The herald., 1896-09-18
Concludes Its Lab0rs in State
Convention
THE WORK DONE AT CHICAGO
Unreservedly Endorsed and Hearty Sup
port Pledged
John Boyd Thacher Nominated for Gov
ernor and Wilbur F. Porter as
His Running Mate.

vention today the business proceeded
with expedition.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials having been adopted the COM
mittee on permanent Organization re-
ported, naming ex-Congressman Hoza
H. Rockwell Of Chemung as permanent
chairman. He was greeted with ap-
plause. He made an able speech in ad-
vocacy of the Chicago platform and
ticket.
After Rockwell's speech the chairman
called for the report of the committee
on resolutions. 1t was read by Mr.. York.
"The Democratic party of the state
Of New York in convention assembled
unreservedly indorses the platform
adopted by the Democratic party at it's
national convention in Chicago July I.
1896, and cordially approves of the nomi-
nations there made.a and pledges William
]. Bryan and Arthur Sewall its hearty
and active support, and declares as its
deliberate judgment that never in the
history of the Democratic party has
platform been written which embodies
more completely the interests Of the
whose legislation is for private benefit,
than that given the country by the ma
tional Democratic convention of 1885,"
The platform denounces the Raines
excise law as an infringement upon the
rights of citizens; accuses the Republic
can state administration of extrava-
gance; AYERS that the legislature prosti-
tuted it's powers to partisan ends in
legislating Democrats out of office; ad-
vocates the Improvement Of roads and
urges an amendment to the employers
liability law.
The platform as reported was unan-
imously adopted.
Nominations for governor being in or
der, Albany county presented the name
of John Boyd Thacher; Allegheny coun-
ty presented Congressman Sulzer; JEFF
ferson county presented Willis F. Poster
of Watertown.
In seconding the nomination of Mr..
Thacher, Senator Grady warned the
convention that the nomination Of a
Tammany man (Sulzer being mean)
would put it in the power of the opposi-
ton to make it appear that the issue was
in state politics. The only desire of Tam
many, he said, was to see candidate
nominated who could help the Chicago
ticket.
1t was 200 o'clock when the roll call
began, and as it progressed there was
much applause. The vote as announced
was: Thacher, 1888; Sulzer, 80; Porter, 90
On Mr.. Sulzer's motion the nomination
of Mr. Thacher was made unanimous.
Elliott Danforth said in a few words
that he desired the nomination of Mr.
Wilbur F. Porter for lieutenant govern
or. There We're several endorsements
made and within three minutes the nom-
nation had been made by acclamation.
The same course was taken in nomi-
mating judge of the court Of appeals,
Judge Robert c. Titus of Buffalo being
chosen. Presidential electors We're also
selected.
Adjourned sine die.
This is the work of the Democratic
state convention, if merely the perfume
tory work of the convention is looked at.
1t is, however, a significant fact that the
state organization leaders, who have
heretofore controlled the conventions of
this party are still at the helm. Senator
Hill, Senator Edward Murphy, ex-Leieu-
tenant-Governor w. F. Sheehan, Rich
ard Croker and each one of the smaller
lights of the party who serve under
these mems banners are undoubtedly
satisfied with the work of today'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 would themselves practically
be read out of the party in order to make
room for more youthful aspirants. The
result of the convention today is this:
A ticket made up of strict organization
men has been nominated. The selection
of the leaders who did not attend the
convention has been adopted for chair
man of the state committee ;the nation
al committeeman to be selected next
week will be'a man favorable to the or
ganization leaders and the platform is
not as radical as 1t was intimated some
weeks ago it would be.
Those who are inclined to be extreme
ly radical in their advocacy of silver dis
play some little disappointment tonight
over the platform, but as q whole it is
taken with very good grace. The state
committee, as constituted, contains a
majority of strictly organization men
and in the selection this afternoon OF
Elliott Danforth to be chairman; Cal
vim j. Hudson to be secretary, and an
agreement to make Frank S. Campbell
of Bath the national committeeman, as
soon as Senator Jones has notified the
committee of the resignation of w. F.
Sheehan, it has evidenced desire to
conduct the campaign from the stand
point of state organization. The re-
fusal of Tammany to indorse the candi-
dacy of its own member, William Sui
ger, was not due to any personal objec d.
tion to him but rather. as was explained
by Senator Grady, because it was be-
lieved that Tammany would embarrass
itself and be accused in the event of Mr..
Bryan's defeat, Of selling out the ma
tional ticket to secure the election of one
of it's members to state Office.
It is very generally conceded tonight