The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-25

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they We're in the minority.
This is not q. contest as the term is
commonly understood" said Mr.. era
dy. 1T simply presents to the 105 del
egates of New York city the proposition
that they may have the State strength
in return for Republican. This indie
pendent spirit worked Tery well some
times. Amos J. Cummings had been
nominated for congress. He was de-
fender of the Gag and had helped in
the election OF Cleveland. The vote
had been of the independent sort and
man out of a Job had been elected
They say we Tammany men come
here to have our own way and to in
sist upon discriminating representa-
tion,' said the speaker, "but look at
those Indians who come here clamor-
ing for recognition with the scalps of
such men as Cummings at their heels"
sect Back"
60 back to your constituents"
shouted Mr.. Grady, pointing his
H. Peckham, for you have no right
here. We must have one party, or
stand by party decrees-that will sup
port party tickets, and then set up
the clamor of individual judgments in
defiance, and demand its recognition
in party conventions. If you persist
in this course, you are now pursuing
you will bring perpetual disaster upon
the Democratic party. Stand by the
eXpedient rule and principles of true
Democracy. Stand together, stand for
the right, your conscienoes speak for,
and we shall find 100000 Democratic
voters in New York City waiting
patiently and untroubled for the de-
cision of this committee"
A perfectly 'deafening roar of ap-
plause followed Mr.. Grady's speech.
The hearing was declared closed and
the committee went into executive
session.
Excise Propositions.
While the committee on contested
seats was hearing the contest, there
was curious crowd about the door
from where the platform committee
was in session. When that committee
was called to order at o'clock they
found confronting them about twenty
e0tse propositions from as many
sources. Very nearly all contained the
local option clause, however, and so the
real question to decide was just what
plank could be drafted in.
Herman Rider Of the Stats lei
tung, and chairman of the German Re-
form association, was there to urge a
liberal plank 1t read like this:
THE Democratic party being, as it
ever has been, strongly in favor of
respectful observance of Sunday and
especially by abstaining on that day
from all save necessary labor and avo-
cation, and yet mindful of the rights
Of every citizen to the enjoyment of
worship and comforts Of recreation
according to his own conscience as far
as compatible with regard to the be-
iefs and desires of others, we promise
to endeavor to obtain from the coming
legislature a law which will enable
each TO determine for itself by popu-
lar vote whether the sale of food, ,bev-
erageS and other necessaries shall be
permitted on the first day of the week
during certain hours and in a manner
so restricted as not to interfere with
religious observance to be specified by
statute"
John R. Fellows, of New York, ar
gued in favor Of a plank that would
favor abohshing the present excise
laws and substituting new ones that
would be modern in tone and not
from the dark ages.
Then Governor Flower took a hand
and in d few remarks told his views
in favor of iberality. The plank asked
for by the Germans. he thought met
the requirements. Sunday was for the
rich as we'll as the poor
The session of the committee, which
was strictly executive, lasted until late
in the night.
The German plank and a substitute
were voted down and after the ma
Jority Of delegates had decided that the
German reform plank in substance
with different phraseology, should be
inserted, a special committee was ap-
pointed to draft a plank
The committee on credentials adopted
resolution by vote of 80 to II, MAX
ing the representation four-fifths of a
vote for Tammany Hall and one-fifth
for the state Democracy. Judge Pat
terson, Brooklyn, offered a resolution
giving the state Democracy a one
third representation. The vote was
taken and resulted ayes, 10: noes. SO.
The resolution adopted declares the
Tammany Hall organization regular
and entitled to seats in the convention.
and entitled to recognition at all future
conventions as regular. Its delegat es
are to be placed upon the preliminary
roll They are to be the sole users Of
the party column and emblem. In all
contests that may arise Tammany is
ton.
But in the interests of harmony the
committee comedies a one-fifth vote
to the contestants and four-iftbs tn
Tammany. ~
1t is understood at this late bour
that there will be a further conference
prior to the convention tomorrow.
The Platform.
The following is the platform so far
as adopted by the committee tonight:
The Democratic party of the state of
New York, by its delegates in conyen-
ton assembled, adopts this declaration
Of principles.
We hold that lf-government is the
founaatfon principle of American lih.
erty and of true Democracy Wc
therefore, oppose paternalism. socialism
and the control of one class lv an
other. Each citizen has the right ia
order mis- own life, provided he respects
the rights of others of the common
wealth, voiced in just laws, and each
community must maintain the same
rights as the charter of its political
well being. We believe that the polit-
zeal life Of New York will be made
healthy If our state officers and leris-
lators shall honestly and competantlv
govern the state, rather than to strive
to rule the nation or administer the
cities. We therefore uphold home rule
for cities and other local communities
throughout the state. We advise voters
to scrutlnize most carefully the char
acter, record and political opinion of
candidates for the senate and assem-
bly. and thus liberate our great state
from such silent, secret and sinister
influences as dominated the legislature
Of