The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-09-26
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
John B. StanchfeId Named For Gov.
ernor at Saratoga, N. Y.
W. F. MACKEY FOR SECOND PLACE
rhe Ballot For Governor Was Stanehfield
294 Votes 10 154 For Coler-The Other
Nominees On the State Ticket Were
Nominated Unaninousl -Riil Pss


Nominated Unanimously hill Pxs-
posed CoIer's Name-Ehe Platform.
Saratoga. N. Y. (SpeciaD. D.-Fo FollowinE;
Is the ticket nominated by the Demo,
cratic State Conventlo1 81
For Governor-Jolln B. StanchhelA
If Chemung.
For Lieutenant-G Governor - Sens66r
Mackey. of Erie.
For Attorney General - Thomas L.
Conway. of Clinton.
For Secretary of State-John 7. Nor
;on, of Rensselaer,.
For Controller-Edwin A. Atwater,
If DutchesS. IA
For Treasurer-John B. Judson, Of
Fulton.
For State Engineer - Russell a.
Stuart, of Onondaga.
The Convention was in session two;
1ays. On the tlrst day Frank Cdmpt.
oell, Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee. called the Conyen.
lion to order. Patrick H., McGarren,
If Kings County, was selected Ase the
temporary chairman. After theT de-
livery of his speech the usual Scom-
mittces were appointed, and the gon-
vention adjourned until LIE oleloc& a.
n. the following day. On the second
lay George Raines, Of Monroe County.
was chosen the permanent chairman.
When he concluded his speech Profess
sor James Milne. Chairman zaf the
Committee on Resolution, reAd the
platform. 1t was adopted unanimous
y. Then the nominations were made
for the various State Offices, after
which the Convention adjourned sine
lie.
Bird S. Coler, of Kings County was
nominated by David B. Hill. His
nomination was seconded by several
delegates. John B. Stanchfeld, fof
Chemung County, was nominated by
Judge s. S. Taylor, and was also sec
onded by several delegates in brief
speeches. There were 40 of 450 votes
n the Convention cast. The ballot
was: John B. Stanchfield, 2O4; Bird s.
Coler,, 154, while one delegate voted
for William F. Mackey for Governor.
, Thomas v. Murphy placed Senator
william T. Mackey. Of Buffalo. IN
nomination for Lieutenant-Governor.
There were no other nominations and
the Secretary cast one ballot for Sem
ator Mackey. Charles I. Webster. of
Rensselaer,. nominated John I. Nor.
ton, of Troy. for Secretary of State
The nomination was unanimous. Ed
win A. Atwater, of Dutchess, for Con-
troller; John B. Judson, of Fulton. for
State Treasurer; Thomas F. Conway,
If Clinton, for Attorney General, and
Russell A. Stuart, Of Onondaga. for
State Engineer and Surveyor. were
nominated rapidly and unanimously.
After the State Committee had been
authorized to fill various vacancies in
the ticket, Mr.. Croker offered resolu-
tlon urging the formation of Demo
cratic clubs. Mr.. Hill seconded 1t,
and it was adopted. James Shelvin
offered a resolution of sympathy with
the people Of Galveston. and John
Whalen, presented another, sympathiz-
ing with the Beers. Both were adopt
ed.
The salient features of the platform
are, as follows:
1. Endorsement of the national plat
form and ticket.
2. Specific Endorsement Of imperial
ism as the paramount issue.
3. "We condemn the corporate COM
bination known rs the Ice Trust and
denounce all combinations of capital
known as trusts as inevitably and in
tolerably unjust to both producer and
consumer"
4. Favoring the reduction of the
expenses of the State government and
doing away with commissions.
5, Endorsement of the franchise act
and condemnation Of the Republican
administration for failure to enforce
it.
6. Favoring such reformation "in
methods as will make i'm
possible such forgery of laws as was
in the Legislature of
1900"
7. Favoring q reasonable and just
excise law, restoring local supervision
of the liquor traffic"
8. Condemning the Republican ca
nal policy as n surrender Of the COM
merclal interests of the State to the
cxactions Of the rail-
roads," and declaring that "the canals
should be maintained"
8. Favoring legislation in the inter
est of labor.
10. Favoring employment Of con-
victs, but not in competition with hon.
est labor.
II. I'VE condemn the legislation
known as the Ramapo Water bill,
passed by a Republican Legislature
and approved by 4 Republican Gov
ernor. which granted to this favored
corporation such extraordinary power
as to place at its mercy many cities
and villages which have not yet &C.
quired their own supply of water. or
having acquired it. desire to increase
such supply. and we pledge the DEM
Ocratic party to correction or the
evil and to the prevention of it's repe-
tition by the enactment of such laws
as may be necessary. We favor the
ownership by the several municipali-
ties Of their own water supply and the
general principle of municipal owner
ship Of public utilities"
II. Demanding the repeal of the
"McCullagh Force bill" and faroring
uniform election laws"