The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-30
THE PIVOTAL STATE.
Conventions of the Two Lead
ING Parties in New York.
The Delegates-at-Large Selected
and Platforms Adopted.

State Conventions for the selection OF
Delegates-at-Larget to the National Conven-
tions have been he'd in New York by the
two leading parties-the Democrats in
New York City on Tuesday, and the Repub-
icans at Buffalo on Wednesday. We give
below summary of the proceedings OF both
Conventions in chronological order.
The Democratic Convention.
The New York Democratic Convention for
the nomination of delegates to the National
Convention was held in the Academy of
Music, New York City, and was fully at.
tended by delegates from every section OF
the State Chairman Edward Murphy, Jr.,
OF the State Committee, called the convention
to order, and Frederic R. Coudert, Of New
York City, was made Temporary Ghalrmah. r an.
National Convention at st. Louis are: Ros-
well P. Flower and Edward Cooper, of New
York; Alfred G. Chaplin, Of Brooklyn, and
George Raines, of Rochester. The platform
adopted is as follows:
s'The representatives Of the Demecratic
party in the State Of New York assembled
shall make known the Democratic sentiments
of the State at the approaching National
Convention of the party, direct thoughttul
attention to the fact that all the pledges and
assurances made at the Democratic Conven-
ton of 1884 have been fully kept and real
lied. The allegiance and adherence OF the
State Democracy to the principles announced
by the Convention of 1887 are hereby again
declared with all explicit approval of the
doctrines affirmed in the last annual message
Of the President to the Congress, that unnec-
essary taxation is unjust taxation; that taxa
tion for the mere purpose OF unfairly beneht-
ing the few at the expense OF the many IS
perversion of the national power; that the
correction of the evils resulting from such
system will best serve the healthful condition
of American industry and enterprise and
promote the public welfare; that large
surplus in the National Treasury drawn by
vicious taxation from the. channels OF trade
is dangerous and indefensible abuse, and
that in reducing taxation the interest OF
American labor should be carefully re-
garded.
s.The Democracy of the State is justly
proud Of the fact that one OF its members
was selected to carry to successful issue In
the last National campaign the contest for
the supremacy Of the principles OF popular
government and for the defeat and destruc-
.tion Of the false theories and corrupt prac.
itices which threatened the happiness and
welfare of the American people. 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 benefcent results of a faithful dis.
charge Of public duty. During his incum-
bency our system of government has been re-
stored to the honest simplicity impressed upon
it by its founders Integrity and ability have
been substituted for artiice and incapacity in
public places, the civil service has been puri-
fed, elevated andiimproved, economies have
been inaugurated useless offices have been
abolished and business methods have been
yrk ~ {6a ,ornf n
ment affairs, millions Of acres Of the public
domain have been wrested from the grasp
of foreign and domestic speculators and re-
stored to settlers seeking homes The waste
and corrupt misuse of funds appropriated for
the rebuilding Of our navy have been ex-
posed and corrected and the scandals arising
therefrom no longer offend the moral sense
of the people. Thousands OF the names OF
deserving Union veterans have been added
to the pension rolls. the right Of every citi-
zen has been maintained at home and abroad.
sectional hate has been discouraged and
friendly relations among all our people have
been promoted.
"In the light Of such achievements, recog-
milton Of faithful public service, to the end
fully completed. and in strict obedience to
the mandate of the Democratic and inde-
pendent voters of the State, the delegates Sc
lected by this Convention are instructed to
present to the National Democratic Conyen-
tion the name Of Grover Cleveland as their
candidate for President Of the United States,
and said delegates are further instructed to
act as q unit in all matters intrusted to their
charge said action to be determined by the
vote Of majority Of delegates"
Resolutions were also adopted denouncing
'Trustsn and the "so-called Sa1ton Electoral
Reform bill passed by the Legislature" " and
approving ''the eminently wise, conservative
u
Hill"
Oswald Ottendorfer and Wilson S. Bissell,
President Cleveland's law partner, headed
the list Of Presidential Electors as Electors-at-
Large.