The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-08
IN NEW JERSEY.
DEMOCRATS WARMLY ENDORSE
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
They Also, it is Perhaps Needless to
Say, Declare Strongly For Gold
Money Standard-The Regular
Story.

TRENTON. N. j., May THE Demo-
cratic convention met here today and
after a struggle elected the four slated
candidates for delegates at large to the
national convention at Chicago as fol-
lows:
United States Senator James Smith of
Essex county; ex-United States Senator
Rufus Blodgett of Monmouth; ex-State
Chairman Allan McDermott of Hudson;
and ex-Judge Albert Tallman, of Glou-
ceSter.
The election of sixteen district delegates
was also ratified. The notable feature of
the convention was an Intellectual eff
fort to stampede the delegates in favor
OF ex-senator Frederick Marsh of Union
county as one of the delegates at large
against MI Blodgett, who was one of
the four on the slate agreed upon by the
party leaders in the morning Allan
McDermott was the one leader who stood
out against the slate and when the vot-
ing was completed and before the result
was announced he was on the floor lead
ing the effort to stampede the conven-
ton and denouncing Blodgett as trail
tor to his party. McDermott has never
forgiven Blodgett for having accepted
1888! at a combination of Republicans
and boiling Democrats, which defeated
the late Governor Abbott, the Demo-
cratic caucus nominee McDermott was
W -
both politically and personally. The eff
fort to
BREAK THE SLATE
only resulted in throwing the conven-
ton into the widest confusion for about
ten minutes Mr.. Marsh got 43 out of
967 votes.
The platform adopted declared strongly
for gold money standard and warmly
endorsed the administration of President
Cleveland. The fact that Mr.. Cleveland
will
to accept the nomination was the only
thing that prevented an effort to in
Struct delegates for his denomination.
No effort was made to instruct delegates
but much enthusiasm was evoked by the
chairmanS mention in his speech of the
name of Ex-Governor Russell of Massa-
chusetts. Among the delegates from the
southern portion of the state the senti-
ment is largely for Ex-Governor Pattison
of Pennsylvania.
United States Senator Smith, chairman
of the Democratic state committee, called
the convention to order. Permanent Or
ganization was effected with the Hon.
John w. Queen as chairman.
AS TO CURRENCY.
The platform adopted opens with
declaration upon the currency question.
as follows:
1--WE are in favor of a firm unvarying
maintenance of the present gold stand
ard. We are opposed to the free coinage
pulsory purchase of silver bullion by
the government
I'VE believe that the interests of the
people demand that the earnings of trade,
manufacture and commerce, and espec-
tally the wages Of labor, should be paid
in the money of greatest intrinsic value
and of the highest standard adopted by
the civilized nations of the world We
are, therefore, unalterably opposed to
all devices and schemes for the de-
basement of our currency.
I'VE believe that the federal govern
ment should be divorced from the busi-
ness of banking. We, therefore demand
the repeal Of all laws authorizing the
ury notes by the government; they
should form no part of the currency of
the people. We favor the enactment by
congress of such legislation as will en-
sure a banking currency, ample in vol
ume for all the needs of business, alb
solutely secure for every contingency, and
at all times redeemable in gold.'
NO ALTERATION.
In subsequent paragraphs, opposition
is expressed to material alteration of the
present tariff; liberal expenditures for
coast defense and strengthening of the
navy are favored; the administration of
President Cleveland is commended, par
ticularly on the finance, the currency and
foreign affairs, and sympathy with the
insurgents of Cuba is expressed.
The following were chosen for dele
gates at large: United States Senator
James Smith, Allan McDermott, ex-
United States Senator Rufus Blodgett
and ex-Judge Tallman.
The selection of alternates was left to
delegates at large.
The convention then ratified the dis
trict selections for delegates.
This closed the business of the con-
yention and it adjourned sine die.