Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-02
KEYSTONE DEMOCRATS
STATE CONVENTION CALLED TO
ORDER TODAY.
Recess Taken to Allow Committees to
Dispose of Business Referred
to Them.

HARRISBURG, Pa, September 2.-The
democratic state convention was called to
order by State Chairman Hall at 12:N
today Following the reading Of the for
NAL call for the convention, Chairman Hall
announced that William j. Bremen of
Pfttsburg had been selected temporary
chairman of the executive committee Mr.
Bremen accepted the position in brief
speech.
Recess Until $50 P. M.
After the contests In Luzerne and West
moreland counties had been referred to
the credentials committee, the standing
committees were announced
Shortly after l o'clock the convention
took a recess until 2:3O pm. to allow the
committees on Permanent organization. Gre
dentials and platform to dispose of the
business referred to them.
The Platform.
At O'Clock this afternoon the committee
on resolutions reported as follows:
The organized democracy Of Pennsyl-
vania. addressing Pennsylvanians of all DO
htlcal parties. again calls upon them to
unite with 1t In supreme effort to rid our
commonwealth of that selfish, corrupt ex-
travagant and debasing rule which still
controls its affairs
We repeat the charges that were elab-
GRATED in the platform of our last state
convention and reaffirm that to the pledges
ana 10 the candidates of the democratic
party alone can the people of our state
turn for deliverance from the evils under
which they suffer.
Not one pledge made. by the republican
machine as condition of it's continuance
in power has been kept Today we wit
ness the astonishing spectacle of almost
the entire republican press of the state and
country denouncing the governor for his
a dyy ol,,. I,oy L. -
product, as they declare, of the worst mo-
tives and purposes of the republican ma
chine This law, they charge was DELHI
erately intended by it's authors and pro-
motors as an assault upon the freedom of
the press.
Want Measure Repealed.
TO the repeal of this measure the state
can safely count upon the vote and effort
of every democratic member of the next
legislature. To the defeat of the candidate
who stands for the purposes behind it and
the methods of It's adoption we pledge the
best efforts of our party and invite the aid
of republican voters
We denounce the republican organization
Tor Its repeated and persistent disregard of
It's pledges to give the state a fair ballot
law. and on behalf of the people of the
state we demand the enactment Of a bal
lot law which shall provide for personal
registration of voters in the cities of the
state. insure free, equal, secret ballot
and the opening of ballot boxes obligatory
when demanded by citizens charging con-
templated or accomplished frauds.
Capital and Labor
We deplore the continued existence Of
labor troubles and express the hope that
through concession, moderation and fair
dealing early adjustments may be reached
While we concede to capital and to en-
pioyers the utmost protection guaranteed
by the Constitution and the laws we also de-
clare II to be our conviction that labor has
the right OF that protection which comes
through organization and union"
The platform opposes the present system
or taxation and favors the repeal of all
mercantile license taxes and return into
the local city. county and borough treasur-
les of all other license taxes collected
therein.