The age-herald., 1898-09-29
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 Benedict, Frank P. Hullett and Clark Day. Chairman Palmer's address opened wi h an expression of opinion that the signs point unmistakaby to an overwhelming democratic victory in November. He charged that the republicans had squan- dered and wasted the peoples money; that the laws enacted by them favored the classes as against the masses; that many new and needless offices had been created to reward political servants, and that laws had been passed under the republican par ty lash having for their sole object the protection and fostering of monopolies and trusts, thereby suffering the people to be robbed by practices and methods which, said the speaker. had frequently been de- cided by the court of appeals to be crm.- nal
 Delegate Pierce, of Monroe, tried to get through resolution endorsing the Chica- go platform relative to silver, but 1t was not allowed to be read. He attempted to speak, but was ruled out and the reso.u- tion referred
 Mir. Palmer attacked the record of the re- publicans on the state canal expt nditures charging corruption in use of the funds, and said that no attempt had been made to correct any of these abuses.
 At the close of his speech the roll was called, and at it's comple tion Delegate ]. c. Pierce of Rochester sent tc the platform resolution which he asked to have read. Chairman Palmer announced that the reso- luton which had been sent to the chair would be referred to the committee on res- -- -o1utions when appointed. Mir. Pierce walk ed down the center aisle, loudly demanding that the resolution be read.
 That is resolution to instruct the com mittee on resolutions he said, and now is the proper time for it to be read"
 Chairman Palmer announced that his de- cision was that the resolution should be re- ferred to the committee on resolutions and directed the clerk to proceed with the read ing of other resolutions for the appoint ment of committees.
 The resolution which MT. Pierce desired read was as follows: .s ''I move that as the committee on resou- tions be appointed, they be instructed to n- clude in their resolutions a plank of the Chicago platform of 1S96.'
 MT Pierce is one of the contesting dele- gates of Monroe county, and 1t is improba- ble that he will be given another opportuni- ty to present this resolution.
 A recess was taken till 10 a. m. tomor- row.
 Schaub Permanent Chairman
 After the convention adjourned the com mittee on permanent organization selected Frederick Schaub of Lewis county as permanent chairman of the convention, and decided to make the other temporary of1- cers of the convention permanent. The committee on resolutions went into execu- tive session at o'clock. The platform was immediately referred to subcommittee ana the general committee adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow. The sub-comm t. tee began its labors on the platform. At the outset a resolution Of secrecy was adopted to be binding upon the members until the subcommittee makes It report to the general committee.
 At 4:3O 8 committee of members of the Chicago platform democracy, headed py C. E. Reach, of Lansingburg, appeared be- fore the subcommittee on resolutions and asked that the resolutions adopted by the conference of Cn::.-yo platform democrats which was held at Albany during the latter p.rt of August be made part Of the fiemocratic platform. This resolution was nresented by the Chicago platform demo- crats to the meeting of the state eXecu- tive committee at Saratoga some time ago.
 After q lengthy audience MT. Reach ano bis associates retired from the conference They were reticent as to the attitude as' stunned by the members of the sup-com1nlt' fec and were not apparently encourage to believe that the Chicago platform wou' be indorSed.
 Al 6 o'clock tho subcommittee took g reress until o'clock, when it's leaders or the platform was resumed. Colonel A. Corner a prominent member of the sub committtee said to the Associated Pres! Correspondent that none of the platform Drovisions would be made known until to morrow.
 The platform salient points as aeree' 1uon to midnight and liable to little chang are:
 The republican administration just clos Ing will be arraigned for it's extravaganc of the peoples money. Tho working or tn Raine's law is condemned. The repuoncal party will be arraigned for protecting mo fopolies and trusts.