Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-01
PROTESTING AND CONTEST|HG,
New York Anti-snap Democrats
on the Warpath.
They Will Carry the Anti-Hill Fight
to Chicago.
The Syracuse Convention Selects set Of
Cleveland Delegates, But Pledges
Loyalty to the Nominee
whoever He IL.

Loyalty to the Nominee
whoever He IL.
By the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 1.-The Demo-
Gratis opposed to Senator Hill and his
midwinter snap convention" met in
state convention here this afternoon.
They were called to order by ex-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Charles G. Fair
child, chairman of the state COMMITTEES.
Fairchild made brief speech, in which
he spoke of the strength of the move
ment against Hill, and its growth since
the convention was called, and said /:
"We have only to 60 on in the spirit Of
justice, firmly and calmly, to accom-
plish what believe will do more for the
Democratic party in the state Of New
York than all the other political move
ments in the last generation"
Gen. John D. Herman Of Oneid q
county was then made temporary chair
man. On taking the chair he spoke ct
considerable length, beginning with this
declaration:
s.This convention is halt on the
march to the national Democratic con-
vention at Chicago of ~ army of 200,-
600 New York DEMOCRATS, and of as
many more enlisted sympathisers.
They 60 to wage war against their
Acknowledgement in that conven-
ton by leaders who have made crafty
use of the party machinery for
personal ends, and who have
overridden the time-honored customs
and usages of the Democratic party.
We claim under these usages our right
to insist at Chicago that the call for and
manipulation of the February conven-
tion was an abuse of trust and viola
tion of Democratic rights in this state ).
that its proceedings then misrepresented
q large element of disfranchised Demo
Gratis, and now misrepresent an over
whelming sentiment which has
since grown to vast proportions
throughout the state. If our
strength did not lie in the will of the
people, the sun would shine at midnight
before the loyal Democratic rank and
file Of this state would don the garb of
contestants and give this cause it's un-
precedented growth and its clearly
marked intensity of purpose. The pee
pie, neither disciplined, led nor organ
lied, are in this movement. That is its
strength"
The speaker then denounced the mid
winter convention, praised Cleveland
and tariff reform; declared in favor of
fair play for silver, but not for the policy
Of attempting to protect against ''gold
bugs" by the creation of ''silver bugs !"
and asserted that the Democratic dis
sensions in New York would end at Chi
cago.
When Herman reached the mention Of
Cleveland's name the convention rose
as one man and gave vent to its feelings
in an extraordinary burst OF enthusi-
asm. The speakers reference to silver
met quick recognition after the
appointment OF committees, the con-
vention took recess.
| The committees selected as delegates
at-large, A. e. Orr, Brooklyn; f. R.
Coudert, New York; G. r. Bishop
Buffalo; Edward Fitzgerald, Troy.
The convention reassembled at 4:15
The temporary organization was made
permanent, and the platform, revised
during recess, was adopted.
The platform declares that the most
urgent necessity of the union is radi-
cal reform in the administration of the
| federal government; denounces the Re-
publican party for its abuse of power
during the past four years; having con-
troll Of the executive and both branches
of congress, it pursued a course of ex-
travagance, tyranny and fraud; finding
the treasury with large and increasing
surplus, it disregardedits duty to relieve
the people from oppressive tariff taxa
ton, and through the billion dollar
congress enacted appropriations amount
ing to $500, 100000 annually, most
of them permanent, 80 that they
cannot be reduced by the Democratic
house without the concurrence of the
Republican senate; turned the magni6-
| cent surplus into danger of deficiency
went to lengths of legislation before un-
heard of, by enacting the Mckinley bill ;
deprived the state of New York of it's
just representation in congress and the
electoral college by fraudulent census
was guilty of fraudulent administration
of the pension Office; reached the eli
max OF partisan oppression in an en-.
deavor to enact the infamous force bill.
The platform then contrasts this with
the wise, prudent Democratic admins
tration of Grover Cleveland, who, in his
| uc6SdBo VI OtCcmUcI, 1907, pOluteu Oul
the true mission of the Democratic
party, and though meeting temporary
defeat, brought it to magnificent vic.
tories in 1890 and 1891, and declares
that New York shall not be blank
space on the Democratic map.
The platform then denounces the Nc.
Kinley act at length in it's effect on
commercial developments, etc.
The silver plank reads as follows
"We approve of the use of both gold and
silver as money, but demand that all
dollars, whether gold or silver, shall be
equal in value to each other, in fact az
we'll as by declaration of law. We are
opposed to free coinage of silver by the
United States alone at the existing ratio
of sixteen to one, because we
believe free coinage at that ratio
will result in the immediate
disappearance of gold from the business
of the country, and that the use of silver
will be certain loss to every wage
Garner and every savings bank depositor
with the impairment of credit and disas-
trous disturbance of business of every
kind. The repeal of the Sherman silver
bill of 1890 is demanded because it is
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