Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-05-23
New Hampshire News.
New Hampshire Democrats.

The democratic state convention wa
held in Concord Wednesday with 652 dele
gates and the usual number Of spectators
The committee on organization reported
the following for permanent organization
President, Harry Bingham, Littleton; vice
p esidents, G f. Rowell, j. F. Cloudman
Calvin Page, G. A. Hatch, j B. Nash, A
W. Sulloway, A. S. Waite, Edward Wood
II. 0. Kent; secretaries, Il. J. Howard
G. D. Marston, g. H. Bingham; commit
tee on resolutions, j. w. Drew, S. d.
Page, j. w. Sanborn, James Ryan, Jr
e. l.. Guptill, 0. +. Branch, j. P. Cog
gin, j. H. Oberly, II. B. Wall, H. w.
Parker and c. B. Hibbard Speeches
were made by leading members, and much
attention was given to the prospects for the
future.
The platform adopted read as follows
''We, the representatives of the democ-
racy of New Hampshire, in convention as
sembled, hereby renew our pledges of de-
votion to the principles Of jefferson and
a long line of illustrious democratic states
men, and in reference to the vital questions
now requiring determination by the people
we declare: First, that under the present
conditions there can be but one standard
of value and that every kind of currency
should rest upon a gold basis as long as
gold is the standard recognized by the
great commercial nations of the world, and
we heartily recommend the action of Presi-
dent Cleveland in so firmly maintaining our
public credit and faith inthe face of formid-
able opposition; secondly, we favor sys-
TEN OF tariff taxation SO adjusted as to pro-
duce the necessary revenues to meet the
present expenses of honest government
with the least possible burden upon the
people and to afford such incidental pro-
lection as will meet the requirements of
American capital and labor; thirdly, that
the Monroe doctrine embodies our idea of
selfdcfense and should be vigorously main
tanned fourthly, that the civil and religious
rights OF all our people, as guaranteed
them under the constitution, should be
sedulously guarded and that no proscrip-
ton on account of religious opinions should
be countenanced or tolerated"
The resolution reducing the membership
VI tuC sIdiC COiuilllttee from ZbV TO ~ was
adopted. Mr.. Bartlett of Manchester
withdrew the ticket bearing his name and
that of Charles ii. Dow OF Tamworth, and
offered a motion, which was adopted, that
Frank Jones of Portsmouth Alvah w
Sulloway OF Franklin, Irving W. Drew OF
Lancaster and Charles A. Sinclair of
Portsmouth be elected delegates at large
by acclamaiion.
The following were elected alternates ::
Frank w. Chase of Dover, S. p. Daniorth
of Concord, +. g. Noyes of Nashua, and
w. A. Plummer of Laconia The conven-
tion then resolved itself into county meet
ings and selected members OF the new state
committee. They reported the names
back to the state convention. after which
the convention adjourned.
AT the second congressional district con-
vention, held Immediately after the ad-
journment of the state convention, Jere-
miah j. Do,l-. of Nashua and Amos n.
Blandin of Bath were unanimously elected
delegates. and A. Richards of Newport
and George f Bales of Wilton were
chosen alternates.
All the state and district delegates
are for Russell.