Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
NEW YORK pEMOCRACY.

Close Of the State CsassnllsH H-RsssIu.
items Of the PIalfOFm-Ihs Electoral
Commission Dsn0unoed, but hayeS's
Course Approved Opposed to asvHn.
ment Aid 10 Railroads -NsmIaalIOns.
ALBANY, Oct. 4.-The Committee on
Contested Seats made reports In favor
OF seating the Corning delegation, from
Albany; the Mclaughlin delegation,
from Kings, and excluding tho anti
Tammany delegation, from New
York, [great applausel, ], and In favor Of
the delegates from Orleans, who were
yesterday accepted 40 regular by the
action Of The State Committee; also In
favor Of Murphy or other regular dele
gates from Ran1aeller.
The Committee on Permanent Or.
gAnizaliOn reported Clarkson N. Potter
for permanent Chairman, and Mr.. Pot
ter addressed the Convention.
The Convention adopted the follow
ing: "The Democracy Of New York,
In Convention assembled, send greet
ings To- the Democrats Of our tister
State, New Jersey, and c0ngratulates
the voters Of that State on the nomina-
ton of the patriot and soldier, General
Geo. B. Mcclellan"
The platform commences "Tho peos
pie having in the last Presidential con-
lest elected by an overwhelming popu-
lar and clear electoral majority the
Democratic candidates for President
and Vice.P President, and the win OF the
nation thus constitutiOnally declared
having been wlckedly and boldly
nulli6ed by means of the grosset usuFp-
alton and frauds Of Returning Boards,
protected and adopted, II not insti.
gated by the party in possession Of the
Government, and rendered practicable
by a threatening array Of military
force;
Resolved, That at thip, the first Con-
venlion Of the Democrats Of this State
held since the contamination OF this
great crime, It is not only just and tit,
but is the dHty in the interest Of Con-
stitutional Government, and In the
vindication and preservation OF tho
sacred rights Of the majority 10 chose
their ruler, to denOunce with the
warmest indignation this siupendous
wrong, and we hereby denounce, con-
demn and hold 1t up 10 universal ex-
ecration.
Resolved, That this duty of setting
q mark of infamy upon this transac.
ton, and preventing any quick forget
fulness or easy condition Of II from
raising tempting precedent for future
outrages, rests especially and peculiar
ly upon the Democratic party Of this
!, State-one Of whose most illustFious
3 leaders was the President actually
i chosed by the Nation.
Resolved, That the present National
Administration by It's withdrawal Of
: the troops from the S0Hth and ils cos
: sation from the mischIevoUs, unconsti.
tutional and oppressive interference
with the internal affairs Of States, has
In that respect reversed the vicious
precedents Of the Republican party,
followed the course marked out by the
Federal Constitution, and 10 which the
Democrats stand pledged, and Il Il
therefore entitled In that particular 10
? the approval of oil good citizens.
: The financial plank reafirms that gold
: and silver 10 the only legal tender, no
|, currency interconvertible with coin,
steady steps toward specie payments.
Resolved, That we are opposed Ia
) the granting of subsidies by the Gov.
ernment 10 corporations or individuals
for the construction Of railroads or 9th.
or internal improvements, as unneces'
sary, beyond the scope Of Federal pow.
|; Grand inevitably producing corruption
d The following ticket was nominated
: For Secretary Of State, Allen o. Beach
4 Comptroller, Fred. P. Olcott; Treas
: urer, James Wockin; Atlorney.Gen'
eral, August Schoonmaker; State
: Engineer and Surveyor, HoratiO Sey'
9 mour, Jr.
After the appointment Of q State
Central Committee, the Convention
r adjourned.