Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-16
The New York Democratic
Convention Goes Wild
Over That Name.
ONLY A BRIEF SESSION,
Taken Up Mostly by a Long Speech
of the Temporary Chairman.
AGAINST TAMMANT DELEGATES
The New York and County Democracy
Present Vigorous Protests.
A COMPLIMENT FOR SENATOR GORMAN

SARATOGA, Sept. 15.-The Democratic
State Convention assembled to-day, but its
session was very brief and only preliminary.
The convention hall was filed to its utmost,
and by 1850 nearly all the delegates were
in their seats and an immense crowd was
still pouring in.
When at noon the convention was called
to order, George Raines, Of Roches-
ter, was chosen Temporary Chairman.
After thanking the committee for his nomi-
nation, he said that rivalries for repre-
sentation in local or State organizations are
expressions of opinion of value in guiding
party sentiment to the masterful issues in
the thoughts of the people; bat the embit-
tered words of faction are hateful to the
true Democrat.
1T is the glory of our organization, he
continued, "that its contentious destroy
none of the elements of its powerful sup
port in the affections and convictions of its
partisans" He said tn. reaction of party
LOYALTY follows swiftly the sharpest con-
troversv He instanced the case of 1885,
when some Democrats were incensed at the
offensive activity of Republican officials
holding places by the sufferance Of Demo-
cratic Federal administration; but in that
moment of unsteadiness true Democratic
spirit spoke to his clansmen.
I AN A DEMOCRAT,
and summoned the life blood TO its courses
of loyalty and pride from the clogged centers
Of dismay.
''The campaign which draws upon US is to
he fought upon the records of parties in
State administration. 1t will assure the
confidence Of the people in their actual
leadership. We are no longer left to
conjecture as to the Republican leadership
Plattism stalks in midday for popular view
and judgment.
"The most conspicuous plank in the Re-
publican platform is the precise acknowl-
edgement otreciprocity OF in trade with foreign
people 'asadvantageous TO all our industries.
The Temporary Chairman pointed with
pride to the growing commerce of the
country under reciprocity with our Ameri-
can neighbors induced by the matchless
foresight Of Secretary Blaine,
The foresight so commended dates from
February, 1890, and was very hateful to the
Republican Congress. 1t came too late to
stop the movement of the people in every
State to retire that Republican Congress.
The foresight of the people had been eIer-
cIsed AT a much earlier period, and been
kept active by the wilful refusal of Con-
Cress to give such reduction of the tariff to |
make it competitive, not prohibitory. 1t is |
along the lines of State affairs that this con-
test most be waged most keenly.
HIS EULoGY OF HILL.
The speaker dwelt at length on State mat |
tiers. Speaking of the list census, the |
speaker said the State is by it robbed of its |
equal right at the ballot box. He scored |
the Republican Legislature for its failures |
TO do various things for the good of the |
state and the people. He then eulogized |
the administration of the executive Office, |
closing as follows:
In congratulating him (HilD upon the |
honorable fame he has achieved, am well |
aware I speak the sentiment of every men, |
Der of this convention. MAY the mantle of |
succession in the high office of Governor fall |
upon as brave and s1illful q leader and as
true a Democrat as the Governor-Senator of |
the Empire State. "
When Mr.. Raines referred to Governor |
Hill and the Governors utterance, 81 am a |
Democrat, " the convention emitted the first |
cheer, and 1t was a cheer of yigOr and dura-
tion. The speaker, during the course of /
his remarks paid a graceful and hearty |
tribute to Mr.. Fassett's private life and
domestic relations and he was heartily ap-
plauded by the entire body of the conven:
tion.
A BLAST AT PLATTISM.
The speaker then referred to period OF
1864, when the question arose whether the
interest on the bonded debt created before
the war should continue to be paid in gold
or thrice debased CURRENCY" and contin-
Ued: The people are weary of a dictator
Of legislation not charged by the people
with the office. They realize that Mr.
Platt's whim has been the breath in the
nOStrils Of Senator Fassett during his whole
career Fassett's leadership has been en-
forced upon his associates BY every ap-
pliance Of machine politics. He has held
by the throat the largest interests of the
State, until they gave up bribe of place or
subservience TO the ambition of Plat
''The delays imposed upon the Worlds
Fair legislation by the Fassett cabal in a
struggle to secure a partisan advantage in
patronage, resulted in the assembly in
New York of the most magnificent array of
worth and talent in its citizenship to utter
the Indignation of New York The hour
of that assembly was the signal for the sur
render by Mr.. Plat of his Senatorial block
ade. "
A BRIEF ROUTINE SESSION.
The roll of the convention was then called
10 allow the cOntesting delegations to pre-
sent their papers The roll call was finished
at p NJ. apd a recess of five minutes was
taken 10 all w delegates in Congressional
districts the opportunity TO confer and
select t ci representatives. on committees.
After recess Mr.. Voorhees, protested, in |
behalf @: the New York Democracy. |
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Assembly district in New York. Mr. Jack
son also presented the protest of the County
Democracy.
Among the many resolutions introduced
and referred was one congratulating Arthur
=. German, of Baltimore, for his leadership
Of the opposition TO the 'force bill
The usual committees were appointed and ;
the convention took a recess until 10 A NJ.
tomorrow.