Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-13


state Organization in Excellent
Shape to Make a Winning Fight
Against the Common Enemy.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept 12.-Fcr
governor, John B. Stanchfield, of Che
mung.
For lieutenant governor, William F.
Mackey, of Erie
For secretary of state, John T. Nor
ton, OF Rensselaer,.
For comptroller, Edwin S. Atwater,
of Duchess.
For treasurer, John B. Judson, of
Fulton.
For attorney general, Thomas f.
Conway, Of Clinton.
For engineer and surveyor, Russell
r. Stuart, of Onondaga.
This was the ticket named by the
Democratic State convention to-day.
It's head was not selected without the
indulgence of acrimonious personali-
ties and sarcastic exchange of COM
pliments among the leaders But when
the will of the convention had been
finally registered ex-senator David B.
Hill was first to propose the unani-
nous nomination of "a friend of life
long standing" This attitude proved
so spontaneously ef6cacious that rep
resentatives of almost every county
which had opposed Mr.. Stanchfield
were Immediately upon their feet, and
one by one they were recognized by
Chairman Raines, to second the sug-
gestion.
An evidence of purpose to avoid
friction upon all other questions than
the gubernatorial candidate upon the
part of both Mr. Hill and Mr.. Croker
was manifest in the unanimous afop-
ton of the committee reports upon
both resolutions and credentials.
Both these reports were adopted by
the convention without objection.
Some of the remarks of the SPEAKERS
were extremely poignant, and their
shafts aimed with unerring accuracy
and no attempt was made to conceal
the intensity OF feeling existing among
the rival leaders. But this spent its
entire force in the selection of the
head of the ticket, and after the nam
ing Of the minor places upon the tick
ct there was such an
Absolutely unanimity of Sentiment
that all was disposed of without fric-
tion and without division of any char
acter.
The platform begins with pledging
the Democracy of New York anew to the
principles and policies of Jeffersonian
Democracy and indorsing the platform
adopted by the last Democratic national
convention. 1t continues:
I'VE recognize the truth of the declar-
alton of that convention that the burn
ing issue of imperialism growing out of
the Spanish war involves the very exist
ence of the republic and the destruction
of our free institutions. We regard it
as the paramount issue of the cam
paign.
Upon this issue, therefore, we invite
all citizens of our State to promote the
election of Democratic President. how
ever they may differ upon national is
sues which at this time are inferior in
rank"
Then follows reiteration of the dec
larations of the last Democratic State
convention on the subject of imperial
ism.
AS to the nominee of the Kansas City
convention the platform says:
I'VE ratify and endorce the nomina-
ton for the presidency of VIM. J. Bryan,
a statesman of undoubted patriotism
and Independence, enjoying in marked
degree the confidence of his fellow citi-
zens, an
Honest, Able and Fearless Champion
or popular rights and aspirations in
wnose hands the bushes interests OF
the country and the industrial ele-
ments of our citizenship wound find
equal and ample protection"
nela.lye TO trusts, the platform spe-
cifically condemns "the corporate COM
bination known as the Ice Trust and
denounces all combinations OF capital
known as trusts as inevitably and in
toleraDly unjust to both producer and
consumer" one result of which Is TO
destroy all indiidual enterprise and to
rob the young men of the country of
the fair competition which in Demo-
cratic times constituted the great glory
of the nation and permied the advance
men and independence OF our youth"
The platform concludes with a dis
cussion of purely State issues, the claim
being made that the Democratic party
in State and nation has been the con-
sistent friend and champion of labor"