The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-12

Roanoke, Va, Aug. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state convention was called to
order at noon today.
The duty of calling the convention to
order devolved upon General George ].
Hundley as chairman, Hon. ]. Taylor
Ellison is a candidate for governor.
Nearly all CT the 1,54S delegates were
present.
Mr. C. D. Letcher Of Lexington, the
temporary chairman of the convention
was introduced by General Hundley as
the representative of the Young
Democracy OF Virginia. Every refer
ence by the temporary chairman 10
Bryan and the Chicago platform was
heartily chee.ed. The speaker made a
vigorous and earnest defense of the
Chicago platform, especially the planks
favoring a federal income tax and de-
nouncing government by injunction.
His arrais nment OF the deep damna-
ton" Of the Dingley tariff law was
received with cheers. With reference
to the plank in the Chicago platform,
touching the interference OF the
federal government with the local at
fairs, the temporary chairman said
this was intended for President Cleve-
land. II he sent troops TO Chicago
without the request OF The Illinois gov
ernor and simply used the interference
with the mails as an excuse, then it
applied 10 him.
But it is my opinion" said Mr..
Letcher that Cleveland was the tool
OF plutocracy in this as in other things,
and that the movement of the mails
was simply an excuse. for the use OF
troops
The indications today are that the
ticket will be:
Tyler, for governor; Edward Echols
of Staunton, for lieutenant goyernor.f'
and fer attorney general either ex-
United States Attorney Montague OF
Danvilie, or ex-Unlted States District
Attorney +. r. Lossiter of Petersburg.
AT u o'clock the convention took a
recess until 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. E. W.
Sanders was made permanent chair
man. His denuneiation of the gold
standard elected applause, but the
first considerable outburst, of cheers
was evoked by the declaration that W.
j. Bryan would be president in 1900.
a communicate was presented
from the committee appointed by the
Populist state convention which nomi-
mated Edmund r. Coke for lieutenant
governor.
lnis communication simply advised
the Democratic convention of the Popu-
lists action. Action on the subject was
de- erred.
This incident was the first one in
which there had been any reference
made TO the Populists, or TO the action
taken by that party at the recent state
convention. The convention, at D D. m,
took a recess until tonight
Immediately upon the opening of the
night session, J. Hoge Tyler Of Pulaski
was nominated by reclamation Tor gov
ernor. j. Tyler Ellison. who had been
Tyler's only competitor for the honor.
withdrew his lame. and was imme-
diately reelected chairman of the state
committee, also by acclamation-
Senator Daniel chairman of the COM
nlittee on resolutions. made his lrst-ap-
pearance before the convention when
he brought n the platform as agreed
upon by the committee. He was greet
ed by tremendous cheering.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform makes the following
declarations:
I'VE reaffirm the platform of the ma
tional Democratic party adopted at
Chicago in 1896, and upon which w. j.
BRYAN was nominated for the presl-
dency of the United States. and we eX-
tend our concentrations to our noble
champion upon the able and brilliant
manner in which he discharged the
trust reposed in him. The fact that ne
received more votes than any candidate
for the presidency, and more than any
candidate of any party, saving alone
his successful opponent, is evidence
that Democratic principles are stlii
dear to a vast mass of the American
hot -
in the hope of an early and complete
truman.
I'VE especially endorse the doctrines
of the national Democratic party upon
the four great issues which are before
the people of this country, viz: The tar
if, the income tax, the regulation OF
trusts and the currency.
Tariff duties should be levied for
revenue purposes, and only for SO much
revenue as may be needed for an eco
nomic administration of the govern
ment. the great surplus in the treasury
in its nature being a useless absorption
of pllblic wealth and a constant temp
tation to extravaganza. We denounce
the tariff bill recently passed by the
Republican congress, as dictated py the
trusts and monopolies, and in the IN
terests of the classes which live
upon the favoritism of the gov
eminent. and not upon the
fair and just earnings of industry. We
favor an income tax for the support OF
the federal government, that industry
NAV be less burdened, and that wealth
may bear its proper share of the gener-
al public burden, and, if necessary, we
favor a constitutional amendment that
such taxes may be levied. The power
of taxation and the powers of regu-
lating the interest of foreign commerce,
furnishes to a federal congress means
of restraining the great trusts that
break up small industries and aggran-
die themselves by Illicit combinations,
and we favor the exercise of such pow
ers to their full extent, to the end that
these rnonopolies may be curbed.
Upon the subject of currency, we
declare ourselves unalterably opposed
to the British systlm of recommendation,
which has aggrandized that empire at
the expense of the nations producing
food Strnrffaa and raw materials and