Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-17

CHARGES AoAlnsr THE RrPup
LicAH PARTY.
Flower Nominated for Governor, md
Promises 10 Lead the Party
10 Victory.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
PLATFORM Adopted aud Resolutions
Passed.

NnsNfus
sARArooA,N. Y. Sept. i0.-Promp,-
lyat 10 O'Clock this morning thoDemo-
cratic State convention was called u
orler. After the decision In regard 10
the county Democracy had been pre-
sentod, the committee on resolutions
reported tho platform with pledges OF
fidelity 70 the Democratic faith a. 70.
CARDS national issues, AMI tho doctrine
Of national platforms tlsSi and lsss)
was rtailiumcd.
The platform pronDJnces against the
coinage Of any dollar not Of intrinsic
value equnl TO every other dollar Of the
United States. u denounces the new
sherman silver bill AZ false preteueo
and hindrancc 10 free bI.mctallic
coinage, and NJ tending only 70 pro-
ducc q change from one kind OF mono.
meinlism TO another. This bill IL de-
clnFcd 10 ho n III appendix t0 the "sub-
sldy and bounty rwindla of MclSin.
ley, and worse than the war tariff, the
Blaine reciprocity humbug, squandered
surplus, falsined representation aud
the revolutionary procedure Of the
billion dollar congress"
All was Justly condemned by the
peoples great uprising last November.
The people Of Tie State IL congratulated
upon the hcnehcont results which fol.
lowed the election Of Democratic A..
sembly lnst year. Ihe Republican
party Il scored for defeating In the
Assembly the bills passed by the Demo.
crats.
Continuing Tho platform reads: "rhua
has tho Republican PARTY continued 10
beifay the peoples Interests.
ut icilcs the Constitution and denies
falf representation IN legislation 10 1890
new iuhabithnts Of the state by rcius.
ing 10 pass the enumeration bill. 10
inlicicd blow on tho best welfare and
Prosperity NJ the state by drprivlng
New York u the Worlds Fair, because
the Republican leader could not con.
troll IT, Uosrd Of directors. By that net
New York was deprived Of the benefit
Of the expenditure Of hundreds Of mil.
lions " dollars within her borders.
1ht people viii not forget that the
most conspicuous agent la this partisan
cfimeis now the candidate OF his party
for governor.
"rho platform f,voT- home rule for
counties snd municipalities, low taxes
and economical administrations. 10 Z
demands the enactment OF Just, |
equitable and comprehensive excise 1
liquor law, framed In accordance with 4
existing public sentiment, Ms repeated. I
~ manifested 10y the resolutions OPP /
posed TO all sumptnsry legislation that |
ne-dlessly interfefer with personal 1
liberty i0r the Individual citizen; Il /
demands the extension Of the electoral 4
reform with view 10 preventing the 1
prnfuSe expenditure Of money by can
didntcs; II favofs the revision ~ the |
tax laws, whereby personal aud cor.
pofate property rhnll bc made 10 bear
IL iull aud lust burdens. They all |
declare that the labor Interests should |
lie fostarcd. Legislative proyialon Tor
a proper exhibit from the State at tho
Worlds Columbian Exposition IL ad.
YOcnt.d. the oppression aud expairla.
tion prRcticed by the Russian govern.
muut upon Its Jewish cltizeus are con.
dtmued, aud the government at Wash.
lugtOn IL called upon 10 bring about a
cessation " these cruel prosecutions.
In closing, tho administration Of Gov
crnor i'm Is endorsed, and his faithful
discharge u the responsibility declared
% Justify u continuance ot the trust
imposed In him by the Democratic
party"
The resolutions were adopted with
cheers.
The following was also passed;
"lsesolved, That this convention
views with qualification the grow ing
irlondly feeling towards the Demo.
cratic party OF our colored citizens OF
our State, aud they nre welcome 10 our
ianks, with the assurance that within
our party discrimination on account OF
lace or color In dlscountenanceu."
Then motion was made 10 proceed
with tina nnnalnuIIAna and MukuF |
Ter nominated Roswell 4. Flower for
governor.
This nomination was seconded on
behalf OF Tammany by Colonel Fell
lows.
Bourke Cochran also seconded tho
nomination OF Flower.
rhomns Dewitt Of Kings county
placed Alfred q. Chaplin. In nomina.
lion Tor governor.
Flower was nominated on tho frs
ballots Flower 3ai, Chapan ~.
Charles y. Adams Of Kings county,
chairman OF that delegation, made the
nomination unanimous, amid the
widest scenes.
The following nominations were
lhen made; lieutenant governor.
William II. Sheehan; secretary OF
State, Frank Rice; comptroller, Irnnk
Campbell; treasurer, Elton h. Dan.
i0fthi a,torncy'general, Simon R0s.
.nuai.i surveyor and engineer, Mar
TN Shenek,
The nominations Of all the candi.
dates ON the ticket, except governor.
were made by reclamation, amid Wild
enthusiasm. After calling the roll by
Congressional districts for numbers of
thu state committee the work before
mo convention WINS done.
soon after . O'Clock the com.
nnlltee scot to conduct MIR.
Flower entered the hall aud
while every mnn stood on his chair
ana shouted, the candidate advanced
70 TIC platform with smilcs on his
face.
When tho shouts OF applnuse had died
away somewhat, no that Flower could
ne heard. He spoke briefly, saying
uint lie was willing ~ have the slight
nThed on" his record. He accented
We nomination aud promised 10 lead
W.. party 10 Victory.
lhe applause that followed Flower's
huufth, did not die away, but was
mt'gen Into growing shouts, mingled
wan Inc name Of "Sheehan."