Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-13
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
They Succeed in Nominating Hill for
Governor.
Patrick Gleason and His roilowsrs
Lett Oat in the Cold

BUFFALO, Sept. l2.
The democratic State committee met nj
$50. Gen Raines of Monroe county, tenn
porary chairman, addressed the committe,
There was long continued applause at the
mention Of Hills name and Cleveland's meg
sage and letter. Adjourned to 6 z. NJ.
The committee came TO order again 2.
NJ. Col. +. I. Wood, of New York, chair
man of committee on contested seats, pre-
presented report on contests in first and
seconl district of Queens, unanimously rec
ommen,ling setting sitting delegates. The
report was unanimously adopted without
debate. This left Mayor Patrick Gleason
and followers from Long Island
City out in the cold. The committee on per-
manent organization reported for permanent
chairman. Hon, Cady Herrick of Albany.
Herrick spoke at considerable length, feiic-
itating the democratic party upon its pros
poets of victory, praislng Cleveland's admin
istratio paying his respects to the republi-
can party which. he says, proposes TO make
whiskey free, and denounces trusts while its
"uncrowned king" defends them and revokes
its action of four years ago on the tariff
question. In conclusion he said The cry
of Free Trade and British influence cannot
prevail against us. The issue We present
is well-dehned. Our leader has
the courage of his convictions. He is one
who dares do what he believes is right. With
such n leader. and such an issue, and with
full faith in the intelligence of the people
we enter the campaign with abiding conf
dence that the Chinese wall which our enc
mics have erected around American COM
merce and labor, for the support of monop-
ohes and trusts, and that bearer of the
historic name will both go down before the
onwar,l march of the triumphant democracy.
Great applause.
The committee on resolutions reported.
The platform was adopted without opposition.
The convention agreed TO proceed to
the nomination of candidate for Governor
Daniel Lockwood of Erie. proceeded to
place Gov, David b. Hin in nomination.
During Lockwood's speech when Gov. Hills
name was mentioned, a handsome portrait of
the nominee was suddenly swung over the
stage. Its appearance was received with
deafening applause and three times three
cheers.
Col. Fellows seconded the nomination. In
his speech Fellows alluded to Gen. Harrison
AS THAT prominent gentleman of Indiar Q,
VIII" is running for President under the aus
pices aud direction of an infinitely more
prominent gentleman of Maine" Laugh
ter. lie said: Harrison, with good deal
of the spirit of old Tippecanoe spit on the
republican platform and declared in his let
ter of accel lance that the party is In favor of
tariff revision, only it must be done by rev.
enue. Laughter.
Col. Fellows also paid attention to Blaine,
and humorously mentioned the famous 80
trunks of. f.personal effects brought in by that
gentleman free of duty, as he supposed, to
encourage American industries. Laughter.
lie offered TO pay $1,000 10 the republican
campaign committee if they conld produce
the utterance of single republican of emf
nence living OF dead in accord with the re-
publican platform on the tariff question.
Hill would fall on Miller and crush him to
powder. Applause. Il'll was then nomi-
mated by acclnmation