The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12


IN Charles E. Hughes was indorsed
Nj as New York's Republican can
1 didate for President by that
party's State convention, held
to-day. and the four delegates at large.
with their alternates, elected to tho
Chicago National Republican Conven-
ton, were instructed to use all honor
able means to bring about his nomina-
tion. The four delegates at large are
General Stewart L. Woodford. ex- Mayor
Seth Low. Of this city; Frederick II.
Hazard. OF Syracuse, and e. II. Butler,
of Buffalo.
The convention. the thirteenth held
by the Republican party to elect DEL
egates at large to a national conven-
tion, was repetition in Its distinctive
feature OF the Oneida convention OF
1880. when Roscoe Conkling sought
vainly to have not only the delegates
at large. but the congressional dele
gates also, instructed for Ulysses s
Grant.
Ex-state Senator Edgar T. Erackett,
of Saratoga. president Of the Hughes
State League. precipitatsd sharp de-
bate BY presenting a minority report
from the committee on resolutions. to
amend the resolution indorsing Gov
ernor .Aghes. and to instruct the dele
gates at large to work for him and
the oticr delegates to "persistently
labor for his nomination until noml-
nation is made
When the debate had reached point
Of spirited tension. Speaker Wadsworth
moved that the question OF adopting
the majority report of the committee
on resolutions, containing the indorse-
ment of Governor Hughes along the
lines of the convention Endorsement OF
Levi p. Morton, in 1896. and that OF
President Roosevelt. In 1900, be put ir
the convention and this majority re-
port was adopted by a vive voce vote
with only a few scattering noes"
westchcstcr Blocked.
Premonitions OF a turbulent session
were felt before the opening of the
convention, when the Westchestel
county delegation, at a caucus. decided
to protest against the Endorsement Of
Hughes, by voting against the Hushe:
resolution, and declaring for an unin.
structed delegation.
This plan was nullified by the unex-
pected action of Senator Bracket In
submitting his minority report. In
meeting this situation the majority OF
the convention adopted the platform by
viva voce vote, and the Westchester
delegation lost all chance OF voting as
delegation against Hughes's lndorse-
ment. The new Republican State Com
n,ittee. elected at the convention to-day
held brief session Immediately after
the adjournment of the convention and
reelected former Lieutenant-GoTernor
| Timothy l.. Woodruff as chairman.
Believing that the platform fore
| sh allowed the platform that Will be
adopted by the Chicago National Re,
publican Convention. more than usua
| interest attached to It's recommends
tions. which were confined practically
| to national issues. The platform IN
dorses in strong terms the adminlstra-
tions of President Roosevelt and Gov
! ernor Hughes, and commend the poll
cies Of the Federal administration. a
revision, Of the tariff is favored. anc
| the action of Congress in declining te
revise the tariff by piecemeal Is In
| dorsed. Changes are advocated In the
currency laws to provide more elas'
| tic and satisfactory monetary system
hut Little Demonstration.
L. Linn Bruce. temporary chairman
| after calling the convention to order
| addressed the convention.
There was lively applause whel
| Chairman Bruce referred in his speeci
to President Roosevelt and Governo
Hughes, but the proceedings generali!
were not frequently interrupted b.
demonstrations.
After the speech OF Chairman Bruc
and the appointment of committees tn
mornings session took a recess unit
late this afternoon.
While the committee on resolution
was still engaged on the party plat
form the afternoon session had bee
4 called to order and the committee 81
/ credentials had made it's report and tn
1 committee on permanent organization
had announced the selection Of Con
! gressman James S. Sherman, of Oneida
as permanent chairman.
/ These reports We're adopted.
Upon assuming the chair, Mr.. Sher
imam addressed the convention.
1t was not until near the end O
l Chairman Shermen's speech that tn
committee on resolutions finished it
labors. and its chairman, State Senate
Horace White, of Syracuse. took tn
y platform and read the platform, indors
!. ing Governor Hughes and commendin
the State and Federal administrations
The selection of the delegates at larg
!, and their alternates was quickly rati
: fed by a unanimous vote of the con
vention.
!, After the reading of the majorit
and minority reports came discussion
in which State Chairman Woodruff
,, ex- Senator Bracket, Assemblyman Mel
ritt and Congressman Serene Payne en-
| gnged. and then the majority repor
J was adopted.
! A few minor and routine matter
were adopted, the names OF the neN
State Committee, led by that of MI
Woodruff and those OF the electors a
lorge and other electors, We're read, an
7 the convention adjourned.
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