Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-02
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
Election Returns From tho
New States.
ASHOOTING AFFAIR IN WATERBURY
A Big Conf|agration In
Grand Haven, Mich.
THE POLO LEAGUE MEETING.
Meeting of the Civil Ser
vice Reform League.
THE POLO LEAGUE MEETING.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
New York Democrats Rally In Conven-
tion at Syracuse-A Red Hot Speech
by the Temporary Ohairman-A Word
for she Commissioner OF Pensions-
Eaf,l,s TIeket-The Massachusetts
state Convention to Meet at Worces.
ter To-Day.
CONVENTION HALL, SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct.
by 11:5O Alhsmbra Hall, where the
Democratic State convention is being held,
was well filed. Many ladies occupied seats
in side galleries. On the stage were seated
members of the State committee and many
distinguished lights Of the Democratic party
of the State. By noon most of the delegates
were in place. The Tammany delegation
have seats near the stage right back of the
newspaper table, and the County Democracy
are directly opposite them. At 10 O'Clock
the hall was crowded to overlooking. At
1915 Edward Murphy, jr., called the conven-
ton to order and announced that Edward A.
Jones was selected by unanimous vote to be
temporary chairman.
MR.. JONES' SPEECH.
Mr.. Jones was then escorted to the chair
and made a long address, in the course of
which he commended the administration of
1885 to 1889 and said: elm the Democratic
partv's desire to lift some of the burdens
which they bore it aroused and solidi6ed the
elements of the most powerful combination
the world ever saw. Every interest antago-
nistic to that of the people made common
cause against the Democrats. Not only did
we have to contend with the wealth of the
plutoorats, the mammoth combines of capital.
the great trusts and the interruptions monop-
olies, who joined their forces, but all the
under the advantages afforded by a
high protective tariff turned in
their little streams until, indeed, the flow
became great river like unto that which
runs from the North to the Gulf of Mexico;
and our attempt to stem this rapid current
of Doodle was as futile as the damming OF
the Mississippi itself.
In the political campaign of 1888 the SOL
der was promised pensions, galore. Infiu-
| enced by their prejudices and tempted by
their greed they rallied to the Republican
standard by regiments. When the admins
tration assumed power their confidence was
renewed and they felt encouraged by the ap-
pointment of one from their own ranks COM
| missioner of pensions who. upon assuming
Office, assured his old comrades that the
liberal promises that he had made
| by authority on the stump should
| be faithfully kept. He was faithful soldier.
who thought he was obeying the orders of
| his superior officers when he opened the
flood gates Of the treasury. They defeated
US nationally by the combination of bribery,
coercion and falsehood, but when it came to
a question of our own state affairs, q ma
iority of the people were not to be bought,
could not be bulldozed, and were not to be
deceived for always in their view wherever
the conflict waged the hercest there rode
gallant knight, who bore his banner far
above the heads of the surging masses
which were emblazoned the arms of the State
of New York, with the motto "Excelsier,"
| and on the reverse the name of our honored
laader, beneath which was the legend ~ am
| Democrat"
Mr. Jones was frequently applauded- His
allusion TO the name of Grover Cleveland
evoked hearty enthusiasm. At the finish the
lieutenant governor was again cordially
| chesred. The secretary then called the roll
of delegates, after which the usual commit
tees were appointed and a recess taken till S
O'Clock.
| HILLS TICKET.
| Hills ticket, which will probably be nomi-
mated, Is as follows:
For Secretary of State-Frank Rice of Canandai-
qua, Ontario county. v..,..-;u. ,,.,.
Attorney aeneraI-charIes F. Tabor of Buffalo,
State EnSineer-John Bogart of New York.
Judge Of the Court of Appeals-Denis O'Brien of
| WATERFOWL. Jefferson county
The convention re-convened at 5:45 this
evening. The temporary organization was
/ made permanent and the committee on con.
tested seats made report which was adopted.
The latter referred to only one district of
Wayne and one district of Queens and was
not important. The following ticket
was put in nomination.: Secretary of
State, Frank Rice of Ontario; comp
treasurer, Elliot Dauforth of Tompkins; at
torney general, g. F. Taber of Erie; State
engineer, John Bogart of New York; Judge
of the Court of Appeals, Denis O'Brien OF
jefferson.
The convention then adjourned.
The nominations were made with one &C.
cord, except those of Wemple and Taber who
their names being associated with the assem-
bly, chamber ceiling scandal.
MASSACHUSETTS, CONVENTION.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dot. 1.-The State
convention of the Democratic party will
meet In this city tomorrow at II O'Clock q
m. and will nominate a complete State
ticket. The young men of the party are al
the front this year. Nathan Matthews, 1r.
young Boston lawyer, and member of tht
Young Mems Democratic club, will preside
and in his address will outline the principles
ON which the campaign will be conducted
which will be substantially on the nationa
issue of 1888. He will serenely arrange thu
course of the present administration especl
ally with regard to the treasury decisions
the management of the pension Office, will
charge It with the betrayal of civil
service reform and will heartily In
| L.. nann1
tariff reform. Hon. William E. Russell o
Cambridge will be unanimously re-nominatet
as candidate for governor and will accept II
| q speech constructed on the same lines q
that of the chairman. The platform will re
affirm the principals of the national platform
of 1888, will condemn the Republican part
in State and nation for incompetency, Col
ruption, violation of pledges and ring-rul
and will take radical ground on the tariff an
State questions.
There is likely to be no contest over any Q
the nominations, and the managers are har
at work in an endeavor to avoid the intreduc
ton of Quarrel between the Cunif and Nj
CURE factions in Boston.
:, TIE PLATFORM.
The platform will commend the nations
platform on the tariff; will call for free ra
materials. free wool, coal and iron; will con
mend the attitude of Governor Ames and b
associates on the last named subject; wi
condemn the Republican administration on /
laxity ON civil service reform and on Its recl
less management of the pension bureau; wi
favor just and liberal pensions; will oppos
national election laws; will reiterate the d
mand for repeal of tho poll tag; will fav.
local self-coyernment in Massachusetts; vi
endorse The local option law; will e
if press sympathy with the ; :. demands en- :.
ton Of campaign expenses; will endorse Il
secret ballot law; pledges the maintenance
= public school system; will call for the abol
ton Of the metropolitan police comnissio
will favor q continuance of the progressi
naval policy of Secretary Whitney; will
press belief that New England railroa
should be restrained by law from giving u
fair advantages to Pennsylvania and 9th
States in traffic arrangements, and will Q
. the particular attention Of the farmers to
relief a reduction of custom taxes on artio
% which they shall use or consume will q
them.
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