Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-12
League Fails on Same Point that
Conkling Did in 1880.
SHARP DEBATE ON REPORT
Majority Report Adopted After
Number of Speeches.
WOODRUFF CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
DclcERtes-at-LRrEe Are stewart H..
WOOdford, seth Low, r. n.
HREEard ana r. II.
Butler.

| NEW YORK, April 1i.-Governor Charles
| f. Hughes was endorsed as New York's
republican candidate for president at that
party's state convention held today, and
four delegates-at4arge, with their alter.
mates, were instructed to use ali honorable
means to bring about his nomination The
four dclegates-at-large are General Stewart
l.. Woodford, ex-Mayor Seth Low OF this
city Frederick K Hazard Of Syracuse and
| +. II. Butler OF buffalo
! The conventon-the thirteenth held by
the republican party to elect delegatcs-st-
large to national convention-was a repo-
tition in its distinctive feature OF tho
| Oneida convention of 1880, when Roscoe
| oCnkling sought vainly to have not only
the delegates-at-large. but the congres-'
sional delegates also instructed for Ulysses
s. Grant.
sharp Debate ON Minority Report.
Ex-state Senator Edgar T. Bracket Of
Saratoga, president OF the Hughes state
league, preciptated sharp debate by pre-
sonting a minority report from the COM
mIttee on resolutions to amend the resoh-
tion endorsing Governor Hughes and to in
struct the deleeltes-at-large TO work for
him and the other delegates to persist
entity labor for his nomination until NOM
| inaton is made.
| Mr. Brackets action caused the thou
sand odd delegates and the hundreds of
spectators who filled the gallery much ex-
citement. When the debate had reached
a point of spirited, tension Speaker wads-
worth moved that the question of adopting
the majority report of the committee on
resolutions. containing the endorsement of
Governor Hughes along the lines of the
convention endorsement of Levi =. Morton
in 1896 and that OF President Roosevelt in
1900 be put to the convention viva voce,
with only fe wscattering noes heard
above the shouts of the bulk Of the dele
gates.
Westchestcr starts Trouble.
Premonition of turbulent session was
felt before the opening of the convention,
when the Westchester county delegation a.
caucus decided to protest against the en-
dorsement Of Hughes by voting against the
Hughes resolution and declaring for an un-
instructed delegation. This plan was multi
fled by the unexpected action OF Senator
Bracket in submitting his minority report
In meeting this situation the majority Of
the convention adopted the platform by a
viva voce vote and the Westchester dele
cation lost all chance of voting dele
cation against Hughes endorsement
The new republican state committee
elected at the convention today held a
brief session Immediately after the ad-
journment of the convention and reelected
former Lieutenant Governor Timothy J..
Woodruff as chairman.
Platform Regarded as Forecast.
Believing that the platform forcshadowed
in several particulars the platform that win
be adopted by the Chicago national repub-
lican convention more than usual in crest
attached to its recommendations, which
were confined practically to national issues.
Congressman j. Sloat Fassett of Elmra,
although not member OF the committee
| on resolutions said in an interview that lie
had taken the resolutions to Washington
a few days ago and carefully considered
them there and that he felt assured that
they would be most satisfactory to all the
delegates
The platform endorses in strong terms
the administration OF President Roosevelt
and Governor Hughes and cOmmends the
policies of the federal administration.
) revision of the tariff Is favored and the
action of congress in declining TO revise
the tariff by piecemeal is endorsed. Changes
are advocated in the currency laws to pro-
vide a more elastic and satisfactory none
. tary system
The following were chosen delegates and
; altclnates to the national convention:
Delegates-General Stewart l.. Woodford
of New York, for Mayor Seth Low Of New
York Frederick r.. Hazard Of Syracuse and
Edward H. Butler Of Buffalo
, Alternates-Senator John Ranes. Thomas
p. Peters OF Brooklyn, Normal J. Gould Of
2 Seneca Falls and Charles W. Anderson OF
, New York.
$ The convention was called TO order by
. Chairman Woodruff who named ex-Gov-
1 ernor Odel and Representative Parsons to
escort Temporary Chairman NJ. Linn Bruce
Y to the platform. Messrs. Odel and Par
Y sons we're greeted with cheers as they
r. performed their duty one on either hand
of Bruce. The latter. on reaching tie stage,
T. addressed the convention,
o Temporary Chairman Speaks.
, Mr Bruce said In part;
. Six republican governors and fourteen re-
n publican legislatures in succession have
controlled the affairs OF the state, and
during this period our progress has been
: such that today We lead all the states OF
: the nation. not only in wealth and popula-
tion. hut i'm education, in internal improve
. ments. in commerce, in manufacturing, in
the promotion Of science and Of art ana in
our care Of the comfort and the welfare OF
the helpless and unfortunate For the last
j. fifteen months several OF the departments
1 control Of IN democratic party We invite
e close scrutiny and comparison OF the
p present administration OF those offices with
s any OF the administrations which have pre-
ceded II since 1894 We ask whether or
= not IL was the part Of wisdom to fail to
= continue tried and faithful servants whose
. integrity and efficiency had been attested
| and to place the affairs Of those important
e departments in the hands OF those who
i now administer them. Two years ago the
10 people called from private life to the gov
. | ernorship one untricd In public affairs.
, He came 70 his great office free from
l. pplitical obligations ana entanglements
! Without reservation he freely and frankly
proclaimed his policies and announced his
| intentions 10 the people. lie entered upon
| his administration with the same intelli-
gent purpose. deliberate Judgment. COURAGE
Gus spirit and indoWinatable energy which
y made him leader at the sbiest bar In the
United States.
Without becoming 4 participant in party
MANAGEMENT he summoned the party 30 a
y renewed devotion 20 It's principles and 20 a
T. clear realization OF its responsibilities. He
= has maintained a high standard Of public