The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-09-28
SYRACUSE CONVENTION
Mayor Cleveland of Buffalo NOmi-
mated for Governor.
Flower and SlOcum Make Gallant but Un-
aVaiIlng Fight-John Kelley Takes
Part in the Proceedings.

SYRACUSE, September 22.-When the
Tammany delegates filed into the hall
they were received with cheers and a few
Kisses.
TAMMANY GETS A SLICE.
The convention was called to order,
and the Chairman of the Committee on
Contested Seats reported that the COM
mittee had recognized the County De-
mOcracy as the regular delegation from
New York city, but with a 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:
County Democracy, 38; members of
Tammany, "a; Irving Hall, 10 The re-
port was unanimously adopted amid
vOcifeTOus applause.
A resolution from the State Commit
tee was adopted recommending that in
the future the primary elections shall be
held by election districts for the election
of delegates 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
may be agreed as to the proper mode of
electing delegates.
FAULKNER PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization reported for permanent Chair
man Lester b. Faulkner, who said, on
taking the chair:
Gentlemen, eight years ago presid-
ed over the Democratic Convention in
this city. It was marked by factions,
contests and bitter struggle for candi-
dates, but from all these perils issued
the nomination of Samuel j. Tilden.
The story of reform that followed shed
renOwn on the party, and the choice of
Lucius Robinson attested the apprecia-
tiOn of the people. The Federal ad.
ministratiOn now invites the opinion of
the people of this State upon its methods.
They ask US if we will sanction plunder
in the name of patriotism. They ask us
| to say if we indOrse the spending of the
peoples money upon remote pools that
would not keep from thirst the farmers
cattle in August.
Neither Of the last two Democratic
Governors used their Office for enTiching
themselves, or for questionable pur,
poses of any nature. What is the record
of the Republican administration in
this State? The Republicans squander-
ed millions, and have filled the public
offices with men whose aim is not to
render efficient public service, but to
use their power for the perpetuatiOn Os
the Republican party. e
Thanking the Convention for the
honor conferred, President Faulkner
awaited the pleasure of the Convention.
THE PLATFORM.
Roger A. Pryor, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, reported the plat
form unanimously agreed upon by the
committee, which he proceeded to read.
as follows:
The Democracy of New York, in Con-
Vention assembled, declare:
First-That, whereas, the country is
again subjected by Republican malad-
ministratiOn to the evils and abuses
which afflicted it in 1874, we reaffirm
the principles of our platform of that
year, under which the Republican party
was driven from power and the govern
ment Of the State brought back for
time to a practice of economy and
honesty.
SecOnd-We arraign the Republican
majority in Congress for its culpable
failure to reduce the amount of taxation
to sum sufficient for legitimate re-
quirements 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 pre-
vent accumulation of fund to be Law
ished in profigate legislation and in.
support of horde of useless and idle
placemen. In particular we proclaim
our condemnation of the River and
Harbor bill, in which by the multiplica-
tiOn and mutual support of obnoxious
provisions, an infamous measure pur-
chased its passage through Congress in
disregard of the limitations of the
| constitution and the degradation of pub
lie morals.
Third-In the nomination of the Sec
retary of the Treasury for Governor of
New York, by which, in effect, eandi-
date for the Chief Magistracy of the
State was appointed by the President,
we see fresh and impressive proof of
the dangerous power of public patron
ager and urged by this alarming spec
| tacle, we protest against Federal inter
VentiOn in State elections, and repeat
our demand of 1881 for reform and puri-
| fication of the civil service; and we are
| further admonished by recent expert
ence of Republican corruption of the
necessity of fOrbidding by penal enact
ment the levying of bIackmail from de-
pendent Office-hOlders to promote the
interests of party, which finds no sup
port in the Intelligent convictions OF
| the people.
| FOurth-We hold the present Repub-
| Iican administration responsible for un-
/ redreSsed Outrages on our fOretgn-bOrn
| fellow-litizens, and we demand for them
| Wuon dDIOdu Guo piObOOOAOh W WhASA
they are entitled in return for their vol
untary allegiance, and which the honor
ofthe American Government requires
/ shall be extended to them.
Fifth-We charge that in this State
the Republican party has lowered the
standard of the public service by its
local administration and by the repre-
sentatives it has sent to the two Houses
of Congress; that it has made the State
Legislature the instrument of the lobby
to rob the public and enrich corpora
tions, and has refused to its Governor
the denomination which was due him by
custom, because he dar ed to use his veto
power to thwart such purposes in dis
regard of those who sought to control
and influence the political and moneyed
power.
Sixth-We demand the restoration of
the New York State National Guard to
the efficiency of which it has been de-
priyed, and which made it the repre-
sentative of the sOldierly spirit of the
people.
Seventh-In order to restore our mer-
chant marine to its former prosperity,