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each congressional district to select elect
ors, and that the committee be assisted by
the respective delegations. Carried.

each congressional district to select elect
ors, and that the committee be assisted by
the respective delegations. Carried.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention assembled a. Z O'Clock
but was not callei to order until twenty
five minutes later.
Mr.. Evan, of Kings, chairman of the
committee on contested Seats reported a.
follows:
The committee on credentials beg to re-
port that in accordance with instructions
Of the convent N, it met, and after hear.
ing both sides in all contrasting delegations,
recommend the following:
In the contest in the first assembly dis.
trict of Niagara the committee recommend
the adoption of the following resolution.
Resolved, That the first district of Mag.
ra, having failed to elect delegates to The
state convention by reason of tie vote in
the district of the convention, the district
must remain unrepresented unless the op.
posing parties shall unite in adopting this
recomm endation, to Wit That each pait y
shall name one delegate, having power to
cast one and one-half votes in the conven.
ton, which was accepted by both contest.
ants, who named az delegates George c.
Green and w. S. Wright.
In the contest in the first district of Os-
wego, the committee recommend as fol-
lows: That delegation, headed by A.
Perry, having been regularly elected, be
and they are hereby admitted to seat, in
the convention.
In the contest in the first assembly dis
tict Of Westchester, the committee recon-
mend TN ,,pion of the following resolu-
ton:
| Resolved, That the delegation headed
by Ambrose Purdy, having been regularly
elected, be given seats in this convention (;
in conclusion, the committee beg leave 10
recommend that the contestants in the frs.
district, We.tchester, be allowed seats in
this CONVEX ton without o right to vote, and
the same privilege be given to CONTESTANTS
in the second district of Oswego
lSigncd] e. C. EGAN, Chairman.
Mr.. Shay of the eighth district, moved
tha. in the case of the first dietlcto West
chester, the report be amended by substi-
tuting to the delegation, he added, by
Mcmahon and Mitchell of New York, and
hoped the report of the committee would
be adopted.
Mr.. Jacobs moved the previous question
which was carried, and tie report of the
committee was then adopted.
The chair appointed Purcell of Monroe,
and Jacobs Of Kings to conduct the per.
manent president to the chair. Mr. Gro.
yer, on taking che chair, addressed the
| convention.
PLATFORM.
The democratic party of New York
hereby, with cordial unanimi'y, ratify the
nominations of the St. Louis democra c
convention of Samuel j. Tildtn for presi.
dent, and Of Thos. A. Hendricks for vice
presidt ,of the United States. The dem.
ocratc purity of New York, when selecting
delegates TO the national convention, then
declared and now again declare, their set
tied conviction that a return to the con ii.
tutioral principles of frugal expeaditure
and lminist- alive purity of the founders
of the republic is the first and most i'm
perious necessity Of the times -is the com.
ma ding issue now before the people of the
Union.
The democratic patty Of New York ther
declared, and now again declare, that thu
nomination of Samu,l j Tuden, willie i
insurei The vote of New York, viii be ap
proved throughout the Union as incsrna
tion of vital issue ard guarantee of SUE cess
full aci ievemens of the work of naliona
regenerai n and reform.
The democratic party of New Yo'k lie
affirm the principles set forth in their S y a
cuse platform of 1874, which have b Ell
twice approved at the ballet boxes of III,
empire state, and upon which the st. Lou
convention, represent ng the democracy {
the whole Uniiel States, have set a sta o
their faith and their adoption, and they in
corporate herein as part of this plat 'orn
the said Syracuse pl torn of 1874 and st
Louis national democratic Platform o
1876.
Resolved, That we condemn all inter
fe euce with the cor itutional amendment
ami all violations of law, holding that a.
people in all states alike, regardless Of race
color or previous conditi II, are emit led t,
equal protection, aud that all orders, prs C
tees and opinions whereby public orde
and peace are disturbed should receive pub
lie rebuke and punishment according I,
oifenss committed; we recommend tina
the people of our state at the coming cleo
lions do approve aad iatify the two pro
posed constitu ional amendments, as bcinj
well devised means for securing hencefort
more economical and efficient adminsra
ton Of prisons and canals of the state, an,
for enforcing upon officers charged wit
their management, stricter responsiblii,
to the people; and We favor such reduc
ton of tolls upon and economical manage
ment of canals, as will best subserve tn
interests Of the state ana of men engage
in canal traffic.
Resolved, That We as American citizen
and democrats, devoted to the union an
equality of states, and to the power an
good name of federal government, W
, hereby enter our solemn protest against tn
recent order of the secretary of war, al
proved by the president of the Unite
States, to place government troops in I'll
southern states with view to inlimidai
the people and to control their elections.
government by the bayonet, to take tn
place of government through the bale
is an outrage which demands condemns
ton of all who love republican freedoI