The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-12
N. Y. DEMOCRATS
Do NOT INSTRUCT
DELEGATES
But Delegation is Bound BY the
Unit Rule
FOR TARIFF. REVISION
Hon. Seymour Van Santvoord Was
Temporary Chairman and Gave
an Eloquent Address

New York, April PA delegation
of 80 members uninstructed for any
presidential candidate, but bound by
the unit rule was chosen to repres-
ent New York state at the democrauc
national convention in Baltimore In
the spring convention OF the demo-
cratic party in this city yesterday.
The proceedings were marked by
practically unbroken harmony, there
being only one protest-that by Ma
jor James Il. Sague of Poughkeepsle
against the resolution providing for
the unit rule. This, he said, bound
the New York delegation hand and
foot" and was undemocratic in prln-
ciple. There was only scattering OF
votes against the adoption OF the unit
rule.
The principal plank in the platform
and the chief theme in the speech OF
Congressman John j. Fitzgerald OF
Brooklyn, the permanent chairman,
was the revision OF the tariff. The
platform denounced the action Of
President Taft in yetoing the tarin
bills last August and charged the pre-
sident and the republican party with
the gross deceit OF the people in pro
missing downward revision OF the tar
In. The speech of Seymour Van
Santvoord, legal adviser Of Gov. Dix,
and the temporary chairman OF the
convention, was a warm defense OF
the state administration and OF Gov.
Dix
The four delegates at large, who,
with the So congressional district del
egates will go to Baltimore, are; Gov
John A. Dix, United States Senator
James A. OGorman, Alton b. Parker
and Charles +. Murphy, leader OF
Tammany hall. The platform was
adopted without any speeches being
made for or against it, without one
vote in opposition.
The platform reaflirmed the belief
OF the New York democrats that mosi
OF the evils OF public life in the Uni
ted States could be traced to the tar
III bills enacted by a republican con
gress. These laws were held ac
countable for the fostering OF monop
oily, waste OF public money and the
increase In the cost of the necessar
les OF life.
The efforts Of the democratic ma
jority OF the House Of Representa-
tives to reduce the tariff were indor
sed and President Taft was denoun
ced for vetoing the Underwood bills
which were submitted to him las
August The republican party wa:
accused Of deceiying the people o.
the United States by not reducing The
tariff The platform set forth that in
stead OF reducing duties they haC
been raised on over coo articles. The
belief of the convention that the tar
in should be revised in the interests
"of the consumers and not by thos,
who profit by its exactions" was theI
stated.
The republican party was taunteC
because It lis torn with dissensionl
and broken into factions" but still
crying that 1T is the only party fl
to rule" Much OF the platform wal
devoted to praise of the democrati,
administration of the state of New
York under Gov Dix The nationa
democratic party was congratulate,
on It's unity and harmony and tn,
measures its members in congress
and democratic officials elsewher,
were advocating for the bettermen
of the people Of the United States.