Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-18
SOLID FOR CLEVELAND
New York State Delegates Instructed
10 Present His Name at st. Louis.
Alabama Republicans Have a Stormy
ConSention-Sherman men get Left.
Illinois ProhibitioniStS Meet in Con
yention and Select Delegates.
The Tennessee Democrats Finally
Nominate Gov, Taylor for Re election.
EMPIRE STATE DEMOCRACY.

The Convention Warmly Endorse Cleveland
and Commend the Administration of Hill
Hill Not Delegate.
New YORK, May 15.-The democratic
state convention to elect delegates to St.
Louis. was called 70 order at l2:+5 p. m.
today. Frederick A. Condert was chosen
chairman. COndert in taking the chair
made brief speech.
At the conclusion of Condert's speech
the usual committees were appointed,
and recess was then taken until even.
ing.
During the recess the committee on
delegates and electors proceeded first to
select delegates at large. Governor Hills
name was urst proposed but received only
five votes.
The delegates at large finally chosen
for submission to the convention arc
Alfred c. Chaplin, Brooklyn; Edward
Cooper, New York; George c. RaineS.
Rochester; and Roswell z. Flo Ser. New
York. The selection of congressional
delegates followed, Oswald Ottendorfer
and Wilson S. Bissen being elected the
chosen delegates at large. The commit
teQ completed its work by selecting dis
trict electors.
At the ro-assembling of the delegates
at 7:3O O'Clock, Chairman Coudert came
in arm in arm with Mayor Grace. Mayor
Hewitt's name brought down storm of
misses, but they were soon drowned by
cheers for the American mayor. Cheers
that shook the house greeted the men,
ton of Hills name. The convention
formally opened at 9:l5 p. M, when the
reports of the con mittee was heard and
the temporary organization was made
permanel&.
\ platform was then reported and
adopted. The platform cOngratulates
the party that all the pledges made at
the last national convention have bCon
fully kept and realized; it urges the
necessity of reduction of taxation and
endorses the doctrine contained In the
last annual message of the president
to congress; summarizes wholesome acts
of Clevelands administration and points
with pride to the fact that the victor of
the last presidential campaign is a mem
Der of the democracy of the state. The
platform then concludes; "In tho light
of such achievements and to the end
that the reforms already inaugurated
may be fully completed, the delegates Sc
lected by this convention are instructed
to present to the democratic national
convention the name of Grover Cleve-
land their candidate for president of
the United States.
"His wise guidance and administration
of public affairs az chief executive of the
nation has exhibited to the democracy of
is...a 49,. 80 IL -=I=---- IL----I---
and benefcent results of the faithful dis
charge of public duty. During his
ihcumbency our system of government
has been restored TO the honest sim plicity
impressed upon it by its founders; in
tegrity and ability have been substituted
for artifce and incapacity in public
places; the civil service has been
purified, elevated and improved; econ
omies have been inaugurated, useless of
fees have be9n abolished, and business
methods have been introduced i'll the
management of the government affairs;
millions OF acres eff the public domain
have been wrested from the grasp of for
eign and domestic sLeculators and
restored to settlers seeking homes: the
waste and corrupt misuse of funds ap-
propriated for the rebuilding of our
navy have been exposed and cor
rected, and tho scandals arising
therefrom no longer offend the NOR
al sense of the people; thousands
of names of deserving union veterans
have been added to the pension rolls; the
right of every citizen has been main
tained at home and abroad. Sectionsl
hate has been discouraged aud friendly
relations among all our people have been
promoted"
Resolutions were then adopted com
mitting the party to uncOmPromlslng
warfare on trusts, and commencing the
administration of Governor Hill. The
names of electors and delegates were
then approved, aud after listening to
short speeches from Daniel Dougherty
and Congressman COchrane. the CON
vention adjourned sine die.