The age-herald., 1897-10-01
TAMMANY TIGERS
 NAME 4 TICKET Robt. A. Van Wyck Has No 0p-
 position for Mayor. DICK cRoKEgsNoT PRESENT And His Naw at the RoH-Call Did
 Eess llicit Applause. BIRD ; ;g'-EH FOR COMPTROLLER He Is Banker, Free SiIverite and
 an Original Bryanite. JACOB RUPERT, JR., ALSO BANKER, Named For President of the CounciI-State and National Issues Not Embodied in
 the Platform-More Rights For
 the Masses Advocated.
BIRD s, ,rrJLER FOR COMPTROLLER
He Is Banker, Free SiIverite and
 an Original Bryanite.
JACOB RUPERT. JR, ALSO BANKER,

New York, Sept. 30.-The democratic convention tonight nominated these can- dtdates for offices in Greater New York:
 ayor-Robert A. Van Wyck, of Man. haitian.
 Comptroller-Bird S. Co,er, of Brook lyn.
 President of the Council-Jacob Rup- pert, Jr.. of Manhattan.
 The ticket had been agreed upon by the Tammany executive committee be- fore the convention met and the dele- gates simply ratified the choice of the leaders.
 The platform makes no references to the Chicago platform. W. J. Bryan, or free silver. It favors home rule and reIlaal of the Rafnes law and other re- stuictions on personal liberty and de- mands dollar gas and municipal owner- ship of franchises
 The nominations evoked disapprova1 rather than enthusiasm in the conven- ton hall. A noticeable feature of the elaborate decoration of the convention hall-the Grand Central paiace-was the absence of pictures of leadcHs of the party which were always displayed over tine platform at previous conventions.
 IA bar at the rear of the platform did a rushing business as soon as the doors w,sre tl1rown open. Just before the com vention was called to order, Alderman Tait got into a rough and tumble fight with member of his delegation. The fight was fast and furious. The other man was put out of the hall.
 Richard CrolSer did not attend the con- vention. John c. Sheehan was loudly cFl.ered when he appeared. The con- vention was opened at 6:20 p. m. by John c. Sheef1an, who nominated Amos J. Cummings for temporary chairman. The crowd was very noisly during the roll call. When the name of Delegate Richard Croker was called there was not even a ripple of applause. Committees wisre appointed and a recess of thirty minutes taken.
 The convention re-assembled at 9:52 o'clock. Almet F. Junks was appoint ed permanent chairman and took the chair. The platform reported by the committee on resolutions was adopted. It practically ignores national issues, declaring at the outset:
 "We regard as the. supreme issue of the municipal campaign the inaugura- tion of a wise, liberal, honest, and democratic government in place of the present costly, wasteful, illiberal and inefficient government.
 "The prodigality, inefficiency and un- practicability of the present city gov- ernment is condemned and it is said to have produced a. corrupt, expensive, fractious, .discordant. intollerant and in- the credit, increased and augmented the debt of the city.
 The platform declares for home rule in city government and denounces the dictation of the state legislature in municipal affairs Laws that curtail the personal liberty of the citizen in the practice of innocent customs and in the pursuit of harmless pleasures are condemned, and their liberal admins tration is demanded until they are re- pealed.
 The Raines liquor law is condemned as iniquitious and intolerant, subver- sive of personal liberty and injurious to business interests. whle encouraging intemperance and failing to suppress vices, its prompt repeal is demanded.
 Trusts are denounced as fatal to the prosperity of the people.
 The public franchise plank declares in favor of municipal ownership and muni- cipal control of all municipal franchises. We oppose the granting of any public franchise in perpetuity. We oppose the granting or extending of any such fran- chise without adequate compensation. The platform demands that the price of gas be reduced to s1 or less per 1000 feet. Capital, the platform declares, should bear its full share of burdens of government and should deal justly