The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-23

aro unable to ugree on choice for dis
trict delegates or presidential clcctor,
they shall report that fact to the com.
mittee on delegates and electors, which
shall determine the selection, subject Ia
tho approval of tho convention.
Then Mr.. Wood, from tho Twenty.
First district said: would like to hayo
the clerk inform mo II tho delegates
from the Twenty-First district have
liandcd in list Of delegates OF persons
to represent them upon tho various
committees. - i.f,
II am informed such list has beon
handed in" said tho chairman.
TIE FIRST nREEzE
Mr.. Wood-"I object to that list for
the reason that the delegates who rep
resent that district have not yet met
and not yet decided upon tho persons
to represent them OH the several CON-
mittGes and as national delegates. For
my district / ask that wo be given fair
play and justice" ,asr1
1t then appeared from the cross con-
versation which followed between the
chair and tho Clinton county dclega.
tion that tho delegates from the con-
grosslonal district nre divided, six and
six, Clinton led by George Wood and
Essex bcingin deadlock with Warren
and Franklin counties. The six dele
gates from tho two last named counties
met before the convention and selected
national delegates not in sympathy
with Smith W, Weed, and friendly TO
Mr.. Hill.
Then came down the aisle Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan. He said: II sim
ply desire TO mako suggestion. The
congressional delegation from Mr..
Weeds district is evenly divided, and
don't think they can agree. The twelve
delegates from that district arc here.
see no reason why they do not confer
now and determine whether or not they
can agree. Ii they cannot do so, under
tho resolution already adopted the mat
ter is to be referred to and determined
by the committee on delegates and cleo
tors. This convention can wait few
minutes" 3:
Mr.. Weed expressed himself in favor
of this proposition, stating that he had
made the same proposition to Mr.. Grit
fin, chairman OF tho Warren delegation,
but he had declined it. After two or
three minutes conference Mr.. Weed re-
piled that the delegation from the twen-
ty-iirst congressional district were evenly
divided, and therefore unable to agreo
on members OF committees or national
delegates. Under the resolution already
adopted the question was referred to
committee on delegates and electors for
determination. -
Recess was then taken until $3.50 pm.
II AFTERNOON SESSION.
: Blocker Hall was as crowded as at
the morning session when Chairman
Beebe called the afternoon session to
order at 4:20. The report OF the COM
mltteo on contested seats favored the
seating OF the sitting delegates in tho
contested cases in Albany and Chautau-
qua.
Tho Oswego contest was withdrawn.
The report was adopted. The report OF
tho committee on permanent orgaliiza.
tion was then presented and adopted.
General Daniel Z. Sickles was made
permanent chairman, and when he was
introduced by Judge Beebe he received
an ovation.
James W. Ridgeway, of Kings county,
then handed up the report OF the COM
mittee on resolutions which was read.
by Secretary Do Freest. The paper
constituting the conventions platform
is rs follows:
The Democratic party OF the state OF
New York in convention assembled rc.
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 1SSS, US we'll as in our state
platforms, concurrent with the OPEN
ing OF Governor Tilden's brief, and the
close: of Governor Hills long, thrice ap-
proved and alike illustrious service in
tho chief magistracy of the Empire
state. - .-.-5.
TIE PLATFORM.
First-Gold and silver, the only legal
tender; no currency inconyertiblc with
coin.
second-steady steps toward specie
payments; no step backward.
Third-Honest payment OF the public
debtin coin; sacred preservation OF the
public faith. lFs !
Fourth-Rcvenue reform; federal
taxation for revenue only; no govern
ment partnership with protected mono-
poles.
.Fifth-Homc rule, to limit and local
ize most jealously the few powers in
trusted to public servants, municipal
and federal, no Capitalization.
Sixth-Equal and exact justice to all
men, no partial legislation, no partial
taxation.
Sevcnth-The presidency q public
trust, not private perquisite; no third
term.
Eighth Economy in the public ex-
pcnsc that labor may bo lightly bur.
dened
"We now, as then, steadiastly adhere
to the principles OF sound finances.
eve arc against the coinage OF any
silver dollar which is not OF the intrin-
sic raluo OF every other dollar OF tho
United States:
1--WE therefore denounce thcncw Sher.
man silver law under which one.tcnth
Of our gold, stocks has been exported
and all our silver output is damned up
at home MS o false prctcnse, but actual
hindranco OF return to free bi-metallic
coinage, and as tending only to produce
a change from ono kind Of monometal-
ismto another,
eve, therefore, unto with tho friends
Of honest money everywhere in'stigma-
tizlng tho sherman progressive silver
basis law Us no solution of.the gold and
silver question and as fit appendix to
tho subsidy and bounty swindle, the
Mckinley worse than war tariff, the