Evening journal., 1896-09-18

Richard Croker and each one Of the smaller
lights of the party who serve under these
mems banners are undoubtedly satisfied
with the work Of the convention. It had
been predicted up to a late hour that these
leaders mentioned above would havo no
control of the state convention and that
they themselves would practically be read
out of tho party in order to make room
for more youthful aspirants.
The result of the convention Is this: A
ticket mado up of strictly organization
mon has been nominatod the selection of
the leaders who did not attend the conyen-
ton has been adopted for chairman of the
state committees; the national committee
man to be selected next week will bo a
man favorable TO tho organization leaders,
and tho platform Is not as radical as it
was intimated some weeks ago it would be.
Those who are inclined to be extremely
radical in their advocacy Of silver display
some little disappointment over the plat
form, but as a whole it is taken with a
very good grace
The State Campaign.
The state committees as constituted
contains a majority of strictly state or
ganization men. and In the selection of
Elliott f. Danforth to be chairman, Cal
win J. Hudson to be secretary and an
agreement to make Frank ). Campbell Of
Bath tho national committeeman as soon
as Senator Jones has notified the commit
toe Of the resignation of William f. Shoe
han IL has evinced a desire to conduct the
campaign from the standpoint of state
organization instead of throwing itself
entirely into the hands of the national
party.
Tho refusal of Tammany to indorse the
candidacy of one of its own members,
William Sulzer, was not due TO any per
sonnl objection to him, but rather, as was
explained by Senator Grady, because it
was believed that Tammany would em-
barrass itself and be accused in the event
Of Mr. Bryan's defeat, of selling out the
national ticket to secure tho election OF
ono of its members to a state Office.
The other interesting feature Of she con-
vention was tho frantic decision of Mr..
purroy of Tgmmany to make some re-
marks "a 90 tho platform and the equally
frantic objections Of the leaders to his do
ing so u fear Of an outbreak all along
the line. When Mr.. Purroy had really
succeeded I'm concluding some lengthy re-
marks, It was discovered that he really
had 10 objection to the platform as drawn
but had simply desired either to display
his oratorical ability or else To protest
against what he called gag law. "
It is very generally conceded among th.
more prominent of tho delegates that tn,
selection of Mr. Tha6her and Mr.. Porter
will not be successful in preventing the
gold standard men from nominating
third ticket. This is believed TO be tn,
only drawback or lack of contamination
of the plans laid by the conservatives
headed by Senator Hill. The Endorsement
of the national ticket and platform Il
considered strong enough to prevent thI
gold standard Democrats from changing
their plans, and 1t is generally believed
that they will nominate gubernatoria
candidate.
At l1:04 Chairman Grady called th'
convention TO order and announced thai
tho first work Of the convention would b'
tho reception of the reports of the commit
tees. This report was adopted and II
II. Rockwell Of Chemung was presented
for permanent chairman.
The Platform.
Whom the applause which greeted hin
had subsided, nc made a speech, afte
which the platform was read 1t is a
follows:
The Democratic party Of the state Of New
York, in convention assembled, unreservedl,
luuolHt0 lile PLATFORM adopted by Ale Demo
cratic party at the nutiOnai convention held II
Chicago on July :, 1896, cordially approves tn
nominations there made pledges to William J
Bryan and Arthur Scwal its hearty and activ
support and declares as its deliberate iudg
ment that never IN the history of the Demo
cratic party has platform been writtei
which embodied more completely the interest
Of the whole people as distinguished iron
those who seek legislation for private benef
than that given 70 the country by the nationa
Democratic convention Of 1890
We dcnOunce those provisions ~ the Raine
liquor law which deprive municipalities Of tn
right 20 restrict ard regulate the hcuor traffi
within reasonable limits prescribed by law
which divert excise moneys from local treas
uries, where they properly belong, into th'
STATE treasury In order to make good def
ciencies in state revenues caused by the ex
fravagance Of Republican legislatures tina
otherwise would need TO be supplied by add
fional direct taxation; which fastens upon tn