The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-06
CONTESTS FOR PoIlTS KEEN
HARMONY PREVAILED, HOWEVER
AND RESULTS WERE Salts
FACTORY TO ALL
MR.. BRYAN WAS INDoRsED
No Direct Reafirmation OF the
Platform of IS96-War Taxes
in Time of Peace Are
Denounced.


state convention today elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the national conven-
ton: David B. Hill, Richard Croker, Ed
ward Murphy and August Van Wyck
Alternates: Frank Campbell, Jacob Rup-
pert Jr., c. Morgan Sanford and James
Shevelin. Electors at large: Frederick
Cook, of Rochester Robert c. Titus, Of
Buffalo.
The platform adopted contains no re.
affirmation of the Chicago platform of
1896, but a declaration that the party III
the state will support the platform of
the Kansas City convention.
The platform declares against war tax
es in time of peace; declares for parity
of gold and silver as currency; demands
abolition of all customs and tariffs be.
tween Porto Rico and the United States;
condemns trusts and monopolies and en-
tangling alliances; demands just and lib,
eral pension laws and election of United
States senators by the people and favors
the nomination of William J. Bryan
The convention gave. predictions OF be-
ing very stormy, but ended very quietly
The particular feature of the conven-
former Senator D. B. Hill. The silver
men profess to be satisfied with the re-
suit.
The first delegationsFto arrive brought
news that the majority of the leaders,
including Hill, Murphy and Croker's rep
resentative had decided that an indorse-
ment Of William j. Bryan by instructing
the delegates to vote for him at Kansas
City, was sufficient Endorsement of the
principles enunciated at Chicago, In 1885,
without having a platform Endorsement
and that conservative platform would
be best.
Norman E, Mack, Of the Erie county
delegation, said that if the platform did
not reaffirm the principles ennneiated at
Chicago, his delegation would make d
fight in the committee on platform and
if defeated there would present a minor
ity report to the convention, and fight
for it on the floor Of the convention. Mr.
Mack said that at least forty counties
were for the Endorsement of the Chicago
platform, and that the alliance OF eX-
Senators Hill and Murphy with Tam
many and Kings would be the only thing
that could beat them.
Senator Murphy told him that the best
sentiment seemed to think that the con-
vention's Endorsement of Mr.. Bryan
should be sufficient This news set the
silver men on edge and they Industrious
ly circulated the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Democratic party
of the Empire state, in convention duly
assembled, hereby recognizes the platform
adopted at Chicago in 1886 as the funda-
mental law of the party, and we declare
tlA nj lOV1l Opr
to stand by and upon that platform until
it is altered by another national conven-
ton"
The convention was called to order at
HIS by Frank Campbell, chairman of
the state central committee, who an
nOunced the selection of John T. Norton,
of Troy, for temporary chairman.
Mr.. Norton, on assuming the chair. at
tackcd the administration of Gov. Roose-
welt, saying in effect that he had won his
way to the executive office by false pre-
lenses; that instead off doing lis own
thinking" the governors had taken his
orders from Senator PIatt."
At the conclusion of Mr.. Norton 5
speech the roll Of delegates was called,
and then the customary resolutions, in
Guiding one providing for the reference
of all resolutions to committee, were
INTRODUCED and adopted.
TEXT OF PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions reported
the platform, which was adopted. Its
important planks follow:
While recognizing the fact that as the
natlon grows older, new issues are porn
of time and progress, and old issues per-
ish, We Insist that the fundamental prin-
ctples of Democracy, which have been so
frequently approved by the voice of the
people must ever sways-as the best and
1lJr fnf.f inn Of fTnE
government.
I'VE hold to the doctrine that taxation
should not be imposed for private pur-
poses and hold to the principle OF a tariff
governmental partnership with protected
monopolies and we demand that import
duties, like other taxes, should be impair
TALLY laid.
1--WE assert our opposition to the con-
tinuance of the war taxes in times OF
peace. We demand. retrenchment and
economy in all departments of govern
ment and condemn the extravaganza and
proft1gacy which have characterized the
present Republican national administra-
ton.
I'VE favor both gold and silver as the
standard money of they country the
money of the constitution and of our
fathers, each to be maintained at a pari-
ty with the other in purchasing and
debt-paying powers-Which is the stead
fast policy of the Democratic party since
the days of Jefferson, who declared that
the monetary unit must stand on both
metals
I've pledge our best efforts to continue
the work of monetary reform.
I'VE are opposed to the colonizing pol
icy of the present administration, COM
monty called imperialism, which con-
templates schemes Of conquest and the
establishment of colonial governments in
accordance with British policy and prac-
tees; demands large standing armies for
purpose of subjuga ting, simpoverishes the
people by immense expenditures, creates
hordes of officials to rule over people who
should be permitted to rule themselves,
disregards the principles of the Declara-
ton of Independence and materially
changes the nature of our Republican
form of government.
We express our unqualified opposition
to the immense combina tionS of capital,
commonly known as trusts which are
concentrating and monoRolizing indus
tries, business, crushing cut Independent
producers of limited means, destroying
competition, restricting opportunities for
labor, artificially limiting production,
raising prices, and by 1eason of their
alarming multiplication throughout the
country are rapidly creating condition
which is becoming iutolerable.
''The Democracy of New York favors
the nomination of William ]. Bryan, OF
Nebraska. for president of the United
States, at the coming national convention
and the delegates Selected by this con-
vention are hereby instructed to unite
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