Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-02

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SARATOGA, N. Y, Oct IA convention
so serious in its Anal hours as to be al
most personal conflict, and yet terminal
ing in such perfect harmony as to allow
completion of the state ticket with less
than 100 delegates out OF 450 In the hall
was the result of today's closing Of the
democratic state convention.
1t began in the early morning with a pre-
pared slate of candidates. The slate was
not broken in any particular, but the right
Of objection to 1t was given to all the dele
gates except when, In the case of one New
York delegate, 1t was believed to be an
infringement Of the rules under which the
convention was acting.
Naturally a great deal Of the interest in
the convention centered in the attitude 1t
would take toward the seating Of william
s. Devery, former head OF the police de-
partment of New York. who held a regular
certificate Of election from the Ninth dis
trict. 1t was not an unexpected event that
the convention decided to unseat him; and
it was not also unexpected that he and his
followers we're so vociferous in their
objections. So thoroughly had Mr.
Devery made up his mind that
the convention would have none of
him that he did not attend the meeting
Of the committee on credentials, but spent
the earlier hours Of the morning in the
rear of the convention hall announcing his
attitude.
Devery Holds Mass Meeting.
When the convention decided to adopt the
report Of the committee by the vote of 442
to 21, then Mr. Devery walked out of the
convention, after being allowed to declare
himself a good democrat, and proceeded to
hold a mass meeting on the steps OF the
United States hotel. He was assisted in
this by James Graham Of the Longshore-
mems association Of New York and Richard
Butler Of the United Bridge Workers Of
New York.
Mr.. Graham took occasion to say: La
bormen have been overridden and insulted
by different sets until they have risen up
in arms against them, when they nominated
Mr.. Devery they placed their hearts and
souls. their everything. the dignity of their
homes in II. And yet by the work of this
convention they have no representation
| whatever" Il n lrsert ,fs', = .,a-
MI Butler said ''FIln and those others.
with him have put themselves up against
1t in terrible style. Their style will not
| be forgotten for many years to come. I
tell you, as a man representing the United
J Bridge and Structural Iron Workers of the
United States and Canada, that we resent
the action Of these scoundreis. l ridicule
them, and they deserve 1t. They called
| US thugs and scoundrels Do we look like
| scoundrels? Are the men of the Ninth
assembly district scoundrels, and are you
\ men who applauded william S. Devery's
| name in the convention scoundrels? l do
not think So"
Then Mr. Devery started for home and
| threatened all sorts OF disasters for the
ticket but halted long enough in his de-
nunciations OF the leaders to assert that
he was a good democrat.
Forced to Take COIer.
Perhaps the most dramatic situation dur
ing the long hours of the convention was
| the refusal to hear the opposition that
! developed to Mr.. Coler from the Third dis
| trict of Kings and from New York city
Moses Wafer OF Kings, and one other dele
gate attempted to make speeches in op-
position, but the objection of various dele
gates and the attitude of the chair in
ruling them out of order at that time for
bade them continuing But when Mr.. Co
ler's name had been placed in nomination
and the nominations closed, Mr.. Nathan
| Strauss of New York arose and offered OBJ
jections to Mr. Coler. He was allowed to
go to the platform to present them and
he requested, in an eminently fair manner,
the privilege Of talking. He had hardly
begun, however, to state his objections
when he was roundly hissed and. finally,
upon motion OF Delegate Milne, was ruled
out Of order. He started to leave the plat
form, putting the notes from which he
was reading in his pocket. and when he
had reached the steps leading to the audi
| tortum he was surrounded by a number
Of newspaper men who desired copies Of
his remarks. He was attempting to deter
| mine who to give them to- when number
| of Tammany delegates surrounded him and,
pressing him against the wall, took the
notes from him and tore them up. Luckily
he had preserved a copy in his pocket and
this copy he managed finally, after recov-
| ering his hat and glasses, to hand to the
newspaper men. The Strauss incident
ended objections to the ticket, and the rest
of II was nominated without any question
or objection whatever.
Platform is Presented.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Mttlenelds e
speech the platform was presented. 1t calls
for steadfast hdelity TO American princi-
ples for the lack OF which 1t arraigns the
republican party; demands the return to
the principles Of Thomas Jefferson democ-
racy; opposes trusts that injuriousiy af-
feet consumers and drive out small COM
petitors, unreasonably depriving the people
of the necessities Of life.
Restriction Of the amassing OF wealth IL
advocated and the amendment Of the tarin
law by placing the necessities Of life or
! the free list is demanded. The Dingley tar
III law is condemned as a whole. The presi-
dent is criticised for dilstory conduct snt
is accused OF not wanting to offend the
trusts.
The platform asserts that the proposi
tion to amend the constitution OF the United
States TO enable the federal government tC
proceed against the trusts Is TO get delay
second, neglect Of the state and nationa
administration to enforce the Sherman Law
and the Donnelly state law; favors trad'
expansion, but objects to the country "apinl
England, in trying TO establish a colonia
0ovarnment." condemns the action ~ TN