The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24
MORTON'S BARREL.
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE TIE VICE-
PRESIDENT FOR GOFERNOR.
Chosen on the First Bailot-A IL. ID n OF Roast
for the Democrats Is Called n Platform.
Pledge and Performance Compared.

CTueF at LEU o CLOCK Dy W lllldUl IIOohAiSiuI
chairman of the state committee, ana pro-
ceeded to business with dispatch. Con-
gresham Lemuel Quigg. of New York, was
made temporary chairman. the usual COM
mitteess were appointed and contests We're
referred to the committee on credentials.and
at 1:40 O'Clock recess was taken until
4:30 o'clock y. m.
During the recess the committee on Gre
dentials decided unanimously against the
| AIlholland delegates from New York city:
In the Albany contest the regular faction
| represented by State Committeeman Barnes
| got a favorable decision.
The contest between the Healy-Moore fac
ton in the first assembly district, New
York city, was settled by the state COM
mittee. by giving each side half the repre-
sentation. AS both sides are for Morton,
this does not alter the vote for him and
makes peace in the family besides.
At o'clock the convention was again
called to order and Warner Miller was
made permanent chairman. The platform
was presented and adopted without discus
sion. Upon questions OF national politics
it says
".rhe republicans of New York. in conven-
ton assembled, extend hearty greetings to
the republicans of Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Oregon, Vermont and Maine Tor
their prompt and just judgment on an in
competent democratic administration. They
voice the verdict OF the people that the
And we congratulate the democratic sugar
planters of Louisiana on their courageous
declaration of independence of party Tram
melS that endanger the material prosperity
| of their state
"The democratic president of the United
! States and the democratic chairman OF the
ways and means committee of the house OF
| representatives have announced that the
war against the protected industries of the
| country has just begun, ana that II Is to
! be prosecuted to the bitter end on behaI
| of the wage-earner, the agricuiturlst, the
/ business man. and of every sacred interest
/ in the empire state of the union. the
! publican party of the state Of New York,
/ IN convention assembled, accepts TINS email
| lenge and pledges itself in faithful cet"nSe
/ of the assault upon the rights of the work
/ ingm&a and his employer, both Wahtonly
! invaded by reckless dcmdgoSueS.
Pledges and Performances.
eve invite the people to compare the
! pledges of the democratic party with the
| performances of democratic administra-
ton. The fitness and capacity of the
! democracy to govern must De judged by its
/ record. Its most importont achievement
! thus far has been fitly characterized by The
| executive of its choice as one OF 'periidy
| and dishonor' Denouncng political cor
| ruption it has rewarded the largest con-
| tribut0rS to its campaign fund By the best
/ Of all foreign missions; denouncln@ trusts,
| IL permitted one of them To formulate its
tariff bill; promising a continuance OF the
! vigorous foreign policy established by the
! lamentcd James Gillespie Blaine, II SubSu-
/ tuted a policy of nfamy when Hawaii
/ was freely offered us: denouncing the Saer-
man act as a cOWardIy m3keShitt. u was
/ enabled to repeal the silver purchasing
clause of that act only ny the help Of re-
! publican senators: arrat6nin9 protecuon as
| "a fraud upon labor il passed a mongrel
! protective measure SO tainted with scandal
! that it barely escaped the veto Of a derdo-
cratic president; advocating free raw ma
/ terials and an extension Of our foreign
/ trade it destroyed all the profitable rccpro-
] cal agreements made by President HaEri-
| son: pledging Itself to the payment OF just
/ ions
/ soldier as if the Grand Army badge were
/ the badge of besgary and brinSandaSe;
! pledging retrenchment. It exceeded az the
! last session of congress the eNpehdlI u es
! Of the corresponding session Of the last
republican congress by $27G00.000 in the face
/ OF decreasing revenues, and after II had
/ added S5O000.000 to the public debt; while
pretending to be in favor OF individual free
! GcEs il fastened 10 enact an odious income
| tax force bill, empowering deputy collectors
! them by threats OF official summonses ana
to enter the homes of citizens and compel
heavy penalties to disclose their private
intended to Re Severe.
eve denounce northern democratic con
| gresham for permitting southern members
to protect the chief products OF their sec
i ton, while removing, or largely reducing,
| protective duties on the products of the
/ north thus permitting the south, by legal
/ enactment i'm the time of peace, TO destroy
i our prosperity and accomplish what ii
\ failed to do by Illegal enactment in tune OF
war. And we especially denounce the
! democratic representatives, from inns the
/ greatest manuI&CturinS state IN the union,
| whose annual manufactured products eN-
| coed that of the entire south py $090oO0J8,
\ for their treachery and COWardiCG IN alDIng
the possage OF a sectional tariff bill that
! has crippled the industries and reduced The
! wages of workingmeu and that leYies
! tax on incomes, which IS Tax on pros
1--WE ask all who favor discontinuance
/ of tariff agitation or who believe in the
/ restoration Of republican protection, 10
/ 81 Vgpnblipgn members of fine house OF
| representatives in every district, 50 tNat
! our industrial interests may he properly
] represented in the councils of the nation
| and not as at present left utterly unrepre-
! scented in the leading committees upon
/ which the framing of tariff and financial
1 legislation largely depends.
| ION behalf of the farmers Of New York
we protest against free WOOL which means
| the destruction Of our sheep husbandry and
| which has brought the price Of wool to the
| lowest figure recorded.
I've denounce the federal administration
| for surrendering an annual revenue or
| $1,000 900 on wool and imposing burden
nearly ten times greater by levying tax
| on sugar the conmonest household neces-
| sity.
| protective barrier to the importation Of
! Canadian agricultural products. The farm
| products of New York deserve protection
equally with the rice of South Carolina
and the sugar of Louisiana.
1--WE denounce the administration for
| striking out the agricultural schedule of
| agricultural free list fraught with ruin to
| the farmers.
eve favor an honest dollar ond oppose
| any effort, whether by the repeal Of the
tax on state bank issues or the free coin
age Of silver to lower our currency stan
| dard and we favor an International agree
ment which shall result in the use Of both
| gold and silver as circulating medium"
Morton Nominated for Goverror.
Nominate were then in order. Cen
eral Benjamin f. Tracy, eN-secrotary of
the navy, nominated Levi Z. Morton for
governor; Colonel Baxter, of ChemunE.
nominated j. Sloat Fassett; S.las r.
butcher nominated General Stewart l..
Woodford; Il. A. Nash, of Cattaraugus,
nominated General Daniel Butterfeld. and
T.. X. Parker, OF st. Lawrence county,
nominated Judge leslie w. Russell.
1t was 1855 o'clock p. m. when the first
roll call was finished. The result was:
Morton 532la Fassett 69a. Woodford 40,
Butterfeld 30 Russell 20, Bliss 40,a Arllell /.
The result was not announced, but it
was apparent that Morton had over
whelming majority, and amid cheers Silas
Is. butcher moved That the nomination be
made unanimous. The motion was seconded
NV Colonel Archie Baxter, who nominated