The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-27
w. I'll. DAYTON DRUG CO.,
Corner Second South and State Sts., Special Agents.

when the twice postponed second ses
| sion Of the convention was called to
| order It was realized that this was
| the crucial meeting of the convention,
| when the platform was to be adopted
| the candidates named and the most
bitter convention fight the Democratic
party OF New York State has ever
known brought at least to temporary
conclusion.
The enthusiasm which was lacking
yesterday was rampant tonight. The
committee on contested seats of the
Democratic State convention found it.
regarding the twenty-oDe contests IN
volvipg siXty-two seats in the couven-
tiou. The majority report was re-
garded as Hearst victory.
The fifteen Murphy contestants in
the FIVE New York county districts
were given the place Of the McClelland
delegation.
The Hearst men in Queens county
were given seats, and the Hearst con-
testants from upstate also found ia
vor in the eyes of a majority Of the
committee.
The minority report was presented
by John Z. Stanch6e!d, who said he
was opposed to Hearst, but declared
that if Hearst had come to the conven-
rion untrammeled by any ties, such as
the Independence league. he would
have been the nominee Of the Demo
Gratis without a dissenting voice.
"Never," yelled a delegate.
Mr.. Stanchield advocated the
nomination Of Representative Will
liam Sulzer for Governor, and the
mention Of the name provoked con-
siderable volume Of applause.
G,ro5U fed
the majority report, indulgipg In a
general defense Of Tammany.
He closed with an appeal for the
nomination OF William r. Hearst, and
there was great cheering.
Senator Grady was loudly applauded
when he said, in closing;
Grady Defends Convictions.
''I love my country, l love her in
stitutioDs; l desire TO see the one sur
vive and overcome every danger, and
others established upon SO firm founda-
ton that they may ever remain
with this people.
"And ! believe that the con-
tinuance, The perpctuation aud the
triumphant success Of the Democratic
party is necessary for this, aud in this
action ! believe that for the triumph
of the Democratic party Is necessary
the nomination for Governor Of Will
liam Randolph Hearst
On the question of substituting the
minority report for that Of the ma
iority rollcall was demanded by
Mr. Stanchfeld. This was regarded as
test of the Hearst strength. Kings
county cast siXty-nine votes for the
This showed Senator McCarren op.
posed to Hearst.
Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall
cast nincty-6ve votes "No.'
The motion was lost by a vote of 244
to 142.
This forccasted the nomination Of
Hearst, and there was a storm of
cheers, The majority vote was then
adopted viva voce. William Nixon
was elected unanimously as permanent
chairman, and he at once called upon
Senator ". Bourke Cochran TO submit
the report Of the committee on rcsolu-
tons and platform.
Following IS an abstract Of the re.
port;
Abstract of Platform.
~ this time, when the authority OF Dem.
ocracy 10 invoked 70 defend plundsr OF the
nssses b? few rich mon, through partial
tfY many eHtrav2gsut and revolutionary
proposals which. if adopted must inevitably
produce worse disasters than the abuses they
seek to cure. we deem il eminently fitting
70 declare that the whole Democratic prin.
clple Is embraced in the injunction lsid ou
the ar:t man--that In the sweat OF their
brows. he and ali his posterity must eat
their broad
We affirm it 10 nc as much supreme duty
OF the Goyerument 10 prevent any man from
taking by violence. fraudulent deTice or legis.
iauve favor one dollar or its equivalent
produced h. the labor OF another man, az
II it TO protect every man in tho enjoyment
Of al property, however extensive, produced
By hh own labor.
We therefore, dcnouuco Republican high
protection, which enables few to piunder
the whole body OF their fellow citizens by
charging ez.ortionste prices for the uoces.
sarleS OF life and tho essentials OF industry
VIC deplorc as the most sinister conSe.
Guenco of tho corruption and graft which
degrade our political and industrial life. the
widespread distrust and diScredit OF Repub.
licsn rglo which they had produced and
probjty and ardent patriotism 10 listen pa
tieptly, II not approyiugly, TO proposals. dis.
tinctly SooialJtic, which il adopted must
inevitably break the foundation OF rcpub.
llcan government and render the fnbrlc OF
Christian civilization
Socialism Not Cure.
We hold that the cure for these abu.es il
not in socialism. which, by enormously ex..
tending the power OF government ulust ag-
grsvote them. but in Democracy, which, by
excluding government from any irterforence
whatever with private Industry, must cure
them.
Every proposal that municipality assume
operation Of all public utilities and reduce
rates 10 persona using them, regardless OF
what the service may actually cost, is an
pense Of Others because where the outlay
for operation exceeds sarningg, the defci,
must be made up by taxation, and thiE would
be socialistic and therefore hostilo to jua-