The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-04
IN STATE CONVENTION
Meeting of the N. Y. League
of Democratic Clubs.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC AssEMBLAeE.

About Two Hundred Delegates Present
Sketch of the Platform Adopted ON
GERS for the Next Year-John Boyd That
cher of Albany Made President.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 4.-The fifth annual
convention of the New York State League
Of Democratic Clubs was held at CHECKER
ing Hall yesterday afternoon. The hall
was handsomely decorated with flags and
bunting and on either side of the stage
were hung large portraits of the National
De : ocratic candidates.
About 200 delegates were present when
President John Boyd Thatcher called the
convention to order at 1910 p. m. In
his opening address President Thatcher
spoke at length on the main issues of the
campaign, and his mention of the name
of Grover Cleveland as the standard
bearer of the party was received with en-
thusiastic applause.
The convention was then organized,
with Assemblyman William Suizer as
chairman and Edmund G.. Stanton as sec
retary.
A Committee on Credentials and an
other on resolutions, with Magrane Coke
as chairman, was appointed.
While waiting for the Committee on
Resolutions to report, Congressman Amos
j. Cummings was called to the platform
and addressed the convention.
The platform adopted was substantially
as follows:
'We firmly believe that tariff revision,
as proposed by the Democratic party, is
absolutely necessary to the continued
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mental commercial need is wider export
market. and we believe that only through
such a revision is it to be obtained, whil o
at the same time the menacing growth
of monopolies will be checked, and the
| cost of the necessaries of life reduced
without in any way endangering the Sc
curity of invested capital or the rights of
industrial labor.
"We declare it our opinion that the
selfish disregard of all the better princi.
pies of government shown by the Force
| bill, to which the Republican party is
committed, is fraught with the greatest
| danger TO the Republic The very life ot
our nation depends upon the continuance
Of that adjustment between local govern
ment and Federal power, which was es
tablished by our fathers and guarded by
long and brilliant line of Democratic
administrations.
''The Federal administration of Benja-
min HVrrison is denounced for the bur
| dens it has put upon the taxpayers of the
country, and its squandering of the peo-
ple's money, while contrasted with it is
the record presented by the safe and hon
orable administrations of Grover Cleve-
land, David B. Hill and Roswell p
Flower
''We heartily indorse the candidates
nominated and the principles announced
by the Democratic National Convention al
Chicago, and we pledge the earnest sup
port of this League to Grover CLEVELAND
and Adlai E. Stevenson"
The convention then proceeded to the
election of officers for the ensuing year
Barlow S. Weeks placed the name OF
| John Boyd Thatcher, of Albany, in nom.
ination as president of the Democrati,
State League of Clubs of the State oi
New York, and he was elected by accla
nation. On the nomination of Congress
man Charles w. Tracey of Albany coun'
ty, John II. " Arnold was elected by &C
clamation as first vice-president. Fol
second vice-president, Bernard ]. DegnaI
of Kings was elected. Herman Ammend
| VIM. L. Gross and Hon. Ferdinand Levy
were elected third, fourth and fifth vice
presidents Of the League respectively.
The other officers elected were: Secre-
tary, Edmund @. Stanton; assistant secre-
tary, Frank e. Johnson of Brooklyn
Treasurer, Hon. Perry Belmont.