The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-18
POLITICAL.
The New York Democracy.

SYRACUSE, Sept 1.-THE Democratic State
Convention reassembled this forenoon Ex-
Governor Seymour, from the Committee on
Resolutions, on coming forward to report was
received with applause and cheers. The reso
lutions were read as follows:
The Democratic party of New York pledge
themselves anew to the principles set forth in
their platform adopted last year at Utica, ap.
proved by the votes of the people of the EN-
pire state and endorsed by the Democrats of
Illinois, Michigan, Maine and other states of
the Union.
1st. Gold and silver the ouly legal tender; no
currency nconvertbe with coin.
I'd. Steady steps towards specie payments; no
step backwards.
Sd. Honest payment of the public debt in
coin (applause); sacred preservation of the pub
lie faith.
4th. Revenue reform; federal taxation for
revenue only; no government partnership with
protected monopolies.
9Th. Home rule; to limit and localize most
jealousy the few powers entrusted to public
servants, municipal, state and federal no cen
tralzaton.
9th. Equal and exact justice to all men; no
partial legislation; no partial taxation.
9TH. A free press; no gag laws.
Sth. Free men; uniform excise law; no
sumptuary laws.
9th. Official accountability enforced by better
civil and criminal remedies; no private use of
public funds by public officers.
10th. Corporations chartered by the state al
ways supervsaole by the state, in the interest
of the people.
18th. The party in power responsible for all
legslationwhile in power.
18th. The Presidency public trust, not
private perqusiGe; no third term.
18th. Economy in public expense, that labor
may be lightly burdened.
Horatio Seymour spoke in complimentary
terms of Judge Church, as probable candl-
date for the presidency, saying that he had de-
clined the nomination for Governor, and init
mated that he (Seymour) should propose the
nomination of Tilden, and moved to proceed to
nominate candidate for Governor. Carried.
Mr.. Littleohn nominated Judge Allen, Mr..
Seymour nominated Tilden and G. w. Miller
nominated Amasa w. Parker.
The ballot resulted as follows: Tilden, 252;
Parker, 1876; Lueius Robinson, s.; j. McGrade,
3; George G. Bishop, l.
Amasa j. Parker moved that the vote be
made unanimous. 1t was carried and three
cheers were given for the candidate.
William Dorshelmer, Liberal Republican, was
nominated for Lieut. Governor.
"The ballot for Lieutenant Governor resulted
as Observation-Disclosures 1893, Weed 155, Hoyt
"a, Jones Is, Schuyler IL. Changes of votes
give majority to Dorsheimer, whose nominal
ton was then made unanimous. Mr.. DORIS
heimer was invited to the platform, and in few
remarks accepted the nomination as a compli-
ment to those men who came out of the DOM
inant party in 1872 when not a cloud as large
as mans hand could be seen in the future of
that party. But the issues for which that party
was formed are past and gone, and he as well
as others were left to choose other associations
For himself there was no other place for him
to go than with the Democracy.
Adm Thayer of Saratoga was nominated for
Canal Commissioner.
Judge Theodore Miller of Columbia county
was nominated for Judge of the Court of
Appeals.
Adjourned sine die.
Nominations.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16.-Hon VIM. j. o. Brien
and Hon. Thomas Swami were unanimously re-
nominated for Congress to day, the former in
the third district and the latter in the fourth
district.