Show FOR l R T DDYI I New York Republicans inState in-State Convention in Metropolis Metropols II I I II I DELEGATES SElEGTEDl I I Both United States Senators Will Go to Philadelphia ROOSEVELT ALSO CHOSEN Impossible to Diagnose the Attitude I of tho Majority of the Delegates I Toward the Governor It is Believed Be-lieved However That the General Trend is Toward the Renomination of Roosevelt and the Pushiiig of I LieutGov Woodruff for Vice President Platform Adopted Indorses In-dorses tho National and State ACT ministrntions in Every Particular 1 Allusions to JiIcKiuloy Were Re S ceivcd With Applause But denton of Roosevelt for Second Term Caused a Whirlwind of Excitement New YOIk April 17The Republican Repub-lican convention for the election of delegatesatlarge to tho national convention con-vention at Philadelphia I named two United States Senators i Governor and the second In command of the Republican Re-publican State organization as their choice for dclegatesatlarge Then they complimented the newspaper news-paper profession by naming electors atlargc the proprietor and editor of a Buffalo newspaper and the proprietor and editor of a Rochester newspaperMEN newspaper-MEN WHO WERE HONORED The men signally honored were United States Senator Thomas C Platt United States Senator C 1r Depew Gov Roosevelt and Slate Committee Chairman B 1 ODcll as delcgatcsat large and Edward H Butler of Buffalo and F A Mitchell of Rochester as clectorsatlarge FEW SPECTATORS The concntiou was not enthusiastic at Its morning session but was demonstrative demon-strative at its afternoon session I had few spectators when it met at noon and a good gathering when It met In the late afternoon I demonstrated demon-strated that so far as Individual delegates dele-gates went they were not quite decided de-cided In their preference as to whether CJov Roosevelt should be a candidate for Governor or for VJcePrcHl enL whether they wanted T L Woodrun for LleutenantGovernor again or VlccPresIdent WILD OVER TEDDY When the temporary and permanent chairman announced the candidacy of Cloy Roosevelt for a second term the convention went wild with enthusiasm but when Mr Sherman coupled the names of McKinley and Roosevelt the applause and enthusiasm were still greater So it was impossible to diagnose diag-nose the attitude of the majority of the delegates toward the Governor FAVOR A SECOND TERM I Is believed however that the general gen-eral trend Is toward the renomlnatlon of Roosevelt and the pushing of Woodruff Wood-ruff for second place on the national ticket The convention had the unique distinction dis-tinction of having no business of the committee on contested seats to perform per-form and of having no interruption of the programme laid out by the organization organi-zation CONVENTION CONVENES The convention met In the Grand Central palace B B Odell Jr chairman chair-man of the State committee called the convention to order and the Rev Dr David J Burrell of the Marble Collegiate Colle-giate church delivered an Invocation State Senator N A Elberg of New York city was made temporary chairman chair-man and addressed the convention at some length dwelling upon tho ability with which the State and national Governments had been administered I by Gov Roosevelt and President McKinley Mc-Kinley respectively I EULOGY OF ROOSEVELT Speaking of Gov Roosevelt Mr Els berg said New York will make no sacrlllce of him as yet at any rate and not until the State has had another term of Roosevelt as Us Governor will thc relinquish him to what vc hopo are higher honors still In store This declaration was greeted with enthusiastic h the delegates sins tc applause by dpleSatcB I HISSED QUIGG ExCongressman Lemuel E Qulgg was made chairman of the committee on resolutions The usual resolutions I to refer all resolutions to the committee commit-tee without discussion wns adopted Mr Qulgg arose to offer a resolution I relating to the committee on resolutions I resolu-tions when some one called for three ton The cheers began feebly but I In an Instant from galleries and the hisses which side of the hal came drowned the cheers The chairman llnally rapped the disturbers to order closing the unpleasant Incident TOOK A RECESS Alter the appointment of committees the convention took C recess until 1 oclock The afternoon HOHHlon of the convention con-vention WIth much more enthusiastic The committee nn permanent organi sation recommended the name of Ion James Sherman of Oneida for permanent perma-nent chairman Hi 1 polcc as follows SHERMAN INSERT SHBHIAZ MR HERMANS ADDRESS 11 Sherman In uiumlng the permanent perma-nent chairmanship began with J tv I with what had been eumo whlt ha ben accom I I pliihed tor the Industrial lH 11prflyJ of the country undor the administration administra-tion of Presidents HorrlHou und Me lilnloy Ho said ftuthcr In part Find me in history a more glorious record for the American people and humanity than that made by 1 the Mc KiiUey administration through the war with