Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-04-29

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coaventlonf In 1859, prior % the New York
state Convention, Mayor Wood AMI bis
friends addressed a communication TO the
STATE Control Committee, asking themto post-
pone until after tie stare Convention, TIE res
election o. deiegafes 10 the National Convsn-
ton. Toe State ccmmlttee declined 20 DO 80.
There were one hundred and twenty delegates
elected 70 he Stats Convention on the 14-h Of
September, 1889. Mr.. Wood and Mr. lohn
Cochrane both admit fhesa delegates 70 have
been TIE regular rep~reEentatiFra 81 the Den0c-
raey OF the STATE.
According to he PROOF before the committee,
no STATE convention ever opened in hat STATE
without bc'nE called to order BY he chairman
Or secretary n the central committrn. At
the hoar II lRelvs on TIE iNh Of September,
Mf. Mnrray. or come ether person, without
waiting Tor Mr. Cagsrs who was the person
officially auihorlzed % call The cCnysnli0u 10
order, moved that W. Aivsri b. chairman.
This was Irregular. To a few minufes aitrr-
gard, Mr Peter Cargsr appeared asd called
the convention 70 order, and dominated a cen
teman By the name Of Mr.. John strykff 81
ehairman- Re was pot on the staai and in
medalely thrown Of By ons ol fhs fighting
men OF New York. There vas then, aB Mr..
Wood has said. So mnch noise III the CONVEX
tlon mar a .hirtytTo FOUNDER discharged IN
tbe htl could nothage been beard. he del
egates Who were With Mr. Csggsr, not being
bound % stand and Be cut 10 pieeeg BY
shoulder hittsrs, 10 order 10 prove heiF De-
mocraeT, retired 70 the back part Of the
room, ADD they not only took nine-feuths, bat
ninety nine hnnircilhs ofths Convention with
hen. In bic opinion The convention fhat then
.tired be- the back Of the bali, took f26 ont of
i2S of he delegates With them. The other
side say they bad 70 delegates.
Why, thai was IN Nc. Woods v nsrlor
#a MHa - -
Derson be could drag In from the isnes ami
by-wsys Of Syracuse. Where vas Daniel s.
Dickinson Where CrossWeil and Russslf2
They went to Syracuse az Hsris, ahd came
out and supported 10 a manly, Just and
able manner the decent Democracy Of he
S'ate. Il is said that al these parties rscog-
nizsd ne regularity Of Woods CONVENTION at
Syracuse that NJ. Cochrsne recognized d
whea he mad motions and called ayes and
nays. OF course hedill And FOR that reason
7 AK you % recognize him here. The Weed
men, as he other party claim, bssore l2 o'cloek
organized the convention irregularly. The
convention was Afterwards regularly called 20
! order By Dir CaEEGrs aud then the presiding
ohcer be namfd vas thrown OF the plaif0rm-
TIE convention withdrew and left Wood wit.
a eorporals guaTd@ snail one q thar. Mr.
Woods convention then passed a resolution to
call the election Of delegates TO Charleston by
I AlrAINNAHa AMa WMIH QUESTION 70 De LEL az IT,
who represents the Democracy oi New York
as regularly, honorablF and fairly repre-
scented in the Syracuse convention? No nan
| who looks into the evidence can doubt that the
gentlemen now on The floor Of The convention
! represent that Democracy.
The President. TIE gentleman viii please
pause. TIE chair reminds him that his time
Il exhausted.
Mr.. Barry. OF Mississippi, took the floor.
~ UHH.H- ~ q N---a
vious question: In aeeordanee with ny
he PresidsuL The genHeman from Ms.
s'ssippi has The floor. Tue chair eanno.
supply the gentleman from Delaware with
mrmory.
Mr.. Barry Oh. I yisld-I yield. / elalu
no advantage from any gsnilsnah's forget.
fitness.
SIr- Mscook IWaiTs the cali for the pre-
vious question.
Mr.. Barry. / understood that The gentle.
man from Ohio agreed 70 withdraw ths prsvi,
Gus question IN ny favor Il l renewed thl
Mr.. MeCook. Idid so agree.
Mr. Barry Then I will take the floor, bu'
claim no advantage from aDy gsntisman'I
lforgeffuiness.
AD-lsgate. Fol Welded the floor to ne.
Mr. Barry. Well, Pge got il now, and shal
keep it.
Tie President Win the gentleman pans
one moment2 Gentlemen standing in front o
the reporters desks must plelse take thet
seats, as hey Interfere with The reporters.
