The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-19
Political Notes.

The Democratic State Convention OF
New York was held ON Tuesday in New
York city. Frederick r. Coudert was
chosen chairman Alfred G. Chaplin, Ed
ward Cooper, George Raines and Roswell
P. Flower were chosen delegates-at-large
to the National Convention. Oswald OF
tenderfer and Wilson S. Bissell were NOM
mated for electors-at-large. The platform
adopted approves President Cleveland's
message on the tariff, and instructs the
delegates to present the name of Grover
Cleveland to the National Convention as
their candidate for President. The dele
gates are instructed to act as unit.
The Democratic State Convention of
California met on Thursday in Los An
geles. Resolutions were adopted endorsing
President Cleveland's administration, and
pledging the party to secure an equitable
revision of the tariff; favoring free coinage
of gold and silver; opposing substituting of
monopolies; endorsing the new Chinese
treaty; declaring for an amendment to the
constitution so as to have the UnitedStates
Senator's elected by the direct vote OF the
people; favoring postal telegraph system,
and sincerely desiring that Grover Cleve-
land may again be the standard bearer OF
the party.
The Ohio Democrats held their State
Convention in Dayton on Wednesday. The
platform adopted endorses without quail
fication President Cleveland's administra-
ton; declares that his denomination is de-
manded by the interests of the country;
approves the Mills Tariff bill; demands that
Government lands be held for actual set
tiers; favors liberal pensions to soldiers and
sailors; demands reduction of the surplus
by reduced taxation; recommends the re-
peal of ''duties upon industries combined
into trusts to erect monopolies."
The Cincinnati Post, newspaper that
supported Blaine four years ago, says: 'f
Grover Cleveland shall live, it now seems
certain that he will be nominated, and
that he will poll more votes than in the
election four years ago. The great bug
bear that a Democratic administration
would ruin the country has been laid, and
the country contemplates another four
years of Cleveland's administration with
perfect equanimity."
The committee of seven appointed by
the National Democratic Committee to
make arrangements for the National Con-
yention, met in New York on Tuesday.
w. H. Barnum, of Connecticut, presided
The committee selected Richard j. Bright,
of Indiana, as sergeant-at-arms, and Cap
tain Daniel Able, of st. Louis, as chief
doorkeeper for the Democratic National
Convention, which meets in St. Louis
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, an
able Republican paper, says "Mr, Blaine
will mean to a vast number of Republicans
who voted the ticket in 1884 the destruc-
ton of the Republican party as they have
cared for it; while the fact that the country
has not gone to the devil because of Dem
ocratic administration will make the ethical
situation of 1888 very materially different
from, what IL wns in 1884 "
On Thursday the Kentucky Democratic
convention selected for delegates at large
to the St. Louis convention Henry Waiter
son, james A. Mckenzie, John X. Hen
bricks, John D. Harris. Alternates-J.
Proctor Knott, ". c. Breckenridge; L. B;
Thompson, W. G. Welsh. Electors at
large-John S. Ray, Claude M. Thomas.
Assistants-John Welsh, 7. F. Dallam.
The Virginia Democratic Convention
met on Wednesday in Norfolk and elected
John S. Barbour, John W. Daniel, P. w.
McKenney and R. G. Marshall delegates
at-large to St. Louis. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing President Cleveland's
tariff recommendations and pledgug shear
ty support to his denomination and re-
election"
There was a bolt from the Republican
State Convention at Petersburg, Va, on
Thursday. Wise, Riddleberger and their
followers, to the number of two hundred,
left the convention and organized another
in opposition to Malone, and appointed
delegates to Chicago. So there will be
two sets of delegates.
The Democratic State Convention, of
Tennessee, which has been in session in
Nashville since Wednesday of last week on
Tuesday nominated Governor Robert L.
TAYLOR for reelection. He was nominated
on the 10th ballot.
The South Carolina Democratic Conven-
ton, at Columbia on Thursday, adopted
platform approving the Mills Tariff bill,
and elected a Cleveland delegation to st.
Louis.
New York and Oregon Republican con-
ventions sent unpledged delegates to Chi
cago.