Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-17

Ia state convention which closed today
there was notable demonstration
here tonight In honor OF the party's stand
ard bearer, william j. Bryan, who reached
the city shortly after o'clock and ad
dressed mass meeting in convention hal
and overflow gatherings outside.
AS Mr.. Bryan and Judge Parker stood
side by side before the great assemblage
which choked the hall to its capacity, the
cheering welled up in deafening roar.
MIR. Bryan acknowledged Judge Parker's
pledge of his own support and the support
Of the Omitted Democracy of the Empire
state In words as gracious as the pledge
had been extended.
Mr.. Bryan expressed his gratitude Of the
nomination today of Lewis stuyvesant Chan
Ter as head of the state ticket and paid q
personal tribute to him. Mr.. Chanler had
Joined the Nebraslxan at Syracuse this morn
ing and was with him at the dinner tonight
I'm the Genesee Valley club
On the stage with Mr.. Bryan and judge
Parker were the state leaders. Chairman
William j. Conners OF Buffalo, Leader
| Charles #. Murphy of Tammany Hall an'
National Chairman Norman e. Mack.
The downtown streets were thronged al
evening long and the progress Of the candi
date from place to place was made diffieul
BY the crowds which pressed about him.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. 16.-
Nominating all but one of its can
didates by acclamation, and adopt
| ing a platform which arraigns the ad-
ninistration of Governor Hughes and
pledges earnest support to the Denver
| platform and candidates, the Demo
cratic state convention today nominat-
ed as the head of its ticket for COVER
nor the present lieutenant governor OF
/ the state, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Of
Duchess county, one of the strongest
and most popular men in the state
who should give Hughes q close race.
! All opposition to Mr.. Chanler disap-
peared after a conferences of the ..tatt
| leaders which occupied greater pari
of last night.
The ticket decided upon by the lead
| ers, with one exception, seemed to meet
| the approval of all the delegates, and
! the nominations were made with great
enthusiasm until the Office of state en-
gineer and surveyor was reached.
Mccarren ResentfuI
| The conference candidate for this
office was Philip P. Farley of Brooklyn
an anti-McCarren man.
| Senator McCarren, amid the cheers OF
his supporters, took the platform ''tC
resent an insult"
He declared the nomination of Farley
4 was agreed to without any regard to
/ the Kings county delegates and was
| intended to embarrass them.
| He declared he would always support
| Democratic nominees, but would not
| hold himself responsible for the action
of people who felt themselves insulted
Farley won on a roll call. but a mo-
! tion to make the nomination unani-
nous was lost by two or three scatter
ing negatives.
/ Report Is cheered
| When the convention was called to
order the credentials committee re-
| ported there were no contests to be
submitted to the convention. Cheers
| followed the announcement,
The platform adopted heartily in
| dorses the Democratic national plat
form and enthusiastically pledges sup
port to Bryan and Kern. 1t declares
the Democratic party is the friend of
labor in its struggle against class priv
ilege and greed.
Declaring that the Republican state
! administrations have been guilty OF
gross wastefulness in public expendi-
lures, 1t continues:
1--WE believe" the platform further
| says, that government of tlie~state by
the commissions is further evidence OF
Republican. policy of Capitalization
and is In direct opposition to the prin-
ciple of government by the people," II
wants less noise, less legislation OF
new and untried lines of doubtful con-
stitutionality and less interference with
personal and economic liberty
"Best Governed Least"
1--WE are opposed to all sumptuary
Legislation and we believe the people
are the best governed who are least
governed"
Judge Alton B. Parker, permanent
| chairman, was presented to the con.
vention amid applause and cheers.
| Not the. least striking feature oi
Judge Parkers address was a declara-
tion that James S, Sherman, the com,
panion of Mr. Taft on ,the Republican
4 ticket, invaded Wall street for polit.
ical contributions in 1906, when Mr.
Sherman was chairman Of the congres
| sional committee.
"Evidence is not wanting Of the sci
purpose Of the leaders of the Repub.
| iican party" he said, s'to continue
| their plan OF securing funds from those
who are interested either in Legislation
or in enforcement OF law.
"Smarting under the exposure OF the
insurance investigation Of 1905, anc
| subsequent disclosures not under oath
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