Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1888 — NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS. [ARTICLE]

NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS.

Delegates to St. Louis Chosen and a Platform Adopted. _The Democratic State Convention met at Trenton and elected these delegates to the National Convention: At Large—Gov. Green. ex-Gov. Abbett, Moses Bigelow and Senator Baker. These district delegates were chosen ; 1. George Pfeiffer and John Summeriii. 2. Qarrett D. W. Vroom and Isaac H. Adams 3. Millard F. Ross and Thos. N. McCormack 4. Nelson Pidcock and Johnson Cornish. 6. William B. Gourley nnd Samuel B. Taylor «. William Harrigan and Gaorge A. Hartford’ 7. E. F. C. Young and I eter Hauck. The platform adopted reaffirms the principles laid down by the last Democratic National Convent on, stands by the tariff plank of that platform, and recognizes the wisdom of the recommendation of President Cleveland It demands such legislation as will check the growing evil of combined corporate power, end that it shall make it unlawful to maintain an armed band or a drilled and uniformed army in private hands for hire as a menace to the people.