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NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC CONvEN-
,IUON.
The Credentials of Tammauy aud lrv.
Ing Hall Referred to the COMMITTEE
Oh Credentials,

on Credentials.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 2l.-The State Demo
cratic Convention met at 1890 O'Clock to.
day. Rufus W. Peckham of Albany was
elected temporary chairman. He said
The Republican party has set aside Gov
ernor Cornell and al the dictation of the
Federal administration government has
nominated Folger. He has not been nomin'
a,ed on account of his personal power, but
because he is n representative Of the Federal
power and Federal patronage. Within a
year from the death of General Garfield we
find the Federal administration is forcing Its
candidate upon the Republicans of the State.
This is the Democratic opportunity.
We want to nominate man who
will draw in addition to the Democratic vote,
the vote of the half-brecd or independent Re
publicans of the State (applause). Never
has the Republican party welded the civil
became President by the bullet OF an as
sassn. We arraign the Republican party fol
its subserviency to the money power OF the
country at the dctation of Jay Gould, that
arch conspirator of Wall street. With a
surplus of millions in the National treasury
we find the Republican party has refused
to do anything to relieve the taxpayers
Of the country" The credentials of Irving
and Tammany Hall and the anti-kellY
delegations were referred TO the committee
on credentials. Senator Jacobs said the con-
vcntion must recognize 40, 900 voters in New
York city to be behind Tammany. If we get
these 4O,O 600 voters to work with us we shall
have done great thing. Great applause).
The county Democracy must not be trusted
for they only care for local plumber and not
a whit for the Democratic party. (Cheers
and hisses) After some excitement in the
transaction of routine business the conven-
ton adjourned till tomorrow morning.
SYRACUSE, N. v, Sept. 81, 1870 a. NJ
The committee on contested seats have just
finished their abors, having decided to admit
New York and the contestiug delegations on
the following basis. County democracy 49,
Tammany "a, Irving Hall 10.
The convention Dcnounees the Repub-
licnns for not RenOminnting Cor.
nell.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 22.-The Tam
many Hall men, headed by John Kelley filed
into the hall and were greeted with cheers
and few Kisses. Temporary chairman
Peckham called the Democratic State con-
vcntion to order at 1920 and stated that the
first business before the convention would be
ne presentation of the report OF the commit
zee on contested seats. Gen. Pryor, chair
man of the committee on resolutions present
ed the following report The Democracy OF
New York in convention assembled declare ::
Fnst-Whereas the country is again sub
jected by the Republican maladmnistration
to the evils and abuses which afflicted it in
1874 we ieafflrm the principles of our plat
form of hat.vcarIunder which the Republican
party was driven from power and.the govern
in atn hrDnuht fnr q
time to the practice of economy and homes
ty
Second-We arraign the Republican ma
jority in Congress for the culpabe failure to
reduce the amount of taxation to a sum suf-
ficient for the legitimate requirements
of the government under an honest and
frugal administration, and we favor
such tariff and fiscal reforms as
shall relieve an overtaXed people from
all unnecessary burdens and prevent the
accumulation of a fund to be lavished in
profgate legislation and in support of
horde of useless and idle placemcn. In par
ticular we proclaim our condemnation of the
river and harbor bill in which by the multi
plication and mutual support of an obnoxious
provision an Infamous measure has pur-
chased its passage through Congress in utter
disregard of the limitations of the constitu-
tion and to the deprivation of public morals.
Third-ln nominating u secretary of the
treasury for governor OF New York by which
in effect the candidate for the chief magstra-
cy of the State was appointed by the Presi-
dent, we see fresh and Impressive proof OF the
dangerous power of public patronage, and
urged by this alarming spectacle we pro-
test against federal Intervention in State
elections and repeat our demand for
a reform and publication of the civil SER
vice. And we are further aimonished by
recen, experience of Republican corruption
of the necessity of forbidding by penal en-
actment the levying of blackmail from de-
pendent Office holders to promote the inter
ests of the party which finds no support in
the intelligent Independent. convictions of
the people.
Fourth-We hold the present Republican
administration responsible for unredresscd
outrages on our foreign born fellow citizens,
and we demand for them when abroad, the
protection TO which they are entitled for vol
untaTy allegiance, and the homer which the
American government requires shall be eX-
tended to them
Fifth--We charge that in this State the
Republican party has lowered the standard
of the public service by its local adminlstra-
ton and by the representatives it has sent to
the two Houses of Congress, that it has made
the State Legislature an instrument of the
tons and has refused to its governor re-
nomination which was due to him by custom
because he dared use his veto power to
thwart such purposes in disregard OF those
who sought to control him by the influence
OF their political and monied power.
Sixth-Wc demand the restoration of the
New York State National Guard to the eff
cleacy of which il has been deprived and
which represents the soldierly spirit of the
people.
Sevcnlh-In order to restore our mer-
chant marine to its former prosperity We
demand an immediate revision and amend.
ment of the laws relating to the shipping
and carriage of ocean freight.
Eighth-We favor the adoption by the
next legislature Of the resolution OF 1882,
providing for an amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton for the local self government of cities.
Ninth-Primary elections openly and hon
estly conducted afford the surest means of Sc
curing the most suitable candidates for pub
lie office, thus best preserving democratic
form of government. We therefore favor
the speedy passage OF general laws providing
against fraud and intimidation at such cleo
lions.
Tenth-The public welfare demands thai
various questions relating to chartered mon.
opolies and the method Of transportation
should be met and decided and we are in
favor OF adopting q measure to restrict the
growing power of such monJpolics They
should lie subjected to the strict super
vision of the commission now pro
vidcd by law. All unjust discrimna
tions against the transportation Of
passengers and merchandise should be pro
hibited. Charges of corporations which
have taken the property of private citizens
for the public use should be limited to thu
cost of the service with reasonable profit
instead of the mercenary exaclion OF all TIT
traffic will bear. The laws should be so re
vised that taxation may be reduced as far nj
possible, and that personal and corporate
property may severally pay their fair pro