The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-06
HILL IS REJUvENATED.
Ex-senator Controls Convention il
New York.

L4-OSuhIOI OOuLIOlS COuVSuL4Ou III
New York.
New York, June 5.-The Democratic
state convention today elected these
delegates to the national Democratic
convention:
David B. Hill, Richard Croker, Ed
ward r. Murphy and Augustus Van
Wyck.
AIternates-Frank Campbell, Jacob
Ripper, jr., c. Morgan Sanford and
James Shevlin.
Electors at large-Frederick Cook Of
Rochester; Robert c. Titus Of Buffalo.
The platform adopted contains
reaffirmation of the Chicago platform
of 1896, but a declaration that the
party in the state viii support the
platform of the Kansas City conyen-
ton. The platform declares against
war taxes in time of peace, declares
for the parity OF gold and silver as
currency, demands abolition of all GUS
toms and tariff duties between Porto
Rico and the United States; condemns
trusts and monOpOlies and entangiing
alliances; demands just and liberal
pension laws and election of United
States senators by the people and ia
vOrs the nomination Of W. j. Bryan.
The convention gave promise of be-
! ing very stormy, but ended quietly.
The particular feature of the cOnven-
ton was the domination of affairs by
| ex-senator D. B. Hill
! The silver men profess TO be salts
fed with the result.
Text of Financial Plank.
The money plank is as follows:
1--WE favor both gold and silver as
the standard money of the country,
the money of the constitution and of
our fathers-each to be maintained at
a parity with the other in purchasing
and debt-paying pOwer-which has
been the steadfast policy of the Demo-
cratic party since the days of Jeffer-
son, who declared that the monetary
unit must stand on both metals.
The declaration as to Bryan, reads
thus:
THE Democracy of New York favor
the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska for president of the
United States at the coming cOnven-
! ton, and the delegates selected by this
I convention are hereby instructed to
unite with the Democracy Of the other
/ states of the Union in making such
nomination, and we pledge the unfail-
ing support of the Democracy of New
York to the platform adopted at such
! convention
The delegates are instructed to enter
/ the national convention as a unit, and
I to act and vote as a unit in accordance
: with the will of the majority.
The vote in the resolutions commit
+ tee against the clause reafhrming the
! Chicago platform was thirty-three to
seven. In the convention Normal E.
3 Mack, leader of the silverites, seconded
/ the motion TO adopt the platform.
Cheer Beers, Bimetallism and Bryan.
The speech of Elliott Danforth, per-
manent chairman, was constantly in
terrupted by applause, especially in
his illusions to the Beers and Amer
ica's lack of aid. The mention of BIZ
metallism as an issue called forth great
applause. Allusions to Mr.. Bryan
caused a tumult Of handclapping and
| cheers.
When the chairman called for the
report of the committee on reSolu-
tions. and it was stated that it was
not ready, occurred the first dramatic
incident of the day. A man with one
arm started down the aisle waving a
paper The chair was evidently with
out suspicion, for he got down close to
the stage, and turning about, said;
"As the committee on platform is
not ready to report. desire to offer the
| convention a platform upon which
every man in the convention can stand,
the Chicago platform of 1896.
The man was Edward s. Gates of
! Essex, and his action immediately set
the convention in an uproar. 1t was
] significant, however, that the Chicago
platform advocates were in the minor
ity, for each time he tried to speak he
was drowned out with cries, Kisses and
cheers, until finally the chairman ruled
the man out of order.
1t was within fifteen minutes of the
time set for the close by the lessees of
the hall when Senator Mackey, chair
man of the committee on electors and
delegates, entered the hall. He pre-
sented his report and when the name
! of Augustus Van Wyck was read there
| was a storm OF Kisses which the Tam
| many and Kings county delegates
vainly tried to drown with applause.
The list including the district dele
| gates, was read also. and the report
was adopted without dissenting vote.