The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-10
POLITICAL.
Pennsylvania Democratic Convention.
Advocates Of Resumption Sent to
the Rear
And Platform Against Resumption
Adopted.
Seven Ballots and No Candidate
for Governor.

for Governor.
ERIE, Pa, Sept. 9.--The Democratic conven-
| ton met at II o'clock and voted not to proceed
| to the nomination of governor and treasurer.
| A motion was made to adjourn till the commit.
| tee on resolutions had time to agree on re-
port. The motion was lost and a motion to
| reconsider was made and indefinitely postpon-
ed
Persistent efforts are being made to commit
the convention to more positive initiation res
| olution.
At one o'clock the convention adjourned till
| three p. m.
The platform was agreed upon in the COM
mlttee at late hour last night, but by q ma.
| jorty of but one. The currency plank is SO
distasteful to the minority, that they threaten
to bring in separate report and have the diff
| ference settled in open convention. The fear of
such action has prevented the presentation of
the majority report to the convention, and an
| adjournment was had to afford an opportunity
! Tor harmonious compromise. The delegates
| generally express the opinion that discussion
| Of the financial resolution in open convention
| would be exceedingly unwse and every effort
! will be made to have the minority report sup
pressed.
| ERIE, Sept. 9-On re-assembling at 3 p M,
| the committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing platform:
| That we hereby declare our unfaltering de.
| votion to the fundamental principles of Demo
\ cratic government as enunciated by Thomas
Jefferson in his first inaugural address, to wit:
| Equal and exact justice to all men of whatso-
ever state or persuasion, religious or political;
| the support OF the state governments in ali
| their rights as the most competent adminstra-
ton for our domestic concerns and the surest
bulwark against ant-Republican tendencies;
| thetsupremacy OF the civil over military au
thority; economy as to public expense that la
Dor may be lightly burdened; the honest pay
ment of our just debts and the sacred preser-
walton of the public faith; freedom of religion;
| freedom of the press; freedom of person under
| the protection of the great writ of habeas
| corpus and trial by jurors mpartially selected.
Seventh-That the contraction of the money
currency aud circulating medium heretofore
made by the Republican party and the further
contraction proposed by it, with view to
forced resumption of specie payments, has
| already brought disaster to the business of the
| country, and threatens general bankruptcy.
| We demand that this policy be abandoned, and
that the volume be made and kept equal to the
wants of trade leaving the restoration of legal
tenders to par in gold to be brought about by
| promoting the industries of the people, and not
| by destroying them.
| EIghth-That the policy already initiated by
| the Republican party of abolishing legal tenders
| and giving the national banks the power to
furnish all the currency, will increase the power
| of an already dangerous monopoly and the
| enormous burdens now depressing the people
| without compromising advantage and that all
| the national Bank circulation be promptly and
permanently retired, and that full legal tenders
| be issued in their place.
| Nnth-Th 1T the public interest demands that
| the government should cease to dscredit its
| own money and should make legal tenders re-
| ceivable for all public dues except where re-
| spect for the obligation OF contracts requires
payment in coiu.
| Tenth-The extinction of the present nation
al banks and the establishment in their stead
of system Of free banks of discount and de-
| poste under such regulations as the states re-
| spectively may prescribe, and that no paper
money except such as may be issued directly
upon the faith of the federal government, af
| fording practically currency based on the gold
| and silver and the other property of the whole
| people Of the country.
The remaining resolutions charge the depres-
| sion and suffering in business and employ ment
| upon the Republicans; they favor an economi-
| cal administration of the federal and state gov
ernments SO that the people be relieved from
burdensome taxationj deRounce the conduct
| OF the present state treasurer as deserving of
| severest condemnation, and assert that the
| condition OF the treasury demands investiga-
| ton; they arragn the leaders of the Republi-
| can party for extravaganza expenditures and
| prohgate waste of the peoples money; for
| corruption and population and contempt of
| constitutional obligations, etc, and cordially
invite the Lii beral Republicans and other men
| without regard to past party associations to
| cooperate with them in expelling them from
power.
1t was moved to adopt the resolutions as
| whole without debate.
| Mr.. Sowden of Lehigh got the floor, but as
| soon as it was apparent that he proposed offer
| ing an amendment to the currency plank his
| voice was drowned in the uproar.
| The previous question was demanded but
amid cries OF free speech, no gag" etc., he
was allowed to proceed with his remarks. He
| spoke decidedly in favor of hard money and
| said it was good old Democratic doctrine.
| Mr.. Hughes of Schuylkill, chairman on the
| resolutions, defended the platform as reported.
| He moved that Snowden's amendment be laid
on the table. Lost
MI. Snowden took the floor again amidst
| considerable confusion. He moved to strike
out sections Z, s, 9 and 10, and substituting the
| financial resolutions in last years Pennsyl-
| vania Democratic platform, which called for
| early specie resumption, but under call for
the question no attention was paid to Snowden's
| motion and the resolution was adopted as orig
| inally read
Convention then proceeded to the nomination
of candidate for governor There were eight
candidates On the second ballot the vote
stood as follows: Barr 48, BigIer %, Ross 40,
| Pershing 30, jerks 10, Noyes 45, Monaghan o.
| no choice
TAT 2.20 a. NJ, when the Associated Press Of
flee closed, nothing further had been received.l
Comments of the Press the Saratoga
Convention.
New YORK, Sept. 9.-The Tribune says of
| the Republican convention and its candidates:
Saratoga yesterday was Horace Greeleys vim
| dcation." 1t thinks the platform and candi-
| dates however could be improved upon.
The Sun says the ticket is enc that the Dem
| ocrats can easily beat
The Times says, "The candidates are good
| and the platform excellent, and win or lose u
| November we shall never have anything to be
ashamed of in what was done yesterday at
Saratoga" 1t says the bugbear of a third
| term is put aside, and it doubts if the Demo-
Gratis dare pass a resolution on the public
| school question, similar to that in the Republi-
can platform.
The Herald does not like any of the resolu-
tons. 1t says that the ticket is respectable,
but not strong, and that the whole proceedin gs
of the convention have the impress of weak
ness.
The Massachusetts Governorsfip.
BOSTON, Sept. 9.-Pursuant to call large
| meeting of Republicans favoring the nominal
| ton of Alexander H. Rice for Governor, was
| held this afternoon at Mechanics Hall. Reso-
lutions were adopted presenting him to the
| nominating convention. The canvass is now
narrowed to Rice and Geo. B. Loring, and the
friends of each are confident of controlling the
| convention on the 29th.