The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-26
CONTESTS AT SYRACUSE.
State Democracy Gets One-Fifth of Vote
Delegates Provoked and Leave the Hall.


State Democracy Gets One-Fifth of Vote
Delegates Provoked and Leave the Hall.
Syracuse, N. Y. Sept. 25.-Matters
were in chaotic condition this morning
when the democratic statesmen got
out of bed.
The conventions was called to order at
11:26. The convention adopted the re-
port of the committee ON credentials
giving the Grace-Fairchild democrats
one-fifth representation. The Grace
Fairchild men left the hall at :27 amid
cheers and jeers.
AS a result of the conference between
Senator Hill, William c, Sheehan, ex-
Governor Flower and other leaders the
following ticket was decided on and
nominated: Secretary of state, Horace
c. King of Kings; attorney general; Dan
iel G. Griffin of Watertown; state treas
urer, Norton Chase of Albany; comp
troller ]. B, Judson of Gloversville;
state engineer, Dewitt c. Ward of
Boonville, Oneida county; associate
judge of the court of appeals John B.
Teller of Auburn.
Russell r. Stewart was nominated
for state engineer on the first ballot,
completing the ticket. The convention
adjourned sine die at 2:19 p. m.
The platform adopted is as follows:
The democratic party of New York
in convention assembled makes the fol-
of tS sip irIp nd
policy. Home rule, the first essential
condition of good municipal govern
ment: Local jurisdiction and control
over purely local affairs, no legislative
meddling. Economy in public expense;
no public money for private purposes or
political jobs; strict audit of official
expenditures; low tax rate. Honesty
in public office-no tainted Legislators,
no corrupt traffic in legislation; clean
men and free agents; no hypocrites
Equal and honest enforcement of all
the laws; a proper observance of a
day of rest and orderly Sunday; modi-
fication or repeal of laws unsupported
by public opinion; no unjust sumptu-
ary laws; no blue laws; recognition
of the fundamental American principle
of freedom of conscience; home rule in
excise as in other matters within reas-
ona BILE linaita tions established to pro-
tect the interests of temperance and
morality-and an amendment of the ex-
else and other laws by the legislature
of the state which shall permit each
municipality expressing it's sentiments
by popular vote of majority Of it's
citizens to determine within such proper
legislative restrictions as shall be re-
quired by the interests of the entire
state what may best suit it's special
necessities and conditions
The attempts of prominent republican
politicians in the large cities of the
state to repudiate their own platform
are renewed evidence of their hypocrisy
and dishonesty on the excise question.
Equal taxation, no unjust discrimina-
ton, no favored interests, no partial
Legislation. Individual liberty, the right
of all citizens to equal opportunities
before the law; equal and exact justice
to all men. Federal taxation for rev.
enue only; no government partnership
with protected monopolies, no meddling
with the present reformed tariff to the
INJURY anu uuSeltilIlS OI DuSltleSS anu
industries. Sound money; gold and sill
yer the only legal tender, no currency
inconvertible with coin; gradual retire
ment and extinction of the greenback
currency; no free and unlimited coin
age of silver. Strict construction of the
federal constitution, rigid maintenance
of the reserved rights of the states, no
force bills. No entangling alliances
with foreign nations, the vigorous en-
forcement of the Monroe doctrine, no
jingoism We invite the attention of
electors to the humiliating record made
by the republican party in it's recent
restoration to power in this state.
William Sulzer of New York asked
for the adoption of the following reso-
lutions: Resolved, that we extend our
sympathy to the Cuban patriots and
to all people struggling against oppres-
sion, and endeavoring to achieve their
freedom and independence" 1t was
adopted without objection.