Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-01
Turns Down Devery and
NOminates a Com
pIete Ticket.
HEADED BY COLER
The Others Named to
Make the Race in
Empire State.

Saratoga, y. Y, Oct. 1.-The demo-
cratic state convention reassembled
at 1880 this morning. The report of
the credentials committee was called
for. The majority report, which was
adopted amidst the greatest excite
ment and confusion, unseated both
the Devery and Goodwin delegates in
the Ninth assembly district because
of wholesale corruption
Devery presented a minority report
and on the vote of the convention but
four counties voted for his retention.
All the other contests were settled in
favor of the so-called Hill delegation.
Devery Leaves the Hall.
When the vote was announced De-
very left the hall. followed by his
delegates and friends. The commit
tee on permanent organization nam
ed Martin w. Littleton for permanent
chairman.
The platform presented opposes
trusts, especially condemning the So
called beef and coal trusts. Restrict
ions on amassing wealth are advoca-
ted, and amendment to the tariff law
by placing the necessities on the free
list. Public ownership of anthracite
mines is demanded. The president is
criticized for his dilatory conduct and
accused of not wanting to offend the
trusts.
The Nominations.
The following is the democratic
state ticket named:
Governor-Bird S. CoIer, Brooklyn.
Observation-Disclosures - Charles II.
Bulger, Oswego.
Secretary of State-Frank Mott,
Chautauqua.
Comptroller - Charles NJ. Preston,
Ulster.
Attorney General-John Cunnen.
Erie.
State Engineer-Richard W. Sher-
man, Oneida.
Treasurer-George r.. Finch. War
ren.
Associated Judge of the Court of
Appeals-JOhn c. Gray, New York.
Devery Loses Fight,
Saratoga, \. Y, Oct. 1.-The state
Democratic convention met yesterday
at 1870 p. NJ, listened to a speech
by the temporary chairman. John b.
Stanchtield. appointed the usual COM
mittees and adjourned to this morning
at 10 o'clock. The convention work
then went OH before the committees.
those in which was centered the most
interest being the committees on reso-
lutions and credentials. In the
former the Kansas City platform
men We're making a fight for reaffirm-
alton of that platform and in the lat
ter the enemies of William s. Devery
were trying to exclude his delegation
which he won in the Ninth assembly
district in opposition to Sheehan and
Goodwin.
Goodwin Men on the Roll.
When the roll was called i'll conven-
ton GOodwin's delegation was the one
appearing thereon, and when Good
wins name was read there was vol
ley of hiSses and in an instant the
convention was in an uproar, misses
and cheers alternating. Devery was
all the time on his feet. waving his
hat and shouting for recognition. Amid
the greatest confusion Devery demand
ed that the Goodwin delegates should
not be seated, but the chair announced
that the roll was approved and order
was restored
In the Resolutions Committee.
In the resolutions committee the
fight began carly on the Kansas City
platform. The Liberal Democracy,
with a committee of five, headed by
Robert Baker as chairman, demanded
that the Democratic state convention
stand for a reaffirmation of the Kan
sas City platform as a whole" The
Chicag Kansas City Platform party,
of New York state. through Calvin J.
Reach, demanded the incorporation of
this: "The Democratic party of the
Empire State recognizes the national
platform of 1900 as the organic law
of the party until it be changed by an
other national convention, and regrets
that it was not ratified by the people at
the polls"
Grady's View of the Platform.
Baker made suggestions for the plat
form. including most of the provisions
in the platform of 1900 that are OBJ
iectionable to the party leaders here.