New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

For Judge OF the COurt OF General ScNSiohS-
WARREN ". FOSTER.
For sheriff.
WILLIAM +. GRELb.
Ross Croker ave his followers only one sur
prise in this list and that was the name OF
Warren W Foster Croker attended n meeting
Of the Executive Committee early In the evening
70 make sure that no opposition should develop
against the slate he had chocen, ana went away
before the County Convention assembled.
The Fourteenth-st. wigwam was crowded 70
tho doors. and tho proceedings moved without
tucb from beginning 70 end Ex-Judge Van
Hoesen called the convention to order ana
Charles II Knox was speedily elected chairman
~ the convention and John T. oakley secre-
tcrv. A Committee on Platform and Resolutions
was next chosen. consisting Of one delegate from
each Assembly district
THE PLATFORM.
After this committee had gone through inc
formality OF drawing up a platform is cha"
ran. Senator Grady. read IT,
II began hy rejoicing that within two years
after the Inauguration ~ Democratic ADMINS
,ra,ion ~ the governmental affairs Of our city
the blight Of the preceding wasteful ana h5P'-
critical reform administration upon every de-
moved and the pledges given in behalf Of Demo
cratic candidates At the municipal election nave
all been redeemed
7, ,h,, wont IN 70 ..reafrrn our belief in and
adherence 70 the sound political doctrine that
home rule IS essential to the preservation ''
liberty. solcmnly protested against the III
fanny OF the so-caled Special Election law .
denounced The unequal unjust and Oppressive
system Of equalization ~ state taxes as adii'lh-
istored by the partisan state Equalization
Hoard. condemned the Franchise Tax IA" en-
acted AZ the special session Of the Legislature
as sham and an iniquity'; declares tha' h'''
,,,. 10 "onnosed 10 the civil Service snam
which makes the technical knowledge TO be ao-
,,,rai only I'm colleges and universities the chlei
r.,.,,t.ito for puhlic employment reafirmeH
..1,,~ condemnation Of the Raines Liquor Ia"
and demanded its repeal; denounced UuS'S 10
,orol municipal ownership and municipal O'"
troll Of all municipal franchises applau"ep '''
.unanit1itv and honesty with when the H'"''
,.t. r.,,r.sontativcs inthe senate and Assem-
hlv opposed the Astoria Gas Grab fathereu ~
Assor,hlynan Mazet under Republican d'c'a-
.t,. and asserted that Il does not detract
IRON, ,h.. uuhlic service thus rendered ny the
1,..,.r,,fo Senators and Members OF Assem-
,l,. that IN revenge for the defeat OF this cor
~, and high handed scheme. there was ap-
,.o,r.od tho PARTISAN committee with the dis
eruntied Mazet AT It's head whose ignorant ai'
,rs,,tfng methods have been repToach %
common decency.
Tho piatform then went on 10 rejoice IN the
,roeress made by organized labor ana nemah'
IN all municipal work the enforcement OF inc
oieht hour law and the payment OF the preNa''
ing rate Of wages" and favor the nuiia'hs anu
completion without further delay 81 RAPID iran an
I gs4ffa 81
sit railroad lines between IN" ,'dt,,ISS -, tn
northern boundaries OF the boIVus" VI
The platform contained no reference >. 10 rnf
currency question or to any Sta'" "i ,,tt
tss,,. Trusts excepted The only pianks "hl' y
,. n,,, r1uch APPLAUSE were the fling at
/ Nazet and the condemnation or civil Her''''
laws.
WHO MADE THE NOMINATIONS.
G. W1ittalcr then renominated George c
parret, for Justice of the Supreme Court and
lindsay Gordon. Assistant District Attorney
/ seconded II.
District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner nominal
a. Justice James a. O'Gorman also for the Su
preme Court bench. and ex-senator Thomas {
o'Sullivan seconded It,
r G. r. Grain nominated James NJ. tlzsmons
for Justice OF the city Court, ana Maurice -
Bmmeuthal seconded II.
William Suzer nominated Louis j. ConlaI
. also for Justice Of the city Court. and John NJ
OuiUu seconded ~ MT quinn lNtu' Tx III -
r.rDrerre Of the evening to National politics
and Wells ~ Whats the matter with Bryan
greeted it, But the chairmans gavei promptly
quelled them , =.
Register Isaac Fromme nominated Ahner c
. Thomas for Surrogate. and william hoy'
SECONDED H. 49, 49,,
Abraham Levy nominated Warren ". roster
Tor rn1ce # tho Court " General Sessions anC
IN, name was received with wild applause Mau
rice f Holahan seconded It. and made anothe'
,,,,,s ., Trrar and II was we'll received.
Commissioner John " Keller nominated Ia'
! Commissioner William + Grel for Sheriff anC
charles g f Wahe seconded IT,