The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-29
A NEW JERSEY sTRADDLE.
Democrats, So-called, Refuse to En-
dorse Chicago Platform.

oorse chicago Platform.
Trenton, n. j., Sept 2S.-The Demo-
cratic state convention nominated for
governor Elvin w. Crane. the prosecu-
tor of Essex county, and adopted a
platform which, in a measure, supports
the Democratic national platform The
convention, however, without debate.
defeated proposition to specifically
endorse the platform adopted bv the
Chicago convention of 1896. This. for
few moments, caused considerable
turmoil, but the band struck up a live
~ air and finally the silver men ac-
cept@1 the situation gracefully.
Later, when Mr.. Crane had been
nominated, Senator DAILY and Clarence
Atkinson, both of whom. were special
faVoTites Of the silver men. and were
candidates for the nomination. mount
ed the platform and promised to do
all they could to insure Mr. Cranes
election.
A feature of the convention was the
presence Of delegation Of colored men.
who had called to pledge support TO
the conventions nominee
The convention was called to order
by Chairman F. o. Price of the state
committee. The delegates numbered
LOO. Chairman Price recommended
William Gourley Of Paterson as chair
man Of the convention. This choice
hGS IdltElGQ UN lQG convention.
in the course of his address Mr.
Gourley said:
Il ask, has the state seen in all its
history such absolute domination of
legislation as has been witnessed dur
ing the last three years by the Re
publican staten committee? II would
seem as il the Legislature were Great
ed to record their DEGREES. CORPORATE
power has fastened itself upon the
state. With the state cor,or militia -
dominates the legislature. It's shadow
has fallen across the gubernatOrial
character. It's influence under the foss-
tering care of Republican officials has
grown to be q menace. 1t has set
aside every advance made toward equal
taxation. We record our voices for
equal taxation. This has ever been the
policy Of the Democratic party"
The committee on permanent organ
tzation recommended the continuance
Of the temporary officers as permanent |
The platform adopted makes state |
issues the principal features, but con-
tains an endorsement of the national |
principles OF the party. The first nara /
graph is as follows:
we, the representatives of the Dem /
ocratic party. in state convention as
sen1bled, reaffirm our devotion to the
great and vital principles Of the Dem |
ocratic party on national issues. be-
HeNlil5t however, lldl the coming state
campaign should be fought out on state
issues. and for the redemption of the
state from Republican extravaganza.
corruption and misruIe"
A paragraph is devoted to thanking
the soldiers of New Jersey who volun-
teered for the Spanish-American war
The present federal administration is
charged With being responsible for the
horrible results of incompetency of
government officials in the manage
ment Of the war after these appalling
results had been brought to President
McKinley's notice. Attention is called
to the fact that not a single exam
pie has been made of any one guilty of
this incompetency.
The platform concluded with depIor
ing that an ex-governor of New Ter
sey and a member Of President Nc
Kinley's cabinet presided at a Repub-
liean state convention and undertook to
defend ''Algerism.'
The committee on resolutions. by 16
10 5, adopted its report on platform and
the report was presented to the con-
yention by ex-senator Edwards.
Hhe minority report called for a spe-
cific endorsement of the Chicago plat |
form of 1896 in detail, but the majority I
report was sustained by the conven- {
ton. !
On balloting for nominations for gov !