The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12
DELEGATES
PLEDGED To
GOV. HUGHES
New York Republican Conven-
ton Puts Favorite
Son in Field.
HIGH SOUNDING WORDS
USED IN THE PLATFORM
RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF PUT
TING WOOD PULP ON FREELIsT
sMoTHERED IN COMMITTEE.

New York, April 11.-Governc.
Charles Z. Hughes was endorsed as
New York's Republican candidate 70,
president by that party's state conven-
ton held today. and the four delegates
at-large, with their alternates, elected
TO the Chicago national Republican
convention were instructed to use all
honorable means to bring about his
y nomination. The four delegates-at-
large are General Stewart L. Wood
FORD, ex-Mayor Seth Low Of this city,
Frederick r. Hazard of Syracuse and
E III. Butler of Buffalo.
The couvention-the thirteenth held
by the Republican party to elect dele
gates-at-large to a national conven-
tion-Was a repetition in its distinctive
features of the Oneida convention of
1880 when Roscoe Conkling sought
Vainly TO have not only the delegates
at-large but the congressional delegates
also instructed for Ulysses S. Grant
Bracket Started Something.
Ex-State Senator Edgar Bracket of
saratoga, president of the Hughes
State league, started a sharp debate
by presenting minority report from
Inc committee on resolutions to amend
the resolution endorsing Governor
Hughes, and to instruct the delegates
at-large TO work for him, and the 9th
delegates to "persistenuy labor for
MS nomination until a nomination is
made. Mr.. Brackets action caused
the thousand-odd delegates and the
hundreds of spectators who filed the
gallery much excitement. When the
deoate had reached a point of spirited
tension. Speaker Wadsworth moved
mat the question of adopting the ma
'ority report of the committee on reso-
buttons, containing the endorsement of
governor Hughes along the lines of
tne convention endorsement of Levi p.
Morton in 1896 and that of President
Roosevelt in 1900, be put to the CON
Vention, and this majority report was
adopted by a viva voce vote, with only
few scattering noes" heard above
the shouts of the bulk of the delegates.
Westchester Counted for Huuhes.
Premonition of a turbulent session |
was felt before the opening of the con- |
tehtlon When the Westchester county |
delegation at a caucus decided to nro-
test against the endorsement of Hughes
by voting against the Hughes resolu-
ton. and declaring for an uninstructed |
uelegatlon. This plan was nuiIified nv
! ne unexpected action of Senator
'Srackett in submitting his minority
report In meeting this situation the
of the convention adopted a
platform by a viva Voce vote. and the
Westchester delegation lost all chance
Oh Young as delegation against Mr..
Hughes endorsement.
The new Republican state cornpittaa
elected at the convention TODAY held a
orief session Immediately after the ad- /,
lourhment or the convention and re-
ERECTED former Lieutenant Governor
timothy L. Woodruff as chairman.
Interest In Platform.
Believing that the platform fore
'hadowed IN several particulars the
platform that will be adopted nv tbs
Chicago national Republican conven-
ion, more than usual interest attaches
% Its recommendations. which were !
sonfined practically to national issues {
congressman j. Sloat Fassett of FL
MIRA, although not a member of the
committee on resolutions, said I'm an !
Interview that he had taken the reso- |
utlons 10 Washington few days ago
ma carefully considered them there.
ma thst ne felt assured that they
Would De most satisfactory TO all tha I
delegates. The platform endorses in {
strong terms the administrations Of s
resident Roosevelt and Governor {
hughes, and commends the policies of !
he federal administration. A revision
# the tariff is favored, and the action
4 congress in declining to revise the :
arif by piecemeal is endorsed
'hanses are advocated in the CURRENCY
avs to provide more elastic and sat,
Sfactory monetary system. L
l.
Easy Boss Absent. Q
IT was not until State Chairman c
Woodruff announced ex-Governor d \
!. Oden and Herbert Parsons. chair !
nan OF the Republican county corr .
1ittee, as a committee to escort ev- q
Lieutenant Governor NJ. Linn Bruce 70 "
ne platform as temporary Chairman
nat the first read demonstration oc-
1rred. For the first time in a score or
lore of years, Senator Thomas G
latt, one-time leader of the parfv in Il
tate councils. was not in his accus- c.
)med seat with the Tioga county del n
cation. 1t was said that Senator Plat a.
as ill. There was lively applause -
hen Chairman Bruce referred in his q