The Portland daily press., 1894-09-19
ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION BY
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
The Republican Platform Adopted at This
Scathing Denunciation of CIevela nd
Governor Flower and the Democratic
Party in General.
The Republican Platfor

in with their band and filled one entire
section of the circle back of the pit and to
the left of the stage. The seats on the
stage were filed by Senators, ex-Senators
and other veterans of the party.
By l2.l5. the gathering presented the
aspect of national convention. No such
assembly of well-known men has ever be-
fore gathered in a state convention in the
Empire State. There was lots of enthu-
siasm everywhere, and the greatest of good
feeling prevailed. 1t was evident that no
matter how much the minor branches of
the party had rubbed against each other in
the past few weeks, all belonged to the
same stock, and would be unit after the
ticket was named.
When Thomas G. Platt entered the hall he
was greeted with rousing cheers He, took
the aisle seat of the Tioga delegation w hich
happened to lie next to the front row.
There was an even greater burst of ap-
plause when J. Sloat Fassett came in and
took his seat with the delegates from
Chemung. There were three cheers for
Fassett from the right hand gallery. There
were some Misses mingled with the cheers
for MilhoIland.
1t was just AZ. 10 when William Brookfiel
chairman of the state committee, called the
convention to order. Prayer wassoffered by
Rev. Joseph Carey of Saratoga. He made
no allusion to politics. The roll call fol-
lowed, and when it was completed, Mr..
Brooktield presented the name of Lemuel
E. Quigg, Congressman from New York
city, as the selection Of the state commit
tee. for temporary chairman. He was
unanimously elected
Mr.. Quigg was given a rousing reception,
and his remarks upon,taking the chair were
punctuated with applause
At l.23. Mr.. Quigg finished his remarks
and the usual committees were appointed.
At Lao a recess was taken till 4.30.
Afternoon Session.
Saratoga, N. Y, Septem ber 1s.-When
the Republican state convention reas-
sem b.ad, Hon. Warner Miller was chosen
permanent chairman. Mr.. Miller said
every Indication pointed to Republican
success this fall. Messages from Yer
mont and Maine speak in no uncer-
tain terms of the tide which set in the
Repu blican favor.
Mr.. Miller described the long.fght TO
obtain tariff legislation, and said the
Democratic party had finally passed a
tariff bill, carried through by treason.
He said the long promised boom of pros
perity lad not arrived in this country,
but paeans of joy could be heard from
over the line in Canada and from the
shops and factories in Germany.
When MIR. Miller had finished, Hon.
Serenoe E. Payne read the following
platform, reported by the committee on
| resolutions:
THE PLATFORM.
The Republicans of New York, in con-
vention assem- bled. extend the heartiest
| greetings to the Republicans of Penn
| sylvania, Rhode Island, Oregon, Vermont
and Maine for their prompt and just
judgment of the incompetent Democrat
ic administration. They voice the verdict
of the people that the path of protection
| is the path of prosperity.
| We congratulate the Den osratic sugar
| planters of louisiana on their courage
| Gus declaration of independence of party
trammels that endangers the material
| prosperity of their state.
| The Democratic President of the Unit
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| of the ways and means committee OF
the House Of Represe natives have an.
| nounced a war against the protected in
| dustries of the country. 1t has just be-
| gun, and it is to be prosecuted to the
bitter end. On behalf of the wage-earn-
er, ,agriculturalist, business man and every
| sacred interest in the Empire State oi
the Union, the Republican party OF New
| York, in convention assem- bled, accepts
this challenge and pledges its faith "a
| defend against all assaults p
THE RIG HTS OF THE WORKING.
| MAN
| and his employer, both wantonly invad.
| ed by reckless demagogues. We invite
| the people to compare the pledges of the
Democratic party with the performances
| of the Democratic administration.
The fitness and capacity of the Demo.
cracy to govern must be judged by iIs
record It's most important achievement
thus far has beeen ftly characterized BY
| the chief executive of it's choice, oil
"perfidy and dishonor." Denouncing DO.
| litical corruption, it rewarded the larg
est contri butors to its campaign fund by
the bestowal of foreign missions. De
| nouncing trusts, it permitted one of then
| to formulate its tariff BILL. Promising
/ continuance of the vigorous foreign pol
icy established by the lamented James
| G. Blame, it su INSTITUTED policy CT in
fanny" when Hawaii was freely offered
the United States. Denouncing the
Sherman act as a cowardly makeshift,
it was enabled to repeal the silver pur
| chasing clause Of that act only by the helI
of Repu ublican senator's Arrslgning pro
lection as fraud upon labor" it passed
mongrel protective measure SO tainted
with scandal that it barely escaped tbs
veto of the Democratic President. Ad
| vocating free raw materials, and exten.
sion of our foreign trade, it destroyed
all profitable reciprocal agreements made
by President HARRISON. Pledglng Itself
to the payment of jnst and liberal pen
sions," it treats Union soldiers as II thu
GRAND ARMY BADGE
were the badge of beggary and brigand
| AGE. Pledpinr retren chment, it exceed