The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-30
ON THE FIRST BALLOT
He is a Brooklyn Man and Brother of
Mayor Robert 4, Van Wyck,
CONVENTION IGNORED SILVER,
state Issues Were Declared to Be Para
mount - Jeflersonian Democracy
Was Endorsed By the Platform
Adopted, aud the Con-
duct OF the War
Condemned.

SYRACUSE. y. Y. Sept 29-The Dem
ocratic Convention, cf New York State,
at its convention to-day named this
ticket:
For Goyernor-August Van wyck, Of
Kings.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dansforth,
Of CLenago.
Secretary OF state-George W. Batten,
Of Niagara.
compuoller-Edwlrd s. Atwater, Of
Duchease.
State Treasurer-E. P. Morris, OF
| Wayne.
Attorney General Thomas +. Conway
OF Clinton.
State Engineer and Surveyor-Martis
Schneck. of RcusaeIer.
Contrary to all expectation and 10 the
I indications of last night. and early this
morning the convention was very har-
moni0us the only contest being .Or the
nomination OF Governor and only one
ballot being taken on that Judge Van
/ Wyck IS a brother of Mayor Van Wick
Of Greater New York
LEE AND WHEELER.
nom t'reisr,cs sc-rslib Was elcS-sd per-
mancut chairman ana was escorted 20
The chair he made an address in which
he scored the Republican State admins
he scored the Republican state admins
trati0n. charged te national government
with criminal neglect or troops Do lne
| Spanish war ana tall' ever" "heie t'%ell- %
/ ocrats were ~ tn- van, Dl"-y 9.i.'es,
~ miIoaoH, ~, ' .I, .i,,t ti'e,r r9r1,e ir
,,I t-,,o,i.,r te--.i1 ~ farn,
ga r,",ti,r ~ IT.. name of Wm len
f,,... r,....,, t.,. ..-1ae C4rrroav in ecc-
rr1iro fha nomination of Stanchfoid.
produced the greatest demonstration wit-
! essed in the convention Delegates STOOD
0n chairs waving lals' WINE lI9m l.Ie
/ galleries men waved hat7 enc ~no w..
eol.7' eno "''- H.. .,.1 .,a,..d N ar1 .dst
rom ins ase. .,..,,,,,. ,t'''
r,,,. ,J.rnorer~.rion continued for several
minutes.
Andrew MeLain. OF Kings county. pre-
sented the name of August Van N5ck'
0f Brooklyn. at 1870. and at 2-5 enough
votes had been cast Tor Van NycA to
nominate him
The vote Tor Governor a7
was; .l...,-. %.
Van VICE a''' ll-'s' ~
sianchhelI & ---.
~ lf At'".N ttt'
THE platform declares that unarF eA-
isiing circumstances state ISSUES lh l.-e
campaign must recessafliy De palaii'o o-'.. j..
ln the present eXtraordlnliy iy collIt tioHa.
In national affairs sleallaai' nleAts %
pledged tO al the principles ana po.i-','
! Of Jc0ersonian Democracy.
The y. iofm ai'o says H"l
the patiFouc devotien ana Naloi OF our
brave soldiers ana sailors VINO nave n'n-
Orcd the American people ana -il-Ht t.'le'
the ustre of our naLlohal ltine' -Hu
favor the adoption or n lDeIal pon-s 20
ward the sick and wounI-i ana lne -+.,.l-
lies of those who lost lhgt HEe1 il s'i9
a..Nl'7 ol '"-'' ..,.,..a ,..l+i,
'No - i', .,,l ,-.Ji.9lfa efan fin the
p.,,. and with nothing that is dlshonOrl-
tra or discrcdifable.
.,rre e.,ndsious abuse by the Prcsi-
d.,t of hfs rovar of apD0intmCnt ln
e.ot+erirg as many commissions among
irl,narfrnced and incompetent civilians
and to the exclusion OF experienced ofti-
cors i'm the service is largely accountable
for the fearful suffering and the appal-
hing loss of life among the gallant sol-
diers that have brought disgrace upon
the administration and a sense OF shame
to the nation.
WHAT CONGRESS WILL, DO
"A democratic Congress will 4 chosen
bv The Deonle. rigidly investigate the
conduct OF the war and expose and pun
ish an who may be responsible for the
unnecessary deaths. priyatons' suiterinss