Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
CONVENTIONS.
Pennsylvania Democrats Build Strong
Platform and Nominate.
New York and Massachusetts, Prohibitionists
Resolve-SOuth Dakot8's First
Democratic Convention.
PENNSYLVANIA Democrattc Convention.


HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. The Dem
ocratic state convention met at the opera
house this morning. On the stage were
few of the more prominent Democrats
who came to participate and look on.
There was a conspicuous absence of the
old-time. leaders. AS was the case at
the Republican convention, there are
many young men among the delegates,
and numerous new faces. Hon. Sam
Fl. Wherry of Cumberland was chosen
temporary chairman. Mr.. Wherry s
speech was not long. He arraigned the
Republican party for many misdeeds,
and severely criticised the management
of the sinking fund commissioners. He
closed with a eulogy of the Democratic
party, mentioning the name of Cleve-
land and the convention was soon cheer
ing itself hOarse. The usual committees
were appointed and the convention then
took recess for half an hour.
AS soon as possible after adjournment
the committee on resolutions met at the
capitol and prepared a platform. 1t was
about l o CLOCK when the delegates got
together again.
} B. MahOn, chairman of the COM
ported the name of Congressman J. B.
Riley of SchuyIkIIl for permanent chair
man. Mr.. Fl. S. CaYanaugh of North
ampton read and reported the platform,
the different planks of which were
greeted with hearty cheers. The plat
form applauds the action of President
Cleveland looking toward tariff re-
form, and reafirms the declarations
of principles made by the Democracy
at st. Louis in 1888, especially
that, demanding a revision and reduce
ton of tariff taxes. 1t favors the
admission, free of duty, of all raw mate
rial where it will enlarge our product
and increase the demand for labor. 1t
denounces trusts and accepts the decis-
ion of the people of Pennsylvania on the
prohibition amendment as q declaration
II favor of q reasonable, just and
effective regulation of the traffic in
ardent spirits. 1t favOTs the Australian
ballot system and advocates a liberal
pension law in order to have justice
done to honOrably discharged soldiers,
who by reason of their wounds and other
infirmities, are prevented from perform
ing manual labor; but the giving of pen
sions to other persons is denoun ced as
an injustice to those entitled to this rec
ignition.
Mr.. Foonan of Philadelphia presented
a resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, commencing the course of Mir.
Gladstone in his attitude toward the Irish
people.
1t was announced that the nominations
of candidates for state treasurer was in
order, and the following names were pre-
sented in eulogistic speeches: Edward
Bigler of Clearfeld county, Homer j
Humes of Crawford, Capt. A. A. Clay
and Isaac Wilde Of Philadelphia. Con-
siderable time was consumed in calling
the roll.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Bigler, 2O7.
Humes, Il.
Clay, 81.
Wilde, 4.
Mr.. Bigler's nomination was made
unanimous on the motion of the friends
of the other candidates.
The nominee for state treasurer was
and i'll a few remarks ac-
cepted the honor and the convention ad-
journed.