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sional districts were read and adopted.
On motion of Charles P. McClelland the
five pointed black star was again adopted
as the emblem of the party.
The electors selected are as follows
Electors rs-at-Large-Robert H. Bush. of
Horsehead; Benjamin Wood, of New
York.
EIectors-First District, John P. Mad
den; @ Andrew Mclean; 3, James Bur
riel; 4, James J. Kerwin;. 5, Martin H
age; 8, William McMurtie; 8, Michael A.
Lyons; 10, John Bordan; II, MAURICE b.
glumenthal; L, VIM. r. Hearst: L. henry fdhy
McQuade; 16. John Brisbane Walker,
H. Charles Kelehan; Is, w =
Brinnier; ls:s David Morsy; H.s;, 20; N n
John w Almstead; %, John o'Nsil; "a,
Charles D. Moore; %, Clarence B. Grouse;
Is, Jasen T. Mervill 27, George freeman;
IS, William c. swartz; 2s, H; II; sSS,c Rock, K,
Kramer, go, Jacob Stern; 80, Abraham j..
Elias; 81, David S. Wright.
Samuel L. Tilden, Jr., offered a resolu-
ton which was adopted, authorizing tqe
State Committee to I'LL all vacancies on the
ticket.
Another resolution by Elliot Danforth
authorizing the State Committee to nomi-
nate Court of Appeals Judge next year,
as that will be the only office to be hlled,
was adopted.
Nominations for Governor were declared
in order. Albany county was called and
Louis w. Pratt of Albany took the plat
form and presented the name of John
Boyd Thacher.
When Allegheny was called Judge
Frank Downs, of Binghamton, came to
the front, and in a brief speech presented
the name of William Sulzer
Suffers name provoked a big demon
stration from the delegates seats and
the galleries. Three cheers were given
for Bryan and Sulzer.
Mr.. SulZer occupied seat in the Tam
many delegation and listened closely to
the speech presenting his name. Judge
Downs dwelt upon Mr.. Suffers public
record, his support by the workingmen
and his attitude in regard to trusts and
corporations He asked the delegates If
Mr.. Thacher had made single uttrance
in favor of the Chicago pla atform and tic
Set. and asked them how they could
explain their course to their constituents
if Thatcher is nominated
Delegate German of Erie county, sec
onded the nomination of William Sulzer
j. F. Oulahan, of Sussex. also second
Mr.. Sulzer.
John N. Carlisle, of Watertown, took
the platform when Jefferson county was
called, and said that every town and ward
of his county instructed the delegates to
support the Chicago ticket and platform,
and see TO it that no one as TO whose
Democracy could be questioned be NOM
mated. He presented the name of Will
bur A. Porter, of Watertown as a gem
uine silver Democrat. He attacked Mr..
Thacher, and charged him with not dar-
ing to come to Buffalo or to declare him
self for 1a.u1,s the Chicago platform.
M. Merrill, of Livingston. seconded the
nomination of Wilbur A. Porter.
]. C. Pierce, of Monroe. took the
platform and said that the convention
would be the laughing stock of the coun-
Try IL 1t adopted a silver platform and
put god bug at the head of the ticket
to stand on 1t. He seconded the nomina-
ton of Sulzer
When New York county was called
Thomas A. Grady rose and took the plat
form. He said he was called upon to per-
form a most ungracious task. He said
ne would prefer to endorse an associate
and to aid him to success and that he
was here for a far different purpose. He
went on to explain why the New York
delegation did not support the New York
Congressman, William Sulzer. He said
that if the convention permitted Tam
many man to be nominated the question
in IN New York City would be not whether
whether the Tiger was to be permitted to
run things in the State He was inter
rupted by shouts of silver and Sui
zer.D He went on and advocated the
W, H. Russell of New York, took the
platform when Mr.. Grady finished, say
ing that he needed not to plead with the
with him. but he would plead with the
delegates 10 name a silver man as can
didate of silver convention.
After the speeches. the first ballot was
tdhCtls 1udCucE was dl Once nominated.
having 333 votes to 80 for Sulzer and 20
for Wilbur f. Porter
Porter was then nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived:-
New York, Sept. IT, 1895.
Hon. Thomas F. Grady. Chairman, Con-
vention Hall, Buffalo, N. Y.
My resignation from the National
Committee has this day been forwarded
to the Honorable James K Jones.
WILLIAM r. SHEEHAN.
Do you want to reward a man who
favored the secession of Harrison and
Kearny from Hudson County and their
annexation to Essex
That is the sort of man Edward Kenny
is, and he is looking for the Congress
sional nomination at tonight's Demo-
cratic primaries against Allan L. McDer-
mott, the Marshal Ney of the New
Jersey Democracy
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS.
w. Murray Crane Sweeps the Prf-
nIaries-A Reverend Victor.