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NEW YORK STANDS
FOR JUDGE PARKER
DELEGATION is INSTRUCTED
ro VOTE FOR HIM IN THE NATION
AL CONVENTION.

strength of New York at His
BncI<-Tammany Opposed Instruc-
tions, but the Element Led by Sem
ator Hill Carried the Day-The
Platform Adopted.
Albany, N. Y, April 1S.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention for the cleo
tfon of delegates to the national con-
vfntion selected the following dele
gates at large:
David B. Hill of Albany, Edward
Murphy, Jr., of Troy, George Ehret of
New York city, and James w. Ridge
way of Brooklyn. AS alternates it
selected C. N. Bulger of Oswego, w.
Carvl Ely of Buffalo, c. H. Ackerman
Of Broome and Francis Burton Harri-
son of New York.
The delegates were instructed by a
vote of sol to 149 for Alton B. Parker
as The states candidate for President.
Tammany was not treated as badly
as had been predicted, being allowed
to name a delegate at large. Mr..
Ehret, and an alternate. and one of
the two electors at large. Harry Payne
Whitney, the other being John T.
Woodford.
The platform adopted is brief, and in
addition TO instructing for Parker, COM
pels the delegation to vote as a unit.
Among the district presidential cleo
tors are Isador Straus. Robert B.
Roosevelt, Hugh ]. Grant, Herman
Kdder and John D. Crimmins.
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national convention includes the fol-
lowing: Perry Belmont, P. H. McCar-
ren, George H.. Lindsay, Martin w.
LittIeton Controller Edward M. Grout,
Andrew L. Sullivan, formerly post
master of Brooklyn: James Shevlin.
Congressman T. d. Sullivan, Congress-
man Sulzer. John Fox, Lewis Nixon,
NJ. Worley Palatzek. Bird S. Coler.
William McAdoo, w. Bourke Cochran,
Robert A. Van Wyck, Charles F. Muir
ply, Franklin Bartlett, Charles A.
Towne, Thomas f. Grady, Harry
former Postmaster Charles w. Day
ton, Asa Bird Gardiner. William Tenn
pie Emmett, John N. Carlisle, Eliot F.
Dantorth, George Raines and John B.
Stanchfeld. q.
Wild Rush for Seats.
The Democratic State Convention was
called to order in HarmanuS BECKER
Hall this afternoon. Great confusion
resulted from orders which had been
given to keep the doors closed until the
last moment. The result was that
when the doors were opened at 1857
o'clock, the crowd burst in with a yell
aSd a rush. Within three minutes the
top gallery was filled. In the galleries
were number of Hearst banners and
q running fire of shouts and comments
was maintained by the gallery.
The crush before the doors and in
the hall was tremendous. The aiseS
We're filled with scrambling Gro wd,
demanding seats at the ratio of about
three persons to one seat. The police
We're all but helpless. Hats were
smashed, clothing torn, faces scratched
and feet trampled in the rush.
Order was finally secured. and for
mer State Senator George Raines of
Monroe county was introduced as
chairman, and he delivered speech.
He discussed national issues and re-
ferred to the leadership of New York
Democracy. Without his mentioning
his candidate by name. he referred to
Judge Parker as one whose Delnoc-
racy has never been questioned"
After the roll call the matter of the
contested seats was referred to a COM
mttee and recess was taken until
evening.
When the doors of the convention
opened at 6:45 this evening, there was
rush that swept before it ushnrs,
door tenders and police. The word
had gone forth that there would oe a
hight on the floor of the convention,
and within few minutes, the balcony,
gallery and stage were jammed. The
police elected hundreds of persons who
Mt Tod he 1h1 tnC
1t was not until 3 o'clock that the
convention was called to order. Then
senator McCarren presented the report
oI the Committee on Platforms.
What the Platform Says.
The platform is as follows
The Democrats of New York, in re-
HeWlng their pledge of fidelity to the
initial principles of Jeffersonian De-
hocraey, as repeatedly enunciated in
oar national and state platforms, make
these further declarations upon the ma
Ional issues of the hour. reserving an
SSpresslon upon state issues until the
Ian convention. when state candidates
are to be nominated.
First. This is a government of laws,
not of men. one law for Presidents.
Vlolnets and people; no usurpation; no
Necutive encroachment upon the leg
Hatiye or judicial department.
Second. We must keep inviolate
lhe pledges of our treaties: we must
renew aud reinvigorate within our
5SeiVes that respect for law, and that
loFe OF liberty and of peace which the
rHirt OF military domination tends in
S'Ia9hly to weaken and destroy.
hlrd Unsteady national policies
ana d restless spirit of adventure en-
sender alarms that check our CONNER
Cidl growth; let us have peace, to the
ia mat business confidence may be
testored, and that our people may again
toll. eii'oS 'ne s''''i' u 'A-0t
+, Fourth. Corporations chartered by
,H te state must be subject to just reg
Glation by the state in the interest of
Ie people; taxation for public pur-
t,j, tea only; no government partnership
',GI l protected monopolies.
FItth, Opposition to trusts and
formations that oppress the people
1u tial stlfle healthy industrial competi-
=, sixth. A check upon extravaganza
H. public expenditures; that the bur-
ened 'o'4>es iAi"S We MS
Declaration for Parker.
tar(ssVN sssVenth. Reasonable revision of the
ram. needless duties upon imported
MA I,teLaterlals, weigh heavily upon the
49, idcturer, are a menace to the
iTe icah wage Garner and by increas-
o,Ir me cost of production shut out
kets from the foreign mar
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