Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-16
FLOWER Will BLOOM
As the Head of the New York State
Democratic Ticket.
CHAIRMAN RAINES SPEECH
An Eloquent Outline Of The Campaign Issues
Wha. the Platform Will Say = The Fall
Ticket Virtually Decided UpOn-Com-
mlttss on Credentials HaVs Some
Trouble AbOut Representation.

SARATOGA, n. Y, September 10
"This is not Democratic weather." re-
marked a prominent Democrat this
morning, as he looked upon q bright
sun and clear sky. ''If we don't have
rain to-day we can count for it on
election day"
The streets of Saratoga were noisy
all through the early morning hours.
There was room in the hotels for all OF
the crowd of strangers who had come
TO the convention, but several hundred
of them preferred to hold jubilee In
the hotel corridors and in the streets.
When morning came the delegates
and their friends began TO turn out, ana
at o'clock the brass bands opened up
their campaign of noise. The only bit
of polltical gossip Of any Importance
that floated about the lObbies during
the morning was the announcement
that MAYNARD had withdrawn from the
contest for Attorney-General in favor
of Rosendale. This seemed TO assure
the nomination of Rosendale and to sim
pljfy further the work cut out for the
convention.
There were number of delegation
meetings held during the morning Tor
the purpose of selecting State Commit
teemen chiefly. The County Democra-
cy met and decided not TO carry its con-
test for seats in the convention before
the committee, but to go before the full
convention with the demand that their
SO delegates be admitted. They refused
10 90 before the committee on the
ground that they are not contestants.
The rink ih which the convention met
was in the hands of the Jeffersonlan
Demo cratic Club all morning. The dec
orations were simple but effective, con-
sisting of bunting, flags and notices.
The delegates began to arrive at IL
o'clock. There was not the rush Tor
seats in the body of the hall that may be
expected at the next session OF the con-
yention, because the preliminary work
had been we'll outlined and there was
but little interest in it. A conspicuous
figure on the platform was the three
foot mascot of Tammany Hall, in the
full costume of an Indian hragan garry
OF l.s, srp on 'Jhe platform. The dele
gates, as they took their seats, found
spread out before them a big circular
setting forth the claims of Alfred c.
Chaplin to the nomination for Governor.
On the second page was fine photo-en-
craving of Mr.. Chaplin.
At 11:45 o'clock the Erie county Shee-
han delegation entered the hall, headed
by brass baud and carrying a banner
with Sheehan's picture. There was
some cheering, but the enthusiasm was
not marked. Robert Oppenheim, Of the
Troy Central Labor Council, was an early
visitor to the convention hall, with q
resolution which he wished to have
adopted by the Committee on Platform,
favoring "Such revision of the present
obnoxious prison laws as will prevent
convict labor being brought into compe-
tition with honest men and women"
At noon Chairman Murphy, OF the
State Committee, appeared and was
greeted with applause. Two minutes
later he called the convention TO order,
and announced the action of the COM
mittee in choosing Hon. George Raines,
of Rochester, for temporary chairman.
Amid applause Mr. Ralnes was escorted
to the chair.
After thanking the committee for his
nomination, and invoking the indulg-
ence Of the convention, Chairman
Raines said that rivalri for represen-
tation in local or State organizations
are expressions OF opinion of value in
guiding party sentiment to the master
full issues in the thoughts OF the people;
but the embittered words of faction are
hateful to the true Democrat.
at is the glory of our organization"
he added, "that its contentious destroy
none of the elements of its powerful
support In the affections and convictions
of it's partisans." Continuing he said
that reaction of party loyalty follows
swiftly the sharpest controversy. He
instanced the case OF 1885, when some
Democrats were incensed at the Offen-
sive activity OF Republican officials
holding places by sufferance OF
Democratic Federal administration, but
in that moment OF unsteadiness
true Democratic spirit spoke to his
clansmen, 81 am Democrat" sum-
moned the life blood to its courses
of loyalty and pride from the clogged
centers of dismay. The campaign
which draws upon US Is to be fought
upon the records OF parties In the State
II will assure the con-
fdence of the people In their actual
leadership. We are no longer left to
conjecture as to Republican leadership.
Plsttism stalks in midday for popular
view and judgment. The most con-
spicuous plank in the Republican plat
form is the precise acknowledgment of
reciprocity in trade with foreign peo-
pie "aS advantageous TO all our indus
tries"
The temporary chairman then point
ed with pride to the growing commerce
Of the country under reciprocity with
our American neighbors induced by the
matchiess foresight of Secretary
Blaine" The foresight so commended. |
he said, dates from February, 1890, and !
was very hateful TO the Republican Con- |
gresS. 1t came too late TO stop the |
OF the people in every State |
to retire that Republican Congress. The |
foresight Of the people had been exer-
cised at much earlier period. and had |
been kept active by the wilful refusal |
Of Congress TO give such reduction of l
the tariff as would make it competitive. !
pot prohibitory. II is along the lines
Of State affairs that this contest must |
be waged most keenly.
The speaker then referred to period
of 1874, when the question arose wheth-
or the interest on the bonded debt cre-
,ted before the war should continue to
be paid in gold or ''thrice debased err