Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-19
CONVENTION DAY.

e a CONVENTION DAY. s
o THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS EN
DORSE oLETELAND
e And Instruct the Delegation for Him.
: Democrats, Republicans, woman
Suffrage, Labor and Greenback Con
ventions All Over the Country.
II NEW YoRK, May 15.-The Democrati,
State Convention to choose delegates to st
Louis was called to order at quarter be
fore one in the Academy of Music, and Fred
r erick Il. Coudert was chosen temporary
, chairman The building was crowded with
prominent Democrats.
Condert, in taking the chair, made q
brief speech. Ha said: Chow different the
outlook to what it was even with our san
guine hopes of 'S4. Then we could only
make promises. Now we can stand upon
the facts and we say to all our fellow
citizens OF the country to whom we made
Il pledges, point out a single one 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 iptelli-
gently or honestly? / ask what promise
we mad broken or pledges we had left un-
4 I rQfo VI IN fhoh scf, Of
last three years. 1t is easy to draw plat
forms and prate about moral ideas. The
| speaker spoke in terms of praise OF the
| courage and honesty of President Cleve-
| land as exemplified in his tariff messages.
At the conclusion OF Chairman Condert's
| address, the usual committees were ap-
pointed, and a recess was taken until I
O'Clock.
DURING THE RECESS
the Committee on Delegates and electors
proceeded first to select delegates at large.
Governor Hills name was first proposed but
received only five votes. Delegates at large
were finally chosen for submission TO the
convention. Alfred C. Chaplin, of Brooklyn,
Edward Cooper, New York; George C.
Raines, Rochester, ard Roswell P. Flower
New York. The selection OF Congressional
delegates followed, OtwelI Oterdorfer and
Wilson Bissel being elected electors
at large. The committee completed it's
work by selecting district electors. At the
reassembling of the delegates at 7:3O, |
Chairman Coudert came in. arm in arm
with ex-Mayor Grace. Mayor Hewitt's |
name brought down storm of Kisses, but |
they were soon drowned by the cheers for |
the American Mayor. cheers that shook |
the house greeted the mention of Hills |
name. The convention formally opened at |
S:56, when the reports of the committees |
were heard and stemporary organization |
made permanent. The platform was then
reported and adopted. The
PLATFORM
congratulates the party that all pledges
made at the last National convention will |
be fully kept and realized. The allegiance
and adherence OF the state Democracy to
the principles announced by the convention
of 1887 are again declared with the explicit
approval OF the doctrines affirmed in the
last ANIMAL message Of the President to
Congress; that unnecessary taxation is un.
just taxation; that taxation for the mere
purpose OF unfairly benefitiDg few at the
expense of the many is prostitution of
the national power that large surplus in
the national treasury drawn by vicious tax
alton from the channels of trade, is dan
gerous and a great abuse, and that reducing
taxation in the interest of American labor
should be cheerfully accorded. The platform
then points with pride to the fact that the
victory of the last presidential campaign is
q triumph for the Democracy of New York
state, and says of the President that his
wise guidance and administration of the
public affairs as
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE NATION
n fa1 fn bn nf fho Iop Il 1
and 10 oil citizens is full pf beneficient re-
suits; the faithful discharge Of his public
luty during his ncumbancy; our system Of
has been restored to the honest :
simplicity impressed upon is by its found ,
IT'S. The civil service has been purified, | !
elevated and improved. Economies have 7
oeen inaugurated, useless Offices have been
abolished and business methods have been r
introduced in the management of Govern +
nent affairs. Millions of acres of the pub '
ic domain have been wrested from the +
,rasp of foreign and domestic speculators +
ind restored to settlers seeking homes; :
waste and the corrupt misuse OF the funds
appropriated for the rebuilding of our navy
ave been exposed and corrected and scam
Ials arising therefrom no longer offend she
moral sense of the people. Thousands OF
James OF deserving veterans have been t
ydded to pension rolls.
THE RIGHTS OF EVERY CITIZEN IL
ave been maintained at home and abroad. T
ectional hate has been discouraged. "
friendly relations among all our people a
ave been promoted. In the light of such o
chievements, in recognition of the faithful -
ublic service, and to the end that reforms, y
lready inaugurated. may be fully COM
leted, and in strict obedience to the man
ate of Democratic and Independent vot-
RS, the State delegates selected by this ;,
onvention are instructed to pres
Mt to the National Democratic con-
and as their candidate for Pres a
lent OF the United States and said a
elegates are further instructed to act as a ~
nit in all matters intrusted to their IL
barge, said action to be determined by n n
ote of the said delegates. The platform
as unanimously adopted, as were the
solutions committing the party to an un-
warfare on trusts and COM
lending the administration OF Governor q
Till The names OF delegates and electors g
ere then approved and after listening to ii
hort speeches from Dan1 Duugherty and O.
ongressman Cochrane, the convention V
djourned sine die. B
THE NATIONAL sUB-GoMMIrTEE m
~, ,1.,E nj o,,..o g a.
NEW YORK, May l5.-Ihe comI5iittee OF
,ven appointed by the National Demo-
.atic Committee to make arrangements
n the National Convention met here to. CT
ay, w. H. Barnum, of Connecticut, pre- hi
ded. The committee selected Hon. Rich R
rd j. Bright, of Indiona, as sergeant at o.
rms and Capt. Dan Able, OF st. Louis, as e,
nief doorkeeper for the Democratic Ma al
onal Convention at st. Louis. The APP hi
ointments will be subject to the approval
the Democratic National Committee,
hich will submit. them to the convention
,r ratification. b
NEW FORK REPuRLIcANs-- W
BUFFALO, May 15.-The State commit Il u
,e will meet tonight and will fix upon u =,
organization for the Republican q
onvention tomorrow. There is said to Vi
e disposition to make Warner Miller
emporary chairman. Ex-senator Arkell
,yors d qualification Of the national dele
ates for Depew. He wants Depew to be P
he candidate OF the delegation until he is M
ominated, or until it is clear that the q
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