Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-23
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
MAYOR CLEVELAND, OF BUF-
FAL0, FOR GOVERNOR.
A Strong Candidate-HarmOny Restored
Among the City FactiOns-A Ringing
Platform.

SYRACUSE, September % In connection
with the settlement of the New York con-
tests the Committee on Contested Seats
this morning adopted the following:
ResOl' ed, That this committee recognizs
the County Democracy as the regular
democratic organization of the city Of New
York.
Temporary Chairman Peekham called the
convention to order at 1920 o'clock a. m,
and stated that the first business before the
convention would be the presentation Of the
report OF the Committee on Contested Seats.
Mr. Herrick, Chairman of said Committee
on Contested Seats, has listened patiently
to the claims of the various contestants who
appeared before it. The New York County
Democracy refrained from voting on the
question OF representation from the city of
New York. The committee recognized the
county Democracy as the regular delegation,
but with view to the success OF the
party at the polls and for the
purpose OF securing entire harmony,
they recommended that the New York
representation be divided as follows: The
County Democracy to have thirty-eight
members, TAmmany twenty-four and Irving
Hall ten. He moved the adoption of the
report and called for the previous question,
which was ordered, and the committees
report was unanimously adopted, amid most
yociferous applause.
Mr.. Herrick, OF Albany, sa d that he was
directed by the State Committee to offer a
resolution recommending that in future
primary elections should be he'd by the
election districts for the election of dele
gates to the convention in the city of New
York, under the auspices and direction of
the State Committee, until such time as the
various factions In that city may agree as
to the proper mode OF elecing their dele
gates. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The report of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organic alton was then presented.
Les er B. Faulkner was named for perma.
nent Chairman, with list of thirty three Vice
Presidents and Secretaries. General Roger
A. Pryor, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, presented the platform and
moved its unanimous adoption.
John Kelley said a plank should be in
serted condemuing the distribution of pub
lie lands among private corporations, and
moved that the platform be referred back to
the committee for the Insertion of a plank
which shall condemn the enormous grants
of these lands to corporations. Agreed to,
and the resolutions were referred back to
the committee.
Inc IE504l OA tll5 llT5b UdllOb StOOUt EIOCuIn
9S, Cleveland 66, Flower o. Nebon 26,
Corning 35, Belmont II, Campbell 81. Hutch
ms ID. Total number OF votes cast 3S4:
necessary to a choice 1913.
The second ballot brought no result. On
the third ballot a scene OF confusion ensued
amounting almost to a riot. The conven-
tion for a time passed entirely from the con-
troll OF the Chairman. As the roll call pro-
ceeded many changes were announced,
and fncifxy foH
vote Of about 200 for Cleveland,
and 100 for Roswell P. Flower, and so for
General Slocum. Socum's friends tried to
capture the convention by a motion to de.
clare him nominated by acclamati0n. This
started a disturbance. Loud calls were
made for the announcement of the ballot.
Senator Jacobs moved that a new ballot
be taken.
After prolonged scene Of disorder this
motion was adopted. The third was not
announced. The fourth ballot resulted as
follows: Cleveland Oil, Slocum 156, Flower
Is. Total vote cast 3S2.
The Chair announced, amid the utmost
enthusiasm, that the nominee of the con-
vention for Governor was Grover Cleve-
Ia d. They band played and the delegates
cheered to the echo.
Senator Jacobs moved that the nomina-
tion be made unanimous, which was ac-
cordingly done.
Mr.. Northrop, OF Onandaga, moved re-
cess until z O'Clock, which motion was car
ried.
Mr.. Cleveland is young man who, when
nominated for Mayor of Buffalo upon the
municipal reform ticket was elected by
by a majority averaging five thousand
greater than the rest of the ticket.
The platform srraigns the Republican
party of the country for msl-administration;
reaffirms the Democratic platform of 1874;
arraigDs the Republican majority in Con-
gress for It's failure to reduce taxation to the
legitimate requirements Of the government
under an honest and frugal administration;
condemns the river and harbor bill; declares
the nomination of Secretary Folger by the
Republicans a nomination by the Federal
Government; declares 1t TO be necessary to
forbid by penal enactment the blackmailing
of dependent office holders; holds the Re-
publican administration responsible for un-
redressed outrages on our foreign born
fellow citizens, and demands protection
when abroad for American citizens; demands
revision of the laws affecting our merchant
marine with the object OF fostering that
industry. The platform favors the enact
ment of laws providing against fraud and
intimidation at primary elections, and de-
claras that the encroachments OF chartered
moropolies should be squarelY met and
these corporations be brought under the
control Of law. 1t declares against convict
labor, and in favor of regulating the labor
of children and of workshops and factories
in the interest of the health Of lsborers.
Several sections Of the platform refer TO
tie canals and other purely State ques-
tions.
John Kelly's additional plank, condemn
ing wholesale grants of public lands to cor
porations and demanding that these be re-
served for occupation by actual settlers, was
accepted as part Of the platform.
The platform was unanimously adopted.
William Cruger, Of ODonda a county,
was nominated for Chief Justice of the
Court Of Appeals.
The convention reassembled at O'Clock.
Major David B. Hill, of ElmIra, was the
only person named for Lieutenant Gov
ernOr, and be was unanimously nominated.
General Henry w. Slocum, OF Brooklyn,
was nominated for Congressman at-large.
After naming the State Committee, the
convention adjourned sine dse.