Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-25
TO-DAY's TELEGRApHIC NEWS
New York Democrats.


SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 25.-The New
State democratic convention reassem-
bled this morning, Mr.. Perry Belmont
in the chairman. The first business
was the report of the committee on
credentials, which reported the resolu-
ton adopted last night by the commit
tee giving the New York State democ-
racy oDe-ffth representation in the
convention and for this convention only
and declaring the Tammany delegates
to be the only regular delegates from
New York county. Each Tammany
Hall delegate, under the resolution is
given four-ffths of vote and each
Grace-F airchild delegate one-ffth vote.
Mr.. Patterson offered resolution in
favor of the Shepard delegates of Kings
county, giving that contested delega-
ton 35 votes and 70 to the sitting dele
CATION. This was opposed by Mr.. Bell,
chairman of the committee on creden-
tials, on behalf of The regular democra S
of New York city.
The PatteIson's amendment was lost.
The convention adopted the report of
the committee giving Grace-Fairchild
democrats one. fifth representation. The
Grace Fairchild men left the hall amid
cheers and jeers.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization named Hon. Ros.
we'll P. Flower for permanent chairman
and Mr.. Flower addressed the con-
vention.
At p. m. nomination for candidates
was begun and resulted as follows {:
For Secretary of State, Horatio G..
King; for Attorney General, Norton
Clase; for Comptroller, John P. judi
son; for State Treasurer, D. G. Dow;
for Judge Court of Appeals, John D.
Teller.
The platform declares for home rule !,
the first essential condition of goou
municipal government; local jurisdic.
ton and control over purely local af-
fairs. no legislative meddliug; economy
in public expense; honesty in public Of
fee; equal and honest enforcement Of
all the laws, proper observance of e
day of rest and an orderly Sunday,
modification or repeal of laws unsup-
ported by public opinion, no unjust
sumptuary laws, no blue laws, an
amendment of the excise and other
laws by the legislature which shall per-
NIT each municipality, expressing its
sentiments by popular vote of ma
jority of its citizens to determine with
in such proper legislative restrictions as
will be in the interests of the entire
State, what may be required by its ne
cessities and conditions; equal taxation;
individual liberty; honest elections;
practical and honest reform in the
civil service; federal taxation for reve-
nue. only, no government partnership
with protected monopolies, no med
ding with the present reformed tariff
to the injury and unsettling of business
and industries; sound money, gold and
silver the only legal tender, no curren-
cy inconvertible with coin, gradual re-
tirement and extinction of the green
back currency. no free and unlimited
coinage of silver; strict construction of
the federal constitution, rigid mainte-
nance of the reserved rights of the
States, no force bills; no entangling al
liances with foreign nations, the vigor-
Gus enforcement of the Monroe Doc
time, no jingoism; reaffirms the dem
ocratic national platform of 1892 and
endorses the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland. The platform was
unanimously adopted.
A resolution was adopted extending
sympathy to the Cuban patriots and 10
all people struggling against oppres
sion ard endeavoring to achieve their
freedom and independence.
The convention adjourne sine die at
2:l9 p. m.