The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-24
Refer to Malign Influ-
ence Over Politics and
State Government.
MANY MILLIONS
BEING w ASTED
New York State Convention
Nominates Associate Justice
Werner for Chief Judgeship
to Succeed Edgar M. Gull
len--Belittles Efforts
of Administration.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch. ]


New York. September 23.-williatn p.
Werner, associate Judge of tho Court
OF Appeals. to-day was nominated by
the Republican State convention in Car
negie Hall for the chief judgeship OF
that court, TO succeed Edgar NJ. Cul-
len. whose term as chief Judge ends this
year. He was opposed for the place
by Edgar Truman Brackett, former
Senator from Saratoga, now conduct
Ing the prosecution of Governor Sulzer
in tho high court of impeachment.
The vote was 4i7 for Judge Werner
and ISL for Brackett. On the motion
Of Joseph Rockwell, who put Bracket
In nomination. tho selection OF Judge
Werner was made unanimous.
Frank H. Hitchcock, now sitting in
the Court of Appeals, was nominated
for associate Judge in that court, re-
ceiving 444 votes against III for L. G.
Clark.
Score Tammany.
In its platform, as adopted tonight
at Carnegie Hall, the Republican party
of New York State attacked the ma
lign influence Of Tammany Hall over
the politics and government of the
State"
'Tammany Hall controls the Demo
cratic party of the State" read the
resolution adopted by the convention.
'Tammany is no longer n local issue.
IT grasps the state"
Tho platform also attacks. the
"wretchcd and humiliating spectacle
presented by the Democratic admins
tration at Albany during the past
three years" saying that never before
has there been such waste, extrava-
gance and corruption.
wnxte of Millions.
There has been waste IN the hun
dred millions appropriated for the i'm
provements of highways. while the
highways still remain in a deplora BILE
condition. great extravaganza in the
creation OF at least fifty commissioners
during the past two Democratic ad-
m!nistrati tions in the unnecessary and
wasteful increase Of public Offices and
the salary list" says the convention.
The people OF the State despair
under the present administration OF
efficient administration OF the imam
cial affairs OF the State which char
acterized Republican administrations
The convention urged that the
"mayoralty and control OF the great
board of estate. which disposcs OF the
revenues of the city. be. by all means
kept out of Tammany hands"
Hit National Administrations
The efforts of the Wilson admins
tratiou at tariff tinkerine are attack
ed with the prediction that "incvitatIf
the Democratic party Will destroy or
injure many industries. though the
party is endeavoring TO minimize those
evils under cover of banking and
currency act. which. through its pro-
visions for an inflated currency, is cal
culated to give an artificial stimulus
to business"
The platform states that the bank
ing legislation of the Democratic
party in Congress menaces the bust
ness interests Of the country"
Tho control and administration of
the banks to be lodged in a board of
political appointecs is radical and
most dangerous departure from Amer
lean practice" the platform says. 1T
is unwise and unnecessary. Govern
ment supervision and inspection of ma
tional banks has been successful for
half a century, and has afforded ample
protection for public interests"
The convention IGNORED entirely the
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