The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-10
EyERErr 2. MHEELER.

were closed for three hours and more, and at
8:l5 o'clock Mr. Shepard announced the result.
The Nominating Committee was composed OF
Charles J. Patterson, Thomas G. Shearman,
George f. Peabody. Michael Z. o'Connor. r. r.
Bowkcr, d. s. Ramsay. ]. w. Greene, s. Perry
Sturges and Charles l.. Scardi. r. b. Mcintyre
had been named as one OF the committee, but
declined to serve on the ground that as Mr.. Hill
was the choice Of his party, all good Democrats
ought TO vote for him.
Two members Of the Committee of Seventy
Mr.. Wheeler and Simon Sterne-were called
into the conference.
The ticket as named will be nominated by Pc
titlpn. The petition will have to bear the names
OF 5000 voters. and must be filed before Oct IL.
Headquarters will be opened at once. Among
the first sgners OF the petition last night were
AiexanaCt Z. or; President Of the Chamber Of
90, Rs:p ;. ''rcs ta' X NV Y"ts
sa, ss.,s,; Henry 4; EIoh e q
Waterman of Rockland county, Thomas &.
shcarman OF Brooklyn, John 4. Beall Of New
:. Ramsay of brooklyn, and A. r. James Of
When Mr.. Shepard was asked why, Mr.. Fair:
child had refused the nomination at the head OF
~"Weii. Mr. Fairchild is the leader of the State
would entail upon him the necessity OF giving
mp the leadership OF the state Democracy. But
paign Committee and will be In this fight heart
that he was TO he Chairman Of the Campaign
Committee wasincorrect. He said that he had
accepted place on the committee over the tele-
phone, but that nothing had been said to him
about taking the Chalrmanship,. and that he
should decline 70 serve otherwise than as a mem
grounds he had declined the nomination for
Goyernor. Mr.. Fairchild said that they were
MY health Is too poor" said he, land, be-
sldss' ny time p wholly taken up In local af-
q SS 'fs w.%i ths
candidate"
Mir. Wheeler said that he had accepted the
nomination. lie would not however, make any
statement except that the platform adopted ex-
pressed his opinions perfectly, lie will make
statement when he receives the Official notinca-
This was given out as the platform adopted,
The delegates duly elected TO the Democratic
State Cony ention OF 1904 by the Democratic
party In Kings county. having been dishonesty
and unfairly excluded therefrom by the vote OF
packed and Interested committee, and u vote
under gag law In the Convention, having ASSOC
clated with themselves representative Demo;
Srtt L from other parts OF the state adopt and
we stand on the plain principles OF American
freedom aud OF our historic DemOcracy-that
each American citizen has free right 10 five his
life, to do his work, To hold his beliefs, TO buy
and sell, and 20 pursue happiness, unhindered
=.
:" New York IS, and will remain. Democratic
State, except when betrayed by INSCRIPTIONS
leadership, snap methods, corrupt practices, and
ring rule, which are no less un- Democratic than
Grated into the tool Of trusts~ani enemy Of the
people-uGin taxes to rob the many for the few,
cruel Industrial depression and now cuiminates
~ tne rengl9us intolerance OF the n-American
rI Ss association which is utterly abhor-
rent 70 genuine democracy.
We stand for tariff reform and the unshaek-
ling of American industry. Commercial crisis
Sherman law and the Mckinley bill have made
way for already reryng ~ osperity under the
away such other taxes as fence us in from The
markets OF the world. We honor the Demo-
no condemn The traitors 10 DemocrScy' agents g'
o. ths tFasts, Ia the Senate, and favor the cleo
Ion OF senators by the people. We ask the
benehting tie Sugar Trust, and OF ali other
We hvor a sound currency aud a safe bank
ING systsn wh:ch will extend throughout the
"a wg me Ssn money ad'sntAgss Of The Giles
~ single standard % value.
al u hlt men only should be chosen for public
unworthy means should be defeated at the polls
Inv public service should be manned through
paid, giving the Goyernmsnt a dollar s worth uf
HvrN iaT dollars worth OF pay, and. in places
not political. secure in tenure during good SER
TIC Siv!. ser, ice laws and an extension OF the
e4"ss,!!,el 7eTytce in state aud nation.
I've favor home rule in cities, separate mu-
nnap'l sections, the suppression OF bosses and
qualities. - ~
Tho Constitutional Convention has sought 10
p S,ris III tue Constitution OF the State gerry
man niahayL apportionmeht contrary TO the princi-
pies OF representative and Democratic govern
hsntt; NJ blame tor this danger 10 Democracy
tAt -, ~ II ~ whose political shorts ghtedness
~ toitltE TIE nomination OF Maynard threw the
bSonfehtinh a. well as ths Legislature, into the
800 ~ u4T political Opponents; aud We ask
90. nl.AIeu Lei uhllcuna with whom ne voted
nS1,aS' i.!hArd, 10 vote with u against TINS
w ~ Anu partisan superintendent.
g., we commend our DcIuOcrllir President for
~ is1l.sss AID consistent Democracy for his
$500 ST zee IN the repeal uf the sherman law
NJ joI ~ s'AAch scpVgrt OF true tariff reform
~ : '.'u''it tle sg-ytllcl Democratic senator,
HSalH N"Ltaliasr Tor Governor, who Is 4 Demo
frat oilb whsn Democracy means himself: who
~ ING rthlte ui Y" | n.ted states, has opposed
ihs Deings r.l.r lTesident. VoIed against the
R,,I1lluuht p'l9cip!c vi The Democratic plat
form; excluded himself from tue c0unriis
q Ne Democratic R~Tty, AID dsme1nsd