Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-24
EMPIRE STATE RADICALS.
IRA l.. DAVENPORT THE GUBER-
NATORIAL NOMINEE.

SARATOGA, Sept. 2S.-The second day
of the New York State Republican Con-
vention opened cold and stormy. During
the night there were many conferences,
The Committee on Resolutions heard
several delegations during the night, and
worked till a late hour on the platform.
The chaplain of the Senate, Rev. DIR. s.
V. Leech, urged the committee TO take a
square and bold stand on the temperance
question, and to recommend constitu-
tional amendment. majority of the
committee expressed opposition to the
introduction Of any temperance plank In
the platform.
ASSEMBLING OF THE CONVENTION.
The hohr of assembling appeared to be
rather early for majority of the dele
gates. They strolled into the hall very
slowly, and it was not until 1890 O'Clock
that the chaplain offered "A prayer. I'M
mediately thereafter ex-Assemblyman
David Healy, OF Monroe county, was
voted permission to address the Conven-
tion. He warned the convention that
mere promises were useless. The con-
vention Democratic }, that meets tO-mOr-
row, might Outbid the one that meets to-
day.
Gen. Sharp rose at the close of Mr.. Hea-
ly's address and moved that the Commit
tee on Resolutions be instructed TO oon-
slider the points raised, and, IL deemed
advisable, embody them In the platform.
The chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions replied that the platform had
already been agreed upon. He believed
that the laboring men would find on read
ing it that the points raised by MIR. Healy
had been fully recognized.
soFT-SoAPING THE SOLDIERS.
The Committee on Resolutions then,
through their chairman, Col. Bliss, re-
ported the platform. When the clause
relating to the preference OF office to be
given eX-sOldiers was read, Corp'l Tan
ner, Of Brooklyn, inquired if that means
that If soldier passed an examination
that proved his competency, he should be
appointed even il college graduate of
yesterday should pass at higher figures.
at does" quickly rejOined Col. Bliss.
eff a soldier passes 80, and dude stands
100 the soldier gets toe place." Great
applause and laughter.
TExT OF THE PLATFORM.
The following is the platform:
The provisions Of the existing civil service
laws of the State and nation should be
| strene thened and extended to all grades OF
the public service to which they may he APP
! plicabe, 40 that the selection Of the admins
/ trative officers in the civil service shall, 70
| far as possible. be governed solely by capacity
and fitness. Honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors, who are shown by competitive
examination TO possess necessary require
ments, should be given preference in certiG
cation and appointment.
Paragraph treats OF local government.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
g. We demand Of Congress the passage o.
an act putting an end to the enlargement o.
the stock Of money formed Of silver, or based
oa silver. The maintenance OF the gold stan
dard and the parity with gold OF all kinds OF
money IN use Is essential to the prosperity OF
our country, and the restoration Of silver TO
its former position as good money through
equality with gold before the law in a ma
jOrty Of the commercial nations must remain,
until accomplished, the chief aim of our
4. We emphasize the demand Of the last
national Republican convention, that the i'm .
position OF duties on foreign imports shall be
made, not for revenue only, but that in rails
ing the requisite revenues for the government
such duties shall be 50 levied as to afford sc 20
curty TO our diversified Industries and pro-
lection TO the rights and wages of the laborer.
THE OLD RED RAG,
s. While we cordially endorse the diving
sentiments of the great soldier and citizen,
U. s. Grant, in favor Of harmony between
the North and the South, we insist that an
end shall be put to the criminal evasion Of the
guarantees of equal civil ana political rights
Q
man. The right Of suffrage must be main %
tanned free and untrammeled, and II that
right is unlawfully denied TO any part Of tne
people Of any State, it's representation in Con-
gress and tile electoral college should be re-
duced.
The sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth
paragraphs refer to the State regulation OF
prison and contract labor, education and
sanitation. The eleventh and twelfth para
graphs are local.
lS. In the interest OF cheap transportation
for the country and OF reduced taxation for
the people of this State we declare in favor OF
asking the national government 10 assist in
the improvement Of the locks aud deepening
OF the channel Of the Erie canal under State
control.
The fourteenth is local.
The fifteenth and sixteenth sections were
devoted 10 a lengthy denunciatiOn OF the
Democratic party and its methods.
THE SECOND BALLOT.
The first ballot to-day, being The second
Of the convention, for candidate for GoV-
ernOr resulted as follows: