New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-02
DEMOCRATS TRY OPEN
HEARING ON PLATFORM
Resolutions Committee at SYRIA
CuSe Meets in Public for
First Time in State.
LISTENS TO MANY VIEWS
Meanwhile Sub Committee
Will Put Together the Real
Planks and Report the
Result This Morning.

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syracuse. oct 1.-Forced to it by the ex-
ample of the Republican convention and
the insistence Of Thomas Mott Osborne.
the first open session Of a resolutions COM
rnittee of a Democratic convention in this
state was held this afternoon. Tonight
2 subcommittee on draft is going through
the form of considering the suggestions
that were made, although the platform
was really whipped into shape by Senator
OGorman and others yesterday.
The subcommittee will read its plat
form at another open session of the full
committee tomorrow morning.
Senator O'Gorman, not being a delegate
10 the convention, could not go on the
resolutions committee. The Subcommittee
Is composed Of Senator Robert +. Wag-
ner. chairman; Representative Francis
Burton Harrison and Frederick II. Allen,
of Westchester; Robert f. Whalen, OF
Monroe. Delos Cosgrove, of Jefferson; I.
Harvey Ferris. of Oneida; NJ H. Haven.
Of Onondaga; Harry w Kileen, Of Erie;
Wallace S. Fraser, George Gordon Battle
and John B. Stanchfeld. of New York,
and Thomas Mott osborne, of Cayuga.
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not on the committee, but il was whis-
pered to Senator Wagner, chairman Of the
fun committee, that Mr.. Osborne had
some suggestions to make. and 1t might
be well TO let him get them out Of his
system in the secret meeting Of the draft
committee rather than to have him fight
for them on the floor Of the convention.
So the committee was increased TO per-
mil the appointment of the head of the
opposition.
The resolutions committee listened TO
suggestions for about two hours.
Austen G. Fox. on behalf Of the joint
judicial committee of the Bar Association
of the state, argued in favor of bipar-
tisan judiciary. He was supported by
Abram |. Elkus, who thought 1t would be
a good thing to take the candidate for
the Court of Appeals nominated by the
Republicans and name Democrat for the
second place who could lie accepted by
the Republicans as their second candi-
date
Asa Bird Gardiner, of New York, OPP
posed the proposition. "Why should we
lose this chance TO elect two men to the
Court Of Appeals" he said, when the
court has been Republican for the last
fifty years."
W. w Farley, of Broome, and Henry
P. Keith, of Nassau, also opposed the
suggestion.
Thomas Spratt, of st Lawrence. a
brother of Maurice c. Spratt, Of Erie.
who. II is said. will be the man named by
IL
partisan ARRANGEMENT. spoke in favor of
the idea.
Robert S Binkerd, Of the City Club, Of
New York, argued in favor of a real home
rule plank, one that would insure to all
cities complete contro! over their affairs.
Z. A. Moree, representing the State
Charities Aid Association, argued in favor
of public health plan.
Assemblyman Louis Cuvillier, OF New
York, wanted a declaration in the plat
form for the appointment Of at least one
man on each Public Service Commission
from among active railroad workers.
julius Henry Cohen, Of New York.
argued for a separate ballot without
party designation for all judicial candi-
dates as advocated in the Republican
platform.
John Martin, OF Richmond, presented
tentative planks for workmen's compen-
sation. one day of rest in seven for work.
men. the reporting of Industrial accidents
and diseases. and more effective public
Intervention in labor disputes.
There was no open discussion on direct
primaries, except that Frank Mann. Of
Brooklyn. said he wanted a more liberal
law than the present one.