter what ticket
Senator Beverage: That's right.
General Woooford: This Is going to be
a hard fight. and anyone who tells you
that It is 10 be a valkover makes a serious
mistake. ] can speak only for the state
OF New York. You gentlemen will speak
and vote for your separate states. Al
least one-tenth OF the vote OF New York
Is today unattached to any party. New
York is not democratic; New York is not
republican; New York is a doubtful state.
and whether We win or lose In New York
today.
1 said I did not speak for the other
states. j do believe that / know New
York. and there are just two republicans
who can carry New York without a ques-
ton OF doubt One of these republicans is
In the White House at Washington Zap
plause) and the other is IN the state
house at Albany. (~Applause.)
We have built a platform today that is
Laughterl-much longer than my speech
viii be. daughter and applause.) Out OF
all hat platform two great central uues-
tons come and the rest form around them.
One is the regulation and control of cor
porations. iApplause.)
Governor Hughes has shown in his life
and work an that the republican platform
OF today pledges our party 10. The life
insurance companies OF the country, ag-
gregate and control more than S,50O.O 600, 900.
There are issued and carried on the lives
Of other people more than 10000 policies.
Governor Hughes took this enormous ag-
Begate corporate capital; he fought ii;
re examined IL; he controlled It; and today
every insurance corporation Is safe and
every policy 10 good, and every ompan
is obeying the laws: and wherever over
this broad land there Is a life insurance
policy, there is q friend and advocate Of
Hughes and a man who viii vote for him.
One thing more: Against the wishes of
many Of his political associates in New
York. ne drew our public utilities COM
mission bin. II IL long; 1t regulates every
public utility corporation. Already in New
York we have got what our platform
we succeed. 1t is ours by his act. BY our
vote he is a living embodiment Of sue
cessful corporate management and control
There is another great question that con-
a question of moral right; II 10 whether
the constitution OF the United States shall
terdsy in this attempt to regulate the rep
resentstion Of the states We shall meet
IL always, wherever republicans are gath
cred. until absolute justice is done. Cen
H 49, "60 aASN 800 "a AAA1
requirements Of our state constitution, TO
fight the bosses and the gamblers, who
dsres TO stand for the race track legisla-
ton in New York, were he president would
stand for the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments and the whole power of the
White House would be back Of those fund
amental laws
Gentlemen, you have listened kindly
generously. Ny promise for brevity shall
be KEEP Forty-eight years age I was per-
mitted TO sit In the gallery OF the great
Lincoln convention and saw Lincoln nom
mated. Today, after forty-eight years, !
come back 10 a convention in Chicago.
Those years are bright-sre starred with
glorious memories Those years have wit
messed our coming to power. Those years
have seen great deeds done for humanity,
for the right, for the nation. ] pray you,
gentlemen, that the spirit Of Abraham
Lincoln may abide with this convention,
and that whoever among the young men
shall come here again after fifty years
may find our land as free. our flag as
proud, our record as a party as bright
God keep the old republican party and
God give US victory IN the struggle on
which we enter.