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COlER DEMOCRATS CHOICE
The State Ticket Nominated in Con.
vention at Saratoga, N. y
COAL STRIKE MADE AN ISSUE

Fne Public ownership and Operation Of
Anthracite Mines Advocated Afser the
Exercise Of the Right OF Eminent Do.
,nai,-Dovery Barred Out Of the Con.
vsnsios-fhs Platform Adopted.
Saratoga. n. Y.-The New York Dem
ocratic State ticket Is as follows: For
Governor. Bird s. Coler. Of Brooklyn:
lieutenant Governor. Charles n. Bull,
Rer, of Oswego; Secretary Of State,
Frank n. Mott, Of ChautauQua: Con.
troller. Charles N. Preston. Of Ulster;
State Treasurer. George r. Finch. OF
Warren: Attorney General. John Gun.
neen. Of Erie: State Engineer and Sur.
seyor. Richard W. Sherman. Of Oneida: :
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals. John
Clinton Gray. Of New York City.
The four striking features Of the con-
vention were the wild demonstration
over the unseating Of Devery. the Mt.
tempt OF Nathan Straus to persuade
the convention not to nominate MI.
Coler, the declaration by william Hep
burn Russell, the Chairman OF the
Greater New York Democracy, that
Democratic differences In New York
City had been buried. and the declara.
ton in the platform In favor Of owner.
ship and operation Of the anthracite
coal mines by the Federal Government.
Scenes Of great excitement attended
the unseating OF Devery. The former
Chief Of Police Of New York City
forced his way to the platform and
made a speech In which he demanded
his seat in the convention.
Finally Devery was unSeated by vote
Of the convention. But four counties
voted for his retention. He made dire
threats that he would bolt the ticket
and stump the State against Hill and
his sarty, but when he left for New
York City he addressed crowd OF his
friends as follows:
II am not prepared to say anything
other than that lam Democrat and will
support the ticket nominated today. /
was robbed Of my seat, but that seems
to be one of the Incidents Of the con.
vention. Maybe will have better
luck next time"
The platform adopted opposes trusts
employer and drive out small manu-.
facturers. and especially condemns the
so-called Beef and Coal Trusts for
''unreasonably depriving the people Of
necessaries Of life."
Restriction Of the amassing Of wealth
Ii advocated. and the amendment OF
the tariff law by placing the necessar-
les Of life ON the free list Is demanded.
The DIngley tariff law Is condemned rs
q whole. The President Is criticised
for dilatory conduct, and is accused Of
not wanting to offend the trusts.
The platform O. Serts that the propQ-
sition to amend tne United States Con.
stitution to enable the FEDERAL Govern
ment to proceed against the trusts ID
q mere subterfuge to get delay; con-
demns the neglect Of the National and
State administrations to enforce the
Sherman law; condemns the action Of
the Government In Its treatment Of the
Philippines; demands Justice for Cuba
in the matter of trade by reducing the
tariff to q strictly revenue basis and
demands public ownership Of anthra-
cite coal mines by the right of eminent
domain. and the payment Of full dam;
ages to owners. 80 as to insure peace
In the mining regions and relieve the
consumer.
) The declaration regarding National
ownership Of anthracite mines is rs
follows:
I'VE advocate the National owner
ship and operation Of the anthracite
coal mines by the exercise Of the right
of eminent domain with Just compensa-
tion to owners. Ninety per cent. OF
the anthracite coal deposits Of the
world being In the State Of Pennsyl-
vania, National ownership can be but
in the interest of the whole people.
"Fuel. like water. being a public NE
cessity, We advocate National owner
ship and operation Of the mines as
solution Of problem which will relieve
the country from the sufferings which
follow differences between labor and
capital In the anthracite mines. This
course win insure peace In the mining
regions. and remove the cause for diff.
ferences leading not only to suffering,
but oftimes to bloodshed and insurrec-
ton.
.It VIII relieve the consumers Of coal,
not only In this State. but throughout
the whole country; insure steady en-
ployment 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 or
opinion may exist over other PROPOSE
tions Of public ownership the propriety
Of that policy as applied to anthracite
coal mines must be apparent to every
citizen"
The platform favors the plan Of canal
improvements. which provides for
barge capacity OF 1000 tons for the Erie
and Oswego canals and adequate and
necessary improvement Of other canals
Of the State: II urges just and equita-
bic Excise law In which the home rule
principle shall be recognized: 1t sym
pathizes with the oppressed OF the
monarchies Of Europe. and deplores
and condemns the outrageous persecu-
tion Of Jews Of R0umania. and also
favors the election Of United States
Senators by the people Of their respec.
tive States.
Evans Investigating Boxers.
The Navy Department. at Washing
ton. has received a cablegram from
Rear-Admiral Evans announcing his