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1 State of New York. In Convention. Record 1 (1894)

handle is hein.newyork/nyincvrec0001 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF NEW YORK. IN CONVENTION. RECORD. No. 1. MORNING SESSION. AY 8, 1894. The constitutional convention of the State of New York met at the assem- bly chamber, Albany, N. Y., May 8th, 1894, at 11 a. m. The Hon. John Palmer, secretary of State, called the convention to order. The Rev. Walter W. Battershall, of St. Peter's church, Albany, N. Y., offered the following prayer: Oh, God, who 'has instituted Thy throne in righteousness, vouchsafe your presence in this assembly and give us Thy guidance in its deliierations for the enactment of just and equal laws, which hall preserve liberty and protect virtue and build up the structure of thk State upon strong aid enduring fou. Jations. Preserve them frcm er- ror. .orance, prejudice and from evil passion which darkens our souls and is the hiding of Thy face. Grant in strict wisdom and sound) judgment that they may so Interpret that tne law as constituted shall be Thy desire, whose voice is the harmony of the world, that they may promote peace and good will; dissolve the bands of strife and dissension; right the wrongs of the injured and maintain the ca.use of the innocent; punish the wrong doer, but defend them that do well; that so Thy righteousness may prevail 'n the land, through Jesus Christ our Lord. The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and s fellowship of the Holy Ghost be wi us all for- ever. Amen. The Secretary of State-Gentlemen of the convention. It becomes rny duty under the statute to preside over the preliminary organization r' this con- vention 'Until you have ele a perma- nent presiding officer. T( -oid call- ing the roll twice, I will r in the members in groups of ten ..d, as your names are called, you will -ent your- selves at the table and after -.he roil has been completed we shall be 'ble to tell who are present and who are absent. The deputy secretary of State will commence the calling of the roll beginning with the delegates-at-large. The delegates answered to their names and the constitutional oath of office was administered by the sec- retary of State to, the following delegates: Joseph H. Choate, Elihu Root, Ed- ward Lauterbach, Jesse Johinson, Fred- erick W. Holls, Michael H. Hirschberg, J. Rider Cady, John T. McDonough, John M. Francis, John F. Parkhurst, Commodo.re P. Vedder, John I. Gilbert, Augustus Frank, William P. Goodelle, Daniel H. McoMillan, Lucius N. Manley, Frederick Storm, Charles L. Phipps, Nicoll Floyd, Nathaniel S. Ackerly, Mira beau Lamar Towns, William H. Cochran, John G. Schumaker, John B. Meyenborg, Alnmet F. Jenks, Stephen B. Jacobs, Henry A. Powell, William H. Ailaben, Solomon Gallinger, Chlrles B. Morton, Joseph C. Hecker, Frank H. Vogt, William A. Faber, Andrew Frank, Robert M. Johnson, William D. Veeder, William Sullivan, Thomas J. Farrell, William B. Davenport, James W. Riggs, Eugene A. Curran, George W. Roderick, William M. Mullen, Thomas W. Fitzgerald, Wright Hol- comb, De Lancey Nicoll, John M. Bowers, Arthur D. Williams, Vohn Bigelow, Frank T. Fitzgerald, Elliot Sandford, Morris Tekulsky, Joseph M. Omeis, Charles Goeller, Aaron Herz- berg, Henry D. Hotchkiss, Gideon J. Tucker, Delos McCu.rdy, Charles H. Truax, William Q. Titus, James W. McLaughlin, Robert E. Deyo, M. War- ley Platzek, Francis Forbes, William P. Burr, Nelson Smith, William MoM. Speer, Jacob Marks, John D. Crim- mins, David McClure, Andrew H. Green, James P. Campbell, Joseph I. Green, Eugene Durnin, Thomas Gil-

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