Show I I I I I I I I I NE t HAMPSHIRE Mr mAt mAti i REPUBLICANS N NI I Admitted on All Sides Fight for First Place on Ticket Will WillBe WillBe Be Ba Fierce THERE ARE FOUR CANDIDATES t I Ami A lid HI mu mu I Work Worl ork lit itt I mi it Iry i uC of f eon Concord X H ii Sept is dele dl delegate gate to the tile t state te conven ronn Lien In this city today toda was prepared prepare tot for a lour long drawn out nut battle ule anti and no one on disputed the that the t the fight tot for first place JlIa on the Ute ticket would woold be one of ot the keenest In the tbt history of the republican party pari The Th for governor are Charles H U of or l Charlea M Plod Floyd of ur Manchester bout both bothof of 0 whom are ar regarded r at IS stand tet mt 11 W Y of Ion 1011 who has hu made charges charge of I o extravagance in th the use us of o state Matt mOres hIlt Churchill the novelist candidate of ot the Lincoln Ito Ite club of ot New e ew platform contains vigorous I orous charges against the Ibe and Maine railroad Col Coi ChurchIll aLso demands reform In Ito several directions direction including direct hit Iri primaries manes maries marl the discontinuance of ot railroad p passes and nd the election of ot railroad com coin commissioner missioner by b the Ih people Stephen 11 II Oak Hale of lr Exeter Exeler was WRt still III In the th Held 11 today toils tOOM hut but It wets WAR all tint not expected that thaI ho ha h hollid figure lIgure gure prominently nU In the con comi convention The Churchill delegate Coll ear early ly IT today were ere in n a joyous JO OIlI mood because e eat of at a rumor which was tilt not denied that the thc issues ISUM I ues raised ml by hey h their candidate In Iii his hl campaIgn occupied the major por per portion portion tion of o the thue platform was wan w tenta tent tentatively lively tIel adopted last lart night by b the coon com committee mItt on resolutions resolution The platform endor endorses e el the ration of ot President elt tom corn commends mends mentis th the Industry of ot work ork of the Congress ami 1111 au congratulate late lates the country that n fin tIn financial ancial und and and Industrial Indu have t brought unprecedented NO It opposes opposed any all change e In the tariff larm which will m undermine the tho Republican policy of ot protection and amid endorses the action of ot the United States senate In passing the shipping bill The remainder of ut thin he platform Is II de devoted devoted voted to 10 tAte state Issues I su upon which th the campaigns of or the contest from the can candidates s have hae been lar ly ba based buoo ed It urges urse strict limitation of ot tho the Issuing ol or free passes parses e by b 8 additional leg legislation to guard the purity purit of the teat Kil lot I and legislation for tor the prevention of ot corrupt lobbying lobb Th iha platform rec tee that the Iho next best legislature eon con alder aider tho ho question of a change In th ho manner of or nominations n for ani nJ nJal alo al o the Ih question ot nO placing In III tin thu bands band of the people the direct t olee elec of railroad some semi other state tRI created by IJ and now appointed b by the Ih governor sad and nd council I ht hen tile the convention ton was isa 1 called to tn order the tb routine of organization moved smoothly and after the oom onno on Oil hUll hail reported SOS SO out of delegates dele 11 seated Mated the platform usa IUS read 11 This The platform was tras adapted unan unanimously lr The TN nomination of St candidates then proceeded dOO The Th ballot for tor mor was Oil as U follows folio Greenleaf Grniet UI m Floyd Tloyd Churchill 1ST ISi HO ZIG Isle Oale IS II No 00 chole choie The second ballot I follows follow Greenleaf HI at 2 IfIl ry tt JoWoN i Churchill lit Gale Oale nothing H B D Quimby of oC I 1 Ie The e third ballot ballat was wu declared Invalid time the th count showing morn more votes vote CAt cast than there ther were delegates In lit thee the lull bali The announcement threw tb th the convention in into InI to I a turmoil A motion that lust ballot be f deposited dl one by br one on In a 1 box on onI I the 11 waa 1 carried and balloting I I al again |