The Portland daily press., 1882-09-23
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
A Scene of Great Confusion in
Their Convention.
GROSVENOR CLEVELAND OF BUFFA-
LO NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 22.-In connection
WIN WIN the settlement of the New York contests
She committee on contested seats adopted the
following resolution:
That this committee recognize the County Democ-
city of New York
The Tammany Hall men. headed by John
heily, MED into the hall this forenoon and
were greeted with cheers and few Misses.
temporary chairman Peckham called the con-
vention 20 order at 1920 and stated that the
flrst business would be the presentation of the
report of the committee on Confessed seats.
chairman Herr1ck reported that the commit
tee recognized the County Democracy as the
regular delegation, but with view to the sue
cess OF the party at the polls and for the pur-
pose OF securing entlre harmony they recon-
mended that the New York representation be
divided as follows: The County Democracy
to have 50 members, Tammany "a and Irving
Hall 10. He moved the adoption of the re-
port and moved the previous question, which
was ordered and the committee report was
unanimously adopted amid the most vocifer-
GUS applause
resolution from the State committee was
unanimously adopted recommending that in
tne future primary elections should be held by
electlon distrlcts for the election of delegates
10 the convention in the city of New York. un-
der the auspices and direction of the State
committee until such time as the various fac
LIONS IN tnat city may agree as to the proper
uOue VI ei6Ctlng tnolr delegates.
Ih6 committee on permanent organization
presented as permanent chairman Lester b.
Faulkner, who on taking the chair, said that
neither Of the last two Democratic governors
OF the State used their high office for enriching
themselves or for questionable purposes of any
nature. What Is the history of Republican adj
ministration of this State? The Republicans
have squandered millions of public money. They
have filled public offices with men whose aim
is not to render effective public service but to
use all their power for the purpose of perpetu-
atlng the Republican party.
After President Faulkner's address. the
platform was presented by Roger A. Pryor. 1t
arraigns the Republican party in Congress for
falling to reduce the taxation of the country,
and favors such tariff as shall be for the
interests of the people of all classes; condemns
the river and harbor BILL declares that in
nominating the Secretary of the Treasury for
Governor, we see the alarming power of the
Federal government to control State elections;
holds the Republican administration RESPONSE
BILE for unredressed wrongs upon our foreign
bo citizens; charges that the Republican
party in the State has refused to renominate
ita governor because he dared to use the veto
power against the demands of the dangerous
monied element of the State; favors local self
government of cities; favors the passage of
general laws providing for security against
frauds at elections; declares that monopolies
and corporations should be held subject to the
laws of the State, and that all corporate prop
erty should pay Its fair proportion of the pub
lie burdens; supports the constitutional amend
ments in favor of free canals; reaffirms the
policy of the Democratic party that labor
should be held free; condemns convict labor
declares that labor shall have the same right
as capital, TO combine for its own protection;
declares that the government-State and Ma
tional, should be restored to the condition it
was in during the primitive days of the Re-
public.
After the reading of the platform, Gen.
Pryor moved its adoption. john Kelly said
plank should be inserted condemning the dis
tributon of public lands to private corpora
tions, and made speech in support thereof,
closing with motion to refer the platform
back to the committee for the insertion of
plank to cover this point. The motion was
agreed to, and the platform was referred back
to the committee. The lists of the three series
of delegates from New York City were added
to the roll. The convention then voted to
take up nominations for governor. Mr. Peck
ham named Hon. Erastus Corning. Mr..
Guernsey presented the name of Homer N
Grosvenor Cleveland of Buffalo. w. F. Por-
ter put in the nomination of Hon. Roswell P
Flower. Mr.. Kinsella of Brooklyn named
Gen. Henry w. Slocum. p. Brooks nomnat-
ed Perry Belmont. Peter Oluey nominated
Allen Campbell. John f. Hines nominated
Waldo Hutchins
Gen. Price of the committee on resolutions,
reported an additional plank in the platform
and it was incorporated therein, arraigning
the Republican party for its wholesale gift of
public lands to railroad iobbers and demand
ing that so far as possible these lands be re-
claimed for occupation by actual settlers and
requesting Democratic Representative in Con-
gress from New York, to use their power to
secure this blessing.