Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-22

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DOMESTIC NEWS.
State Conventions.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
SYRACUSE, September 21st.-The Demo.
cratic State Convention was called to order
by Daniel Manning, Chairman of the State
Committee. and Rufus Peckham was ap-
pointed temporary President. who, upon
taking the chair thanked the Convention for
the honor bestowed, and said, among other
thin2s, that Foiger was not nominated on &C
count of his personal power but he is the
representative of Federal power and Federal
patronage. Within one year from the death
OF Garfield, we find the Federal Administra.
ton forcing q candidate on the Republicans
81 this State. This is Democratic opportu.
nifty We want to nominate men who will
draw In addition to Democratic votes the
votes of the half.breed or independent Re.
publicsns OF the State. [Applause The
roll OF delegates was called, and Luke Coz.
Fans presented the credentials Of the Irving
Hall contesting delegates.
Randolph B. Martin followed, and sent to
the desk the credentials Of tina anti Kelly.
Tammany delegation.
Thsn cams g 5. Long, who presented the
protest Of Tammauy.
This action created breezs in the Conven.
ton, the three cases being s=nt to the Com.
mittee on CREDENTIALS when appointed.
Jacobs offered a resolution that the Chair
appoin. committee of OF from each Con.
gressicnsl District 10 nominate delegates from
such districts to be Committee on Creden.
tials, to which all co4fests shall be referred
without debate
Elk Senator Ecciestiue opposed the sdmis.
sion of any NV York contestirg delegate.
He charged Tammany with treason and
treachery, and denounced its past action.
Senator Jacobs urged harmony. and his re.
marks were wildly applauded. His resolu.
ton was adopted.
A resolution was adopted appealing to the
various delegations from New York city &c
appoint committee empowered to confer
with each o'her with view Of harm onizing
all differences
Kiusells then read an address from the
Anti Monopoly Convention.
A committee from the Anti Monopoly
Convention was invited to seats on the floor
CT the Convention.
Committees were appointed. and the Con,
vention adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
SYRACUSE, September 21st. - LESTER B.
Falkner has been selected for peImanen,
Chairman of the Democratic Convention
The Cot2mistse on Resolutions voted Is to {
in favor of free canals. The Committee OIL
Contested Seats heard arguments by repre-.
sentstives of the various organizations of the
city OF New York. and adjourned to allow
the disagreeing bodies to arrange a basis Of
settlement of their differences.
SYRACUSE, September 2I.t-1:3o A. M
The Committee on Contested Seats has Just
finished its hborz. Itdecided to report tc
the Convention to admit the New York con.
testing delegations on the following basis
County Democracy. As; Tammany, "a
Irving Hall, TO-
President Galloway, Of the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad, is in town, credited with
being in the interes. OF Congressman Flower
for Governor.
THO NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
SARATOGA, September 21st.-The Republi.
cans OF the State Convention reassembled al
10 o'clock snd proceeded to nominate the
members of the State Central Committee
Among the State Committee nominated are
Collector Robertson, b. Platt Carpenter
General Sharpe, John F. Smythe, ex Senator
TlaGs and Amos ~. warren.
The Convention nominated by reclamation
Judge Andrews for Chief Judge Of the Court
of Appeals.
The vote for Lieutenant. Governor resulted
B. Plat Carpenter, BIO; George G. Hoskins,
liz; james Tanner, 80; Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
/ 113; @. r. Parsons, 90; Sherman r ogers, l.
Necessary to q choice, 2i7.
The second ballot resulted: Carpenter $50
Hoskins 10, Fish 204 necessary to choice
2IS.
Senator Miller moved that the nomination
of Carpenter be made unanimous. Tee mo-
I ton was seconded by Hamilton Fish auo
unanimously carried.
The Platform contains the following:
RESOLVED, That the Republicans of New York have
no new doctrine to present on the questions whics
have heretof ne occupied 50 much public attention
such as honest money, pure elections, regulation o.
the traffic in intoSic ting liquors. the protection Of
home industry, and the necessity of restricting the
power and influence OF corporations. In this con
test the party s t. be judged by it. past declaration:
and acts.
