Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-09-27
Battles Behind the Scenes
However, Lively and Most
Interesting.
Platform Committee FaVOrs
Liberal Application OF
Excise Laws.

UuU DIS Is uSut1l dC pOAAVASe'A N0SAAO' W o
sort the happenings of greatest interest
were behind the scenes.
In the convention hall Mr.. Perry Bel
mont delivered the speech which he had
prepared, but deprived the opponents OF
the national Democratic administration
of chance to display their feeling by
emitting a denunciation Of the third
term idea contemplated when the speech
was written. There were the usual
cheers for the party leaders when their
names We're mentioned and many OF the
leaders Of the state were in the city,
conspicuous among them Senators Hill
and Murphy. Ex-Governor Flower
Charles S. Fairchild of the State
Democracy aud the Tammany men
from Gotham, although Mr.. Croker,
if he
Took Part in the Councils,
did so by wire, since he was in New
Haven, many miles away. Behind the
scenes in the councils OF the principal
committees there were battles under
way which entirely overshadowed the
struggles Of the various candidates Tor
places on tho ticket. The length to
which the party should commit ltsen
on the question Of more liberal Sunday
excise laws was a bone OF contentlo ION
and some feeling was stirred up over
the miner contests for representa- lcn,
but the only bitter issue was that be-
tween the State Democracy of New York
city and Tammany, where the former
IL ,a1 nj atlOn
third, and the latter asserted its
claim TO the sole control of the party
machinery n the metropolis. The re-
suit was practically victory for Tam
many although the State Democracy got
small part OF the loaf.
Belmont Chairman.
At precisely 1926, Chairman Hinck-
lev of the state committee called the
convention to order and Rev. A. H.
Fahnestock offered prayer, asking for
peace and unity. The chairman an
nounced that the state committee had
selected for temporary chairman the
Hon. Perry Belmont Of New York, and
appointed Hon. Daniel Lockwood OF
Buffalo and George Foster Peabody OF
Kings county, temporary secretaries.
When Mr.. Belmont took the platform he
was greeted with applause, and when
it subsidized he began his remarks, which
were brief. The roll call was then read
and the contests from New York city
and Queens county were referred to
committee. The convention then ad-
journed for the day.
The Proposed Platform.
The following are the principal
blanks of the platform, SO far as
adopted by the committee:
The Democratic party does not waver
in it's hostility to sumptuary legislation
and to every interference Of the major
ity, however benevolent and exalted
their motive, with personal liberty, ex-
cept when necessary to secure public
order or decency or the equal rights of
citizens. To the liquor business, as to
many lawful businesses, are applicable
considerations Of public safety, order
and quiet. We recognize, therefore,
the necessity and right Of proper regu-
lations for Sundays and other holidays,
upon which general business is sus-
pended and large numbers of people,
especially women and children, are
passing in the streets. What special
restrictions Of this character are need
full for each Of the various and widely
differing communities of this state,
sho1ld be left to it's citizens to deter
mine.
Opposes Free Coinage.
We favor sound currency and safe
banking system which can be based
only on an honest dollar of single
standard of value, the standard OF the
civilized world We oppose the free
coinage of 60 cents worth Of silver into
a dollar.
We believe the people will permit no
steps backward in tariff reform. Re-
turning prosperity, reviving industry
and increasing wages prove that tariff
reduction, meager though it has been,
and not the nostrum Of "cheap money
is the true cure of the evils which ex-
tortionate taxation has brought upon
our nation.
We commend our Democratic presi-
dent for his wise steps to restore the
public credit and to maintain the ma
tional honor, for his pioneer work in
tariff reform, for his steady improve
ment of the civil service, for his firm
stand in the maintenance of law and
order when the public peace was in
danger and for the dignifed policy
which has secured American rights
abroad.
Butte Doodle Cases Dropped.
BUTTE, Mon, Sept. 25.-Ex-Mayor E.
O. Dugan and P. L. Miller, ex-assistant
city clerk, recently arrested on the
charge of forging city warrants, have
been discharged, the prosecution per-
hitting the cases to 60 by default,
claiming that with ex-City Clerk IT.
vines absence there was no evidence
against the other two officers. The Last
heard of Irvine he took passage on an
ocean going vessel at Tacoma and it is
presumed he has gone to China.
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