The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-02-26
TRIUMPH FOR HILL.
New York's Democratic Con-
vention All for Him.
SENATOR NAMED FOR PRESIDENT.

Delegates Instructed 20 Vote n. u Unit
aDd Present His Name TO the Chicago
Gathering-Ths PIatform-A Contest
arg Delegation Promised-Great Night
Tor tho Michigan Ciub-One Thousand
Guests at the Observation-Disclosures the
Principal Orator.
ALBANY Fen 23.-Before the meeting
0, The state Democratic convention mere
yesterday the state central committee met
Its most important business being the dis.
position of the protest of the objecting
(1othamites. A committee of the DIRECTORS
appeared before the committee and urged
careful consideration of their protest.
Bourke Cochran asked E. Ellery Ander-
son II il was not true that the protest was
prepared before the convention was called
or the date set. Anderson said the com
mittee met on the Saturday night prior 70
the meeting Of the state committee. and
that there was 4 rumor at that time that
the convention was to be held early
Disposition of the Protest.
Thomas + Grady said that he believed
that the committee mad decided to protest
against the convention either as too early
or too late, and also believed that the COM
mittee was simply opposed to candidates
and not alone 10 The date Of the conven-
ton, and that the movement was simply
antagonistic and nothing else. Cochran
moved that the question referred 10 by the
committee, together with the papers, be
laid on the table The motion was unai.-
imously adopted, and me protesting dele
cation withdrew.
The state Convention Meets.
The Democratic state convention was
called to order shortly after noon, George
M. Beebe being temporary chairman. He
referred TO Hill in terms of glowing praise
and was loudly applauded. After the APP
pointment of committees, introduction of
resolutions, etc, recess to p. m. was
taken, and when the convention reassem-
bled General Sickles was made permanent
chairman He also eulogized Hill and
raised the enthusiasm of the convention
still higher. The committee on resolution
reported the platform, which, opens with
"a hearty Endorsement of Governor Hill,
aud renews the pledges in favor of tariff
reform
On Tariff and Finances.
II then recites the planks Of the Demo
cratic platforms for 1876 down, among
which are gold and silver the only legal
tender: federal taxation for revenue only.
and economy IN public expenses. We are
against the coinage of any silver dollar
which is not of the intrinsic value OF ev-
cry other dollar of ;he United States. We
therefore denounce the new Sherman sill.
yer law, under which one-tenth of our gold
stock has been exported and all our silver
output is damned up at home, as false
pretence, but actual hinGrance, Of return
to free bimetaliic coinage and as tending
only to produce change from one kind Of
monometaism to another
Hill Nominated tor President.
1--WE therefore unite with the friends of
honest money everywhere in stigmatizing
the sherman progressive silver basis law
a. no solution of the gold ana silver ques-
ton and as fit appendix 10 the subsidy
and bounty swirdle the Mckinley worse.
than-war tariff, the Blaine reciprocity
humbug, the squandered surplus, the adj.
vancing deficit, the defective census and
falsife1 representation. aud the rcvolu.
tiouary procedures of the billion dollar
congress "The inheXibly sound finance
OF Governor rilden" is coupled with the
similar view, 81 Governor Hill and the
close of the platform is as follows: ain
obedience TO the mandate Of the Demo-
cratic voters on New Ofk the delegates
selected by this convention are instructed
to present to the national Democratic con-
vention the name OF David 3 Hill rs their
candidate fer president OF the United
States" and the delegates are also instruct
ed TO vote as % unit
Names of the Delegates.
The following delegates to the national
convention were selected Roswell p
Flower Edward p Murphy, Jr., Daniel f.
Sickles, Henry W Slocum. Alternates-
Manton Marble, John Bigelow, Sidney
Webster, Alfred 6. Chaplin. Three cheers
were then given for Senator Hill and the
convention adjourned. After adjourn
ment Hill held All impromptu reception
on the stage of the hall
Meeting of the Directors.
While the regular convention was being
held the New York city DIRECTORS were
holding a conference in another hall.
Speeches were made by w ID. Locke, of
Buffalo; ex-Seeretary Fairchild, and 9TH
ers, all protesting against the early con-
vention and the aspirations of David B.
Hill. At the close of the speaking resolu-
cions were adopted to hold an anti-Hill
convention at Syracuse on May 81 to elect
delegates to the Democratic convention at
Chicago, and the conference then ad-
journed.