The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-24
THE n. Y. REPS.
p,.o,eedings in Convention on
Wednesday.
IN ROUMELIAN DIFFICULTY
ado Pug iIism-EatOn Resigns
tOi ,T;II He?-SeriousIy Ill-Under
the Stated Quantity.
New York Republicans.

e.D,roeA, September 23.-The second
If the New York State Republican
~ s.rsntion opened cold and stormy
n,ring the night there were many con
.,-.ooes. The committee on resolutions
- several delegations during the
l:-bt and worked till late hour. The
tsnlain OF the Senate, Rev. DR.. Leech
.-gad the committee to take a square
.rd hold stand on the temperance ques-
ion and recommend a constitutional
,mendment regulating or prohibiting
no LIQUOR traffic. Some members of the
,rnrnittee favored the proposition. but
treat majority were opposed to
;o-mulatlng any temperance plank. II
[ae not until 1890 that the chaplain
,Farad Drayer. Immediately thereafter
TvI-kssemblvman David Healey, of
Monroe. was voted permission to adj
lress The convention in behalf OF the
,sbo-e-s' interests. He warned the con-
-ention that mere promises were use
- The Democratic convention that
-ceets tomorrow might outbid the one
that 2djOurns to-day.
General Sharp rose at the close of
geeIev,s address, and moved that the
oommittee on resolution be in
.fTneted to consider the points
That were raised by Healey, and if
iaemed advisable embody them in the
natforn. The chairman of the com
rittee on resolutions, Colonel George
Miss REPLIED that the platform had
sI~oa6v been agreed upon. He believed
a+1fboring men would find on read
inc 1t that the points raised by Healey
mad been fully recognized. The com
mittea on resolutions then reported the
platform. Many passages III the plat
form we're applauded, notably one re-
airing to convict labor. The platform
was unanimously adopted.
a ballot has Just been taken in the
Republican convention. Davenport has
2l5. Carr 195. loss for Carr Of about
20 votes. Drexeps friends are said to
be sure to 60 to Davenport.
DavenpOrt's nomination was made
unanimous amidst great cheering. The
whole convention then yelled Carr
tort the second place. General Carr was
quickly nominated for the Lieutenant
GoYernorsh ? bFacclamation.
Arson 5. Wood, of Franklin County,
vas nominated for Secretary of State,
ny acolamation. James w. Wadsworth,
Of Livingstone County, was nominated
.or Comptroller by acclamation.
The platform adopted to day by the
Republican State convention says: The
Republican party OF New York, in con
venton represented, declares:
First-That the provisions of the eX-
isting civil service laws of the State and
naion should be strengthened and ex-
tended to all grades of public service to
which they may be applicable, so that
~, % IL .,fffo
in the civil service shall, so far as pos
and fitness. We insist upon the enforce
mentof these laws by all public officials,
not only in letter, but also in spirit
Honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors who are shown by competitive
examination to possess the necessary
requirements should be given preference
III certiicatiOn and in appointment.
SecOnd-That the laws affecting the
government of cities should be simpli-
ned so as to enable the people to fix the
responsibility with ease and certainty.
Ihl1d-Gnat we demand of Congress
the passage OF an act putting an
end TO the enlargement Of the stock
OF money formed of SILVER, or
9ased on silver; the maintenance
part OF the people of. any State its repre-
Sentahon in Congress and electoral col
-ege should be reduced.
me platform demands the strict en-
.orcement of law prohibiting the i'm
portation Of contract labor.
concerning the civil service the plat
-orm says: I'VE denounce the hypo
G5itlcal practices under which faithful
republican officers are removed on the
pea OF offensive partlsanship, while
5Gch men as Higgins, Thomas, ThrQop,
OnaSe, Pillsbury, AquilIa, Jones, and
others, some of whose names appear
Upon the prison records of the
country, and whose recommendation
y ponueal partisanshiD, are appointed
y thelr places, while removing else
nheie' on the ground of offensive
ParIlssnshlp, the Republicans who edit
laoMspaperS; national administration
C;4nunues IN high judicial Office in the
olus .! New York a prominent DEM
U Uo appointee, who publicly an
iOenGed himself as having assumed
a.uce MS appointment the control of an
:tfoHeuly partisan journ al we lbelic We
~, - me duty OF the Republican major
VI the Senate TO oppose the con-
1.;;tina.iOn Of any person appointed in
~, ,iiU;atIoa OF the letter and spirit of the |
W, W service act. We denoInce the !
1.;51lohal administration for its Oh !
,TGus Willingness to abandon the |
Upuiiohs they have professed upon cur
I 1S,iSy ana to comprise with these
IN fe OF their party who are aYowedly |
~ t tISSof OF the continued debasement |
c ~ Sne currency; for its hostility to the |
i it, La OF the country, evinced by |
"a refusal 70 carry out the system |
n noont by Congress; for the encourage
o o-Li.. or American shipping, for It's |
a. o1!.lafy action in repudiating the con-
~ at regularly entered into BY the duly !
aue5HoriIed agents of the government, |
aru Persevering in an attempt to de-
~ 80 american mechanics of their
, .JGnS OF livelihood until an aroused |
F RSuolc opinion compelled it to abandon
rs atleinpt, and for its hostility further |
6 81 nee by the arbitrary enforcement |
~ onS ;ne custom laws by illegal provisions |
m n,,u Tricks, intended to deprive the |
a aeSocIts of any fair opportunity for |
asserting their rights.
Stat ne ticket was complete as follows;
~ e treaSurer-Maior Charles Ulrich.
To. SgW York; attorney-general-Ed
STU D. Thomas, of Chenango County.
Sellaer. p" N'tain I. van Ken
Adjourned sine die.