Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1902 — NOMINATE COLER FOR GOVERNOR [ARTICLE]

NOMINATE COLER FOR GOVERNOR

New York State Democrats Select Ticket Picked by David B. Hill DEVERY DEPRIVED OF A SEAT Former Metropolitan Police Official and Hia Delegation Receive a Rebuke From the Convention—National Ownership of Mines Is Approved. Saratoga, N. Y„ special: Bird S. Color of Kings County, former comptroller of the City of New York, was nominated for governor on the Democratic ticket. He received 449 votes, against $ cast for Jacob Cantor, president of Manhattan borough. The slate prepared ty David B. HOI went through without Opposition, except on the head of the ticket Nathan Straus of protested against the nomination at Mr. Coler, and tried to read a speech from the platform, but was rated oat of order. Straus Is Assaulted. When Mr. Strauss left the platform a crowd gathered about him and one man grabbed the copy of the speech, which he was carrying in his hand. Another knocked hia hat off. Tww men in the srowd passed blows «■* Mr. Straus was hurried out through a side door. In his speech he declared that if Coler was nominated he would work to defeat him because the latter had tried to stop him from delivering free milk to the poor children of tbs tenements. Mr. Straus and two other’ delegates from hia district voted for Cantor. All the other nominations were made by acclamation. Devsry Is Ruled Out. William S. Devery caused another scene in the convention. The committee on credentials recommended that neither the Goodwin nor the Devery delegation be seated. Then the storm broke. Devery rose to protest, and the convention was in an uproar. There was a lot of hissing, but the cheering for Devery was a perfeet storm. “Platform! Platform!” the crowd yelled. Devery went to the stage at a dog trot. Hia face was white with anger. When he began to talk the noise stopped instantly. Everyone wanted to hear. Devery said: Demands Justice. “I call the attention of this convention to the Constitution of the United States, which, guarantees to every man the right of franchise. The ninth district of the City of New York is about to be deprived of this right in this convention. We are about to be robbed by a clique in this convention. Mr. Hill is the leader of the New York Democracy, and we want justice. Mr. Hill, we appeal to you as the leader of the state Democracy to see that we get justice. We do not propose to come here v honest Democrats to be robbed and deprived of our rights.” After Devery had returned to hie seat Chairman Stanchfleld put the previous question on the report, and declared it carried. Then the uproar started afresh. The vote for the committee report was 442 to 21 against. When the result was announced Devery and his party left the hall quietly. Nationalization of Mines. The platform adopted declares fate public ownership of the anthracite coal mines as follows: “We advocate the national ownership and operation of the anthracite 'coal mines by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, with Just compensation to owners. Ninety per cent of the anthracite coal deposits of the world being in the State of Pennsylvania, national ownership can bat be in the interest of the whole people.”