The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-25
The Democratic Platform.
LETTER PROM CALVERT coMsr0CK.
TO ruI HDIroR OF rns HERALD. \.

4 - iapa n ial cst Roxr Sept ~, 1895
A letter In your paper Of yesterday from Hon John
Haskn In relation " tho action Of the Committee
Resolutions Of the late Democratic State Convention
renders proper for mo- In justice to others, 10 make
brief respecting matters which think would
have been In better taste for the Chairman to have left
70 The confidential silence with which such proceedings
are ordinarily supposed TO be invested. Having been
chosen dcegate to the Convention and feeling much
interest In seeing adopt wse and judicioas platform,
previous 70 the meeting Of tho committee gavo consid
emblc attention TO the subject OF rcsolnonsprep
several myself and examining those prepared by others
and consulting, far opportunity offered such pron
nent democrats in and out OF the Convention would
be likely 70 take special interest In the subject especial
ly Governor Sey mour lsaac Butts, David L. seymosr
Samuel Tden, Manton Marble and William csssldy.
regretted that unabls to avail mysef Of the yac
able services of Mr. Haskn In this respect before the
committee convened. NHlN
The resolutions prepared by and such bad been
handed by others al my request put IN prin,
at the Ay0 Office for convenient use before the com
mittec. N..s.1 81 - +. rft H,
had understood before tho organization OF the Con-
vention that Mr. Haskn sought the position OF Chairman
Of the Committee Resolut ons, and favored bis
selection. Aner the committee had been pnnounced.
finding that the Chairman had resolutions prepared
handed him not only eiescn', as ar u s,ales sa,
prepared by me or others They were carefully cx.
nmined by the very Intelligent gentlemen OF The commit
by the Convention sclccted-a few slight verbal
alterations being suggested and adopted IN the commit
tee Those eight rcsolutions II may not be improper 20
say drawn some OF them by aud tue others by
Mr.. Cassidy, OF the Argual Of thcn. however, having
been approved by the gentlemen above nancd drawn
mt their suggestion. The action OF the committee
these resolutions entirely unaninons and certainly
In accordance with my wishes fI.a .r..lI 81
Tho eight resolutions having been adopted, Mr. Has
kin submitted TO the committee the last resolution 0f
tho SERIES adopted by the cnon, In the form o
printed slip cut from newspaper No objection was
made TO IT, except being repetition Of the fourth
that u would be la better taste o consolidate the two
resolutions into one but AZ Mr. Haskn preferred TO
have his resolution stand separately, the point
waived, and u was unanimously adopted The next
morning. AT the request Of another member of the
mittee and not Mr. H. sIspected, AZ the request OF
Any OF the gentlemen above named, repeated the sug
gcson Of consolidating the Two resolutions Mr. Has
kin n certainly entitled to claim the paternity ~ The
ninth resolution, and all the other members of The
committee VIII chccriully give him certificate 70 that
effect the fact will be nseful 10 him In any quartet
II hts letter had sought only this without putting Others
In false position should have been quite content with
my position the author of the fourth leaving the
ninth 10 him. and would not have troubled you the
public win this correction II N Of much more import
nnce that the committee fortunate as 70 report
and the Convention 70 adopt platform that has met
such general favor than 10 inquire after the individual
authorship Of any Of The resciunons Yours, Nc
4 tIT a-rf - .asa.rl. o. COMsiocK