Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-01
ELECTIONS IN THE NEW STATES.
Minister Douglass Sails for Hayti
An Anti-Mahone Conference i
Richmond.
T. v. POWDERLY'S PLANS
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
They Hold q State Convention at Syra-
cuse Today.

CONVENTION HALL, SYRACUSE, Oct l.
The democratic state convention was called
to order by Chairman Murphy of the state
committee at 1920 pm. Mr.. Murphy an
nounced that the state committee had decided
upon the selection of Edward F. Jones as tempo
rary chairman and Chas r. DeFreest, Mr.. F.
Oulahon, Jos. E. Newberger and Frank w.
Gethoefer as temporary secretaries. Lieut.
Gov. Jones was escorted to the chair amid
tumults OF applause and addressed the conven-
tion as follows:
Chairman jones' Speech.
Since We assembled in convention last year
the quadrennial contest between the two great
political parties has been waged, and in that
battle we were defeated, butno discouraged or
demoralized The history of our government
does not record a more successful adminstra-
tion than that from 1885 to 1885, 1t tells not of
single one that commanded the respect and
confidence OF the people, regardless Of party
prejudice, to the extent Of that of Grover
Cleveland and had we been contented to have
gone before the people relying ON the prestige
OF four years OF honest and able administration
OF public affairs, during which every interest
was subservient to the public good. we could
not have been defeated. But the democratic
party Is progressive and ever watchful for the
good OF the people. In its desire to lift some
OF the burdens which they bore, it aroused and
solidified the elements Of the most powerful
combination the world ever saw. Not only did
we have to contend with the wealth of the
plutocrats, the mammoth combines of capital,
the great trusts and the INSCRIPTIONS monopo-
lies who joined their forces but all the minor
interests that were prospering under the ad-
vantages afforded by a high protective tariff
turned III their little stream. until indeed, the
flow became great river like unto that which
runs from the north to the Gulf of Mexico, and
our ability to stop this rapid current of Doodle
was as futile as
THE DAMMING OF THE MISSISSIPPI ITSELF.
Guileless men were duped and honest citi-
zens thoughtlessly permitted themselves to be
frightened into the support of the republican
nominee by the false representations of what
the democrats proposed to do in the way Of
revenue reform. These duped victims consti-
tute class that contributed to republican sue
cess, hut they are far outnumbercj by those
who were not to be alarmed by the bugaboo
OF free trade and could only be reached by the
solid cash that was dispensed with lavishness
beyond the foaters' widest dream. The un-
sold crops and the freless forges, the idle me-
chanics and the hungry laborer, the embarrassed
manufacturer and the bankrupt merchant all
testify to the falsity of the deceiving prom
ises Of the republicans in the last campaign.
We need no better evidence of their hypocrisy
than the fact that even this early leading
republican manufacturers are petitioning for
relief and asking that raw materials be placed
on the free list which was the foremost prin-
ciple embodied in our platform of revenue
reform. We have every reason to expect that
the next session OF the legislature of the state
OF New York will be controlled by democratic
majority, for the people have lost faith in the
promises and pretensions of the republican
leaders, whose record Of legislative dishonesty
and extravaganza will never be forgotten SO
long as the panels of the ceiling of the assembly
nh hnr 10 oil ~ Fol
suspended over the heads of our Legislators.
WHEN CHAUNcEY NJ pEpEw,
while presiding over the republican conven-
ton, said, ''Unholy combinations, in which vast
pecuniary interests insult tho equal protection
of the law granted to all legitimate pursuits. by
throwing their power and their money into the
scale of one party or the other, will in the end
succumb to the rising and resstess tide of
public honesty and virtue" did he not graph
ically describe the republican party and fore
tell its destruction? We did not need even
these prophetic words to assure us of victory
at the coming election. which will not be the
first time that banditti have been surprised
and routed while quarreling over the division
OF their ill-gotten plunder.
Chairman Jones remarks were well received
His references to ex-President Cleveland and
revenue reform brought out rapturous ap-
plause. At the conclusion of the speech of the
temporary chairman the secretary called the
roll. AT the conclusion OF the call it was or
dered that the committees on resolutions, Gre
dentials and permanent organization be ap-
pointed On motion of Hon. Daniel Magone
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the praiseworthy
efforts of the mayor of New York, Hon. Hugh
). Grant, to give form and substance to the
united voice of the people that we celebrate
fttingly in 1892 the fourth centenary anniver-
sary of the discovery of America by Christie
and we hereby instruct the members
OF our party in the legislature to
give precedence to the consideration
OF such legislation as may be found necessary
to carry out the plans the mayors committee
may formulate and the call of congressional
lists for the submission of names of members
OF the several committees. On motion of
Bourke Cochran a committee from the union
labor party of New York was invited to appear
before the committee on resolutions at a meet
ing to be held at o'clock this afternoon.
The usual committees were then appointed
and recess was taken until o'clock.