The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-18
Senator's Hill and Murphy Said to He
Satisfied with the Work of the
State Convention.
RESIGNATION OF SHEEHHN
FRANK s. CAMPBELL BOOKED FOR
NATIONAL COMMIITEEMAN.
Iicyed, VIII at Once Nominate a
Ticket of Their Own.

BUFFALO, Sept 1.-THE silver Demo-
Gratis of the Empire State completed their
work to-day and adjourned. Ticket and
! platform:
For Governor-John Boyd Thacher, the
| present Mayor of Albany. ex-State Senator
| and New York's worlds fair commits
! sioner.
For Lieutenant Governor-wilbur f. Por-
| ter, of Watertown, x-commissioner of the
Court of Claims and political leader in
| northern New York for many years
For Judge of the Court of ,Appeals-Rob-
preme Court and former district attorney
| The platform-An unequivocal indorse-
| ment of the Chicago platform and ticket,
| and a denunciation of Republican State
| legislation
| This, in brief, is the work of the conven-
ton, if merely the perfunctory work of
the convention is looked at 1t is, how
ever. significant fact that the State or
| ganizaton leaders who have heretofore
controlled the convention of this party are
still at the helm. Senator Hill, Senator
Murphy, Richard Croker and each one OF
| the smaller lights of the party who serve
under these mems banners are undoubted-
| ly satisfied with the work of to-day's con-
vention. 1t had been predicted up to last
night that these leaders would have no
control of the State convention, and that
| they themselves would practically be read
| out of the party in order to make room for
more youthful aSpirants.
The result of the convention to-day is
| this: ticket made up of strictly organi-
| ZatiOn has been nominated; the Sc
/ lection of the leaders who did not attend
| the convention has been adopted for chair
man of the State committees; the national
| committeeman TO be selected next week
| will be man favorable to the organlza-
! tion leaders and the platform is not IS
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
| tonight over the platform, but as a wnole
! 1t is taken with a very good grace Inc
! State committee as constituted contains
majority of strictly State orgaenization
men. and in the selection this afternoon
! of Elliott F. Danforth to be chairman,
| Calvin ]. Hudson to be secretary and an
| agreement to make Frank S. Campbell of
| Bath, the national committeeman as soon
| as Senator Jones had notified the commit
| tee of the resignation of William f. Shee-
| campaign from the standpoint of State
| organization. The refusal of Tammany to
members, William Suzer, was not due to
any personal objection to him, but, rather,
cause it Was believed that Tammany
| would embarrasS itself and be accused, IN
out the national ticket to secure The elec-
| ton of one of its members to state OIL
fee 1t IS very generaIly eonceded b ,o-nLsnt asa
| gates that the selection of Mr.. Thacher
| and Mr.. Porter will not be successful in
! preventing the god-standard men from
| nominating a third ticket
MR. ROCKWELL'S SPEECH.
| When the convention met this morning
! the committee on permanent organization
| reported naming ex-Congressman Hosea IL.
Rockwell of Chemung, for permanent
| chairman. The report was accepted with
| out dissent. Mr.. Rockwell was greeted
| with much applause as he appeared upon
| the platform. He was introduced by Tenn
| porarys Chairman Grady. In his speech Mr..
Rockwell gave his unqualified approval to
| the platform and candidates of the Chi
| cago convention, adopting as his own the
| that 1.-The platform was just suited to the
| candidates and the candidates to the plat
| form" He attributed the financial panic
of 1893 to "a false and mischievous fnan-
| cial system and in that connection quoted
the words of Senator Hin, uttered In the
| Senate that year, as. follows: The para
| mount remedy for all our financial evils is
return to the system Of bineta llism
which existed prior to 1873 This quotation
Mr. Rockwell supplemented with the words
of Senator Hill. spoken in the Chicago con-
vention We are Democrats and not revo-
lutionists" His speech was in tune with
those made by Mr.. Bryan. and he closed
our principles, true to our convictions and
go manfully forward in this battle we shall
succeed in making this a government of
the people, by the people and for the peo-
pie instead of a government of trusts and
monopolies, by trusts and monopolies and
for the benefit of trusts and monopoists."
At the conclusion of his speech the chair
mai called for the report of the commit
Yprlle. The first plank of the platform is
a follows:
"The Democratic party of the State of
New York, in convention assembled unre-
servedly ndorses the platform adopted by
the Democratic party at the national con-
vention held in Chicago on July Z, 1896
cordially approves the nominations there
made. pledges to William J; Bryan and
port and declares as its deliberate judg-
ment that never in the history of the Dem
ocratic party has a platform been written
which embodied COmDlptelY n
terests of the whole people distinguished
from those who seek legislation for private
benefit than that given to the country by
1895,
nounces the Raines excise law as infring-
ing upon the rights of the citizens: ac-
cuses the Republican State administration
of extravaganza; alleges that the Legisla-
ture has Drostituted its powers to partisan
ends in legislating Democrats out of Office
advocates the improvement of roads, and
urges amendment of the employers liabil-
ity law.
Mr.. Yorke moved the previous question on
the adoption of the report Henry d. Pur-
roy objected. but was ruled out of order
The convention voted viva voce on the
adoption of the previous question which
the Chair decided was carried. Mr.. Pur-
roy appealed from the decision and de-
manded a call of the roll on the question of
sustaining the Chairs ruling. When his
name was reached in the roll call Mr.. Pur-
roy produced from his pocket the manu-
script of speech. which he proceeded to
read. the convention all the while calling
test against the application of the gag rule
At its conclusion Mr.. Purroy said he would
vote aye upon the adoption of the report
of the platform committee The roll call
sustained the Chairs decision and then the
platform as reported was unanimously
adopted.
Nominations were then made as given
above and the convention adjourned sine
die.
Mr. John Boyd Thacher the Democratic
gubernatorial nominee. decided late to-
night that he would make public a state
ment during the early part of next week
as he wishes II to be published before the
State convention of the gold Democrats in
BROOKLYN on Thursday. He will either
make his statement at a mass meeting in
this city on Monda~ Tuesday night of
next week when the Democrat tic national
and State tickets are to be ratified. or else
in Il letter to the voters of the State He
has decided to follow the course of Sena tor
Hill in his campaign and confine himself
to the State issues.
sheehan's Resignation.
NEW YORK, Sept. T.-William f. Shee-
ham, in furtherance of a purpose to resign
his place on the Democratic national COM
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