The record-union., 1892-02-23
snccIal 10 the REcoRp-Ux1ox.


ALBANY, Feb. 22.-Sunshine and the
booming of cannon opened the conven-
ton day, and such crowds as filled the
streets were never before seen in this
city. At 10 o'clock the great mob surged
about the State Committee headquarters,
where the Grace-Anderson committee
was TO make it's formal kick. Mr.. An
derson, on entering the room, was recog-
nized by Chairman Murphy, and. ex-
planned the nature of their appointment
and the reason for the visit. Copies of
the action of the Cooper Union meeting,
he said, had been sent to each member Of
the State Committee before. They were
here to ask for an answer.
Chairman Murphy said he had not
placed the matter before the State Com
mittee Mr.. Grady said he thought the
committee had no answer to make, as q
committee. His individual answer had
been sent by mail
\ copy OF the communication was then
read, whereupon Cochran asked II the
Cooper L Mon meeting was held purSu-
ant to a call issued by the committee as
sembled at the office ofFairchild. Ander-
son said the meeting was in answer to a
call numerously signed, and that he did
think there was such meeting at Fair
child's Office.
Cochran moved that the protest and
resolution be received and laid on the
table. Grady said in his opinion, ii was
the original purpose OF the professors at
their first meeting to protest against the
calling Of the convention too late, and
that the plan was changed because 1t was
called too early to suit them. Now An
derson comes here for the purpose of
having them consider this as the source
of the proposition.
William K. Grace said he had never
heard of meeting being held protesting
against an early or late convention. He
took part in this committee, with the I'M
Outstanding that it should not be pro-
test against the candidacy of any person,
but against the calling OF the convention
at this time.
Cochran's motion to table the resolu-
ton was carried unanimously, and the
kicking" committee withdrew.
I'VE are treated as We expected" said
they, land we will hold a meeting this
afternoon that Will astonish these peo-
pie"
From the scene of the kick the crowd
poured to the convention hail, which was
abundantly decorated with red, white
and blue bunting.
Chairman Murphy called the conven-
ton to order, and Judge Beebe was es-
corted to the chair as temporary presid-
ing officer. His speech was warmly re-
ceived, but the greatest applause was
accorded his reference to Hill, under
whose leadership the Democracy of the
State had never lost battle. Secretary
De Freest called the roll of the conven-
lion, and the names of the prominent
Democrats were greeted with wild APP
plause.
Contesting delegations were present
from the Fourth Albany District, Second
Chautauqua and FirstEOswego. ResoIu-
lions were adopted making provision for
The appointment of various committees.
a recess was then taken until $3.50, when
the Convention was called to order. The
report of the Committee on Contested
seats favored the seating of the sitting
delegates in the Albany and Chautauqua
cases. The Oswego contest was with
drawn and the report adopted.
General Daniel T.. Sickles was made
Permanent Chairman, and spoke at some
length In the course of his speech, he
said: III we shall again be invited by
orr comrades in other States TO put for
ward a candidate for the Chief Magistracy
Of the Nation, we are prepared to ask
their suffrages for a statesman whose
record already places him in the group
made illuStriouS by the names OF Van
Buren,, Wright, Marcy, Seymour and
Tilden, gallant leader whose banner is
inscribed with many victories, leader
who was elected to the Senate Of the
United States without the expenditure of
4 dollar, n leader in whom the veteran
soldiers always found SteadtaSt friend
:: leader whose election to the Presidency
would give the whole people an admins
tration guided and directed in all its
measures by the principles, policies and
traditions oil Jefferson and jackson.
THE PLATFORM.
The report of the Committee on Resolu-
tons was then read as follows:
The Democratic party OF New York re-
" f.,.i
and Democratic faith to the tradition as
affirmed in the national platforms from
1876 to 1888, as well as in the State plat
form concurrent with the opening of
Governor Tilden's and the close Of Gov
ernor HIPS long. thrice approved and
alike illustrious service in the Chief
Magistracy. The State platform of 1874
is epitomiZed, and the document con-
tinues:
"We now, as then, steadfastly adhere to
the principles OF sound finance. We are
against the coinage of any silver dollar
which is not of the intrinsic value of
every other dollar of the United States
Ne therefore denounce the Sherman sill
yer law, under which our silver output is
damned up at home, as a false pretense,
but actual hindrance of the return To free
timetable coinage, as tending only to
produce change from one kind of mono
netallism to another. Wetherefore unite
with the friends of honest money every
where in stignatiZing the Sherman pro-
crossing silver basis law as no solution of
the gold and silver question, and as a fit
appendage to the subsidy and bounty
swlndle, the Mckinley Act, worse than
The war tariff, the Blaine reciprocity
humbug, the squandered surplus, adj
vanclng deficit, defective census falsified
representation, and the revolutionary
proceedings ofthe billion-dollar Congress,
as justly condemned by the peoples great
uprising verdict, which, renewed this
year, will empower the Democratic states
men to guide the peoples councils and
execute the peoples will"
The platform calls with proud memory
The lnf1eNloIllty of the sound finance Of
Governor Illden, twho led the Demo-
cratic party in pushing on compulsory
Republican advance 10 current COINAGE
redemption 1t also refers with crate
full pride TO the in1lexibly sound finance
of Governor Hill, who by efficient econ
omy has accomplished the practical ak
tinction of the State debt; has faithfully
urged the nations release from un;nst
taxation and likewise with a states
lnan's energy and true foresight of the
seventy-cent dollar, pushing for birth i'm
body of the Sherman silver law. has
taken up the peoples cause, assailed the
Republican degradation of the silver
money and led the advance of the Demo-