Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-17

l
ing all but one of It's candidates by socla-
nation and adopting a platform which ar
raigns tie administration of lovernor
Hughes and pledged earnest support to th,
DenVer platform and candidates, the demo-
cratlc convention today nominated as the
'ieal OF lts ticket for governor, the present
lieutenant governor of the state eu,,.
stuyvesant Chanler of Duchess county
Inc ticket decided upon ythe leaders wifi
one exception, seemed to meet the approval
Oh all the delegates, and the nominations
were made with great enthusiasm untu
the office of state engineer and survavor
was reached The conference candidate FOR
this office was Phillip p Farley of Brook
lyn, an anti-McCarren man.
Senator McCarren, amid the cheers os
ms supporters took the platform 80 resent /
an insult He declared the nomination Of
farley was agreed to without any regard
TO the Kings county delegates and was in
'enueo TO embarrass them. He declared he
wouiu Always support democratic nominees.
nue would not hold himself responsible for
the action of people who felt tbemseives
insulted. Farley won on a roll cali but .
motion to make the nomination unanirnous
was lost by two or three scattering neea.
tives. "esS
The selection by the leaders of John
DIX of Washington as the candidate FOR
lieutenant governor came as a big surprise.
as II was taken for settled since early last
evening that Francis Burton Harrison Of
New York would be the choice :
i' Is Deleved that the leaders desired to
,.rehs'hen the ticket by naming a far up-
tate man. Mr.. Dix is a member of one ~
ne Oldest families in the state.
me preference of Mr. Harrison for oor- .
'ress also was considered in making the :
ubstitution.
Judge Alton B. Parker, permanent chair
nan was introduced to the convention
mia applause and cheers and delivered an n
ddress. '''
Chanler is Nominated. A
w the call of the roll for nominations
~ soVelnor' the only name placed before
nc delegates was that OF Lieutenant csoy,
rnor Lewis 5. ChanIer of Dutchess oountv
no MS nomination was made bv aecIan,al
on John A. Dix Of Washington county
as nominated without opposition for lien. bl
Grant governor. 'ieu III
blows: 'eu as ~
On national politics and candidates. the tn
atform says: 'ie
ne democratic party is the rational ex pc
~, nv HSpes ana wishes of the Iii
lHns masses in their life long struggle va
1. oiass privilege and greed and IL te
It's abiding faith in the principles tn
democracy as against plutoSracy.
mr. Bryan has been for years consn,c,- en-
is In the public eye and aga,nst ~. bu
aracter. motives or private life no sus. fe
clon OF any kind has even arisen vv,,h sil
army of public officials ready NJ hts re-
OK and .call to control party macbiper, an
TN no government department ORGANIZED no
as TO coerce corporations and fInanciat tn
terests into contribution reponse 10 tbe de
sh OF the great mass of his marty ara TN
presents the aspirations and hopes of
rank and file of the democracy tei
'oushout the nation Like Thomas Jef TN
sun ana andrew Jackson, the great lead So
oi the democratic party in its early 'n'
- ms policies and his political motives e
We Deeh bitterly assailed by privileged 10y
erests whose supremacy is dangerous TO - ~.
INSTITUTIONS OF our country. Like Jef ~
son and Jackson he has repelled all the l ''
scKs made upon him, and he is stronger ~
Jay than ever before in the affections :,
d confidence Of the people. Mr.. Rrvar -,
IS not stand for an attack upon honesty, a.
luired wealth. His election will re.tora 49,
administration of federal government ths
the ideas of the fathers and assure 70 he,
country a safe. stable. economical ana ter
isttutional execution Of the laws. mo
Republicans Attacked. be
Inc promises Of reforms upon which the VII
sent soVernor was elected" the Mat nay
m alleges. have not been kent W. put
nt as proof OF this fact TO the exner- iio'
ures OF 1901 which are larger than the III
laNasant sums expended under the ear
decessors Of Governor Hughes W. nae
'rge him with the responsibility for th,s oon
sue ana with giving his time and atten- wy
TO the pursuit of spectacular methods a. =
seif-advertising issues. rather than 10 80
work OF reform and retrenchment upon ,, WIN
promise OF which he was elected gov .,h u'
or two years ago tue
we believe" the platform further saws so"
at government OF the state by commits -
IS Is only another evidence OF the re- -
hean policy of Capitalization and ia IN ~,
'et opposition TO the principle OF govern us, us
IT by the people saN
! wants less noise, less legislation on No..
ana untried lines and of doubtful con-
ouonahty' and less interference with MIA
sonsl and economic liberty. w"
We are opposed to all sumptuary Ies1s- -.
IN and we believe that the people are
governed who are least governed.
The otctation of the nomination q, IA. 90,
'essor and Of the nominee for sovernor -. -
he state by the present federal cb,os 80
'utive were cited as dangerous prece. ro,'r
freig