The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-25
BRYAN AND SEWAII.
EMPIRE DEMOCRATS EN-
DORSE THE PLATFORM.
Thatcher for Govrrnor-riatform Hrlct
but Positive In Its FERNS turtoy Tries
to Make u Demonstration, hut Ears
iti-b Praise for the National candidates.

High Praise for the National candidates.
BUFFALO, y. V, Sept. 1a-.The dc.
lay of the platform committee in
completing it's work was the reason
assigned for the delay Of an hour in
calling together the Democratic state
convention for its second days session,
but business then proceeded with cN-
petition. The report of the com.
mittce on credentials having been
adopted, the committee on permanent
organization reported, naming ex.
Congressman Hosea II. Rockwell OF
Chemung for permanent chairman.
The report va accepted without dis
sent, and Mr.. Rockwell was greeted
with much applause after he appeared.
lie first gave his unqualified approval
to the platform and candidates Of the
Chicago convention, adopting as his
" the sarcastic observation of Gov
crnor Flower that the platform was
just suited to the candidates and tho
candidates to the platform" lie
attributed the financial panic OF 1873
To "a false and mischicvuus financial
system" and quoted the words ot Sem
ator Hill uttered in the Senate that
Ear as follows: The paramount
remedy for all our financial evils is "A
return to the system Of blmctallism
which existed prior to 1873" This he
supplemented with the words of Seu-
ator Hill spoken in the Chicago con-
vcntion: I'VE are Democrats, and
not revolutionIstS.' lie defended the
bimctallic system as having the sane
tion OF the constitution and of tho
founders Of the Democratic party.
Then he attacked the Republican ma
tional financial plank, declaring that
1T had been tclcgraphed to j. l.. Nor
gan Il Co., before II was adopted. lie
held that silver had not deprecated,
but gold had appreciated. and farmers
were the principal sufferers. He
charged that every monopolist, every
oppressor OF labor, was engaged with
Mark Haura, u denounced Hanna
bitterly, declaring that every dollar
OF the millions which he had accumu.
lated was tainted with the sweat and
blood OF oppressed and downtrOddcn
labor"
PLEDGED 10 BRYAN AND SILVER.
At the conclusion Of his speech, the
chairman called for the report OF the
committee on resolutions. and it was
read by Mr.. Yorkc. The first plank
was as follows:
1.-The Democratic party OF the state
of New York, in convention assem-
bled, unrcservcdly iudorscs the plat
form adopted by the Democratic
party at the national convention at
Chicago on July :, 1896; cordially ap.
proves tho nominations there maze;
pledges to William j. Bryan and Ar
thur Sewail its hearty and active sup
port. and declares as its deliberate
Judgment that never in the history Of
The Democratic party has n platform
been written Which embodied more
completely the interests of the whole
people, AS distinguished from those
who seek Legislation for private bene-
tit, than that given to the ountry by
the national Democratic convention
II 1896"
The remainder OF the platform was 4
devoted 10 state matters.
Mr.. 1orTc moved the previous ducs-
ton on the adoption OF the report, but
Henry ID. Purroy objected and was
ruled out OF order, and the convention
voted viva voce on the adoption Of the
previous question, which the chair
decided was carried.
Purroy appealed from the decision
and demanded a call of the roll upon
the question OF sustaining the chairs
ruling. When his name was reached
in the roll Purroy produced from his
pocket the manuscript OF a speech
which he proceeded TO read, the con.
vention all the while calling upon
him to be seated. His speech was n
protest against the application OF tho Z
gag rule. At its conclusion he said
he would vote ago upon the adoption
OK the report of the platform com.
mittce.
The roll call sustained tho chair.
decision, and then the platform as 70.
ported was unanimously adopted.
THATCHER NAMED FOR GovERyon.
Nominations for governor being in
order, Albany county presented the
name OF John Boyd Thatcher and Al.
legheny county presented the name of
Congressman Sulzer. The galleries
:heered wildly for Sulaer, but the
delegates received the nomination 4
alphabetically. Jefferson county pre-
scnted tho name OF Wilber +. Poster
OF Watertown. On the call OF the roll
Mr.. Thatcher was nominated.
wilbur i. Porter was nominated for
Northumberland and Robert G..
Titus for Judge OF the court 70 APP
peals.