The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-19
'NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
 INSTRUCT FOR PARKER
CLEAR-CUT VICTORY FOR DAVID E. HILL.


 Tammany Not Treated So BadIy-AI- lowed to Name George Ehret as Dele gate-at-Large and Harry Payne Whitney as AIternate-sessiOn Not Unusually Stormy-The Platform. Albany. April 1S.-The democratic ktate convention for the election of Aelegates to the national convention af- CT two sessions to-day, one of which syas somewhat but not unusually btormy, selected the following delegates Ut large:
 # David B. Hill of Albany, Edward J. Murphy, jr., of Troy, George Ehret of New York city, John w. Ridgeway of Brooklyn.
 As alternates it selected c. N. Bulger bf Oswego, w. Caryl Ely of Buffalo, c. kI. Alderman of Broome and Francis Burton Harrison os New York.
 As was indicated the delegates were instructed by vote of 301 to 149 for Alton B. Parker as the state candidate Tor president. Tammany was not treated as badly as had been predicted, being allowed to name a delegate at Barge MT. Ehret, and an alternate, and bne of the two electors-at-large, Harry 1 Payne Whitney, The platform adopt 2 d is brief and in addition to instruct Ing for Parker compels the delegation o vote as a unit. Among the district Electors are Isador Straus, Robert B.. Roosevelt. Hugh J. Grant. Herman Bidder and John D. Crimmins, James \. Woodward and Harry Payne Whit ley of New York, electors at large Among the district delegates are ! Perry Belmont, Patrick H. McCarren, Martin W. Littleton, Controller Edward M Grout. former Postmaster Andrew L. Sullivan of Brooklyn, James Shev- in. Congressman T. D. Sullivan, Con- ressman William Sulzer, John Fox, lewis Nixon, Bird s. Coler, William IcAdoo, Charles F. Murphy, Jeffer- lon M. Levy, w. Bourke Cochran, Rob- rt A. Van Wyck. H. Payne Whitney, Frank Martlett, Charles A. Towne, Thomas F, Grady Samuel Untermyer, Asa B. Gardiner, former Postmaster Charles w. Dayton, John G. Carlisle, George Raines, and J. B. Stanchf1eld. The platform adopted follows:
 The democrats of New York, in re- ewing their pledge of fidelity to the ssential principles of Jeffersonian de- nocracy, as repeatedly enunciated in UT national and state platforms, make hese further declarations upon the na- onal issues of the hour, reserving an x2ression upon state issues until the hll convention, when state candidates re to be nominated.
 1-This is a government of laws, not men: one law for presidents, cabi- cts and people; no usurpation; no ex- cutive encroachment upon the legisla- we or judicial department.
 We must keep inviolate the pledges our treaties; we must renew and re lvigorate within ourselves that respect br law and that love of liberty and o1 eace which the spirit of military dom. nation tends to inevitably weaken and estroy.
 8. Unsteady national policies and a estless spirit of adventure engendel larns that check our commercial rowth; let us have peace to the enc nat business confidence may be restor. ], and that our people may again 1T tranquility enjoy the gains of their toll 5 y 4. Corporations chartered by the state S\ bust be subject to just regulation b5 le state in the interest of the people taxation for public purposes only; nc overnment partnership with protected lonopolies.
 5. Opposition to trusts and combina. ons that oppress the people and stifie ealthy industrial competition.
 6. A check upon extravag gance in pub. c expenditures; that the burdens O ne people may be frightened.
 2. Reasonable revision of the tariff eedless duties upon imported raw ma erials weigh heavily upon the manu hcturer, are a menace to the American age earner, and by increasing the cos
 production shut out our products rom the foreign markets.
 8. The maintenance of state right nd home rule; no contradiction
 g. Honesty in the public service; vigil nee in the prevention of fraud, ant rmness in the punishment of gull hen detected.
 1O The impartial maintenance of tn, ghts of labor and of capital no un 1ual discrimination; no abuse of tn, overs of law for favoritism or oppres on.
 The democracy of New York favor tn, omination for president of the United tates that distinguished democrat ant ninent jurist of our own state-Altol Parker; and the delegates selected y this convention are hereby instructed present and support such nomination
 the approaching national convention That the said delegates are hereb, lrther instructed to act and vote as nit in all matters pertaining to sait pnvention, in accordance with the vii the majority of said delegates; an, he said delegates are further author led to fill any vacancies which ma. rise from any cause in said delegation
 case of the absence of both the dele ate and alternate.
 WEST VIRGINIA CONVENTION