The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-03
CANDIDATES AND PLATFORMS
New York Democrats Harmonious
..lndiana Republicans En-
thusiastic.
Proceedings or the American PrOhibi.
ton (Antl.Seeret) Convention
nj Chicago:
Ne,s York D.,nocrats.

The New York State Democratic Conven-
ton met at Saratoga, and was called to order
by Chairman Manning. He named William
+. Smith, of Clinton County, for temporary
Chairman. In his speech an incidental
mention Of the name Of Hancock brought
on n STERN of applause. Further OH he
mentioned the name of Tilden and the
cheers were beyond control. In the
roll call of delegates. when New
York was reached. Col. Fellows an
nounced that it Ind been agrean tn cqualize
the representation by giving the County
Democracy and Tnminany each thirty -one
and Irving Hall ten. A resolution to this
effect was unanimously adopted. and the
convention took n recess until evening.
The evening session Of the convention
was called to order at 9:15 by Chairman
William L. Smith. and the report Of the
committee on contested seats was adopted.
The committee OH permanent organization
reported in favor Of continuation of the
temporary officers Of the convention. Mr.
Smiths name was ge It'd with applause.
4 delegate from each Congressional dis
trict was named rs Vice President and one
as Secretary. The report was adopted.
Nelson J. Waterbury, Of New York, an
nounced that the report Of the Committee
on Resolutions was unanimous, and that
in the national convention not one word of
division would lie heard except an express
sion Of opinion Us to who would be the
best candidate for the Presidency lie
went on to point out the necessity of a
candidate whose name will be guaranty of
reform. He glanced at the platforms of
1874, 1876, and 1880, and said the reson-
tons embodied therein were applicable to
the situation of to day; that on the Latter
platform the Governor Of this State was
elected. an event which brought forth ex
cellent re ,ults, and that the chief points of
these platforms were retained in the pres
ent declaration Of principles.
Mr.. Waterbury then read the platform, as
follows:
Reso'ued, That the Democracy OF the State
of New York, assembled to appoint its dele
gates to the national convention of the party,
commits to those dc'e1atcs, In ASSOCIATION
with the representatives OF the party from
other states. the general declaration OF lem
ocratiC principles uron national Issues, at
the same time ipcogn ling that no issue can
be more important than the election Of a
President Of the United states whose char
actcr and public re utation shall give to the
whole people the assurance of an honest, i'm
partial and efficient administration of the
laws, without suspicion Of personal ends or
private intercsts.
Resolred, That this convention adopts and
afIirms the resolutions Of the conventions of
the party in 1874. 1-si, AMI lss2, to which the
people OF the state have given hearty APP
proyal: that it recognizes the duty OF tho
Legislature 10 respect the popular vote in
1883 for the BOLTON Of the contract system
of labor in the risons. and that 1t heartily
mmcnas anew the efficient and upright ad-
minis ration of Gov. Cleveland.
lie olrei, hat the delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention to be appointed
are hereby instructed to enter thar conven-
ton as a unit and to act and vote as unit
in accordance with the will of the ma jority
of the me nters thereof: every delegate, or
alternate occupying pace Of delegate, to be
bound by this r.le, and In case of the alb
sencc OF both the Ge'egate and alternate
from any district The vacancy to be illei by
a vote of the ma :or.ty of the delegation.
The reading of the resolutions was inter-
rup Ell by frequent applause AMI cheers for
Cleveland and counter cheers for Flower
The resolutions were unanimously passed.
JUDGES Andrews and Rappallo, of the
Court of Appeals. were renominated to
those positions with great enthusiasm. The
following are the Congressional district
de,cg ties to Chicago:
First. Benjamin Downing: Second. Felix
Campbell: Third, W. {. kingay; Fourth,
Henry ]. Cullen; Fifth. Archibald Bliss;
Sixth. NJ. {. Murphy: Seventh, Abiam >.
Hewitt; Eighth. Michael Norton: Ninth,
John Keenan,: Tenth. Hubert o. Thomson:
Eleventh, John Kelly; Twelfth, w. c..
Whitney: Thirtee.th, Andrew J. White;
Fourteenth, William Stahlnecker: Fiji
teenth, Peter Ward; Sixteenth. $. J. Tilden,
Jr.: Seventeenth, A. b. Parker: Eighteenth,
Edward Murphy. Jr.; Nineteenth, A..
Blocker Banks; Twentieth, J. w.
Green; Twenty first, Smith NJ. Weed
Twenty-second, Daniel Majors; Twen-
ty-third. James Stephens: Twenty
fourth. Stephen L. Moyhan; Twenty fifth,
II. J. Mowery: Twenty sixth, Elliott Dan
forth Twenty seventh, II. d. Brewster;
Twenty eighth, Z. X. Apgar; Twenty ninth,
John Flanagan; Thirtieth, William Purcell;
Thilty-first James A. Hanlon; Thirty Sec
ond, Solomon Scheu: Thirty third, John
NJ. Wiley; Thirty fourth, Charles d. Muir
ray.
After the appointment of the State Com
mittee and of electors the convention ad-
journed sine die.