Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-10
THIRD TICKET IN NEW YORK
E p. Wheeler in Place of David B.
Hill
Democratic Boilers Make Their selec-
aCandidate-WinL Lead the Fight.

as foll0ws:
For governor-Everett p. Wheeler Of New
York city.
For lieutenant governor-Daniel n. Lock-
wood Of Buffalo
For Judge of the court of appeals-Charles
F. Brown of Orange county.
Everett p. Wheeler is a leading lawyer
and well-known citizen Of New York city.
He has always been a democrat. but has
seldom worked in harmony with the ''reg-
ular" democracy Of the state. and has been
known as a bitter opponent Of Senator Hill.
He was one of the leaders in the "anti-
snap" movement in 1892. and did much to
secure the nomination Of President Cleve-
land, whom he counts as one Of his warm
est friends
Mr.. Fairchild Declined.
1t was thought until the very last that
ex-Secretary Charles s. Fairchild would
be nominated for the first place on the
ticket, as he was the choice of the majority
of the reformers, and had been offered the
nomination, as stated in yesterdays Star,
but 1t was apparent, after the conference
had been In session some time, that Mr..
Fairchild was not anxious to accept the
leadership.
The doors were closed, and for two hours
the reformers discussed the situation. 1t
was long after ) O'Clock before Mr.. Shepard
office and gave out the selections that had
been made. Mr.. Shepard made the an
nouncement that Mr.. Fairchild would be
the chairman of the campaign committee.
and had agreed to serve. The committee
would be composed in part of the following
named gentlemen, all of whom were at the
conference: Franklin ID. Locke of Buffalo.
Edward NJ. Shepard Of Brooklyn, Henry A.
Richmond of Buffalo, Seymour Van SAINT
voord Of Troy, Michael f. OConnor Of
Brooklyn, Robert A. Wiederman Of Rock
land county, Thomas G. Sherman Of
Brooklyn. John A. Beal of New York.
S. Ramsey Of Brooklyn and A. r. James Of
Buffalo. Mr.. Shepard stated that those
named constituted only about half the COM
mittee, which would be completed later.
The tick, as named will be nominated by
petition. The petition will have to bear the
names of 5000 voters before IL can be &C
cepted by the election commissioners and
printed o. the official ballots. The reform
ers were confident last night that the neces-
sqry number of names would be obtained
quickly, and declared that enough names
would be attached TO petitions today TO
give the ticket official standing. The petit
ton must be filed before October IL. Head
quarters will at once be opened and a Wig
orous campaign commenced.
Mr.. Shepard was asked why Mr.. Fair
child had refused the nomination at the
head of the ticket.
well" he said, "Mr. Fairchild Is the
leader of the state democracy, and IL he &C.
cepted the nomination 1t would entail upon
him the necessity of giving up the leader
ship. But he has accepted the chairman
ship of the campaign committee. and will
be in this fight heart and soul"
The Platform.
The platform of the democratic party re-
form organization 0he name adopted by
the reformers) is as follows:
The delegates duly elected to the dem
ocratic state convention of 1894 by the dem
dishonesty and unfairly excluded there
from by the vote of a packed and inter-
ested committee, and by vote under gag
law in the convention, having associated
with themselves representative democrats
from other parts of the state, adopt and
publish this declaration:
We stan1 on the plain principles of Amer
lean freedom and of our historic democ-
racy-that each American citizen has free
right to live his life, to do his work, to
hold his beliefs, TO buy and sell and to pur-
sue happiness, unhindered by government.
so long as he respects the rights OF his fell
low-ctiZenS
New York is and will remain a demo-
cratic state, except when betrayed by I'M
scrupulous leadership, snap methods, cor
rupt practices and ring rule, which are no
less undemocratic than immoral. The re-
publican party has degenerated into the
tool of trusts-an enemy to the people
using taxes to rob the many for the few,
preaching a protection which has produced
mates in the religious intolerance of the I'M
American Protective Association, which is
utterly abhorrent to genuine democracy.
We stand for tariff reform and the I'M
Stacking of American industry. CONNER
cial crisis and industrial stagnation. result
ing from the Sherman law and the McKin-
ley bill, have made way for an already
reviving prosperity under the new tariff.
Facts tell, and the people will sweep away
such other axes as fence us In from the
markets of the world.
We honor the democratic House for its
fight for the Wilson bill; We condemn the
traitors to democracy, agents of the trusts,
in the Senate, and favor the election OF
Senators by the people. We ask the House
to insist at the next session for free coal,
free Ores and the repeal of differential
duties benefitirg the sugar trust. and of all
other duties favoring trusts.
We favor a sound currency and safe
banking system which will extend through
out the country the money advantages of
the cities, and which can be based only on
an honest dollar, of a single standard of
value.
Fit men only should be chosen for public
Office and unworthy candidates. nominated
by unworthy means, should be defeated at
the polls. The public service should be
manned throughout by honest men, selected
for merit fairly paid. giving the govern
ment a dollars worth of work for a dollars
worth of pay, and. in places not political
secure in tenure during good service We
demand an efficient enforcement Of the
CIVIL service laws and an extension of the
classified service in state and nation.
The constitutional convention has sought
to potrify in the constitution of the state
gerrymander apportionment, contrary to
the principles of representative and demo-
cratic government. We blame for this
danger to democracy David b. Hill, whose
political shortsightedness in forcing the
nomination of Maynard threw the conven-
ton. as well as the legislature, into the
hands of our political opponents; and We
ask fair-minded republicans with whom We
voted against Maynard, to vote with us
against this unjust and partisan apportion-
ment
We favor home rule In cities, separate
municipal elections, the suppression Of boss
es and rings, and the business administra-
ton of municipalities.
We commend our democratic President
for his fearless and consistent democracy.
for his great service in the repeal of the
Sherman law, and for his stanch support of
true tariff reform.
We denounce the so-called democratic
Senator, again a candidate for governor.
who is a democrat only when democracy
means himself: who, in the Senate of the
United States, has opposed the democratic
President, voted against the paramount
principle of the democratic platform. ex-
cluded himself from the councils of the
democratic party, and demeaned the DEM
ocratic state of New York; whose political
career has been built Upon corruptic-.