The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-17
ROSWELL P. FLOWER.
Nominated for Governor by the
New York Democrats.
UNANiMlTY ON THE TICKET.
President Polk Holds That Alliance
Members Must Believe in the Sub
Treasury and Land Schemes.

SARATOGA, N V. Sept. 16.-Promptly at
10 O'Clock this morning the Democratic
convention was called 10 Order. A preamble
and resolutions of the committee on ere
dentials recited irregular action Of the
County Democracy and declared the right
of Tammany hall TO nominate all inspect
ors of election, poll clerk and ballot clerk
to which the Democratic party may be
entitled in the city of New York. After
the decision regarding the County Democ-
racy had been presented the committee
on resolutions reported the platform.
1t pledges fidelity TO the Democratic
faith, as regards national issues, and the
doctrine of the national platform OF 1884
and 1856 is reaffirmed. The platform pro-
nounces against the coinage Of silver
dollar not of the intrinsic value
OF every other dollar of the
United States, and denounces the
new Sherman silver dollar bill as
false pretense and hindrance TO free bl-
metallic coinage, and as tending only TO
produce change from one kind OF mono
metallism to another. This bill Is de-
clared to be a ut appendix 10 the subsidy
and bounty swindle, the Mckinney worse
than war tariff. the Blaine reciprocity
humbug, the sGuandered surplus, falsliled
representation ana revolutionary proceed
ure of the billion dollar congress, all Justly
condemned by the peoples great uprising
last November" The people OF the state
are congratulated upon the beneticent re-
suits which followed the election of the
Democratic assembly last year. The Re
publican party is scored for defeating the
assembly bills passed by the Democrats.
Continuing, the platform reads:
Thus has the Republican party continued to
betray the peoples interests. II defies the con-
stitulion and denies d fair representation in the
legislature to 1,300,0o1 new inhabitants of the
state, BY refusing 10 pass the enumeration bill.
1t inflicted blow upon the best welfare and
prosperity OF the state by depriving New York
OF the Worlds fair, because Republican leader
could not control its board of directors. By
that act New York has BEEN deprived of the
benefit OF the expenditures OF hundreds OF
millions of dollars within her borders. The
agent in this partisan crime is now the candidate
OF his party for governor.
The platform fayors home rule for coun-
ties and municipalities, low taxes and
economical administration, demands the
enactment OF a just, equitable and COM
prehensive excise liquor law, framed in
accordance with the existing public senti-
ment as repeatedly manifested; is opposed
to all sumptuary legislation that needless
ly interferes with the personal liberty of
individual citizens; demands the extern
sion of electoral reform, with view to
preventing the profuse expenditure of
money by candidates. favors revision of
the tax laws, whereby personal and
corporate property can be made
to bear it's full and just burdens;
declares that labor interests should be fos-
tered; favors legislative provision for a
proper exhibit from the state at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition; condemns
the oppression and expatrIation practiced
by the Russian government upon its Jew
ish citizens, and calls upon the govern
ment at Washington to bring about a ces-
sation of these cruel prosecutions. In
closing, the administration of Governor
Hill is Endorsed and his faithful discharge
of responsibilities declared to justify the
continuance of the trust imposed in him
by the Democratic party.
The resolutions were adopted with
cheers. The following was also passed:
Resolred, That this convention views with
qualification the growing friendly feeling
towards the Democratic party of our colored
citizens OF this state, and they are welcomed to
party discrimination account OF race or
color is discountenanced.
Then a motion was made to proceed
with the nominations, and Mayor Porter
nominated Roswell p Flower for gov
ernor. The motion was seconded on be-
half of Tammany by Colonel Fellows
Bourke Cochrane also seconded the nomi-
nation.
Thomas Dewitt, of Kings county,
placed Alfred c. Chaplin in nomination for
governor.
Flower was nominated on the first bal
lot: Flower, 33i; Chaplin, A. Charles
Adams, of Kings county, chairman of
that delegation, made the nomination
unanimous, amid the widest scenes.
The following nominations were made:
For lleutenant-governor William f. Shee-
han; for secretary of state, Frank Rice:
for comptroller, Frank Campbell: for
treasurer, +. Danforth; for surveyor,
General Simon Rosendale; for engineer,
Martin Schenck. The nomination of all
the candidates on the ticket except gov
ernor was made by reclamation. amid en-
thusiasm.
Soon after two O'Clock the committee
sent to conduct Mr. Flower entered the
hall, and while every man stood on his
chair and shouted, the candidate advanced
TO the platform with smiles on his
face. When the shouts OF applause
had died away somewhat. so that
Flower could be heard, he spoke briefly,
saving that he was willing to have the
light turned on his record. He accepted
the nomination and promised to lead the
party to victory. The applause that fol-
lowed Flowers address did not die away.
but was merged into shouts, mingled with
the cry of "Sheehan.' Sheehan mounted
TO the platform, where Flower advanced
with outstretched hands TO meet him in
full view of the convention. The leaders
then shook hands and engaged IN a few
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