The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-10-03
SENATOR HILL CHOSEN
By New York Democrats as Their
Candidate for Governor.
The senator Protests, but the Convention
Makes the Nomination Unanimous-D.
N. Lockwood for Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Judge Gaynor for
Judge of Court of APP
peals-The Platform.

peals-The Platform.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 27-David B
Hill will lead the democratic forces of
the Empire state this fall. The con-
vention which started in yesterday to
carry out the wishes of the party lead
ers broke away from all control and
amid scenes of widest excitement
nominated it's chairman in spite of him
self Senator Hill did not accept, but
as he did not decline, the democracy
has as its standard-bearer the man who
has twice carried the state by big ma
jorities. The rank and file of the party
have called him to lead them in this,
the critical year for democrats, and he
will obey.
The convention was called to order
by Senator Hill at 1:41 p m. The COM
mittee on permanent organization re-
ported in favor of continuing the tenn
porary organization. This was adopted
and Senator Hill remained chairman OF
the convention.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, of
Erie, reported the following platform:
The democratic party Of New York congrat-
ulates the people Of the state upon the resto-
ration Of business confidence and the improve
ment Of industrial conditions which are fol-
lowing the repeal by democratic congress OF
the panic. bringing laws Of its republican pred
eceSsors.
Unsound financial legislation, driving out
our gold and threatening single silver stand
ard; worse than war tarif, unnecessarily ad-
ding to the cost of living, diminishing federal
revenues and over-stimulating favored indus
tries at the general expense; profigate ex-
penditures, converting an assured treasury
surplus into an alarming deficit; these we're
the ill-conceived and Inflated products Of re-
publican partisanship which brought the coun-
try to the verge Of financial and industrial
ruin.
| We therefore rejoice that by the repeal Of
the Sherman law for the purchase and storage
Of silver bullion, all fear Of deprecated cur
| rency has been allayed and faith has been re-
stored In the ability Of the government to main
| tain constant parity between its gold and
silver coinage; that by the repeal Of the Nc
| Kinley tariff law the inordinate taxation Of the
many for the benefit of the few has been nota-
bly, diminished, and In the place Of Unequal and
| monstrous customs duties which have starved
some industries and overfed others, the tariff
schedules have been adjusted so that while af-
| fording ample safeguards for American labor
they reduce the price to the people of necessi-
ties Of life and encourage the promotion Of In
dustry by cheapening the cost OF many raw
| materials used In manufactures.
| We commend the efforts made by the sena-
tors and representatives in congress from this
| to tha i,npN ~ in
come tax, and we record our regret that the re-
form Of the tariff to which all democrats were
committed was embarrassed by engrafting on
its provisions direct tax to which many DEM
ocrats were strenuously opposed
We recognize in the trusts and combinations
| which are designed to enable capital to secure
more than its just share Of the joint produce Of
capital and labor natural consequence Of the
| prohibitive taxes which prevent the free COM
| petition which is the life Of honest trade, and
we demand the rigid enforcement Of the laws
made TO prevent and control them.
! We heartily indorse the honest purpose and
high ideas which have characterized the ad-
ministration Of President Cleveland and we re-
new to him the pledge Of our earnest support
in all his efforts to secure the enactment oi
democratic measures.
| We concur with President Cleveland that the
| utW LhTlu law uOtS uOU tIuDOuy JQ0 Iul m6bS-
ure Of tarin reform, but with him also we In
dorse its provisions for cheaper free raw ma
terials and lower taxes as q substantial recog-
milton of democratic principles, and we be-
speak for the law an impartial trial, confident
that its successful operation will convince the
| people OF the wisdom Of democratic policy and
induce them TO demand its proper extension
| While favoring, therefore, such wise modif1ca-
| tion and readjustment Of particular schedules
| by the enactment Of separate bills, as future
| conditions and the fulhllment Of democratic
| pledges may require, we deprecate, pending 0
| fair trial OF the law by actual operation, any
| further general tariff revision which, under
| present conditions, would be likely to retar6
improvement in business and thereby prolonl
| the evils brought upon the country by repub-
lican folly.
Nominations were then in order and
the chairman recognized Galen R. Hit
of Albany, who put in nomination the
name of John Boyd Thacher.
When Mr.. Hit had finished, Eldir
Reynolds arose and said: "The united
delegation of Allegany county desires
to place in nomination their first and
only choice, David B. HILL"
That was all he had to say. The crowd
went wild with enthusiasm. Men
stood on their seats and waved Their
hats for three minutes. Senator Hill
pounded with his gavel. Finally Col
Fellows, of New York, arose and the
crowd thinking he would say some
thing about Hill, subsidized. Senator
Hill then asking the indulgence of Col
Fellows, said: 81 am grateful to the
democrats OF the Empire state for the
courtesy and kindness of the past, but
must say to you / cannot agree to be
your candidate again for governor"
Mayor Gilroy, Bourke Cochran, James
W. Hinckley and other prominent lead
ers, climbed upon the platform and
urged Senator Hill to accept. He still
refused to recognize the unparliamen
tary methods Of the delegates.
The roll was then called for vote OF
the nominations presented. Albany
county, the first In order, voted fol
Hill. The roll call was completed and
every vote was cast for Hill.
The convention then proceeded "
the nomination OF lieutenant governor
without Senator Hill accepting the
nomination Of governor. Daniel N
Lockwood, Of Buffalo, was nominated
by acclamation.
Judge Gaynor was nominated by ac
clamation for court Of appeals. The
convention then adjourned sine die.
Senator Hill accepted the nomina
tion in speech made in response to. Q
serenade at his hotel in the evening.
Schooner and Six Men Lost.
ST.. IeNACE, Mich, sept. 2T-Wort
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