Show DElEGATES PlEDGED TO GOV HUGHE New Mew York Republican Conven Convention tion Puts Favorite Son in Field HIGH SOUNDING WORDS USED IN THE PLATFORM RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF PUT PUTTING PUTTING PUTTING TING WOOD PULP ON FREE LIST SMOTHERED IN COMMITTEE New Nev York April Apri 11 Governor Charles E Hughes was wa endorsed as New ew Yorks Republican candidate for president by that state convert conven convention tion held today and the four delegates with their alternates elected to the Chicago national Republican convention were instructed to use all r honorable means means to bring about his hit nomination The four tour t sat large are General Stewart I L Woodford Wood Woodford ford tord Seth Low of Gt this city Frederick R It Hazzard of ot Syracuse and andE andE andI E I H Butler of ot Buffalo The convention the thirteenth held by the Republican party to elect dele 10 to a national conven convert convention tion was a repetition In its distinctive features of the Oneida convention of ot isso when Roscoe Conkling sought vainly to have have not only the delegates but the congressional delegates also instructed for Ulysses S Grant Brackett Started Something V Senator Edgar Brackett of or Saratoga president of the Hughes State league started a sharp debate by presenting a minority report from the committee on resolutions to amend the resolution endorsing Governor Hughes and to instruct the delegates to work for him and the oth er delegates to persistently labor for his nomination until a nomination la Is made Mr action caused the delegates and the hundreds of spectators who filled the I gallery much excitement When the debate had reached re ched a point of spirited tension V Sneaker Speaker Wadsworth moved j That at the question of adopting the 41 ma report of the committee on reso containing the endorsement of ot Governor Hughes along the lines of the convention endorsement of Levi Lev P Morton In 1896 and that of ot President Roosevelt in 1900 be put to the con and this majority report was adopted by a viva vIv voce vote with only R a n few scattering u noes heard above a or S rne IL bUlK of Ut he delegates Westchester Counted for Hughes Premonition of a turbulent session was wag felt before the opening of the con when the Westchester county delegation at a caucus decided to pro test against the endorsement of Hughes by voting against the Hughes tion and declaring for an delegation This plan was nullified nu by b the unexpected action of f Senator rackett In submitting his minority report rr port In meeting this situation the majority of the convention adopted a platform by a viva voce yore vote and the Westchester delegation lost all chance of or voting as a delegation against Mr Hughes endorsement The new Republican state committee elected at the convention today held a brief session immediately after the ad of the convention and re ie elected former ormer Lieutenant Governor I Timothy L Woodruff as chairman Interest In Platform Believing that the platform fore shadowed In several particulars the platform that will be adopted by the Chicago national Republican conven convert tion more than usual Interest attaches Aa lf o Its recommendations which were Confined practically to national issues Congressman J Sloat Fassett of El mira although not a member of ot the committee on resolutions said Bald In an Interview that he had taken the reso to Washington a few days davs aim unu lna considered them there the end and that he felt assured that they would be most satisfactory to all aU the delegates tes The platform endorses In strong terms the administrations of President Roosevelt and Governor Hughes and commends the policies of or the federal administration A 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 provide a more elastic and sat monetary system Easy Boss Absent It t was not until State Chairman announced B n Odell and Herbert Parsons chair man man of or the Republican county com corn as aa a committee to escort ex Lieutenant Governor M Linn Bruce to the platform as aa temporary temporal chairman that the first read demonstration oc occurred occurred For the first time in a score or more of years ears Senator Thomas C Platt onetime leader of ot the party in instate Instate instate state councils was not in his tomed seat scat with the Tioga county count del delegation delegation delegation It was said that Senator Platt was III There was lively applause when hen Chairman Bruce referred in his Continued on oi Page 2 j I PLEDGED TO GOVERNOR HUGHES Continued ed From Page t 1 speech to President P nt Roosevelt R It and Governor Hughes Report on Credentials The committee e on credentials cr decided to beat leat both Niagara county delegations del I and to t give each delegate halts half hal a 11 vote and an to seat the sitting delegation In the Thirteenth N V York contest Meanwhile he committee on resolutions sitting In n a far corner of Carnegie hall halt were struggling over a resolution submitted by b Senator Brack Brackett Brackett ett to delegates d s to the na national nye tt Jo for fo Gover Governor Go Governor r nor nor Hushes Hughes Congressman Dwight finally moved that Bf jar a nAs Ws is resolution r be tabled which l l s carried by bya a vote of 24 t mi t ct Chairman Woodruff and others believed that the best Interests of all lin concerned would be conserved If Jt Senator S was given ail an a t present a min minority minority report and und this permission was granted Severn lSe e e ft m ol of o reso resolutions resolutions C l gl report Edwin Merritt n Congress Congressman man George Maltby of St Lawrence county vigorously opposed In ht committee passage of a resolution requesting that the th tariff on shod jy Pub bo Immediate Immediately ly l taken off ai Di on pre pm prevailed t tIt It was not until near n ar the time end of Chairman Shermans speech that the committee on resolutions finished its labors and its chairman hol man State Senator Horace White of Syracuse took