The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-19

1sembly districts OK 81. LnWrence count,
we recognize the delegation from the Sc
cond district headed by Thomas L. HART
son, and IN the Third district that leadet
by John o. Bridges, as the regularly-elect
ed delegates to this Convention.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Permanent OrganiZa
ton reported in favor OF the continuation
OF the temporary officers OF the Conven-
ton. Mr.. Smiths name was greeted with
applause. A delegate from each congress
sionaI district was named as yice-presi-
dert and one as secretary. The report
was adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
In introducing the platform and resolu-
lions Mr.. Nelson j. Waterbury said that
the candidate OF the Democratic party for
the presidency must be what the candi-
date OF the Republican party Is not loud
applause1: that he must emphaticdlly be
what the candidates OF the Democratic
party have been IN the past. awe have seen
and we all know az a matter OF fact the
political history Of our country; that du-
ring period OF more than nifty years the
Government OF this country was admin
istered with honesty and wonderful sue
icans." After referring to the misgov-
eminent Of the Republican party and the
opportunity now offered to the Democratic
party Mr.. Waterbury read tie following
resolutions:
Resolved. That the Democracy OF the
State OF New York, assembled to appoint
its delegates to the National Convention
OF the party, commits to those delegates in
association with the representatives OF the
party from other states general doclars-
ton Of Democratic principles upon ma
tional issues mt the same time recognizing
that no issue can be more important than
the election OF a President OF the United
States whose character and public reputa-
ton shall give TO the whole people the as.
surance OF an honest, impartial, and eff
cient administration OF the laws without
suspicion OF personal ends or private in
terests.
Resolved. That as q declaration concern
ing the matter OF State government, this
Convention ADOPTS and affirmS the resolu-
tons of the Conventions OF the party in
1874, 1876. and 1882, to which the people
OF the state have given hearty approval;
that it recognizes the duty OF the Legisla-
ture TO respect the popular vote In 1888 for
the abolition OF the contract system OF Ia, or
in prisons, and that it heartily commendS
anew the efficient and upright administra-
ton OF Governor Cleveland.
ReSOlred, That the delegates to the
Democratic National Convention to be APP
pointed are hereby Instructed to enter that
Convention rs unit, to act and vote rs a
unit in accordance with the will OF the ma
jority OF the members thereof; every dele
gate, or alternate occupying the place OF
delegate, to be bound by this rule, and in
case OF the absence OF both the delegate
and alternate from any district, the vacan-
CIV to be filed by a vote Of the majority OF
the delegation.
The reading Of the resolutions was in
terrupted by frequent applause and cheers
for Cleveland anI counter cheers for
Flower.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously.
The reading Of the list of delegates to
Chicago was next taken up, and, when
concluded. it was found that two districts
were unrepresented. This led TO long
discussion in the attempts to bill them up.
DELEGATES.
FIRST District, b. w. Downing and John
II. sutton; second, Felix Campbell and
John Y. McIiane; Third, William G.
Kingsley and Abram V. White; Fourth,
Henry j. Cullen and James Kane; Fifth,
Michael O'Keef and Archibald NJ. Bliss;
Sixth, Michael &. Murphy and Luke +.
Cozzens; Seventh. Abram $. Hewitt and
August Belmont; Eighth. Michael Norton
and Thomas f. Grady; Ninth, John Keen
an and John NJ. Power; Tenth. Hubert
o. Thompson and william X. Trayers;
John Kelly and John II. Eel
lows; Twelfth, William {. Whitney and
Joseph J. O'Donobue; Thirteenth, An
drew j. White and John McQuade; Four
teenth, not in the report; Fifteenth, Peter
Ward and Andrew Jackman; Sixteenth,
Samuel j. Tilden, Jr., and George Will
liams; Seventeenth, Francis X. Gilbert
and o. b. Parker; Eighteenth, Edward
Jr., and Robert Hamilton; Nine
teenth, Erastus Corning and \. Blocker
Banks; Twentieth, James W. Green
and T.. Winslow Page: Twenty-first,
Smith NJ. Weed and Henry 4. Gray;
Twenty-second, not yet decided Twen-
ty-third, james Stephens and Charles ID.
Moore: Twenty-fourth, Robert Town
send and - Mahan; Twenty-iifth, Hen
nv J. Mowry and Lawrence j. Fitzgerald
Twenty-sixth, John G.. Seer and - FL
lott; Twenty-scventh, Henry ID. Brewstcy
and Sias n. Gallet; Twenty-eighth, David
b. Hill and Eward X. Apgar; Twenty
ninth, John Flanagan and Michael 4.
Leary; ThIrtieth. not yet decided on;
Thirty-frst, James Hanlon and Jonathan
D. Lane; Thrty-secOnd, Solomon Child
and Daniel Lockwood: Thirty-thlrd, John
VI. Wiley and David Miller; Thirty-fourth,
Charles ID. Murray and james W. McMa-
hon.
The delegates at large are Daniel Man.
ming, Edward Cooper, Lester b. Faulkner,
and John G.. Jacobs. Their aiternates are
William DOrsheimef, Robert A. Titus. {.
A. Parsons, and w. a. POnelier, respec-
lively. The electors at large are Oswald
Of New York. and William
Purcell. OF Rochester.
Ex-senator Grady proposed that in case
Mr.. Dorsheimer declined to act General
Spenola be appointed TO fill his place. 1t
was carried after long discussion.
The Fourteenth, Twenty-second, and
Thirtieth district delegates were agreed
upon rs follows: Fourteenth district, W.
G.. Stahlnecker and George ID. Stafford;
Twenty-secOnd, ID. Magone and John Lam
sing: Thirtieth, William Purcell and Jacob
GerlIng.
JUDGES NOMINATED.
Judge Samuel Hand, OF Albany, nomi-
mated the present incumbents OF the Court
OF Appeals Charles Andrews and Charles
A. Rapallo--fOr reelection. Surrogate
Calvin made speech fayoring Judge
Hands nomination. He eulogized Judge
h. ho1 tn
forget we were Democrats, and rise above
party faction. He took his seat amid
eroans and Kisses. Mr.. Bacchus, OF Green
spoke OF the mantle of charity
that Surrogate Calvin wanted to put around
the Republicans, but that ne, rs Demo-
crat. opposed the nomination. q. IL. Lee,
Of Saratoga, nominated Rufus W. Peck
ham for Judge Of the Court OF Appeals.
Peckham's name was withdrawn. Judges
Andrews and Rapallo were nominated
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