, 1888-05-16
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
Empire State Democrats in
Convention.
President Cleveland and Gov.
Hill Endorsed.
Hewitt's Name Greeted With
Cheers and Kisses.
Political.

cratic state convention W choose
10 81 Louis was called to order at l2:45
in The Academy OF Music and Frederick
r. Coudert was chosen temporary chair
man. The building was crowded with
prominent Democrats.
Coudert, in taking the chair, made a
brief speech. He said: 'sHow different
Is the outlook to what it was even with
our ~sanguine hopes of 1884. Then we
could only make promises. Now we can
stand upon facts. and we say to all our
fellow citizens of the country to whom we
made pledges, point out a single one that
we have broken Applause You
were told that Democratic victory meant
financial distress and ruin. Look about
you now. When has our name been
more honored at home or abroad? when
has our treasury been guarded more in
diligently or honestly? | ask what prom
Use we had broken or pledges we had I'm
fulfilled | refer you to the history of the
last three years. It's easy to draw plat
forms and prate about moral ideas"
The speaker spoke in terms of praise of
the courage and honesty of President
Cleveland as exemplified in his tariff mes
sage. At the conclusion of Chairman
Coudert address the usual committees
were appointed and a recess taken until I
o'clock.
During recess the committee on dele
gates proceeded. first, to select delegates
at large. Governor Hills name was first
proposed, but received only five votes.
The delegates at large finally chosen for
submission to the convention were Alfred
G. Chaplin of Brooklyn, Edward Cooper
of New York, Geo. G. Raines of Roch-
ester and r. p. Flower of New York.
The election of congressional delegates
followed. Oswald Ottendorter and Wilson
Bissell being elected and chosen electors
at large. The committee completed its
work by selecting district electors.
At the r~eassembling of the delegates at
7:30 Chairman Coudert came in arm in
arm with Mayor Grace. Mayor Hewitt's
name brought down a storm of Kisses,
but they were soon drowned by chees for
the American mayor. Cheers that shook
the house greeted the mention of Hills
name.
The convention formally opened at
$50, when the reports of committees
were heard and the temporary o~rganiza-
ton made permanent. The platform was
then reported and adopted. The plat
form congratulates the party that all
pledges made at the last national conven-
ton have been fully kept and realized;
llC " aAA VI liz blalC
Democracy to the principles announced
by the convention of 1887 are again de-
clared, with explicit approval of the doc
trines affirmed in the last annual message
of the president to congress; that unnec-
essary taxation is unjust and that taxation
for thu mere purpose of unfairly benefit
ing the few at the expense of the many is
a perversion of national power: that the
! arge surplus in the national treasury
drawn by taxation from the channels of
trade is dangerous and indefensible, and
that in reducing taxation the interests of
American labor should be carefully re-
gaided.
The platform then points with pride to
the fact that the victor of the last presi-
Dental campaign is a mem Der of the
Democracy of New York state, and says
of the president:
His wise guidance and administration
of public affairs, as the chief executive of
the nation, has exhibited to the Demo
Gratis of the land and to all citizens the
value and beneficiens results of a faithful
Discharge of public duty
The platform was unanimously adopted.
as were resolutions committing the party
to uncompromising warfare on trusts and
commencing the administration of Gov
ernor Hill. The names of the delegates
and electors were then approved, and
after listening to short speeches from
Danl. Dougherty and Congressman Cock
ran. the convention adjourned sine die.
OMAHA, May 15.-Ihe Republican
state convention met to night and select
ed j. NJ. Thurston, Park Egan, R. s.
Norval and Geo. w. Heist as delegates at
large to the national convention.
DENVER, May l5.-The Republican
state convention met at Pueblo to-day to
nominate six delegates to the national
convention. Hon. ii. A. w. Tabor
called the convention to order at 1920,
and in a brief address outlined the work
before the convention. Melvin Wards
was chosen permanent chairman and Hon.
l. N. Stevens secretary. Committees
were then appointed and the convention
took a recess until 3 o'clock. On reassem-
bling the following delegates were elected:
II. r. Wolcott, W. A. Hamill, j. w.
Wingate, j: w. Howbert, @. M. Donald
son and j.. NJ. Henderson.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May l5.-The
Republican convention was called to or.
der at noon. A colored man named
Stevens was temporary chairman and
made a lonn speech urging the nomination
of a full ticket. He denounced the fed.
eral office holders in Alabama during the
terms of Hayes, Garfield and Arthur as
political r~ascals, acting with the Demo-
Gratis in the senate to keep the negro out
OF his political rights. The convention is
composed of 300 delegates, one,ifh
white, the rest colored. There is an act
i've contest for delegates at large to the
Chicago convention between the Blaine
and Sherman adherents.
The convention has been a scene of wild
confusion all day over the attempt to seat
a temporary chairman in place ofStevens,
Finally Stevens vacated the chair in favor
of Arthur Bingham, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee. The Sherman faction
assert that a trick has been played upon
them.