The herald., 1897-08-12
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS
The Chicago Platform Is Unquali
fiedly Endorsed

ROANOKE, Va, August 1.-THE
Democratic State convention was call
ed to order at noon by G. ]. Handley
with nearly all of the 154S delegates
present. The most determined fight
will be made over the proposition to
adopt a plan for nominating United
States Senators by primaries. The plat
form will probably not be submitted to-
day. Its declaration on free silver and
other Chicago planks' will be unequiv-
ocal.
At the afternoon session E. w. Sand
ere was made permanent chairman.
Immediately upon the opening of the
night session, j. Hoge Tyler of Pulaski
was nominated by acclamation for gov
ernor, j. Taylor Ellison, who had been
Tyler's only competitor for the honor,
withdra wing his name. Ellison was i'm
mediately afterward reelected chair
man of the state committee, also by
acclamation.
The platform makes the following
declarations:
I'VE reaffirm the platform of the ma
tonal Democratic convention, adopted
in Chicago in July 1896, and upon which
presidency of the United States.
I'VE especially indorse the doctrines
of the national Democracy upon the
four great issues which are before the
people of this country, viz: The tariff,
the income tax, the regulation of trusts
and the currency. The tariff duties
should be levied for revenue purposes
and only for so much revenue as may
be needed for an economic admipistra-
ton of the government, the great sur
plus in the treasury, in its nature, be-
ing a useless absorption of public wealth
and a constant temptation to eXtrava-
gance. We denounce the tariff bill re-
Gently passed by the Republican con-
gress as dictated by the trusts and mo-
nopoles, and in the interests of the
classes who live upon the favoritsm of
the government and not upon the fair
and just earnings of industry. We fa-
vor an income tax for the support of the
federal government, that industry may
be less burdered and that wealth may
bear it's proper share of the general
public burdens; and If necessary we
favor a constitutional amendment that
such taxes may be levied.
upon TN SUBJECT OIL currency we uS-
clare ourselves unalterably opposed to
the British system of monometallism
which has aggrandized that empire at
the expense of the nations producing the
food supplies and raw materials, and ite
adoption has only aggravated our finan-
cial servitude to London"
The platform also declares for pri-
mary elections to indicate the popular
choice for United States senator and
commits legislative candidates to ac-
cept the results of the primaries.
After two ballots Edward, Echols of
Staunton was nominated for lieuten-
ant-governor.
The platform as given was reported
from the committee on resolutions, but
formal action on it was deferred until
tomorrow, when the provisions for pri-
mary elections for United States sena-
tors will be vigorously opposed. At
a. M the convention adjourned until
10 a. m.
PROBABLE PLATFORMS
NEW YORK, August 11.-Chairman
Elliott Danforth of the Democratic
State Committee has just returned from
a trip through the counties of the inter-
ior Of the State.
In an interview he said: "My judgment
is that most of the counties up the State
will pass resolutions reaffirming the
Chicago platform"