The record-union., 1891-09-16
POLITICAL WORLD.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS MEET
IN STATE CONVENTION.
Temporary Organization Effected and
an Adjournment Taken Until
To-Day.
To-Day.
Special to the REcoRp-UNrox.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SARATOGA, Sept. 15.-The Democratic
State Convention was called to order at
noon. George Raines of Rochester was
chosen temporary Chairman and began
his address. He saip:
1.-THE campaign which draws upon us
is to be fought upon the records of the
parties in the State Administration.
It will assure the confidence of the peo-
pie in their actual leadership. We are no
longer left to conjecture as to the Repub-
lican leadership. Plattism stalks in mid
day for popular view and judgment. The
most conspicuous plank in the Repubh
can platform is a precise acknowledge
ment of the reciprocity in trade with for
eign people 'as advantageous to all our in
dustries, and the temporary Chairman
pointed with pride to the growing COM
merce of the country and reciprocity with
our American neighbors, induced by the
matchless foresight of Secretary Blaine.
The foresight SO commended dates from
February, 1890, and was very hateful to
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 ex-
ercised at much earlier period, and had
been kept active by the willful refusal of
Congress to give such reduction of the
tariff as would make it competitive, not
prohibitOry.
''It is along the lines of State affairs that
this contest must wage the most keenly.
The people are weary of a dictator Of leg
islation not charged by the people with
Office. They realize that Platt's whim
has been breath in the nostrils of Senator
EasSett during his whole career. FaS-
sett'S leadership has been forced upon his
associates by every appliance of the ma
chine politics. He held by the throat the
largest interests OF the State until they
gave up the bribe OF place or became sub
servient to the ambition of Platt."
The speaker dwelt at length upon State
matters. Speaking OF the last census, he
SAID that the State by it was 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. In closing he eulo-
gized Hill and hoped the mantle of sue
cession in the high Office of Governor
would fall upon as brave and skillful
leader and as true Democrat as the Gov
ernor-Senator.
When Raines referred to Governor Hill
he was enthusiastically cheered.
After the roll-call short recess was
taken.
Alter the recess Voorhees, protested on
behalf of the New York Democracy
against Tammany delegations in every
Assembly district in New York, and
jackson presented protest of the County
Democracy.
The usual committees were appointed
and the convention took recess until to-
morrow morning.
ANTI-THIRD PARTY ALLIANCE.
ST. LOUIS, Sept l5.-The Anti-Third
Party and Anti-Sub-TreaSury wing of
the National Farmers Alliance met at
1890 this morning, not more than half
the number of delegates expected being
present. The convention was called to
order, and a temporary organization
effected by the election of u. $. Hall, ex-
President of the Missouri Alliance, as
Chairman. After the appointment of the
Committee on Credentials the temporary
organization was made permanent It
was decided to appoint committee of
five to outline plan of procedure to be
presented to the convention this after
noon, and at 1870 o'clock a recess was
taken.
The afternoon session was very lively.
The Committee on Resolutions includes
w. S. McAllister of Mississippi, Dr. Ran
som of Tennessee, c. A. Hitler and J. Z.
Davidson of Missouri, B. G. Bragg of
Texas, w. Darlsey of Illinois, and r. J.
Mcconnell of Iowa. The committee
went to work at once to prepare plat
form.
DIR. Polk Yeamans of Missouri deliv-
cred an address on the Government land
loan and sub-treasury schemes, opposing
both.
The Committee on Resolutions made a
partial report, embodying the principles
OF the Fort Worth platform, with an ad-
ditional resolution denouncing G. w.
McCune as a corruptionist and henchman
of others. This clause of the report
caused heated debate, Wade of Tennes-
see insisting that the clause should be
stricken out. He held that the conven-
ton was not called TO make personal at
tacks, although he acknowledged Nc
Cune'S dishonesty.
Yeamans of Missouri also urged that
the clause be stricken out.
Chairman Ball argued against the mo-
ton TO strike out. He denounced Nc
Cune as the tool of politicians and monop-
olists, having accepted bribe from them.
The Alliance should denounce him
McAllister of Mississippi said McCune
Is an octopus. encircling in its Shiny coils
the escutcheon of the order, and should
be denounced.
Murray and Goodman of Texas also
denounced McCune, and the motion to
strike out the denunciatory resolution
clause was finally defeated-26 ayes. 42
noes.
1t is probable that the platform as pre-
sented will be adopted tomorrow.
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