Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23

several congressional districts: also. the
names OF two presidential electors from
the state at large and ono elector from
each congressional district, said dis
tr'ct electors to be nominated TO said CON-
m,ttee by the delegates from the several
congressional districts; and IN any case
whore the delegates from congressional
district are unable 10 agree upon choice
for district delegate or presidential elector
they shall report that fact to the Commit
tee on Delegates and Electors, which shall
determine the selection. subject to the ap-
proval oil the convention"
case exactly covered by this resolution
was presented from tho Twenty-f first Con-
gressionai District, composed Of Clinton,
Essex, Franklin, and Warren counties.
Under the above resolution the case was
referred TO the Committee on Delegates
and Electors for determination.
recess was then taken until $3.50 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Beecker Hall was IA crowded as at the
morning session when Chairman Beebe
called the afternoon session to order at
421. The report Of the Committee on Con-
tested Seats favored the seating of the SIT
thug delegates in the contested cases In
Albany and Chautauqua. The Oswego
contest was withdrawn. The report was
adopted.
The report of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization was then presented and
adopted.
sIcKLKs PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
General Daniel T. Sickles was made per-
manent chairman, and when he was intro
duced By Judge Beebe he received an ova-
tion. General Sickles spoke as follows:
THE Democracy of New York and OF the
nation approach the presidential campaign
of 1892 with deep sense OF the response
victory of 1850 and 1891. We cannot fail to
see the manifest purpose Of the people of
this country TO dismiss the kepub-
lican party from any further control
of the Federal Government. The State
Of New York has often had the good tor.
tune to be honored by the choice OF one OF
its citizens as the champion of the Ma
tional Democracy. If we shall again be IN
vited by our comrades In other States to
put forward candidate for the chief mag
istracy Of the nation. we are prepared TO
ask their suffrages for statesman whose
record already places him IN the group
made illustrious 10y the names OF van bu-
rem Wright, Marcy, Seymour, and Illden.
We shall present the name OF gallant
| leader whose banner is inscribed with many
victories and under whom the Democracy
| of New York never has been and never
will be defeated; leader who was elected
10 the Senate of the United States without
| the expenditure of dollar leader we
| love because the enemies OF the Demo
cratic party hate and fear him.. leader
whose success is always q triumph OF ms
party: leader whose election TO the
presidency of the United States would
give to the whole people an Administration
guided and directed in all of its measures
by the principles, the policy, and the ira
dit ons of Jefferson and Jackson"
James W. Ridgeway. of Kings county,
next handed up the report of the Com
mittee Oh Resolutions, which was read by
Secretary Defreest.
The PLATFORM.
THE Democratic party of the State of
New York, in convention assembled, re-
news the pledge of its fidelity TO the great
cause of tariff reform and TO the whole
Democratic faith and tradition, as affirmed
in our national platforms from 1876 to 1888.
as we'll as in our State platforms concur
rent with the opening of Governor lilden's
brief and the close of Governor Hllls long,
thrice approved, and alike illustrious ser
vice in the chief magistracy OF the Empire
State.
NEW YORK STATE PLATFORM 1874
II. Gold aud silver the ONLY legal ten
der; no currency inconyertible with coin.
p. Steady steps towards specie pay
ments no step backward.
"3. Honest payment of the public debt
in coin; sacred preservation OF the pubic
"A. Revenue reform Federal taxation
for revenue only: no government partner
ship with protected monopoles.
IS. Home rule; to limit and localize
most jealousy the few powers entrusted
TO public servants, municipal and Federal;
no Capitalization.
"a. Equal and exact Justice to all men
no partial legislation. no partial taxation.
~. The presidency public trust, not
private perquisite: no third term.
IS. Economy in the public expense that
labor may be lightly burdened."
"YEw YORK STATE PLATFORM, lS92."
I'VE now, as then. steadfastly adhere to
| the principles of sound finance. =,
I'VE are against the coinageof any sill
yer dollar which is not of the intrinsic
value of every other dollar OF the United
States. c,
| man law. under which one tenth of our
| gold stock has been exported aud ali our
SILVER output is damned up at home, as o
| false pretence and an actual hlndrance or
| a return 10 free bimetallic coinage. and as
| tending only TO produce change from
one kind of monometallism to another.
I'VE therefore unite with the friends OF
| honest money everywhere IN stigmatlzing
| the Sherman progresslve-basis law az no
| solution of the gold and silver question.
and as a lit appendix 10 the subsidy and
| bounty swindle, the Mckinley worse-than-
| war tariff, the Blaine reciprocity humoug,
| the souandered surplus, the advancing de-
| 6cit. the defective census aud faisified
representation, and the revolutionary pro-
| cedures of the billion Congress. all Justly
| condemned by the peoples great uprising
| last November QS90), verdict which, re-
| 4 A -. Wil
mocratic statesmen to guide the peoples
councils and to execute the peoples Will.
| TILDHN.
| "Tbe Democrats of New York recall with
| proud memory the infexibly sound finance
| of Governor Tilden, who not only admin
| istered the State government with iru,
| pality but who also, with unequalied
| ability and unfiagging resolution, demand
| ed "a thorough reform OF tarlt taxatioh'
| and likewise, with statesmans energy
| and foresight, assailed the shameless dc;
| pradatlon of our greenback currency. ana
| led the Democratic party III pushing on
| the compulsory Republican advance TO
current coin redemption il not also TO tha'
| coin payment of the same, whereto, as
| well, the faith of the United States il
solemnly pledged
1.-THE Democrats of New York refer with
grateful pride TO the infiexible, sound
finance OF Governor Hill, by efficient econo.
INV through his long administration. has
accomplished the practical extinction o.
our State deDt. has faithfully urged WIFI
a powerful and practiced advocacy the ma.
tion's release from the bondage OF the un.
equal, unnecessary, and unjust taxation
imposed by the tariff of 1888. and the re-
neal or the superadded impositions
OF the two Mckinley laws and like
wise. with s.atesman's energy
and true foresight. of the, 7O,cent
dollar pushing for birth IN the BODY
of the Sherman silver law; has taken NJ
the peoples cause. assailed the Republican
degradation of the peoples silver money
and led the advance of the Democratic
party of New York with unfalterine step;
to that solid ground Of high justice and
equity upon which they stand to-day abso
lutely without discord or division, IN thu
behalf demanding with him that every
dollar coined III these United states shall
be the equal of every other dollar se
coined. and demanding the redress OF then
present shameless inequality.
NOMINATION OF HILL.