The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-26
THE REPUBLICANS.

THE REPUBLICANS.
Davenport Nominated on the
: Third Ballot.
,. TIL FIR PLAT FOR M,
:. Strong Resolutions Passed Against
Silver Coinage and the Dem
ocratic Administration,
SARATOGA, September 23.-The second
! ! day OF the New York State Republican con
= = vention opened cold and stormy. During
: the night there were many conferences The
y Committee on Resolutions heard several
delegations during the night and worked
until a late hour. The chaplain OF the Sen
ate, Rev. DR.. Leach, urged the committee
to take a square and bold stand on the
temperance question and recommend a
constitutional amendment for the regula-
ton or prohibition OF the liquor ira ffic.
Some members OF the committee favored
the proposition, but the great majority
were opposed to formulating any temper
ance plank.
THE LABOR INTERESTS.
/ 1t was not until 1870 that the chaplain
offered prayer. Immediately thereafter
ex-Assemblyman David Healy OF Monroe
was given permission to address the con-
vention in behalf of the labor interests, He
warned the convention that mere promises
were useless. The Democratic convention
that meets tomorrow might outbid the
one that adjourned to-day. General Sharp
rose at the close of Healy's address and
moved that the committee on resolutions
be instructed to consider the points raised
by Healy, and, if deemed advisable. embody
them i'll the platform. The chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, Colonel
George Bliss replied that the platform had
already been agreed upon; he believed that
the laboring men would find on reading it
that the points raised by Healy had been
}bsR reported On tits pa
Many passages i'll the platform were ap-
plauded, notably one referring to convict
| labor. The platform was unanimously
adopted, as follows:
The Republican party of New York in
/
First-That the provisions OF the exist
ing civil service laws OF the State and Ma
ton should be strengthened and extended
| to all grades OF the public service to which
they may be applicable; also that the Sc
lection OF administrative officers in the
civil service SHALL SO far as possible, be
governed solely by capacity and fitness.
We insist upon the enforcement OF these
| laws by all public officials, not only in let
! ter, but also in spirit. Honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors who are shown
| by competitive examinatiO to possess the
necessary requirements should be given the
preference in certification and in appoint
ment.
Second-That the laws affecting the Gov
ernment OF cities should be smplified SO as |
to enable the people to fix the responsible |
ity with ease and certainty.
oPPOsEDTo SILVER COINAGE
Third-That we demand OF Congress the
passage OF an act putting an end to the !
enlargement OF the stock of money formed |
by silver or based on silver. The main
tenance OF a gold standard OF purity with |
gold and OF all kinds OF money in use is es-
sential to the prosperity OF our country and |
the restoration OF silver to its former posi-
tion as good money through its equality |
with gold before the law in the majority OF |
the commercial nations must remain until
accomplished, the chief aim OF our mone-
tary policy.
The platform reaffirms the protection
plank in the Republican national platform
While it endorsed the dying sentiments OF
General Grant, it insisted that 'an end
shall be put to the criminal evasions of the
guarantees OF equal civil and political rights
promised by the Constitution to every free
man. The right OF suffrage must be main
tanned free and untrammelled, and if that
1S Iad fT -
any State it's representation in Congress
and the Electoral College should be re-
duced'
OFFENSIVE PARTIsANs.
The platform demands a strict enforce
ment OF the law prohibiting the importing
Of contract labor
Concerning civil service the platform says:
"We denounce the hypocritcal practice
under which faithful Republican officer are
removed on the plea OF offensive partisan
ship, while such men as Higgins, Thomas,
Throp, Chase, Pillsbury, Acquilla, Jones
and others-some OF those names appear
on the prison records of the country and
whose only recommendation is political
craftsmanship appointed in their places.
While removing elsewhere on the ground
OF offensive partisanship Republicans
who edit newspapers, the National Admin
istration continues in a high judicial office
in the city OF New York a prominent Demo-
cratic appointee who publicly announced
pointment the "c.t-.l Vt an avowedly par
tisan journal. We believe it is the duty OF
the Republican ma jority of the Senate to
oppose the confirmation of any person
appointed in violation OF the letter and
spirit of the civil service act. We
denounce the National Administration
for it's obvious willingness to
q ha n6pn fho opi,,iopc thov bo VA v,rofooco1 |
upon the currency and to compromise with
those leaders OF their party who are avow-
edly in favor of the continued debasement
of the currency; for it's hostility to the
commerce of the country, evinced by it's re-
fusal to carry on the system adopted by
Congress for the encouragement of Ameri- ,
can shipping; for it's arbitrary action in re-
pudiating the contract regularly entered
into by duly authorized agents Of the Gov
and persevering in the attempt to
deprive American mechanics of their means
OF livelihood, until an aroused public opin.
ion compelled it to abandon the attempt,
and for its hostility further evinced by the
arbitrary enforcement of the custom lowe |
by illegal provisions and tricks intended to
deprive the merchants OF any fair oppor- s
tunity for asserting their rights.
THE NOMINATIONS. {
On the second ballot Davenport had 245, Z
Carr t95, loss for Carr of about ten !
votes. Drexels friends are said to be sure =,
to 60 for Davenport. :
On the third ballot Davenport was nom =
mated, and his nomination was made .
unanimous amidst great cheering. The :
whole convention then yelled Carr" for )
second place. General Carr was quickly !
nominated for the Lieutenant Governor :
ship by acclamation.
Anson S. Wood OF Franklin county was q
nominated for Secretary OF State by accla- y
nation.
James w. Wadsworth OF Livingston +
county was nominated for Comptroller by +
The ticket was completed as follows g
State Treasurer, Major Charles Ulrick OF =
New York; Attorney General, Edward B. >
Thomas of Chenango county; State Engi- :
leer, William p. Van Renselar. J.
Adjourned sine die. =
BROTHERS GREED.