People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1894 — HILL IS CHOSEN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HILL IS CHOSEN.

New York Democrats In Convention Name Him for Governor. Saratoga, N. V . Sept. 2s.—At 1:50 o’clock Chairman I). B. Hill rapped Hie convention to order. After the tiansaction of some routine business Galen B. Hitt proposed John Boyd Thatcher as nominee for the governorship. Senator Hill ordered the roll called. When Allegany county was reached Delegate Reynolds arose and amidst intense silence said: “The united delegation from Allegany county desire to place in nomination for gov ernor their first and only choice, David Bennett Hill.” A scene of disorder followed, during which Senator Hill tried to calm the convention. The roll call proceeded. New York was reached and Senator Guy jumped to Ins feet and said: “In the name of the democracy, against the wish of onr presiding officer, and, if needs be. in defiance of it, I place in nomination here in

the name of the democracy of the state of New York the one man who typifies all that democracy typifies. J present the name of the greatest living exponent of democratic principles, Senator David B. Hill.” Clerk de Freest began the calling of the roll call amid cries of “Call slowly.” As each county was called its leader arose and declared for David B. Hill. When the call was about half completed ex-Assemblytpan llitt, from Albany, withdrew John Boyd Thacher’s name. The roll call was completed and Hill received 353 of the 384 votes. The nomination was made unanimous. The following is a synopsis of the platform as adopted by the convention: National issues—Congratulates the democratic administration on the munner in which the business ot the country Is attended to; upon the repeal of the Sherman law; upon the repeal of the federal election law; that with democratic ascendency the country returns to simple methods and sound principles. Tariff—Asserts that the new tariff law will be a wise and excellent substitute for the partisan McKinley law; declares against future amendments of the tariff by revision as a whole, but favors special laws relating to the removal of the duly from raw materials. Business interests—Congratulates the country upon the revival of business interests, and believes that this revival will continue; asserts the financial and business depression was a necessary accompaniment to tariff revision, inevitable because the McKinley law had proved utterly inadequate and would have caused a bankrupted treasury. Lab ir—Declares the interests of labor should be fostered by proper and necessary legislation, and that honest workingmen should bo protected from competition with convict labor; advocates the amending of the present conspiracy laws so as to more equally protect workingmen and the employers. Equal rights—Declares against class legislation which shall in violation of the constitution prohibit or interfere with the free exercise of any form of religious worship and deprecates any organization which would tend to any such result. Constitutional convention—Declares the work of the constitutional convention on the whole was partisan, is intended to aid in perpetuating the republican party in control of the state; declares the apportionment measure a gerrymander, descriminating against the cities. Lieut. Gov. Sliechan then arose and in a brief speech nominated Daniel L. Lockwood, of Buffalo, for the.-office of lieutenant governor. The nomination was made by acclamation, amid great applause. James D. Bell, of Brooklyn, named Judge Gaynor for judge of the court of appeals and the convention nominated him by acclamation, | The motion to adjourn, was. carried, I Senator Hill saying: “The convention | that is running itself wants to adjourn , —I declare it adjourned.”

DAVID B. HILL.