The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
WEST VIRGINIA HAS
 MANY CANDIDATES
DEMOCRATS WILL MEET IN CON- VENTIoN TOMORROW, AND A DOZEN MEN ARE SUGGESTED FOR DELEGATES.

Charleston ". Va, April 1S.-There are dozen candidates for delegates at large to St. Louis whose names will be present. ed to the democratic state convention here Wednesday. These candidates and other leaders are at variance in preference for President so that no instructions are ex- pected
 Among those mentioned for delegates at large are former Senators Davis, Cam den and Faulkner, former Governor Me- Corkle, John H. Holt Owen c. Mckinney, Ben H. Butcher, H. S. Wilson, Alexander Matthews, J. w St. Clair and Thomas $. Riley. Former Senator Davis, father-in- law of Senator Elkins. is a cousin of German and fayors the Maryland sena- tor, as do also Camden and McCorkle, while Faulkner, Matthews, St. Clair and Mckinney favor Cleveland. Riley Is for Olney and Holt for Parker. Butcher and Wilson favor Hearst.
 The democratic conventions of all five districts Tn West Virginia will be hel1 Wednesday forenoon to select delegates, and the state convention conyenes In the afternoon. If German should be noml- mated for President. former Senator Da- wis has consented to accept the demo- cratic nomination for governor in order to help the electoral ticket in this state.
 
 less spirit of adventure engengers alarms that check our commercial growth; let us have peace to the end that business con- fidence may be restored and that our peo- pie may again tranquilly enjoy the gains of their toil
 4. Corporations chartered by the state must be subject to just recognition by the state in the interest of the people; taxation for public purposes only; no governor partnership with restricted mo- nopolies.
 5. Opposition to trusts and combinations that oppress the people and stifle healthy industrial competition.
 6. A check upon extravaganza In public expenditures; that the burden of the peo- rle's taxes may be frightened.
 !. Reasonable revision of the tariff; needless duties upon imported raw mate r:als weigh heavily on the manufacturer. are menace to the. American wage-earn- CT and by increasing the cost of pro- duction shut out our products from the foreign markets.
 B. The maintenance of state rights and home rule; no centraization.
 g. Honesty in the public service; vigil lance in the prevention of fraud, the firm
 
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 10 The impartial maintenance of the rights of labor or capital; no unequal discrimination; no abuse of the powers of law or favortism or oppression.
 "The democracy of New York favor the nomination for President of the United States of that distinguished dem- ocrat and eminent jurist of our own state Alton Brooks Parker. and the dele gation selected by this convention are hereby instructed to present and support such nomination at the approaching na- tional convention.
 'sThat the said delegates are hereby further instructed to act and vote as a unit In all matters pertaining to said convention in accordance with the will of a said majority of delegates and the said delegates are further authorized to fill any vacancies which may arise from any cause in said delegation in case of the absence of both the delegate and alternate"
 When Judge Parker's name was men, tioned in the platform the audience rose to a man with the exception of the Tammany delegates and cheered loudly but not for long. MT McCaren moved the adoption of the platform and Senator Grady offered the following minority amendment:
 The Minority Reports.
 ''The democracy of New York believes that the result of the presidential election now pending involves the very existence of constitutional government in this coun- try and in such grave crisis 1t has no favor to ask of the party or the nation except the privilege of serving 1t. That this service may be most effective the delegation here elected Is left free to take such action at St. Louis as majority thereof may consider most likely to in-