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| I'VE protest against the punishment
OF alleged violations of such injunctions
upon the sentence of a tribunal that is
at once the accuser, party and judge,
and which proceeds upon evidence un-
known to the law as proof of guilt;
and we demand that charges of con-
tempt, not committed in the immediate
view and presence of the court, shall
be prosecuted by indictment, tried by
jury and safeguarded by all the securi-
ties provided for the protection of inno-
cence against unjust conviction"
The platform pledges the democracy
to improve the schools, provide rapid
transit, good roads, bicycle paths, small
parks and pier gardens.
Nowhere does the platform make
mention of the Chicago platform, Bryan
or free silver.
The resolutions recently adopted by
| the democratic union recommending for
consideration as candidates for the
mayoralty nomination the names of
Justice Van Wyck, Hugh j. Grant and
ex-Postmaster Dayton were read by the
secretary. There were cheers and
hisses as the name of each of the gen
tlemen referred to was mentioned, but
Dayton's name received the most ap-
plause.
! On motion of John C. Sheehan, the
convention proceeded to make nomina-
tlons. Justice John Henry Mccarthy
placed in nomination for mayor Justice
| Robert A. Van Wyck.
| Ex,Judge Troy of Brooklyn seconded
the nomination.
! James j. Martin moved that the nom-
nations be made on the call of bor-
ough, each chairman to name his
choice.
John j. Foote of the Twenty y-first as
sembly district of Brooklyn protested
against the vote of the borough of
Brooklyn being cast for Van Wyck,
Bernard J. York had already an
nounced the vote of the entire Brook
lyn delegation for Van Wyck. There
was the widest kind of an uproar for
several minutes. There were cries for
Foote to take the platform and shouts
from the gallery of mo gag law; give
him show. Free speech
| In endeavoring to restore order the
chairman nearly split the table with his
gavel. He pounded away, but the
crowd kept up the racket, during which
Mr.. Foote climbed to the platform and
demanded hearing.
| Chairman Jenkins ruled that Foote
could not be heard. He said that a
motion had been adopted that the
chairman of each borough should cast
the vote Of the delegation and that Mr.
Foote could not have any say. After
a futile effort Mr. Foote left the plat
form. Mr.. Foote wanted to nominate
Justice William Gaynor, but he did not
get chance to even mention his name
The demonstration for Van Wyck was
/ confined to strict organization men.
All of the boroughs voted for Van
Wyck, however The announcement
that Van Wyck was the choice of the
convention was the signal for a storm
| of Kisses from a large portion of the
audience and from the Brooklyn dele
cation from the Twenty-frst district
/ which it took the band to drown. John
Shea of Brooklyn placed in nomination
Bird S. Coler of Brooklyn for comptrol-
Ter. John w. Keller of the borough of
| Manhattan seconded the nomination
Mr.. Coler was unanimously nominated
Thomas Crane, ex-city chamberlain
nominated Jacob Rupper, jr., for presi-
dent of the council.
John B. Myrenbord of Brooklyn sec
onded the nomination of Rupert and
he was unanimously nominated.
The convention then at 1:04 o. m,
adjourned.