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tors and the adoption OF platform
was almost forgotten 10 the excite.
ment over the McCarren contest.
When the vote was announced Nc.
Carren with his followers rose and
left the hall while their friends In
the gallery gave them parting
cheer. Another cheer greeted Bird
s. Coler, of Kings as he and his fell
low delegates entered To replace the
McCarren men. Senator McCarren
said that he would carry bis hight 10
the Denver convention.
After the settlement OF the McCar.
rem and other contests, the conven.
tion proceeded with tho task and
named delegates and electors and
adopted a platform. The platform
reads as follows:
The democracy OF the state .or
New York 10 convention assembled
thereby declares as follows:
Eve believe that the democracy
OF the nation by the strength OF It's
lie Importance and by the biunders
and extravaganza OF the republican
party tas this year presented TO II
al unusual opportunity TO return to
the control Of the government OF the
country and 10 that end we believe
that every sacrifice which patriotism
may suggest or public sentiment re.
quire should be made by oil members
Of the party In order TO again put
democratic principles into actual OPP
Grafton In the administration OF af.
fairs OF the government.
1--WE believe that as the country Is
greater than the party, so Is the par
ty greater than any OF its members
and therefore. personal ambition and
individual preferment must give way
TO the good of the many and the tri
umph OF the cause.
1--WE hold that democratic tradi'
tiors bound up as they are with
much that Is greatest I'm the history
OF the country, require that national
conventions should be gatherings oil
the hest intellect, the ripest Iudg.
nent and the most unseliisb patriot.
ism of a party for the purpose OF
studying the needs and striving for
the welfare OF the country al large.
And therefore, representing the
party In the greatest state II the
union. "A state whose electoral vote Ia
essential 10 democratic victory, with
no animosity or hostility for any can
didate and animated only by devo,
tion to the principles OF the party,
call upon the democracy OF the coun'
try 10 send TO Denver.in July next,
unpledged, unfettered and unin.
structed, their ablest, strongest anc
most representative men, TO the cnt
that out OF the deliberation and con
suitation OF such men. there may b.
then and there nominated tickle
which will rally TO It's support, ant
Judgment, conscience and vote OF
majority OF the citizens OF The coun
try"
Alton B. Parker, New York
Charles +. Murphy, New York; Lew
is Nixon. New York, and Charlie
Rroch, Brooklyn. were chosen dele
gates at large.
Alternates were also elected ant
the selection OF the various district
ratified.
A resolution that the delegates I
the national con cntion lie requisite
TO adopt the unit rule was adopted.
,, After the platform had been adopt
ed aud the delegates named seen
Of wild disorder followed the al
uouncemeut Of the names OF the ne'
several districts protested that til
names read were not those selected
{ The chairman replied that the quc'
ton was whether the conyentiu
through It's own committee should /
empowered to name the new stat
committee. The aisles were crowde
y with delegates denouncing the pr"p'
sition. Order could not lie restore,
the delegates refusing to be seate
J. and the police for many minut
ID were powerless 10 keep them quIe
u IL was then past midnight aud u
W excitement was greater than durir
N the McCarren incident. At Il
G. height OF the disturbance the Ne
}, geant at arms was Knocked from Il
s. platform. THE committees Fcpo
Is was finally declared carried.
20 Harry W. Walker. one OF Bryan
u most enthusiastic supporters In Ne
DC York, declared he would issue a c.
D. for another state convention 10 SGT
IN a contestIug delegation to Denver.
The convention adjourned at u: