The Portland daily press., 1885-09-24
NEW YORK POLITICS.
The Republican State Convention at
Saratoga.
Hon. Ira Davenport of Bath Nonni-
mated for Governor.

:. SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 23.-The Repub-
hcan State Convention reconvened at 1880
O'Clock this morning. On motion of Mr..
Draper OF Albany the convention voted to
allow the representative of the labor inter-
eStS of the State to speak from the platform
in behalf of those interests. Chairman Hus-
ted thereupon introduced ex-Assemblyman
David Healey of Monroe who was received
with applause. He referred with approba-
tlon to various former actions by the Repub-
llcaI party and urged this convention to i'm
itate such actions and add to them. The
subjects most dWelt upon were monopoly
and convict labor. Mr.. Healy warned the
convention that mere promises were useless.
The convention that meets tomorrow might
outdo the one that adjourned today, and
to avoid this danger the true course was to
select a candidate whose personal and pub
lie record would be guarantee to the labor
ing man that the promises made would be
carried out,
The chairman Of the committee on resolu-
tions replied that he believed the laboring
men would find on reading the platform that
the points raised by Mr. Healy had been
fully recognized.
through its chairman, George Bliss, reported
the platform which was read and adopted
The Platform.
The platform declares in favor of extending civil
service laws to all grades of the public service,
state and national, with q preference in appoint
ments to honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors. Demands of Congress the maintenance of
the gold standard and the passage of an act to put
an end to increase of forms ofmoney based on sill
yer; reafdrms the demands of the last National
Republican Convention for the continuance of
protective tariff; insists that ''the right of suf
nage must be maintained free and untrammeled,
and II that right is unlawfully denied to any part
OF the people OF any State its representation in
Congress and the Electoral College should be
duced." Demands strict enforcement by the Ma
tonal Government of the law prohibiting the i'm
tains several panks relating to the admnistra-
ton OF State affairs, and asserts that it is the duty
OF the Republican majority of the Senate to OPP
pose the continuation OF any person appointed in
violation of the letter or spirit of the Civil Service
act. We denounce the National Administration
for It's obvious Willingness to abandon the opin-
ions it has profeSSed upon currency and to
promise with those leaders Of its party who are in
favor of the continued debasement of the curren-
cy. For its hostility to the commerce of the con-
try eyinced by its refusal to carry out the system
adopted by Congress for the encouragement of
American Shipping for its arbitrary action in re-
pudatlng contract regularly entered into by the
duly authorized agents of the Government and
persevering in an attempt to deprive American
mechanics OF their means of livelihood, until an
aroused public opinion compelled it to abandon
the attempt and for its hostility further evinced
by the arbitrary enforcement of the customs laws
by Illegal provisions and trckssintended to de-
prive merchants of any fair opportunity for as
serting their rights.
When the clause relating to the preference
Of office to be given ex-soldiers was read
OoIpordi tanner OF DroCKlyn lnqulredlI tnaG
meant that if soldier passed an eXamina-
ton that proved his competency he would be
appointed even if college graduate of yes
terday should pass at a higher figure.
1T does, quickly rejoined Colonel Bliss,
IF a soldier passes at so and a dude stands
at 100, the soldier gets the place" Great
applause and laughter)
Many of the clauses in the platform were
applauded as they were read, notably the
one referring to convict labor. The platform
was unanimously adopted.
The rollwas then called for the first ballot
mn l,.1ncr lAln1I.