The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-24
NOT FOR JOSEPH.
THE NEW YORK PERsiMMoN IS
KNOCKED By DAVENPORT.
0'eh' Joseph Carr for Second Place -The
run Ticket and synopsis of the Plat
form-Democrats Preparing for
Their WrestIe.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept 24-The Repuh.
hcan state convention reconvened Tuesday at
4;oo p. m, and John w. Hu,ted was made
permanent chairman Mr.. HusteI spoke
orieny. Among other things, he said.
honest money, an honest ballot an home
count, and protection to every form of
American industry will be forever the car.
dnal doctrines of the Republican party.
lApplause We stand to-day on ballowaa
ground On yonder mountain, in sight of that
historic battle hill where the Continental
soifiers won the victory that made the ma.
tion' died the great captain who BY his
great prowess and hisskill, saved for all time
what the continental soldier had gained
uncer the shadow # that grant name we
meet here to renew our fidelity to the prin-
cipieS for which he fought and to ii lit it
out ourselves on that line until the leaves
fall in November" [Applausel
After some di cusSion it was resolved to
take ballot for governor, AMI the candi-
dates having been put in nomination the
vote resulted: Davenport 105; Carr. 315:
Morton, AZ; Seward. 81; Swinburne 81
Low, 10; Warren, 1S7; Drexel, 81: Bliss,
81; Cornell, 4 Evarts, l; Staria, /; Charlie
Andrews, !. The convention then adj
lourhed until morning
The convention reaSsembied Wednesday
morning at 1929 immediately thereafter
an motion OF Draper of Albany, the con
vention. voted to allow repre- seuta.iva Of
the labor interests of tho state to speak
from the platform in tehalf # those
interests. Chairman Hustled thereupon
introduced ex-Assemblyman David lIealey
Of
He spoke with great earaastness ami
clearnHsS a. to matter and method
He referred witt appreciation to
various former actionS bv the Republican
party which lad been hailad by the down
trod ten q mounting toward Justice for them
and I've ur red this convention 70 nmitate
such actions and add TO them. Tne u iectS
most dweit upon ware 'aonop Nv an con.
Wet labor Mr.. lie l!pg warnel the coaven-
tinn 'hat mere promi cs were useless The
convention that ma,ts To- morrow might
outhd no ono th3t u ii ,urnS to-day In
order 10 Gv"d this Aap-cr the true course
was {" select a chudiil'e whose personal
hnd r. thv record WautI ue a guarantee to
| the lainlr,ng msn th4t nr pmsas made y9oul
| Lee carried out.
The speaker clas bv thanking the con.
allowing the labor Interest, to ha heard
| from directly i'll such iodies.
| Gen. Sharpe rose at the cluse of the al
dress and moved that the committee on
resolutions be instructed to con .ider the
points raj ed 10y Mr. Healey. and if dsomsl
advisable, emboiy usgestions taeraoa in
tie platform. The Chairman Of the commit
tee On resolutions replied that She platform
hnA lpag.. IL
heved that the points raised by Mr. uealev
had been .uliy reco-ni2,t. The committee
ON Resolutions then tarongh Chairman
George CilsS reported ,de platform, which
was rend as follow:
| Tie Republican party Of New York in
| cow lion repro ,eHysd d-clara,: That the
provisions or tue exsttn- civil service law
| OF the state aud nation sloul bp strang t1-
ened and extended to ali grades of TIE pub
| lie service, Ia win ch tiey may be- applicable
| 30 that the selection OF administrative nj
| fairs in the civil service snail so far as pos
sihle be governed Soely by capacity ant fit
nes-. HonOrably discharged soldier
and sailors who are shown by
| competitive examination tn pOsSeSs tho
necessary requirement. should be given tho
preference III certti atom ami Al appoint.
| meut
That we demand Of congress the passage
| of an act putting an end g. the enlargement
OF the stock OF monay formed OF silver ~
based up n silver; the maintenance of tn"
gold standard and Of the parity with gold
of all kinds of money in use, is essential t.
the prosperity IF our country. sn1 the
restoration oil silver to the former position
as good money through equality with gold
before tue law in Il ma OrltF of commercial
nations must remain, until accomplished,
the chief aim Of our monetary policy.
That we emphasize the demand of t'e
last national Republican convention
that the impo Itipn of duties on
foreign imports shall he made, not f r rev
enue only; no reference with the tariff la "
should be- had until the effect of tie revision
Of 1888 can be estimated; we oppose any
system Of free trade AMI demand that the
tariff be 50 al ju-ted as to benefit the labor.
~ we'll the capitalist.
That while we cordially endorse the dying
citizen, Ulysses S Grant, in favor
of harmony and good feeling be
tween n nth and south, we msi t that
an end she'll be put tn criminal evasion OF
equal civil aud political rights, promised be
TIRE constitution The right Of suffrage must
be maintained free aud untrammellei. and
if that right Is unlawfully denied to any
part of the penYl3 of any Stn.e its rerre-
sanitation in congress and TIN electoral col
lege should be reduced
That the legislature having contract II
prisons Of the state we urge the enactment 81
laws tending to distribute as equtqlly a,
possible the burden OF c Jmnnttj n with
free labor; that no contract I've award ii tC
any person or corporation discriminating
against any ella - or organization labor
ers. and recommend such control Of factorv
employment as will surround the women
and children employed with necessary safe
guards and that stringent laws be passed
| for improvements of the sanitary cond !tiOT
of homeI Of workinrmeH in citic7; tf'at We
demand enforcem mt Of the law prohibiting
tba imnortation of con'rac' labor.
The platform then goe7 on g. favor. n non
partisan railway commission; national ri,
for the Erie canal AMI then criticjZAs tn
president administration of tn
, civil service and execution o
the civil service law. daclarin!
that it Ia neither sincerslv nor consistently
enfor eel. referring t. the NUM- or of case
In which men of bad retlta tinn have heel
appointed. and condHmning the action q
the new government in many cases. whcl
are named.
The national administration is also lie
nounced for its Willingness to cnmuromis'
with those who are in favor of the dehase
rnapt Of the currenrv." for its action in tn
Dolphin matter, snd for "arbitrnrv euforc
nant Of the customs laws by illegal provis
ions aui tricks that denrive the merchant
Of opportunity to assert their rights
When the clause relating to the prefer
enee of offices to be given ex-soldiers wa
e read Corporal Tappner, of Brooklyn, in
G ouired il that meant that if the soldie
passsd an examination that proved hi. con
potency he should be appointed even if tn
college graduate Of ve.teriav should pas
at higher figure at does" quickly re
;, Joined Col Bliss. "If the soldier passes ~
b and the dude stands 700, the soldier get
+ the place. [Great applause and laughter
K Many Of the clauses Ia the platform wer
d applauded as read, notably the one roferrin
II a. aon rict labor The nlatform WAS nnaI