The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-13

have lost his setpossession, but now that Ii,
could speak, he must peremptorily decline til,
honor The Tammanyites now moved a re
cess, and this having been voted down, and the
convention having decided to proceed to max,
a nomination, the Tammany or anti Robinson
members, to thenumber of about 155, with 1t
Gov, Dorsheimcr in the lead, withdrew from
the convention
The convention, now consisting of about
300 members then proceeded to ballot for can.
didates, and having nominated Gov. Robinson
by vote Of 243 against 50, filled up the tick.
ct as follows
For Governor-Luclus Robinson
For Lieutenant Govcrnor-Clarkson n, Potter.
For Secretary of State-Allen c. Beach
For Comptrollcr-Fred b. Olcott.
For State Trcasurer-James Mackin.
For State Engineer Seymour, Jr
For Attorney Gcneral-A. Schoomaker, Jr
The Tammany delegates after the bolt met
in Shakespeare Hall and unanimously voted
to present John Kelly rs an independent can
didate" for Governor, endorsing the balance of
the ticket as nominated by the convention as
also the platform adopted, except SO much as
referred to Gov. Robinson.
The following are the only portions of the
platform that refer to national affairs:
The democratic party of the state of New
York, in convention assembled, profoundly
sensible of the important consequence depend
ing upon the immedote result of their DELHI
erations, do declare and re-assert the principles
of popular liberty and rights laid down by
Washington, Jefferson, and other founders of
the republic. We hold to the constitution,
with all Its amendments sacredly maintained
and enforced, and to the rights of the states
under the constitution. The tendencies of the
republican party to Capitalization and CONSOLE
dation are contrary to the principles of our in
situations. The United States form nation
in the sense and to the extent and for the pur-
poses defined IN the federal constitution, and
we resist every attempt to transform it into an
empire.
We insist on unity, fraternity and concord
and that the issues settled by the war shall not
be revived. We deprecate the efforts of the re.
publican managers to revive the sectional teuds
and to re-kindle the passions of the past
We demand honest elections and an honest
count of votes. Never again. by fraud or force,
shall the popular will be set aside to crafty
unscrupulous partisans.
| The democracy oppose all favorltism. No
single interest or class Of persons should be
protected at the expense of the other Democ-
racy means the government of the whole peo-
| pie, tor the whole people, and by the whole
people but if any class is to receive special
consideration, it should be the working peo
| pie, whom all other governments oppose and
crush. The rights of the people should be
scrupulously guarded from the encroachmonts
of capital and the despotic greed of corpor
atoms
The democracy believe now, as they have
always believed In gold and silver as the con
stitutional money of the country. We con
denim the speculative methods of the present
secretary of the treasury; the questionable ia
vortlsm he has shown to particular monetary
institutions, so-called syndlcates, and the ex.
travagance he has permitted IN his depart
mcnt IN connection with his retunding
schemes.
| We look with shame and sorrow on the dis
graceful Reputation Of their professions Of
IcivIlservice reform by the executive ana his
supporters. The federal offices have beer
given freely for despicable partisan services
The leading officers of the government are
making partisan speeches, managing pOlitica
campaigns and requiring their subordinates tC
contribute Ia campaign funds in derogation o
every principle and promise OF honest civI
service. The one hundred and four Thousand
federal officers constitute an army, moving un
der single direction TO keep the republican
party in power, and this vast patronage is nov
used as corruption fund against the people
/ II is about conceded that the bolt of Tam
many # persisted in, must insure the election
of Cornell, the republican nominee, who IN
deed is understood to have secret agreemen
with John Kelly to give him control of tn
New York city appointments for etfecting tn
democratic disruption. There is, however,
fair probability that the mass Of the demo
Gratis of New York and Brooklyn will deser
John Kelly and vote the regular ticket, and q
he has no strength outside Of those cities, tn
boil. may yet fail of its object.