Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-12

OHIO AND IOWA ELECTIONS.
THE AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
New York Democratic Convention.

ALBANY, NY, October 12.--The Tammany
delegation will leave for New York at 3 o'clock.
The weather is cold and rather bleak. The at
tendance in the gallery and on the stage is much
thinner than yesterday or last night. Printed
circulars, signed by the executive committee of
the Young Mems Democratic Club. of Brooklyn.
have been distributed among the delegates. ad-
dressed to the Kings county deputatiOn and to
the members Ofthe convention strongly Oppos-
Ing any compromise with Tammany and urging
that their exclusion will strengthen rather than
weaken the democratic party of New York.
T0-DAY's SESSION OF THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Hill called the convention to order at
1925, and announced that the first business
would be the report of the committee on con-
tested seats. Mr.. Peckham. from the commit
tee on credentials, reported the contests which
had been considered and the decision of the COM
mittee. When the decision in favor of the New
York county democracy was announced there
was some cheering. but not very much. Mr.
Peckilam concluded by moving the adoption of
the report, and asked for the previous question
There was no opposition, and the report was
unanimously carried.
In considering the contest between the
delegations from the county of New York the
committee heard from all three of the delega-
tions; all that could be said was desired to be
said on the part of the gentlemen representing
these different organizations. After that hear
ing the committee, by an unanimous vote de-
clded that the gentlemen now occupying seats
entitled to permanent seats by virture of their
regularity as delegates from the county. He
nad been instructed i'm moving the adoption of
this report to call for the previous question.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Mr.. Halliday. from the committee on perma-
nent organization, presented the committees
report.
The name Of Erastus Brooks for permanent
chairman was received with applause. The report
was adopted without dissent, and Mr.. Brooks,
on being escorted to the chair, addressed the
convention at considerable length.
ADDRESS OF ERAsTUS BROOKS.
After expressing adherence at the crime
which had deprived the country of its President,
he said: 1t is impossible to forget at the first
meeting of the democrats of this state in state
convention since the defeat of our national
standard bearer that his vote in November last
was some thousands in excess of the vote of the
1naugurated President; nor can it escape our
memories that in the canvass of 1876 distin-
gulshed citizen of our own commonwealth was
made President by a constitutional election
both in form and substance, and by numerical
majority in excess of quarter of million of
votes" He said it becomes the democratic
voters OF this state neither to forget the past nor
TO forgive an Ofense which practically disfran-
chlsed two states of our Union and thousands of
American citizens in order to make a man Ffesi-
dent who had received neither constitutional
vote nor an honest election. The present time
is propitious, in this state, at least of restoring
power and responsibility to the democratic party.
He declared democratic principles, in brief, to
be: Honest elections; honest men i'm office:
honest money for the people. with gold and
sllveras the only certain standard of value tariff
for revenue which. while it affords all necessary
means for the liberal support of the government,
paying all its debts and meeting all its Obliga-
tiOns. gives ample protection to every great
interest in the country; free ships upon the
seas. by the restoration of that American COM
merce lost to US by the fOlles of legislature and
home rule for cities and as far as possible i'm
our towns and counties. In the name of right,
ustice and liberty we also demand dmnution
of that central power in the federal government
which makes states and people the servants of
federal patronage and power. Reviewing the
course of the republican party during the twenty
years in which it had held power he commented
upon its extravaganza and the exposures Of
fraud and corruption which had marked its
career The star route swindles had cost the
government more than million of dollars in
unnecessary taxation each year. He referred to
the attempted reduction of appropriations by
democratic Senators. In one session they did
succeed in reducing the appropriations forty
millions of dollars. In this state when in power
during five years Of control democratic legisla-
tiOn reduced the state debt from 1ifty-one mil
lions to nine millions Of dollars and the state
taxes from sixteen to seven millions.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Brooks speech Mr.
P. b. Olney. on behalf OF the committee on res
OlutiOns presented a "declaration of prin-
ciples"