Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-23

THE "ISDEPESDESTs" COME OUT STRONGLY u srP-
PORT OF cLEyELASD-THEIR CONVENTION YEsTRR-
DAY.
After the report or the Independent conference In
New York city closed In yesterdays STAR commit
tees on II solutions, organization. &C., were ap-
pointed and during their absence the convention
listened 10 addresses from Col Theodore Lyman OF
Brookline, Mass: Thomas r. Bacon. OF New Haven,
and Col +. W. Higginson, OF Cambridge, Mass
TEE PLATFORM.
The platform, which was then reported and
adopted, declares that the paramount issue OF the
presidential election this year Is moral rather than
political. "The most threatening national peril is
all inaldlous political corruption mercenary and
demorallzing spirit and tendency" Continuing. the
platform asserts 1.-The corrupt spirit and tendency
have so rapidly developed that they seek political
power, not only 10 gratlry ambition and revenge,
out 10 promote private gain. III the republican
convention had presented n candidate whose char
aCIer and career were the pledge OF resoute con-
test with the tendencies that We have described; u
the success OF the candidate had promised inflex-
1Dle honesty OF administration, purincaton OF tho
government and elevation OF the party standard,
every republican voter would have gladly sup
pore the nomination. But these are ,cisely the
antclpatlonS which the nomination Jrbids. 10
offers a candidate who is an untt leader shown by
his own words and his acknowledged acts, which
are OF official record to be unworthy OF respect and
confidence. who has traded upon hts ofnclal trust
Tor Ills pecunlaTy gain; q representative OF men,
methods ana conduct which the public conscience
condemns and which illustrates the very ills which
awhile the republican nomination. the platform
states, "presents party whom we cannes
support, the democratic party presents one whose
name is the synony OF political courage and hon.
eSty and or administrative REFORM
Gov. Cleveand's course as governor Is warmly
endorsed: his attitude towards the civil service
commended and his official and personal integrity,
his executive ability and Independence said 70
be the qualities which the political situation de-
mands In President 10 resist corporate monopoly
on the one hand and demagogue communism on the
other. In conclusion the platform recommends TO
all independent voters that they support Gov.
Cleveland.
Mr. schurz, in reporting the platform, said It was
no. a platform for a new party, but an appeal for
honest government
THE NATIONAL CoMMHTTRL
national committee was appointed as followE
New York-Carl SchurZ, Theodore Bacon, John IL
Cowing, Charles p. Miller, r. X. Bowker, George
W. FOLSOM, Ethan Alien Doty, George Walton
Greene and Horace c. Deming. Massachusetts,
Wm Ii. Forbes. Joseph Tucker, Joseph II. Walker,
Samuel II. Hoar, Phlneas Pearce, George V. Everett
and Winslow Warren. ConnecucuJ-Simon E
Baldwin, o. P. Armstrong and II. W. Farnarn-
New Jersey-Daniel Drake Smith, Simeon Hunting
ton and W. u. Peckham. PennSylvanfa-F. b
Reeves stuart Wood and Joseph Parrish. Chair
man Goldman and Mr.. Cla1in. or Illinois, were
Mr. Everett, or quincy. Mass, offered a reSolu-
tion naming Cleveland and Hendricks as the noni-
nees OF the conference. IL was Laid on the table,
and the conference adjourned
After adjournment the national committee ap-
pointed Messrs- Deming and Miller, OF New York,
and Pearce, OF Massachusetts,, 70 prepare plan
for permanent organization. An executive com.
nittee is also TO be appointed.
THE STATE DELEGATIONS
Sixteen states were represented In the confer.
ference by 459 delegates or these, Connections
sent %; Colorado, /; California, L; Delaware, 8
Georgia, i: Illinois, q Louisiana, 4; Missouri, &
MARYLAND. 2; Michigan, !; Massachusetts,, ss; New
Island b, and Vermont 1.