Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-13
STANChFlElD AND MACKEY
Nominated at Head Of Ticket by The ew York
Democrats.

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Thomas r. Conway Of Clinton; engl-
nccr ana surveyor, Russell r. Stuart
| If OnondaEa.
| This was the ticket named BY the
| Democratic state convention, today
| Its head was not selected without
acrimonious personalities and 4 sar-
caste exchange Of compliments among.
| the leaders But when the will of the
convention had been finally registered
! Senator David l.. Hill was first ID pro-
Rose the unanimous nomination Of "a
| friend ~ lifelong standing. John B
| Stlnchneld.' This attitude proved u
| spontaneously infectious that repre-
scntativrs Of almost every county
which had opposed Mr. Stanchficld
| were Immediately upon their feet ard.
one BY one. they Were recognized BY
| Chairman Eaines, to second the nomi-
nation.
Naturally the great interest of the
| day centered in the factional cOntro-
yersy between the state leaders. Muir
ply ana Hill, and each may be said
" have come out Of the convention
1 With support unimpaired Mr.. Muir
/ phys majority both in committee ana
\ convention was preponderating and
yct NIr Hill had three times the sup
/ port for his candidate allowed him in
Iante-C0nyention statements BY the op-
position.
! Even more pronounced in the con
vrntion Wa Mr.. Murphy's defeat Or
I Mr Hill although the Hill Vote was
a surprise perhaps due to the fact that
the Mackey vote outside of Erie Went
mainly to Hill.
The roll call was finished at ABS
o'clock. The official Vote was: Stanch-
field 294; Coler, 154; Mackey, l. Total
vote cast, 449. Necessary To a choice
226.
On motion VI Senator Hill, Stanch-
fields nomination was made unani-
nous
There Is n1 question. said MI. Mil
about the loyalty ability and Democ-
racy of my lifelong friend. John B
Stanchfield ana | take great pleasure
in moving mat his nomination be made
unanimous
Hilrs motion was seconded by other
CoIer men. notably Elliott #. Dauforth.
Senator Hurs motion WAS carried amid
cheers ana thr playing vi the band
-l .h. r,a,-. ,,r v- l. zra.L-a,- 1r ru.-
falo. as 4 candidate for lieutenant gov-
crnvr The balance of TIL, Slate as nv-
fore announced WAS then completed
without delay
Tha platform opens win ihe follow
ing declarations:
"Th- Democratic rarty Mi NcW York,
iu convention assembled, declares as
fu.inH~.
'N-e plodg" ourselves anrw to tho
nr.ruiTi. ann policies M Jatlct~rnian
I'eniorI 3gE ana i"d't-r tA. i..a,f.
III" oI.'t' IN lA. -'-l i't-il'' 1'tl' f''-l-
.'- ''--' MINT '.1
M. '.i. 'L' ,'' .'''l ''''' ''o'' 7"
l.lI I@4.' MI iHt'4Et'.0.H II""lNS "u1
I 0- tho ~nanl-n Nar lMN ilN"S .a" Ntry
| existence ct THE republic ana tne dr-
4 s.ructiun 0f DUN frce Institutions we
regard it as thr Taran 'Cnt issue nt
/ thr camraiEn
"l Ion thlS ISSUE, therefore. "e lh-
Nit" aL tl.l@eh7 M ouF St1l" '' p'"-
I N't" th" "i"t 'lnh "l t p'hi'0TaNr
1 President, however they mas i.ltrf up-
IDa national issues which all this time
/ arc inferior HI rank.
| ..,rhe issue n1w paramount Includes
| tia question III thu perversion VI tha
/ power If government tn the exclusive
/ benefit If favored classes. or VI the sub
! stitutiln 1T government WI syndicate
| fpr government Of, by ana for the pcu-
/ pIc Ana. III this connection. Me- Mill
I impress upon an thu following decla-
i 1gf ittu uf Hast state convention.