The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-01

The Nominees to BE supported, VINO
ever They Are-Tne Platform.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 1.-The MAY
Convention selected delegates to the
Democratic National Convention at Chi
cage, but it is generally understood
that they will not make a contest tor
seats.
They will 60 in the form Of contesting
delegates in order to obtain recognition
enough from the National Convention to
enable them to place before that body a
resolution stating that 1t is the desire
of the Democrats of New York State
that Grover Cleveland should receive the
nomination for President.
After the organization yesterday, as
stated in these dispatches, a recess was
taken to allow the various committees
to do their work.
The convention re-assembled at 4ilO
and Z. Ellery Anderson, from the Com
mittee on Resolutions reported the
platform. 1t declares that the Dem
ocratic party alone is true to
the people, and, alone can be trusted
to administer their affairs. The Nc
Kinley bill is ranked as a measure ''of
class legislation never before heard Of"
and it states that the last Congress dis
played utter contempt for economy and
honesty.
The silver plank is dealt with in the
following manner: ave approve the
use of both gold and silver as money.
But we demand that all dollars, whether
gold or silver, shall be equal in value to
each other in fast, as we'll as by declara-
ton Of law.
1--WE are opposed to the free coinage
of silver by the United States alone at
the existing rate of sixteen to one, be-
cause we do not believe that free coinage
real value between the gold and SILVER
dollar"
The platform continues; when a
party machine claims to be the party it
self, instead of its instrument; when. it
calls the party caucuses at unacCustom-
ed seasons and upon insufficient notice;
when regardless of the votes there cast,
1t places in the convention those who,
regardless of the views and wishes of
their constituents, will agree IN advance
to support the schemes and candidates
of the Oligarchy it has established; when
IL gives notice in advance that they who
will not agree TO be so sutservieut will
not be admitted-then It usurps the
function of the party, ceases to be repre-
sentative, creates discomfort, arouses
no sentiments, weakens the party and
greatly imperils its success. Then it be-
comes the duty of the original elements
Of the party to take action that will re-
store to it just relations between mem
beers and their agents."
In closing Grover Cleveland is in
dorsed, but the matter of either naming
him WnaGfnn u aAnNArN -. --2-a A.
left an open question with the Chicago
delegation.
A resolution was adopted pledging
support to the candidates named at
at Chicago.
Delegates were then chosen to Chicago,
those st-large being: Frederick Coudert,
Edmund Fitzgerald, E. A. Orr and
Charles A. Bishop. The electors chosen
are the same as those adopted by the
February convention.
E1-Mayor w. R. Grace, E. Ellery An
dersou, Henry R. Beekman, Morton
Chase, w. S. Beach, Charles S. Fair
child, W. A. Poucher, Colonel Monroe,
John d. Herman, John E. f.. Ashe and
James Shanshan dined together last
night and were exceedingly jubilant
over the result of the convention.
Mr.. Grace said: ut is foolish even to
suppose that the Chicago Convention
can ignore the results of this conven-
tion. They could not even If they were
as absolutely under control of Tammany
as is the machine in this State. l ven
ture to make this prediction and l make
it in all seriousness. we shall have a
representation in the convention hall at
Chicago
Mr.. Fairchild said: eve are not abso-
lutely for Grover Cleveland. 1t is true
his name has been cheered 1t is like
wise true that resolutions commencing
his course have been passed, but we are
not hide-bound, like the February con-
v%ention, to one man. We are for the
great mass Of the people, for Democracy,
for the Chicago ticket and the Chi
cago platform. l ratify Mr.. Grace's pre-
dicUion that WI will have a representa-
tion in the Chicogo convention
The general opinion among the dele
gates is that while the action Of the con-
vention was not particularly favorable
to Mr.. Cleveland, in that it will not
make him popular with the Hill ad-
h%erents, still the object Of the meeting,
the destruction of the candidacy of Da-
vid b.. Hill, is accomplished.