The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-09-27
WILLIAM C. " Ell INE,,YY
HE MAY BE NOMINATED BY NEW
YORK DEMOCRAT
At the Opening Of the Convention
Senator Hill Is Given am Ovation.
and MS Temporary Chairman Dee
live1s ara Address.

and ms Temporary Chairman Dee
livels an Address.
Saratoga, n. T., Sept. Ex-senator
Murphy called the state Democratic
convention to order. Senator Hill was
named for temporary chairman amid
intense enthusiasm.
Mayor Gilroy Of New York and Hon
Daniel Il. Wood of Erie escorted Sem
atOr Hill to the foot Of the platform,
and then occurred a remarkable scene. 4
The vast body of delegates stood on
chairs, waving handkerchiefs and yell
ing themselves hoarse, as from diff
ferent corners of the auditorium
came demands Of 'three cheers for
HILL" Pandemonium reigned for at
least five minutes. Senator Hill stood
pale and nlotionless, one hand resting
on the table, until the applause had
subsidized. and then began to speak,
partially extempore and partially from
notes. He said:
''The unterrified Democracy Of the
Empire State assemble here to- day,
undismayed at the premature boasts
and assumed confidence Of our adver-
saries We are not unaccustomed to
their annual and moss-covered game
of political bluff, although renewed
this year with extraordinary We
hemence and unblushing effrontery.
If vain boasts alone could bring vic
tory their battle is indeed won before
| it is actually begun, but we beg to
remind them that there has not been
a campaign IN this state during the
past twelve years when they did not
assume in August and SeptembAr that
they had carried it, while in truth
and III fact during that w.lo!e period
| with single exception, v;,.,ry las
! perched upon our bann,Ts Oh the first
| Tuesday of Novamb,r in each year.
| We win our victories IN election days
and not by exhuberant braggadocio in
| convention halls.
| 1"The unexpected victory of our cp-
ponents last fall has tGrnel their
heads and rendered them arrogant
and opinionated. They fail 10 recall
the fact that the total vote rolled was
nearly 100000 short Of the full vote
of the state, a victory Which they
themselves did not anticipate. and
which their surprised and astute lead
ers the next day after election humor-
ously attributed to Divine Providence
and not to Republican strength.
with united battery and 4 united
vote New York is still Democratic
| state. and il We are true to ourselves,
will this year resume her place in the
| Democratic column. Our opponents,
| by the vigorous beating of bogus po-
litical tom-tons and the insistence
upon petty and misleading local issues,
seek to divert the public attention
! from the unenviable record which they
made during their recent four years
control Of the federal government.
| The people, however, have not forgot
ten the fact that it was a Republican
administration which, in that ill-fated
year of 1890, saddled the country with
unWise and vicious legislation, which
has since crippled it's prosperity, ell
| dangered it's finances and augmented
it's public burdens
'The administration of President
Cleveland has been clean handed,
economical painstaking and patriotic
The various departments Of the nation
al government have been conducted
| With success, and the Democratic
party as whole is entitled to the con-
ddence of the masses of the people
whose interests it endeavors faithful
~ to serve. The Democratic party
stands in this state as it has ever
stood, for the religious liberty which
is guaranteed them by our coustitu-
ton, and l arraign the Republican
party for it's covert sympathy with and
encouragement of a proscriptive
spirit which attempts to set up re-
llglous test as qualification for Of
fetal preferment in this land of the
free, and which is propagated by a
certain political organization which
deserves execration at the hands of
every fair-minded man, but which the
Republican state convention last week
distinctly refused, though earnestly
urged, to condemn"
After the appointment of the usual
committees the convention adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Situation as regards candidates
for governor remains unchanged If
anything the tide has turned in favor
Of William c. Whitney.
Expect Trouble.
Cleveland, Sept. 27.-United States
deputy Marshal Haskell has received
instructions from Washington to make
all necessary preparations to protect
such railroad property as may be in
the hands of United States receivers
at Massillon. In case OF trouble
breaking out when the negro miners