Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
DEvFRY TURNED DOWN.
New York Boss Did Not Get in Tenn
porary Organization.

BY the Associated Press.
SARATOGA, N. Y, September 30-Prior
to the assemblage of the democratic state
convention today the state committee de-
cided that the delegation from the ninth as
semby district of New York city, headed
by Frank J. Goodwin, should be placed on
the temporary roll while the delegates led
by former Chief of Police William S. Dew
cry were mentioned contestants.
The actual situation this morning re-
CARDS candidates was as clouded as it was
up to a late hour last night. Former Sen
ator Hill said: mo one man has been Sc
lected the gubernatorial nominee. The
race is still an open one.'
Some of the leaders, however, were still
of opinion that Judge Alton B. Parker
would be nominated for governor. despite
his reiteration of his desire to be left in
his present judicial position. But it was
stated again today that he would not ac-
cept even if nominated by acclamation.
Coler's Friends at Work.
The friends of Bird S. Coler, former con-
troller of New York city, were still hard at
work in his interest, while the name of JUS
tice Charles L. Mclean of New York city
came into prominence as probable COM
promise candidate for governor.
There being all of today and tonight to
boom candidates, the selections for the rest
OF the ticket are as yet IN aDeyance.
1t almost noon before the delegates
began to move toward the convention hall
William S. Devery was cheered as he
walked into the seats among the alternates
the outburst, which lasted for many min
utes, breaking out every time he rose to
shake hands with a newcomer.
The convention was called to. order at
1890 o'clock. and John B. Stanchfield of
Elmira, the temporary chairman, addressed
the assemblage in part as follows:
THE death of President Mckinley
national misfortune. deeply deplofed and SIN
cereiy regretted by all classes and conditions
of people. more strenuous if less polite ad-
ministration has demonstrated. however,
how egregiously our martyred President
was in error regarding the Philippines. The
democratic party has been so persistently
and malevolently msrepresented as to it's
attitude in regard to the Islands as to call
for a sober and candid statement of the
truth. We insist that the principles at the
bottom of the war. if it be termed war,
now proceeding in the Philippines are both
un-American and undemocratic. The admin
istration stands upon the. proposition that
we can buy with money, or"obtatn by force,
the right to hold in subjugation a people
whose consent has not been had, and put
upon them such a constitution as we deem
proper. The democratic party makes no at
| tack upon the American soldiers. The rank
and file of our soldiers and sailors is largely
composed of democrats, and foul indeed is
the bird that soils it's own nest.
Assault on the Administration.
I'VE assault the administration that is
carrying on this so-called war in the Phil
ippines, upon the ground that it does not
declare time when 1t will turn over the
islands to their people. as We did in the
case of Cuba. We condemn the party in
power because it refuses to declare and
publish policy under which the FiipinoS
may be restored to their own. Had we
made public proclamation to the islanders
hot hn low 1r 49,
we would, so soon as they should form a
government, turn over the islands to them,
reserving similar interest to that we now
have in Cuba, the war would long ago have
ended.
What the democrats say to our republi-
can opponents is, You exercise a protecto-
rate over Cuba-why, to please the beet
sugar cabai, do you leave the tariff as a
hurdle over which she must forever jump
before she is on a level in the running?
Take off the tax, and in the no distant fu-
ture Cuba will be one of us-a jewel in the
SlSterhood of states
Owing to the dominating influence exer-
cised by the so-called trusts of the day,
Whlch nave grown upon republican soil, we
hnd ourselves in position where the dem
ocratlc party can take affirmative stand
upon the one issue that surpasses all others
in its relation to 10th the nation and
the state. We assert that the time has
come when it is the duty of the people by
means or legislation to curb and curtail
the further advance of these corporation
whose business it is to foster and promote
monopoies in the necessaries of life.
Legitimate Enterprise Exempt.
we wage no war upon those corpora
tions engaged in legitimate enterprise. We
are told we must await the veXatious and
Wearisome process of ofecting constitu-
tional amendment. If we were in power
and could pass and enact into law a pro-
vision removing the tariff from all articles
In winch a monopoly had been created, who
VIII De SO Ventur2Some to assert. or who
so credulous as to believe, that relief would
not be at once eXperie When our home
industries nave obtained so complete and
apsoiute control of the products of the
tloh as TO enable them to make prices that
are prohlbitiVe In their character the plain
ana simple remedy is to remove the protect
ing tax"
In closing, the temporary chairman dwelt
at length on state affairs He charged the
republican administration with wilful and
wasteful expenditure of the peoples money.
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Custom Houses of Yucatan.