The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-26

| Democratic state convention convened thi
morning the TammaDy men werr unani
| nous for ex-Secretary Whitney for gov
ernor. and Kings county men showed =
| disposition 10 follow in Tammsny's foot
steps. Gaynor's adherents. however. wer,
confident. Miss Su>an B. Anthony AN.
other woman suffragists in the convention
| urged the adoption of plank in favor Of
| extending the ballot to women. Senator
| Murphy called the convention 10 order a
LEO. Senator David b. Hill was name
! temporary chairman amid intense en- hu
| siasm. He made n ringing speech, de-
| nouuciug the Republicans and telling OF
! the good work of his own p-rty. Speaking
of the prospects for the coming election
be said:
with a unite1 party and a united vote
New York is sill Democratic state, ana
II We are true to ourselves she will this
year resume her place in the Democratic
column. The administration of President
Cleveland has been clean handed, econom-
ical, painstaking aud patriotic. The Va
rious departments of the national govern
ment have been conducted with success
and the Democratic party as a whole is en-
the people. whose interests it endeavors
fai, hfuIly to serve. The administration
OF our state government under Democratic
auspices has merited the public confidence
We have given to the state wise laws. we
have reformed abuses; we have aided the
country labor and we have contributed
argely to the added greatness, prosperity
and welfare of our grand old common
wealth.
The Democratic party stands in this
state. as it has ever stood, for that relIgi
Gus liberty which is guaranteed them by
our constitution and arraign he ReDub-
lican party for it's covert sympathy with
and encouragement of the proscriptive
spirit which attempts to set up a religious
test as a qualification for official prefer
ment in this land of the free aud which is
propaga:ed by a certain political organiZ,
ZION which deserves execrstlon at the
hands of every fair minded man. bul
which the Republican state convention
last week distinctly refused, though earn
estly asked, to condemn"
Senator Hill declared that Governor
Flower was among the greatest governors
New York state had ever had aud pre-
dicie that Governor Sheehan, whom he
de- lgDated as young and brilliant" had 4
dazzling future.
The senator then concluded rs follows:
Sinking every prejudice. subordinating
every selfish consideration, actuated only
by high and patriotic motives. mindful Of
the grand traditions which belong TO the
party of jefferson, jackson and Tilden,
knowing a united Democracy in this state
means an old fashioned Democratic tri-
umph, let us buckle on our armor and to-
gether march like the Macedonian pha-
nj oil cd nd
measured tired, to the contest that awaits
us with courage, with resolution, with
confidence, believing that our cause is
just and that God and the right will sure
ly give us the victory"
After disposing of preliminaries the
convention adjourned till tomorrow noon.
SARATOGA, Sept. 25-"There is no situ-
alton and there will be no situation until
William c. Whitney arrives in New York
and gives his ultimatum. IL he says no,
then there will be a hustle on the part of
the prominent candidates, and undoubt-
eddy the springing up OF new candidates,
that would prolong this convention over
Thursday" said party leader tonight.
The convention meets In the Casino rink,
where Governor Flower was nominated in
1891, at noon tom orrow.
Mr.. Lockwood, of Buffalo, will come into
the field as prominent candidate against
John Bovd Thatcher, Frederick Cook and
Judge Gaynor, aud the fight will be a
lively one if Mr.. Whitney declines the
nomination.
The outline of the platform as adopted
by the subcommittee to be presented TO
the full committee in the morning is rs
follows:
National ulates the Dem
ocratIc administration on the careful and
conscientious manner In which the bust
ness of the country is attended to by the
inf nt Of afa off q
heads of public departments; congratu-
lates the party upon the repeal Of the
Sherman law which was eating out the
vltals of the financial body polite; upon
the repeal of the partisan legislation
known AS the federal election law, which
will lessen the expenditures of the nation
by millions aud promote pure elections. d
TaTiff-AsserIs the new tariff law VIII
be wise and excellent substitute for the
partisan Mckinley bill, aud as a whole
will help the people and the country; de-
clares against future amendment OF the
tariff by revision OF the whole, but con-
tends that necessary alterations eau be
mace by the passage OF special laws re-
latin2 to the duties on raw materials only.
Business interests-Congratulat the
upon the revival Of business in
terests and believes this revival will con
time. now the tariff IS definitely settled.
Labor-Declares tue interests OF labor
should be fostered by proper aud necessary
j. legislation, etc; advocates the Amending
of the present conspiracy laws 50 a. 10
more equally protect the woTk!Dgmen and
the employers.
Equal rights-Declsres against any class
legislation which shall be in violation of
the constitution or prohibi; or interfere
with the free exercise OF any form of re
li-IoUs worship, and ceprecstes any
Organization which would tend 10 any
such result.
The platform will in no way mention |
the income tax.
Presence Of Mind