The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-27

TRENTON, N. B., Sept. 26.-The
Democratic state convention met here
today and chose as their nominee the
chancellor of the state, Alex McGill, of
Hudson county.
The convention, as compared with
that held here one week ago by the Re
publicans, when Henry W. Griggs was
selected as their standard-bearer, was
tame, although there was no lack of
interest in the work.
Chancellor McGill's nomination was
foregone conclusion, the fight made by
the friends of his only opponent, ex-
Congressman Cutler, being rather fee
BILE Only one ballot was required, Nc
Gill receiving all but 143 of the S95
votes cast and before the vote was
announced every vote had been
changed to McGiH so that honor
came to the latter backed by the unani-
nous vote of the delegates. Chancellor
McGill has six years to serve in his
present position, but it was said that
there is every likelihood that he will
resign his Office at once and conduct
an active campaign for the governor
ship.
the report of Allen McDermott, in an
nouncing his retirement from the
craftsmanship Of the state committee,
after ten years of service. Mr.. McDer-
mott denied emphatically that the
name of the state committee had ever
been used for or against any race
track or any other legislation. He told
the delegates that although he retired
from the state committee he would
stump the state this fall for the ticket.
The platform adopted is very long and
is devoted mainly to local issues.
Cleveland Endorsed.
President Cleveland's currency ideas
are endorsed.
The following is an abstract of the
platform adopted by the convention:
That we re-affirm the Democratic
national platform adopted in Chicago
in 1892 and cordially endorse the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland,
the people of this country from the
evils ever attendant on the debase-
ment of the national currency we are
in most earnest sympathy. We con-
graduate the people on the revival of
prosperity, everywhere evident in our
land, and we assert that the industrial
depression with which we have been
afflicted during. the past three years
is chargeable to national legislation
enacted by the Republican party. The
purchase of silver to be stored in the
treasury and the enactment of unjust
tasiff laws to enrich a few favoriteS
by the oppression of millions of con-
sumers were the main causes Of the
paralysis of our markets. That par
alysis and an empty national treasury
were the legacies received from a Re-
publican administration. The battle
against a system formed in violation
of self-evident laws of political econ
omy has been won. Every struggle
against entrenched wrong is attended
by privatior and suffering, but these
are never endured in vain. The lesson
of the cause and effect has been
thoroughly told, and we are now enter
ing upon period of prosperity that
will prove both substantial and en-
during.
Attention is called to the fact that
the state is out of debt and that for
twelve years not a dollar of state tax
has been levied upon the property Of
private owners.
A constitutional amendment was
advocated to render impossible the
legalization of gambling in any form.
The Republican party of New
Jersey and in other states is charged
with having dealt with the question
Of betting on horse races by trickery
and deceit.
Pledges are given that the Demo
Gratis will guard the water supply of
the state from corporate interests and
that the views of organized labor will
he properly considered.
Adjourned.
After nominating Chancellor McGill,
the convention took up the work of
! choosing a new state committee, which
was soon completed, and the conven-
ton, at 1855, adjourned sine die.