The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-29
CORRUPTION DENOUNCED
Empire State Republicans on The
Wrongs Hill Has Prompted.
NO LACK OF ENTHUSIASM IN THE
GATHERING AT ALBANY.

Will Go to NTinneapolis-The Buckeye
State Will Send Mckinley, Foraker
Hahn and BushnelI-Proceedings of
Yesterdays Sessions of the Two Great
Conventions--In Other States.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 2S.-It was
twenty minutes past noon when State
Committee Chairman Brookfield of New
York called the Republican convention
to order. Prayer was offered by Rev. I.
N. Phelps. After the roll call had been
finished W. A. Sutherland was elected
temporary chairman, and upon taking
the chair addressed the convention.
When he referred to the splendid achieve
ments of the present national govern
ment, there came up to him the first
extended applause that had greeted his
address. But when, moment later, the
speaker referred to the wisdom of the
brilliant Secretary Of State,' there arose
a tumult to which the applause for Mr..
Harrison seemed but preliminary mur-
muir. The speaker endeavored to resume,
but the convention yet carried the name
of Mr. Blaine in their ears and renewed
cheers swept the house.
The convention then took recess I'M
til afternoon when the organization was
perfected with Whitelaw Reid as perma-
nent chairman. Mr.. Reid, in his address,
contrasted the record of the Republican
and Democratic parties to the detriment
of the latter. He stated that with fair
count, New York was Republican state
and condemned the legislation of the
Democratic majority in this years sess-
ion of the state legislature. He coun-
selled harmony in the Republican ranks.
When Mr.. Reid referred to President
Harrison as the noble man sitting under
his grandfather's hat in the White House
the house rang with cheers. The utter
ance characterizing Mr. Blaine as
"That Great Secretary, the nIatch1ess
BIaine,'
gave rise to an enthusiastic demonstra-
ton.
In response to loud calls, Chauncey M.
Depew took the platform and made an
address. His complimentary reference
to Secretary Blaine aroused tumult of
enthusiasm. Hon. j. Sloat Fassett also
spoke.
The platform reafirms the platform of
the National Republican convention of
1888, and congratulates President Harri-
son ION the success of the administra-
ton which has followed out the princi-
pies and fulfilled the pledges promul-
gated in that platform 1t declares
that in every department the highest
qualities of craftsmanship have been ex-
hibited. 1t claims that the Republican
party has right to ask the approval and
support of all good citizens for the poll
cy it has pursued in revenue legislation,
for the fruits, now apparent, of the Nc
Kinley tariff, and for the system of reci-
procity." In the success of this admin
istration, the platform recognizes ''the
consummate ability of President Harrison
and the wisdom and sagacity of his cab
met, especially his chief cabinet officer,
James G. Blaine, whose strong hold up
on, and intimate relationship with the
management of public affairs have been
of lasting benefit to the American peo-
ple.' The platform cordially endorses
the vigorous declaration OF President
Harrison at Albany in favor of an honest
dollar. 1t commends the Republican
members of Congress for having secured
the defeat of the free silver bill, and as
serts the people must continue to
look to the Republican party to MAIN
tain the good faith of the nation in all
matters of finance.
The Platform Denounces the Treatment
of the colored people in the South as
barbarous, and continued in defanc- of
the laws and federal constition for the
sole purpose of perpetuating Democratic
control in that section. 1t tenders the
oppressed people cordial sympathy and
earnest efforts for the amelioration of
their condition.
The platform arraigns the Democratic
party of this state, through it's leaders,
as guilty of conspiracy against the con-
stitutional rights of the people, a con-
spiracy involving the Justification of Off
cial election returns, the theft and sup
preston OF public records by sworn
state officers and other revolutionary
and criminal acts which have eliminated
in the reversal of the politicsl majority
of the legislature as determined by
the verdict of the people at the polls.''
1t denounces in detail the
record made by the legislature just adj
journed including .'the whitewashing of
the guilty judge of the Court of Ap-
peals" and the alleged fraudulent
enumeration of the people, the appor-
tionment based on which reduces the
representation of the Republican por-
tions of the state in the legislature and
in Congress and gives all the increase to
Democratic Cities.
The platform says: 'While these
crimes were plotted and
Perpetrated by David 3. Hill
and his fellow conspirators, the Demo-
cratic party, except those individuals
who refuse to sanction its revolutionary
measures. has made itself full
partaker in the guilt by it's greedy
seizure of the prints of the
felony" The Democratic party, the
platform insists, is further made respon-
sible for the whole conspiracy by the
votes in both houses sustaining the re-
port generating Maynard, and by the
appointment and retention of Maynard
on the bench of the Court of Appeals.
The platform invites all people, regard
less of previous party lines, to join in
the condemnation and rebuke of the lar
ceny of the legislature and the degrade
ton of the bench of the highest tribu-
nal.
The platform was adopted. The COM