Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-27
New York Republicans.

AC TIOS OF THE CONVENTION YESTERDAY.
The New York Republican Con vention
yesterday chose Hon. Roscoe Conkling for
permanent president. Mr.. Conkling moved
and that L. c. Plat be made permanent
chairman Of the convention. MI Conklings
motion prev allied, and Mr.. Plat was made
pei manent chairman.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions reported a
series expressing the hope that the action
taken by the President in the southern states
will res ult in peace, tranquility and justice;
insisting on purity, irugality and efficiency
In every branch OF the public service, ma
tloi al and state; no official nor ofiiceholder
should be subject 10 political or partisan as
sessments, or 10 int, rference in any way
with his political rights or action, aud plain
laws should forbid and punish all attempts
10 make or enforce such assessments or 70
control or 10 abrIdge in any respect the abSo-
Lutte freedom In political action which in this
count y belongs 10 all voSers alike. The eX-
clusion OF public servants from political ac-
ton would disfranchise a great body OF our
fellow citizens. The laws make no such OK
clusion, and we deny as on imputstion upon
tie people of New YORK Tat they are or have
beeJ dominated by the natiol's subordinate
ONO ais, and we can conceive OF no condition
OF affairs short OF extinction of manhood
and patriotism in which a postmaster or a
clerk could subdue TO his partisan will l52
other electors, or exert any other influence
beyond such as his character might give
him. Public faith, honest industry and the
OF coin, and paper convertible into coin, and
the already near approach OF specie payments
enforce the wisdom and duty OF faithfully
pursuing necessary steps 10 fllf resumption
within the time now fixed by law. We op-
pose any further land grants or subs "a les 10
corporations and monopolies, and hold that
the public domain should be reserved for free
homes of industrious settlers. We regard
with alarm and disapprove the demands
coming from The promoters OF various
schemes that proiuse appropriations and
lG aoffa n ~
used 10 carry on works of various kinds,
local and sectional I'm character and not of
urgent national importance. We recognize
Illness aud dig6ify of fa55r, depreeaIing anT
re sort 10 violer &c in the name Of eitner We
insist al all times upon the supremacy OF the
law and the maintainance of public order
IA PRESIDENTS POLICY AMENDMENT
George VIM. Curtis, when the reading was
concluded, moved 10 amend by substituting
proposition asserting generally that the
title of President HAYES is as clear as thai
OF George Washington, lapplauseJ aud
commencing the Presidents official conduct
and policy In carrying out the pledges of the
national convention. Mr.. Curtis proceeded
10 support his proposition at length.
Lyman Tremaine spoke against the amend
ment: The general point of his argument
was that while there was TO be no absndo1-
ment OF the flag under which the party has
SO often marched TO battle and victory, Zap
plause, there was 10 necessity 10 Introduce
this frebrand on points In regard TO which
there are such wide differences OF opinion.
SHARP DEBATE.
Inc convention reassembled al $50, and the
deoale, which became very animated, was
continued on MT. Curtis amendment Dur
Ing the debate Mr.. CARTS denied the cb arge
made upon him that he had cast a firebrand
In the convention. lie said that the firebrand
was thrown In here by those who brought in
question the policy OF the administrationsnd
TeprCved it,
MR.. CoNKLING's SPEECH,
Mr.. Conkling then took the platform, and
after ridiculing the fears expressed OF the re-
publican patty dying he appealed to the con-
TO die. This was not an administration con- |
vention nor an anti-administTation conven- |
ton. 1t was republican convention. ZAP |
verify the cracking of the party whip about |
the ears OF himself and other republicans A
sentence in which he said some OF those who |
men more honest than they were, the men |
mllliners, the diletante and carpet knights |
in politics, was received with applause min |
he referred to the same party as hypocrites
and wolves in Sleeps clothing. When DIR. |
Johnson said patriotism was the last refuge
OF q scoundrel he had no idea OF the possibil-
titles Of development Of a modern reformer.
daughter and applause.l Toward the close
OF his speech the Senator referred directly TO |
Mr.. Curtis and the articles published in his
paper, which he denounced as false, In bitter
Terms, which provoked q storm OF Kisses
mingled with applause. Again, be said
whoia honesty, In good faith pointed out
their errors. They were thankful FOR snch
suggestions, and did not long keep about
them men who set newspapers to misrenrs.
sent and vfllify these whodiffered with them.
THE Foley AMENDMENT LOST.
Finally Mr.. Conkling agreed TO the adop.
ton OF the platform just as reported, ana
c9nciuoed by moving the previous question,
called for, resulting In yeas 100, nays 295. So
me amendment was lost, and the platform
~ tnen adopted viva voce, with but few |
oleeenting votes.
The convention then adjourned until to-
THE REBELLION II JAPAN n ended. The
chief rake1a flatRo. MurnfA nrn Kfrfno ooun.