Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-02
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Proceedings Of Their state Contention Held
on the I5fH.

Proceedings Of Their State Contention Held
on the I5fH.
New YORK, May 15.-The democratic
convention to choose delegates to st.
Louis was called to order at 12:45
o'clock to-day. Frederick A. Coudert
was chosen chairman. Coudert. taking
the chair, made brief speech, in which
he reviewed the outlook for the demo
cratic party four years ago and to-day.
He poke in terms of praise of the cour-
age and honesty of President Cleveland
as exemplified in his tariff MESA re.
The committee on delegates and cleo
tors proceeded to select delegates at
large. Governor Hills name was first
proposed, but received only five votes.
The delegates-a t-large who were final
ly chosen were Alfred C. Chaplin, of
Brooklyn, Edward Cooper, of New
York, George G. Raines, of Rochester,
and Roswell p. Flower, of New York.
The selection of congressional dele
gates followed. Oswald Ottendorfer and
Wilson S. Bissell being elected chosen
electors-at large The committee com
pleted Its work by selecting district cleo
tors.
The platform was then reported and
adopted. 1t congratulates the party
that all the pledges made at the last ma
ltional convention have been fully kept
and realized; it urges the necessity of a
reduction of taxation and indorses the
doctrine contained in the last annual
message of the president to con gress;
summarizes the wholesome acts of
Cleveland's administration and points
with pride to the fact that the victor in
| the last presidential camnaiSn is a mem
! Der of the democracy of the state.
The platform concludes: I'm the
light of such achievements and to the
end that the reforms already inaugur-
ated may be fully completed, the del
erates selected by this convention are
| instructed to present to the democratic
national convention the name of Grover
| Cleveland as their candidate for presi-
dent of the United States. ="
His wise guidance and administration
of public Affairs as chief executive of the
nation has exhibited to the democracy
of the land and to all our citizens the
value and the benifcent results of a
faithful discharge of public duty. Dur
ing his incumbency our system of gov
eminent has been restored to the honest
simplicity impressed upon by its found
ers. Integrity and ability have been
substituted for artifice and incapacity in
public place. Civil service has been
purified, elevated and improved. Econo
NV has been inaugurated; useles:
Offices have been abolished ant
business methods have been introduced
in the management of government
affairs, millions of acres of the public
domain have been wreSted from the
Grasp of foreign and domestic specula
TORS. and restored to the settlers seeklns
homes. The waste and misuse of fund
appropriated for the rebuilding OF ON
navy have been exposed and corrected
and the scandals arising therefrom ne
longer offend the moral sense of the
people Thousands of names of deserv
ing union veterans have been added K
the pension rolls. The right of every
citizen has been maintained at hone
and abroad Sectional hate has heel
discouraged and friendly relation
among all our people have been pro
NOTED.
Resolutions were then adopted com
hitting the party to an uncompromisin'
warfare on trusts and commencing tn
administration of Governor Hill. III
names of delegates and electors wer
then approved, and after listening .
short short speeches from DAME
, Dougherty and Congressman Corrlgan
the convention adjourned sine die.