The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-03

big ex-chief's shoulder tried to force him
back to a seat, but he shook him off and
started to speak.
He said amid cheers:
Democrats of this convention, Samuel
]. Tilden was deprived of his right of
franchise as We're the people of the United
States. We do not want that to occur
here today. 1t was through the work of
clique of this convention that the peO-
pie of the Ninth district are about to be
deprived of q similar right. Mr.. Hill, as
State leader of the State of New York,
we ask justice from you as the leader of
the Democratic party. We do not come
here as honest Democrats to be deprived
of our rights.
AS Devery left the platform not a dele
gate was in his seat, and the gallery was
in a wild state of excitement.
A Deyery delegate got to the platform
and attempted to speak. The chair said
that he could not address the convention
Amidst a tremendous uproar he started
TO speak, but a sergeant alarms hustled
him down the steps. For fully ten min
utes the convention and spectators roar
ed, applauded and Kissed. Finally. some
semblance of order was obtained and
then Devery presented minority report.
The majority report of the Committee
on Credentials throwing out the Ninth
district declared that neither the Devery
nor the Goodwin delegates were entitled
to seats by reason of wholesale corrup-
ton pertaining to the primary election
in said district. whereby it cannot be
determined what delegates We're legally
elected"
The majority report was sustained:
All of the other counties voted for the
majority report declaring the seats of
the delegates from the Ninth district va
cant. When the vote had been announced
Devery left the hall. followed by his
delegates and friends. There was not
much trouble or cheering
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
2ation made its report, naming Martin
w Littleton, of Brooklyn, for perma-
nent chairman. Mr.. Littleton made
speech in which he criticised some of
President Rooseyelts recent speeches.
THE NEW YORK PLATFORM
At the conclusion of Mr.. Littleton's
speech the platform was presented. 1t
calls for steadfast fidelity to Ameri-
can principles for the lack of which it
arraigns the Republican party, demands
the return to the principles of Thomas
jefferson to stop generalization of the
country; favors trade expansion but OBJ
jects to this country "aping England in
trying to establish colonial govern
ment"; condemns the action of the gov
eminent in it's treatment of the Philip
pines; demands Justice for Cuba in the
matter of trade by reducing the tariff to
q strictly revenue basis; denounces the
present State excise laws and demands
the return of all monies received to the
county where collected; sympathizes with
the Jews in Roumania; favors the cleo
tion of United States Senators by direct
vote and condemns the national adminls-
| tration for trading judicial positions for
State aid
The following, declaring national own
ership of anthracite mines. is made:
I'VE advocate the national ownership
| and operation of the anthracite coal
| mines by the exercise of the right of emil
nent domain with just compensation to
| owners. Ninety per cent of the anthra-
cite coal deposits of the world being in
| the State of Pennsylvania, national own
ership can be but in the interest of the
whole people.
Fuel, like water, being a public ne
cessity we advocate national ownership
and operation of the mines as a solution
| of the problem which will relieve the
country from the sufferings which follow
differences between labor and capital in
| the anthracite mines. This course will
insure peace in the mining regions and
remove the cause for differences leading
not only 20 suffering, but at times to
bloodshed and insurrection.
cit will relieve the consumers of coal,
not only in this State, but throughout the
whole country, insure steady employ
ment and ample compensation to labor;
! transfer children from the mines to the
schools; insure, strengthen and preserve
| the stability of the business interests
and popular institutions Of our country.
| Whatever differences of opinion may ex-
| list over other propositions of public own
| ership, the propriety of that policy as APP
| piled TO anthracite coal mines must be
| apparent to every citizen.
| The platform declares that "the imme-
| date revision of the tariff is the supreme
duty of the hour; that tariff taxation