Mr.. Barry then again took he hoor. III
had been on the committee on credentials. II
went there against the Wood delegation. ThI
sitting meEbcrs have been ovsrthroWn IN th
Argument. and do not dare to open it here
There was a STATE convention in The s-ate 0
New York in September, 1889. A Wood mai
named saith called the convention to order. a
the regular appointed hour. There isthe poin
a. issue. Mr.. Wood, or the Haris, hold tha
a delegate TO the convention had the right &
call the convention 10 order. TIE Cagger o
soft delegates hold that be had no right 10 q
90. There was IN outside issue rsspecin
time, bus that has heen waived on both sides
Now The issue is narrowed down 70 a singl
point. II a regular dele ate had The right {
move the appointment Of a temporary chair
man, then The Wood convention e regular, fo
the question Of time was waived.
Mr.. Whitley, Of Delaware TIE gentle
man is mistaken. The question Of time wa
not waived. Afiiavits were produced 20 Shot
that the contention vas organized bafor
twelve.
M. Barry. The sand bars OF The Mssis
sippi are not more shifting IN their nasitios
than are the arguments Of the o her SIDE.
Mr.. Fairchld. The gentleman Is entirsl
mistaken. The question Of lime wss nevs
waived except FOR the sake o. argument. Aft
davits tosupport the point were produced b
ne before the committee.
Mr.. Barry. Then they offered itin evidence
and waived it IN their arguments.
Mr. Stevens, of Massachusetts,. Twill IN
derake % say that the gentleman is entirell
In error. The proof was that the time wa
twelve minutes before twelve. But that poiu
was overlooked In the argument IN order
show that, even without it, the convention
was Illegally organizrd
Mr.. BarrV~Tae gentleman's understandin
Of the case DO not differ from his own. To M
sitting delegation did argue and present AFT
dsvits 20 support their plea as 20 time, wha
was that? Mr.. C0chrane had stated be coui
prove anything By ahisvits from respectful
men in the city Of New York. 7 confess
vas a little startled BY the admission. 70
can prove slmost anything IN Mississippi, ba
BY bad men. But be waived that. Had To
convention the right to appoint is owu prssi
? ding officer? He had tried IL the committs
to get a denial Of that position, but sould DOT
That convention, like this, had the right Q
select its own prssiiiug officer on the mo
ton Of any regularly elected delegate. Thi
was The position assumed by the minority, an
be asked the convention TO view the ease a
honest men, and not IS partisans OF one sid
or the other. TIE minority Of the commtte
claim that the Wood convention did represen
the Democracy Of the State, and should be ad
inittsd on this floor. Would The convsntio
Z. perpetrate the difference befwesn the Ne
York Democracy? Inasmuch as the dissen
sion is oBly one Of regularity, and ~eertainl
both sides must rsnrssent the entire Democra
cy Of the STATE. Now be asked the ~sttentio.
Of the convention 70 the action az the De
mocracy az Cincinnati. Both sides % th
Democracy were admitted 10 the floor. Ne,
York could not be carried without this san
policy is Pursued.
A voice. Yes, Is can bel
Mr.. Barry Who says 500 Let him sbo-
himself. He deserves a leather medal for hi
ersiu'ity. The great strength Of the Democ
racv is In the city % New York. where Mavo
Wood recently triumphsd over The world, N
flesh, and the devil. II Mayor Wood turn
revenzeful, where viii be The votes Of NeT
York? Is The North-is the S0rth-abl- p
lose those votes? The party cannot gambt
on losing thirtF-siN votes. The minority pro
pose o harmonizs The Democracy Of toe state
30 hat the thirty-six votes car be secured 3
the Democratic parry. He renewed the mo
ton for the previous question, under bis prom
lee to Mr.. MeCook, Of Oaio.
Mr.. Whitley. I appeal TO the gen1ema
from Mississippi 70 withdraw the call.
1aNNF ~ Af ~" 2 ~ q" ~ "a
not move u Of my " viii.
Mr.. Whitley. Then I appeal 70 the gentle
NAP and through him to the gentleman fror
= Ohio.
Mr. Barry Yes lit I can induce the gen
tlsman from OHo to consent, I win Withdraw
the call.
Mr.. McCook. I must insist upon the mo
ton for the previous question
A Delegate. How often has the gsntlemai
from Ohio the right 10 the Aoor2 Is be {
keep It an the while?
The President. The gentleman from Obi
has NOT taken the floor 70 speak, but 10 insis
up7H a motion be has already made.
Tue previous question was then seconds
and ordered.
The President. The chair will now rspor
the order Of the question.
The secretary read the series o. resolution.
reported BY he majority of TIE COMMITTEES.
The main question was ordered .
The several resolutions reported bv the ma
iaritv were adopted, down 10 the resolution Of
the New York case.
The question then being on the amsndmen
OF Mr. Brooks, Of Alabama, the State Of Ala.
bama called for the vote By States. and ~
State Of Mississippi seconded the CALI q
The amendmsnt was lost BY The follow in.
vote:
Gafes. Te1f. Nrvr