rook the platform amid a th m suppressed excitement ex arid and read tead the platform indorsing n o Hughes and administrations commending Ui the slate iju federal administrations The Tho selection of the four and their th Ir alter atter alternates alternates nates was quickly ratified by a unanimous unanimous un nl vote of the tho convention The Platform The platform as adopted says The Republican party o of t the state stale of ot New York at the beginning of a a national campaign declares d clares its Us con continued continued continued allegiance to those principles of government which have given honor to the nation and prosperity to its cit citizens citIzens citizens during the years it has lias as been en entrusted entrusted entrusted trusted with the control of the govern government government government ment At this time when the welfare of the people so greatly depends upon the conduct of our government a clear as assurance assurance assurance of Republican victory in the nation and In the state this autumn would exert a powerful influence in restoring public confidence and in strengthening the th widespread expectation expectation expectation tion of f a speedy return of national prosperity We Ye indorse the great administration of President Roosevelt and wo we are proud that he Is a Republican from New York His noble work has ex exemplified exemplified exemplified the principles of equality i upon which this government was founded and has presented a record of achievements which give to him for foran all an time preeminence among the bene benefactors factors of the nation His fearless and patriotic treatment of or all questions involving in our foreign relations has main maintained maintained and Increased the respect for forthe forthe forthe the American flag throughout the world Praise for Roosevelt sound judgment and unflinching unflinching ing courage he has entered upon the solution of economic problems at home and has earnestly labored to secure to every individual whether rich or poor y his constitutional guarantee of equal equality equalIty equality ity before the law He has firmly op opposed opposed opposed posed the encroachments of those corporations cor corporations corporations which by b evasion of law would destroy Individual opportunity and has with equal firmness insisted upon a square deal for all aU His policies are the Republican pol policies pOlIcies policies and to them we pledge our continued con continued continued loyalty and support We believe In the Impartial enforcement of the law and the rights of the individual in commercial industrial and political p affairs We believe that corporations which take their right to exist from authority of government should be un under under under der the regulation and supervision of the government But Hut e are cally caily opposed to government ownership o ot of such corporations We believe bellee in protection to Amer American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean industries That principle must be maintained but we approve of such ll revision of the tho tariff schedules as will prevent Injustice and Inequalities by re retaining retaIning retaining custom customs duties which shall at nt least le st equal the difference between the cost of production at hom and abroad Tariff Banking and Navy I We Vc indorse and approve the policy of congress In to revise the tariff by piecemeal We e recommend a arev revision rev slon that will maintain the policy of the Republican party as opposed to that of the Democratic party that the tariff should not be for revenue only but first of all for the protection of the American manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer producer and farmer In the struggle struggle struggle gle against foreign capital and labor for commercial and industrial supremacy supremacy acy ac such changes In the cur eur currency currency rency and banking laws as will wilt meet the Increased demands of business sat satisfy satisfy t the needs of the entire country and present at all ail times tines a stable and absolutely secure medium m of exchange and we urge upon congress prompt ac action action action tion to this end The platform favors the time of the American navy the time speedy completion com completion completion of the Panama canal the de do development development of the UtA American merchant marine the improvement of the inland waterways the reenactment of popular popular popular lar government in the Philippine is islands islands islands lands and commends the movement for the settlement of International dif ur differences differences and also of all disputes be between between between tween labor and capital by arbitration arbitration arbitration tion The Hughes Plank The platform concludes We Ve indorse the administration of Governor Charles E Hughes As chief executive he has set an example of official courage and fidelity Under his administration the busi business business business ness of the state has been so trans transacted transacted transacted acted as to merit and receive general commendation It has been carried on economically and prudently The public pub public public lic service has been upon a high plane In Lt the settlement of those economic questions which the state the individual ual and the corporations share in their rights and responsibilities Governor Hughes has striven to insure to each an exact measure of justice His pol policies polIcIes policies and his acts have been laid before the people like an open book Relying upon his devotion to the in interests Interests of American citizens and trust trusting trustIng trusting ing in his wisdom his courage and his statesmanship we direct the delegates this day chosen to present his name to the national Republican convention to tobe tobe tobe be held at Chicago as New Yorks can candidate candidate candidate and to use all honorable means to bring about his nomination for president president president dent of the United States |