Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-04
IN STATE CONVENTION
Meeting of the N. Y. League
 of Democratic Clubs.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC AssEMeLAGE

About Two Hundred Delegates Present.
 Sketch of the Platform Adopted Om-
 cers for the Next Year-John Boyd That
 cher of Albany Made President.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-The fifth annual convention of the New York State League of Dem cratic Clubs was held at Chicker- ing Hall yesterday afternoon. The hall was handsomely decorated with flags and bunting, and on either side of the stage were hung large portraits of the National De ocratic candidates.
 About 200 delegates were present when President John Boyd Thatcher called the convention to order at 12:40 p. m. In his opening address President Thatcher spoke at length on the main issues of the campaign, and his mention of the name of Grover Cleveland as the standard bearer of the party was received with en- thusiastic applause.
 The convention was then organized, with Assemblyman William Sulzer as chairman and Edmund c. Stanton as sec- retary.
 A Committee on Credentials and an- other on resolutions, with Magrane Coxe as chairman, was appointed.
 While waiting for the Committee on
 
 J. Cummings was called to the p0tform and addressed the convention.
 The platform adopted was substantially as follows:
 "We firmly believe that tariff revision, as proposed by the Democratic party, is absolutely necessary to the continued prosperity of the country. Our funda- mental commercial need is a wider export market. and we believe that only through Il L. at the same time the menacing growth of monopolies will be checked, and the cost of the necessaries of life reduced without in any way endangering the se- curity of invested capital or the rights of industrial labor.
 "We declare it our opinion that the selfish disregard of all the better princi pies of government shown by the Force bill to which the Republican party is committed, is fraught with the greatest danger to the Republic. The very life oi our nation depends upon the continuance | of that adjustment between local govern ment and Federal power, which was es tablished by our fathers and guarded by long and brilliant line of Democratic | administrations. SSsR- "The Federal administration of Benja. | min Harrison is denounced for the bur dens it has-put upon the taxpayers of th' ! country, and its squanderlng Of the peo l ple's money, while contrasted with it is the record presented by the safe and hon orable administrations of Grover Cleve land, David B. Hiil and Roswell P ! Flower.
 ''We heartily indorse the candidates 1 nominated and the principles announced q by the Democratic National Convention 8 Chicago, and we pledge the earnest sup port of this League to Grover Cleveland and Adlai E. Stevenson"
 The convention then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year Barlow s. Weeks placed the name O. John Boyd Thatcher, of Albany, in nom ination as president of the Democrat State League of Clubs of the State o New York, and he was elected by accla nation. On the nomination of Congress man Charles w. Tracey of Albany coun ty% John H. V. Arnold was elected by ac clamation as first e-president. Flo second vice-president, Bernard J. Degnal of Kings was elected. Herman Ammend Wm. E. Gross and Hon. Ferdinand Lev were elected third, fourth and fifth vice presidents of the League respectively.
 The other officers elected were: Score tary, Edmund 0. Stanton; assistant secre tary, Frank E. Johnson of Brooklyn Treasurer, Hon. Perry Belmont.