The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-07

the Continent -" while the audience sang
the march refrain as follows
our Roosevelt and Johnson rouse the nation
vide.
They're Ia It. 'hev'u win T., great statesmen
fru" and tried
on. the uull ,ioose VII call and honest
To down corruption where ths great Pro.
rr'ssl'" 'Nnr"r Mes
with Roosevelt ana JOunsun Eas' sna Nesi
Both stable and able 20 wage the peoples
win thsir h't- IN th- ring. th"y'u curb
tn. hp,s"-' power.
I:s hands a,rp-S he continent and victory
shall b. one.
GOV. johnson sp.nLs.
COY. JuhaSoI'- speed IA Vii b. found il
another part Of this pap"r
The proceedings uf thr convention
proper began VIII n -p""ch bv George .
Giead. negro d"l"gat" from N"N YORK
county. in which h. declared mat IN"
co. 900 negro votes of ~" state w"r" solid
for Roosevelt and johnson and for the
Progressive State ticket TO b. named III
this convent ion II. : Matty of .icho-
narie, an adherent oc Mr. Hotchkiss
then proposed that 'ne convention ad-
iourn until : O'Clock thi~ evening. The
Prendergast people insisted that ms
was merely plan for delay that they had
the votes TO nominate Tr-nd"r CAST and
that Hotchkiss knew il and wanted time
Ex-Judge Watson Of Kings and Andrew
Craber Of OranE. opposed hr. M6ty and
the convention siIs' giued th.iu in declar-
ing that il must lroC,.i III me iately TO
nominate candidates for Governor
Secretary Manchester called the roll
Of counties and Albany county yielded
to Mr. ChadbO,nne. VINO placed in nom
i1af Nr nfp nh n
tod of his friendship for both NJ rr"nder-
gast and Mir. HorchkiSa and added Il
have heard two object ions raised To the
gent leman, Mr.. Hotchkiss whom propose
to put in nomination. One Is that he will
not he "A strong candidate because IL will
bc charged that AS chairman ~ o'ir State
committee he tried to bring about his
own nomination. | want To assure you
that have repeatedly heard Mr.. Hotch-
kiss say that he was not "A candidate and
that he was for Mr., Prendergast"
HotchI.is. Refuses Votes.
Mr. Hotchkiss Immediately went to
the platform end announced that MIR
Chadbourne had placed him in nomina-
tiOn without authority, and during his
short address MIR Hotchkiss complained
that he had been misrepresenfed in the
newspapers and he ended by saving:
II ask you TO crystallize the conscience
of the convention on the other officers
than that Of Governor and see that We
get a ticket that will carry us through
with "A most splendid victory in November
| repeat ! am not a candidate and that
don't want any of you 20 vote tor me
And | end right there"
DR.. Henry Moskowi,z declared that the
convention wanted Mr.. Hotchkiss not
withstanding anything that Mr.. Hotch-
kiss might say and then followed u long
list of seconding nominating speeches for
Mr., Hotchkkss, including those of Miss
Anne r., Rhoades Of New York county
Isaac b. Allen negro delegate from New
j. ), Eaton Of Rock land county, Ray
mond Smith Of Schoharie, Frank II. Davis
of Suffolk and Mrs. Charles II. lsraels
Of Westchester.
Mr.. Prendergast was put in nomination
hy Mr.. Green of Kings. The nomination
vas seconded by cambridge Colby OF
New York. Mrs. William Grant Brown
Francis Guild. negro delegate from New
York county; Smith O'Brien Of Albany
William A. Bird Mrs. Helen Secortonjea
Of The Bronx and Lucin Knapp OF Queens
Mrs. Brown Is one OF the attractive
young matrons of the convention and was
delegate to the Chicago national con-
vention. She spoke easily and her ges-
lures from an oratorical standpoint were
graceful and yet emphatic. She said:
WOman's Nominating speech.
The national Progressive party has ap
pealed to the people OF the nited State,
through its shumanitariansm. its justice ano
its sincerity, The principles for which
we have struggled. hoped and prayed have
found expression in Its platform" 1T,
economic regard for iaboring men anC
women and Its endorsement OF minimum
81 fnr L. "a.
door OF encouragement for the poorly
nourshed and unhappy women in who's,
protection We are ensuring the advance
both physically and morally OF our futur,
American citizen
The unqualified recognition OF the grea
| struggle OF our American women for thei
| political freedom has shown that justic,
to all IL a principle upon which the part,
il proud to stand Its recognition OF tn
rights of the people to participate in tn
Government by direct vote at the part,
| prmar ries has shown its confidence In ,th
, people Principles such as these are IN
| advance guard OF society and industria
| freedom. New York State to-day needs
more than ever before. a leader who is loya
! to the principles OF the Progressive part
| and fearlesss In enforcing them
| New York to-day needs man Who ha
, established for himself a record OF per
severance AMI ability to do the right thinl
and the man named has done this. in tn
| face Of the political complications tina
| exist in New York city under the GorruU
| administration OF Tammany Hall. Tn
man whose name is before you has alway
heen true to himself and by SO doing ha
ever found II impossible to he untrue I
any one. 1t Is an honor to second the nomi