Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-24
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
ernor.-A Sound Platform Adopted
Other Nominations.

The convention met al 10. 80 this morning
motion was adopted to allow q represen-
tative OF the labor intesests to address the
convention from the platform in behalf of
those interests.
The chairman thereupon introduced As
semblyman David Healey, of Monroe, who
was received with applause. He advised the
convention to select candidate whose per-
sonal and public record would guarantee to
lsboring men that promises made would be
carried out.
The chairman of the committee on resolu-
tons replied he believed that laboring men
would find on reading the platform that the
points raised by Mr.. Healev had been fully
recognized.
The committee on resolutions then, through
their chairman, George Bliss, reported the
platform which was read and adopted
The platform decided in favor of extend
ing the civil service laws to all grades of
public service, state and national, with pref
ference in appointments to honorably dis
charged soldiers. 1t demands of Congress
the maintenance of gold standard and the
passage of an act to put an end to the increase
of the forms of money based on silver, re-
affrms the demands of the last national re.
publican convention for the continuance of a
protective tariff in the state. that the right of
suffrage must be maintained free and un
tramelled, and that if the right is unlawfully
denied to any part of the people of any state
its representation in Congress, and the cleo
toral college should be reduced. 1t demands
the strict enforcement by the national gov
ernment of the law prohibiting the importa-
ton of labor under contract. The platform
contains several planks relating to the ad-
ministration of state affairs, and asserts that
it is the duty of the republican majority in
the Senate to oppose the confirmation of any
person appointed in violation of the letter
and spirit of the civil service act.
1t denounces the national administration
for its obvious Willingness to abandon the
opinions they professed to have upon cur
rency and to compromise with those leaders
of their party who are in favor of the con-
tinued debasement of the currency, for its
hostility to the commerce of the country
evinced by its refusal to carry out the system
adopted by Congress for the encouragement
of American shipping, for its arbitrary action
in regulating contract regularly entered
into by duly authorized agents of the govern
ment and persevering in the attempt to de-
prive 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 arbitrary
enforc ment of customs laws, by illegal pro-
visions and tricks intended to deprive mer-
chants of any fair opportunity for asserting
their rights
When the clause of the platform relating
to the preference of Office to be given to ex-
soldiers was read. Corporal Tanner of Brook
lyn. inquired if that meant that if a soldier
passed an examination that proved his com
potency he shonld be appointed even If col
lege graduate of yesterday should pass at
higher figures. at does" quickly rejoined
Colonel Bliss eff soldier passes 80 and
dude gets 100 the soldier gets the place"
lGreat applause and laughter.
Many of the clauses in the platform were
appauded as read, notably one referring to
convict labor.
The first ballot for candidate for COVER
nor resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes SOL
Necessary for choice, 347
Davenport PA
Carr 1914
Warren l20
Bliss 81
Seward "a
Scattering AZ
On the second ballot changes began to be
made tn Dayeunorf when on hehalf of Con