Spain and the discharged duties arising therefrom Cubas experience ex-perience with American good faith and American genius for good government IH little over a your old c absolute ordor la I already restored The jiovolty of a treasury surplus Is seen soldiers of fortune are transformed into husbandmen hus-bandmen Industry I supplants Idleness fruitful the ness waste places are flultul ptilsu of Industry throbs anew I NO FEAR OF MILITARISM 1 Mr Sherman commented on the I growth of the army and navy saying that it was a healthful development I commensurate only with our Increased needs and responsibilities and that the i bugbear of militarism In European I sense need not be dreaded In this count I i coun-t IT tryHe He spoke in high terms of the Porto Rican tariff bill us an equitable and philanthropic method ot relieving the distress now prevalent in the Island EFFECT OF SOLD STANDARD I Touching the gold standard bill Mr Sherman said it had already brought us a credit greater than that attained heretofore by any other nation enabling en-abling us to float our public obligations herself at lower rate than even Great Britain PRAISES ROOSEVELT Mr Sherman praised the administration administra-tion of Gov Roosevelt and commended the I election of Messrs Platt Depew I Roosevelt and Odd for delegates at largo to the Republican national convention con-vention He said In conclusion MARCH TO VICTORY Republicans of New York fall Into lino behind McKlnley and Roosevelt with your way lighted by the fires of Industry your stop timed by the beating of the anvil to the music of the spindle and the loom press forward in the broadened pathway of advanced Ideas to C well deserved victory CHEERED MKINLEYS NAME I Allusions to McKinley were received with applause but mention of Roosevelt Roose-velt created a whirlwind of excitement and his declaration that Roosevelt l must have a second term as Governor brought the audience to Its feet with I cheers and hindtlappings Mention of Mckinley and Roosevelt not evidently I I Intended lu ticket the two names caused another burst of enthusiasm and evidently hurt the feeling of the II Woodruff men for at the conclusion of the chairmans speech they started cheering for their candidate which wits Joined in by the delegates from Queens and Suffolk and was only checked by a demonstration of disapproval disap-proval on the part of the other delegates dele-gates PLATFORM READ The usual lists of vicepresidents and secretaries were read and then Lemuel F Quigg of New York was called to the stage to read the platform He was received with mingled hisses and applause Mr Quigg waited until the noise had subsided and then read the I platform which was adopted I I congratulates the country that the pledges on the faith of which William McKinlcy and Hobart were elected four years ago have been redeemed I Indorsed both the administration of President McKinley and Gov Roosevelt Roose-velt I asserts that the Republican party found the country after four years of Democratic government paralyzed para-lyzed as to industry weak In trade and commerce and impoerlMhed in its public pub-lic treasury FOREIGN POLICY APPROVED The platform extols Republican party par-ty government as equally effective and Intelligent In war as In peace The policy of this Government with regard 1 re-gard to the status of Spains conquered I con-quered colonial possessions Is approved ap-proved a < characteristically American the platform continuing The Independence I Inde-pendence of Cuba pledged to Cuba and proclaimed to the world In the declaration declara-tion of war has been secured and advanced ad-vanced by every public act The American Amer-ican military force In Cuba has been 1 reduced Local government has been established and steps arc now being taken for popular elections In Cuba to erect there a free government of the Cuban people preparatory to the complete com-plete withdrawal of American authority authori-ty In Porto Rico which has become for all time American territory civil government and liberal laws have been provided The insurrection In the Philippine Islands has been overcome organized rebellion no longer exists and the establishment es-tablishment of American authority In all tho Islands Is proceeding to the contentment of their Inhabitants The list l of electors delegatesatlargc and electorsatlarge as selected by tho committee chosen for that purpose pur-pose 1 were read and approved ROW OVER COMMITTEEMEN When the State committee list was called for the first friction of the day developed When Abe Gruber made alight a-light over L E Quigg being uajned In the Fourteenth district the chair ruled that a written signed statement of twentynine out of thirtynine of the delegates elected Mr Qulgg Mr Gru bel said there had been no meeting of the delegates and the election was of the snap order The list went through with the exception of the Ninth district which was referred tt the State committee At 55 oclock the convention adjourned sine die |