The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13
HILL MEN FAILED
TO GET CONTROL.


ton reported In favor Of George Raines.
Of Monroe county. for permanent chair
man. and he was elected.
Mr.. Raines spoke at considerable length.
He said the Republican party Of New
York was wholly dominated by Senator
Platt. and predicted the defeat Of the Re
publican state ticket this year by the
same element that overthrow the Folger
ticket because OF federal interference. Mr..
Raines said:
The chief financial issue Of the hour is
the sitting Of competitive conditions OF
business by aggrega,ions OF corporate
capital In trusts. There IS no remedy
Eexcept the humiliation OF the party
which has not antogonized. but befriend-
ed trusts. II the issue IS not men with
remedial legislation aud willing officials
OF integrity Of purpose, the million hands
Of organized labor VIII soon End a rem
edy outside the laws which VIII startie
mankind with its bloody purpose"
After discussing territorial expansion
fully, Mr.. Raines concluded as follows:
"The spectacle presented at the close
Of the century is Of two nations which
vaunt their leadership In Christian civil
ization forcing a foreign and alien rule
upon the Transvaal and the Philippines.
under the specious plea that they ex-
tend thereby the frontier Of Christian
and civilized rule"
on the call Of the roll FOR nominations
for governor ex-senator Hill responded
for Albany county naming Bird s Coler.
controller Of New York city. for the
place. The speech was received without
demonstration by the delegates al
though the galleries applauded.
Judge S. s. Taylor of Chemung. pre-
scented the name of John b. Stancha4ld
The ballot for candidate for governor
resulted; stanchfield. a94: coler. 154;
Mackey. !.
Mr.. Hin moved 10 make the nomination
OF Mr.. Stanchfeid unanimous.
The nomination OF Mr. Stanchield was
made unanimous.
Platform Adopted.
The platform begins with piedging the
Democracy OF New York anew to the
principles and policies of Jenersonian
Democracy. and indorsing the platform
adopted by the last Democratic national
convention. Ii continues:
I'VE recognize the truth of the decIara-
ton OF that convention, that the burn
the Spanish war. involves the very ex-
istence of the republic and the destruc-
ton Of our free institutions. We regard
1t as the paramount issue % the cam
paign. Upon this issue. therefore. we
invite all good citizens OF our state to
promote the election OF a Democratic
president. however they may differ Upon
national issues which at this time are
inferior in rank"
Then follows a recital OF the ,1ecla-a.
tion of the last Democratic state cen
ventien on the subject of imperialism.
AS to the nominee of the Kansas City
convention the platform says:
I'VE ratify and indorse the nomination
for the presidency OF william j. Bryan.
statesman of undoubted patriotism and
Independence, enjoying in marked de-
gree the confidence of his feIiow-citl-
gems: an honest, able and fearless cham
pion of popular rights and aspirations. In
whose hands the business interests Of
the country and the Industrial elements
OF our citizenship would find equal and
ample protection"
Relative 10 trusts. the platform nreci-
hcally condemns "the corporate eDnbI-
nation known as the ice trust" and de-
nounces all combinations Of capital
known MS trusts as inevitably and intel
erably unjust. both 10 producer and con-
sumer, zone result of which Is to destroy
all individual enterprise and to rob the
young men OF the country Of the fair
competition which In Democratic times
constitutes the great glory OF the nation
and permits the advancement and inde-
pendence OF our youth"
The platform concludes with dis
cussion OF purely state issues, the claim
being made that the Democratic party
in state. and national affairs has been
the constant champion ~ labor