Resolced, That equitable taxation, reaching cor
poratiOns as well as persons is approved correct
system, which should be perfected. The practical
results of the recent legislation upon the subjec,
fully justify the action OF the Republican party in
its adoption
Resolved, That mono poles depressing the people
or unfairly discriminating against local interests
are wrong in principle and should not be tolerated
ReSOlUsd, That stringent legislation should be
enacted to the purity and honesty Of primary
elections, and all possible safeguards should be
thrown about these of political action of the
people,
Resolued, That the practice of appealing to the
Legislature to override the action of the local au
thorities when confning themselves within the
powers conferred upon them, should be discouraged
both by the Legislature and Governor and should
be resorted to only in extreme cases
RcSOtced, That oh lnges in fundamental law should
liz. ILL, l..
should, when proposed, slways be carefully scrutn
lied by tie people, who should signify their wishes
with reference to them as generally as they do in
their selection OF their represent ,tives. We there
fore urge the people ct the State, without reference
to plrty, to examine with intelligent care the con
stitutiona amendments submitted to them, and tC
express their wishes thereon
Resolred, That while there varying opinions
on the sale liquors, subcribe to the principle
that propositions that subject, like all Other
propositions Of the mp ign on Fundamental law
ought to be submitted to the popular vote
ResOtred, That the conduct 4 the Democracy In
this State during this year anew AMI I'm Dhatc div
attests their signal UNIV ortliacs5 of pablo conf
dence.
ReSOlUed, That the financial achievement of the
Administration is vt in importance Its work OF
the preservation OF the nation ITSELF attested by
the rapid liquidation of the great public debt in.
CURED to meet national emergency, and by its re-
duction in the rate OF interest h s present low
figure. IL is the policy OF the puty to bring taxa
ton to its lowest practicable limit, and by the
strictest system Of economy to reduce the Govern.
ment exp nse and the number of those employees in
the collection OF the revenue, and thus to relieve
the public of all unnecessary burdens
Resolved, That the public sery ce should be placed
upon proper basis by adequate legsl ,tion } as to
give facilities for the execution Of the law now upop
the statute, with COMPETITIVE tests for the admisso
TO the service, to be 50 m mayed as I secure Tho
necessary gu liicati for the position, together
with fixed term for incumbents, to be removed
from Office during their term OF appointment only
for cause.
RcS0Ircd That the recent law of Congress de.
signed to suppress poiygamy, which the moral sense
OF mankind sbhors, and which prevents the admin
istraton of justice through the usual instrumental.
tiles of law, approved itself to the people, and that
it should be supplemented by such laws as NAV be
necessary TO attain the object in view.
The resolution following this eulor;zss IL o
State Admi Gistration of G. vernon Cornell and
the national Administration of President Ar
thur.
FRAUDULENT PRoXF.
SARATOGA. September 2lst-Great excite.
ment has been caused by the discovery that
the dispatch was forged authorizing Police
Commissioner French, of New York. to act
as proxy for Collector Robertson at the meet.
ing Of the State Convention. The forged
message has been photographed aud copies
circulated among the delegates, with view
to Identification of the handwriting.
New YORK, September 21st The Ereainq
Post has a dispatch from Saratoga which
says: General Hustled received to-day the
following di'patch from Robertson:
WHrTs PLAINS. September GOTH
To General Hustled (care Of J. w Vrooman) :
Stephen B. French has no authority, and never had
to represent me in the State Convention His I'm.
authorized appearance there was an insult to the
Westchester delegates and fraud upon ms Ma.
chine tactics over again. w. II. ROBERTSON
The above was received ct Congress Hall
abou. o'clock yesterday, but as Hustled was
at the Grand Union Hotel. it did not come
into bis hands till IL to-day. At the close of
the Convention French was sought out and
asked with reference to this Hustled dispatch.
He made a statement that he was authorized