The evening times., 1896-09-17
MACHINE IS IN CONTROL
Continued from First Page.


In order to make good deficiencies in State
revenues, caused by the extravaganza Or
Republican legislatures Jnal Otherwise
would need To be supplied by additional
direct taxation; which fasten upon the
people a gigantic state political machine,
breeding corruption and intimidation, ana
which compel the granting oil liceLees 10
persons or places OF notorlOusly bad Char
acter.
PLEDGES GIVEN.
II intrusted with power, we pledge our
representatives to enact a just and rea-
souable excise law. restoring the principle
OF local supervision and regulation, con
ferring upon each locality the control and
use OF its own excise revenue with which
to reduce its local tdNatiou, anu guaran-
teeing TO each municipality the deter
nnnaton OF its own excise regulation
within proper limitations prescribed by
general law.
We arraign the administration of Gov
Morton and recent Republican legislatures
for their extravagent legislation, whereby
the State taxes have been largely increased
and the burdens OF the people augin tented.
IDslead OF reforms which were promised,
there lave been flagrant corruption and
misrulc. lpstead or economy, there has
been prodigality. Instead OF rctrenctment,
there has been lnCreas sed expenditure IN
stead OF legislation for the people there
have been protection and iayoritiSm Tor
trusts and nonopoles.
Tue platform makes further structures
upon the State administra ton
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
When he finished reading the platform
Mr.. York moved the previous question
ou its adoption. There were shouts OF
No" Henry b. Purroy arose and pro-
tested He was raped dowu- The noes
were more numerous than the ayes The
vote was put and declared carried.
Purroy challenged the decision Of the
chair, and demanded roll call. There was
great confusion
The chair ordered roll call On tie CUES
tion as to tue appeal from the decision Of.
the char.
Mr.. Purroy declared that his appeal was
from the decision OF the chair, declari ring
the previous question carried and sitting
the voice OF the qucstioner Half a dozen
delegates tried to be heard The ayes Were
in suppor ri OF the chair and the noes gainst.
Purroy protested and was raped down
By the chairs gayel. Senator Guy rose
to point OF order, but was not recognized
After much confusion the roll of dele
gates was begun. When New York was
called every delegate voted aye until
Henry d. Purroy was called. He asked
to be excused from voting, and upon being
recognized took the platform to explain
his reasons. He produced a typewriter
speech, which he read.
He protested against the sitting of free
speech, and declared himself unqalifiedly
for Bryan and Sewall aud the Chicago plat
form. and declared that every delegate who
so desires, should be given an opportunity
toexpress his support of the national ticket.
SHEEHAN'S RESIGNATION.
The galleries repeatedly interrupted AIR.
Purroy, and the chair had difficulty in
obtaining hearing for him.
Mr. Purroy. after finishing his speech,
withdrew his request and voted aye.
The chair announced that 226 votes,
majority, had been cast to sustain the
chair, to twenty-five against.
On motion OF Senator Guy, the motion to
adopt the platform wasunanimous.
The following telegram was received:
New York, Sept II, 1896.
Hon. Thomas F. Grady. Chairman Con-
vention Hall. Buffalo, n. Y:
My resignation from the national COM
mittee has tiiis day been forwarded to the
Hon. James K. Jones.
WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN.'
Samuel L. Tilden, jr., offered reso-
luton, which was adopted, auth orizing
the State committee to fill all vacancies on
the ticket.
Another resolution by Elliot DaBforth au-
thorizing the State committee to nominate
a court of appeals judge next year, as that
will be the only office to be filled, was
ado pied.
Nomin ations for governor were then de-
Clared in order. Albany county was called,
and Louis W. Pratt, OF Albany, took the
platform and presented the name of John
Boyd ThaCher.
When Allegheny was called Judge Frank
Downs, of Binghamton, came to the from.
and in a brief speech presented the name Of
william Sulzer.