Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-09-18
FLOWER NOMINATED.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS. .
Their State Convention Held Mt Saratoga
Named Flower For Governor,

Their State Convention Held Mt Saratoga
Named Flower For Governors.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 15.-The New
York State Democratic convention
opened here, with George Raines, of
Rochester, temporary chairman.
The rules of the assembly We're
adopted for the convention. A resolu-
ton commenting the Democrats in con-
gress for opposing the force bill and
mentioning especially Senator German,
of Maryland, was received with cheers.
The committee on credentials went
into executive session at 1876 p. IN.
The cases were disposed of quickly,
there being very little difference of opin-
ion. On the question of seating the full
Tammany Hall delegation there was no
difference of opinion, the vote being
unanimously affirmative. Committees
were announced and the convention ad-
journed for the day.
Wnnt Dollar of Full Value.
The committee Oh resolutions met in
the evening and finished its work. A
large number of resolutions bearing
upon the silver question We're submitted
for consideration, among them propo-
sition looking to the endorsement of free
coinage. Just before the committee adj
journed Il substitute was adopted de-
claring the convention to he opposed to
any dollar of value less than Il hundred
cents.
The Second Day.
SARATOGA, Sept. 16.-The Democratic
state convention opened at 1915. Tenn
porary Chairman Raines was made per-
manent chairman. Kings county and
Tammany men made demonstrations
but good feeling prevailed. Griffin, of
Jefferson county, read the report of the
committee on resolutions. The reading
of the platform was received very
quietly. The silver plank was greeted
with applause and Governor Hills name
was applauled. Mr.. Cantor, of New
York, offered Il resolution welcoming the
colored citizens to the ranks of De1noc-
racy.
Mr.. Gilroy, of New York, moved amid
applause that the convention proceed to
the nomination Of candidates for gov
ernor. The motion was carried, and
Wilbur F. Porter, of Watertown. NOM
mated Roswell P. Flower.
Mayor Chaplin, of Brooklyn, was NOM
mated by Dewitt, of Kings county.
Mr. Flower was the choice of the
convention for governor on the first
ballot. His only opposition came from
Kings county.
William F. Sheeh;n was unanimously
nominated for lieutenant governor.
The state ticket was completed as
follows:
Secretary Of State-Franlz Rice.
Comptroller-Frank Campbell.
Attorney Generals. w. Rosendale.
Treasurer-Elliott Danforth.
Engineer and Surveyor-J.D. .Schneck.
Mr.. Flower was then escorted to the
hall and accepted the nomination for
governor and the convention adjourned.
The platform favors return to free
bi-metallic coinage, enumerates the good
work of Democratic officials, criticises
the Republican party for defeating a
state enumeration to be followed by a
reapportionment, blames the same party
for not securing the worlds fair to New
York opposes needless special legislation,
demands revision of laws regulating the
sale of liuuOrs fayOrS Taxation of nor.
sonal property, wants convict labor kept
outof the way of free labor and endorses
the Hill administration.