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with a will, but the chairman promptly sup
pressed the outbreak. HsE.
EVENING SESSION.

The Platform Unanimously Adopted.
SARATOGA, June lS.-During the after
noon the committee on resolutions met at
the United States Hotel and appointed a
subcommittee to draft the constitution. At
7:30 the Convention assembled and waited
impatiently in the hot sultry air, for the COM
mittee but they came not. The temporary
organization was made permanent, and the
committee came not 1t was announced
that the delay was caused By a discussion on
a tariff plank, and its report was likely to
be late. The Convention then adjourned
until S:30 But it was after 9 o'clock when
the committee came in and read the follow
ing:
which was received with cheers and unani-
mously adopted.
Resolved, That the Democracy of the
State of.NeE York assembled to appoint
It's delegates to the National Convention of
the party, commits to those delegates, in as
sOciation with the representatives OF the
party from other States. the general
declaration of Democratic principles
upon national issues, at the same
time recognizing that no issue can
be more important than the election OF a
President OF the United States, whose char
acter and public reputation shall give to the
whole people, assurance of an
honest, impartial and efficient administra.
ton of the laws without suspicion of
personal ends or private interests.
Resolved, that We recognize it to be the duty
of the legislature to respect the popular vote
in 1888 for the abolition of the contract sys-
TEN of labor in prisons, AID that we heart
ily command anew the efficient and upright
administration of Grover Cleveland.
Resolved, That the delegates to the
Democratic National Convention to be ap-
pointed are hereby iDstruC ed to enter that
convention as a unit, and to act and vote
as n unit in accordance with the will of the
majority of the members thereof Every
delegate or alternate occupying the place Of
delegate is to be boIUd by this rIle, and
in case of the absence Of both delegate a"d
alternate from any district the vacancy is 10
be filled by a vote of majority of the dele
CATION.
Inc
The debate on the tariff plank was long
and heated, but good humored. The only
point of debate was whether the State con
veution should express itself on the ques-
ton or leave the whole matter to the
Chicago convention. \ call Of the ayes
and nayes discovered a majority against
the plank. Nelson J. Waterbury, in intro
ducing the report of the Committee on Res
omtions. said that the candidate Of the
Democratic parry must be what the RcPub-
lican party is not This sentiment was
greeted with cheers He referred to the
success of the Democratic administrations
in the past, and spoke hopefully Of the
future.
PresidentSol Electors.
The gentlemen selected for Presidential
electors at large are Oswald Ottendorfer, Of
New York and Vim. Purcell, of Monroe.
Delegates.
Daring the reading Of tAe list of delegates
it was ascertained that swO districts were
not represented A long discussion follow
Ell, but the matterwaS satisfactorily adjusted,
ald she following gentlemes were selected
a. delegates n large Darrell Manning.
Edward Cooper Lester B. Faulkner and
John e. Jacobs.
state Nominations
For Judges of the Court OF Appeals the
present iDepmbents, c. A. Rappallo and
Charles Andrews. were renomiBated. 4
resolution authorizing the State Committee
TO till any yaea nci,-s which may occur on
the electoral ticket or other ticket was
passed
A canvas of the Cleveland men here
shows their claim 70 be that the delegation
from this Convention goes to Chicago three
to one in favor Of Cleveland. Many Of the
Flower men concede Cleveland has a ma
ioritv. but don't admit even two to one