The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

politicians IN the large CUES OF the Sthte 10
repudiate their own platform are renewed evil
dence of their hypocrisy and dishonesty on
the excise question and Of their desire to de-
ceiye the public.
g. An equal taxation; no unjust discrimina-
ton; no favored interests; no partial legisla-
ton.
z. Individual liberty; the right of all citizens
to equal opportunities bofore the law; equal
and exact justice to all men.
s. Honest elections; compulsory official &C
counting of expenditures by political commit
tees as well as candidates; personal registra-
ton of voters as a safeguard against fraud.
g. Practical and honest reform in the civil
service.
10. Intelligent and liberal promotion of agri-
culture.
IL Improved highways of travel through
out the State in the interest of our citizens,
and particularly of the farmers and bicycle
riders.
H. Beneficial and needed legislation in the
interest OF labor.
ID. Federal taxation for revenue only; no
Government partnership with protected mon
opolies; no meddling with the present reformed
tariff to the injury and unsettliug of business
and industries.
IA Sound money; gold and silver the only
legal tender; no currency inconvertible with
coin: gradual retirement and extinction of the
greenback currency; no free and unlimited
coinage OF silver.
Is. Strict construction of the Federal consti-
tuition; rigid maintenance of the reserved
rights of States; no force bills.
Is. No entangling alliances with foreign
nations the vigorous enforceme 1t of the Mon
roe doctrine; no iingoism
We affirm the Democratic National platform
in 1892, and congratulate the people that
Democratic legislation and Democratic admin
istration have successfully brought the country
out of the disastrous financial and industrial
condition into which it was plunged by the i'll
conserved acts of the Republican party.
We indorse the administration of President
Cleveland.
We invite the attention of electors to the hui
initiating record made by the Republican party
in its recent restoration to power in this State.
In full control of all branches of the State gov
eminent, equipped with power to accomplish
promised reforms, it has prodigally wasted the
peoples money and forfeited public CO. fdence
by its defiance OF the popular will and its scan
dalous disregard of the public welfare.
The resolution adopted by the commit
tee on contested seats was as follows:
Tammany Hall is entitled to recognition in
all future conventions as regular, and its dele
gates are to be placed upon the preliminary
ment of inspectors of elections, the use of the
party emblem and in every other way in which
the question of party organization may arise
said Tammsny Hall organization shall be rec
ogniZed and leased as the regular organization
of the party in New York County; but in the
interest Of harmony at this time the committee
recommends. subject to the aforesaid condi-
lions, that the sitting delegates, as well as the
delegates known as the State Democracy, be
-
vote to each State Democracy delegate and
four-ffths of a vote to each Tammany Hall
delegate.
The first ballot was to allow the contest
ants one-third representation. 1t was p
to q against. Senator Hill voted in the
negative. The next ballot was to allow
one-ifth. 1t was carried by vote of 80
to II. Senator Hill voted in the affirma-
tive.
1t was 9:45 O'Clock before the Grace-Fair-
child Democrats got together at their head
quarters.
The following resolution was introduced
by Everett P. Wheeler and was unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS. The New York State Democracy,
as organized in New York City, is composed of
Democrats, and therefore opposed tn the man
agement and methods of Tammany Hall or
ganizstion; and whereas, as SUCH in justice
and in conformity to Democratic principles,
and to many presidents in previous years, the
State Democracy is entitled to representation
in the State convention and in the State com
mittee; and whereas, the resolution adopted
by the committee on contested seats gives
neither, but in effect only allows certain
number OF delegates from the State Democracy
IL ~, - 10 TN.
Resolued, That we decline to accept the terms
offered by said committee
ResoE9ed, That we declare the terms on which
alone we can accept admission to the conven-
tion must include recognition of our right
an organization of loyal Democrats to be rep
resented in the councils of the party.
At II 90 the convention was called to
order by Temporary Chairman Perry Bel
mont. The first business was the report
of the committee on credentials. James
D. Bell of Kings County presented the re-
port of the committee on credentials. In
the contests in Oswego and Queens County
the committee reported in favor of the
sitting delegates. This was adopted. He
then reported the resolution adopted last
night by the committee, giving the New
York State Democracy one-ffth repre-
sentation in the convention and for this
convention only. and declaring the Tam
many delegates to be the only regular
delegates from New York County. Each
Tammany delegate, under the resolution,
is given four-fifths of vote, and each
Grace-Fairchild delegate one-ffth vote.
Charles J. Patterson of Kings County
then presented the following resolution:
ResoEued, That upon the rollcall of this con-
yent1on the names of both the sitting and the
coBtesting delegation from New York County
be called and that the sitting delegation be af-
forded seventy votes, and the contesting dele
CATION thirty-five votes in the convention, and
that the sitting delegation select eight men,
bers of the State committee and the eontesting
delegation four members of the State commit
tee, subject, however, TO the right OF the organ
ization represented by the sitting delegation TO
use the party emblem for their local ticket in
case of differences.
When Mr.. Patterson had finished,
James D. Bell, chairman of the regular
Democracy of Kings County and chairman
of the committee on credentials, spoke
against giving the one-third representation,
and Senator Guy of the New York Tam
many delegation said for that organization
that it was willing to bow TO the will of the
convention