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Show INSURANCE INQUISITOR TO RUN HGBINST HEHRST SARATOGA, X. Y., Sept. 27. Expedition Expe-dition marked the second and final day of the Republican State convention. From yesterday morning, when' it became be-came known that Charles E. Hughes of New York would be nominated for Governor by acclamation the other proceedings pro-ceedings practically became formal and were pushed to completion with the utmost speed. The selection of the remainder of the ticket find the choice of a new State chairman were accomplished accom-plished before the convention assembled, as-sembled, and it only remained for the convention to ratify all that had been arranged and to adjourn. The session of the convention lasted about two hours and in that time the permanent organization was effected, the chairman. State Senator W. W. Armstrong of Rochester, N. Y., delivered his speech, the credentials committee reported and its report was agreed to, the platform was read and adopted and a complete State ticket nominated. The speech of the permanent chairman chair-man was largely a review of State conditions. con-ditions. V General Stewart I. Woodford, former United States Minister to Spain, reported re-ported from the committee on resolutions, resolu-tions, of which he was chairman. He read the platform and emphasized the cardinal features of Republicanism and the features of its party administxa-tions, administxa-tions, both State and National. Mention Men-tion of President Roosevelt in the resolutions reso-lutions and in speeches evoked applause. ap-plause. Brevity was an appreciated feature of the nominating speeches. The principal prin-cipal (speech, in i which Job Hedges of New York placed Charles E. HughM in nomination for Governor, was the most interesting event of the proceedings. Representative Herbert Parsons made the speech proposing the renomination of Lieut.-Gov. M. Linn Brace, the man he had kept from the head of the ticket, and whom he praised highly. Events leading up to the nomination today were interesting and involved innumerable conferences throughout the night. When the opposition to Hughes found it impossible, or at least inadvisable, to nominate Bruce for Governor, and began seeking elsewhere else-where for a candidate, defeat for the old-time- leaders and victory for the new and almost unknown leaders followed fol-lowed swiftly.. The understood preference prefer-ence of President Roosevelt for Hughes and the declaration of Gov. Higgins that he was not opposing that preferred pre-ferred candidate, contributed materially materi-ally to the result, but all this woull have been unavailing bad it not been for the decided stand which Mr. Parsons Par-sons maintained from the time he arrived ar-rived in Saratoga until the opposition to his candidates crumbled to dust. The ticket follows: Governor Charles E. Hughes. Lieutenant - Governor M. Linn Bruce. Secretary of State John F. O'Brien. Comptroller Martin E. Lewis. Treasurer J. G. Wallenmicr. State Engineer and Surveyor H. A. Van Alstyne. Attorney-General Julius M. Mayer. |