The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-26
A LEAF OF oFDEaoCRATIC IIIsTORY.
Tnaide OF the New York Conventions

Inside OF the New York Conventions
John II. IIaskIn Gowns Up.''
The Hon. John b. Haslsin, Chairman
of tho Committee OF Resolutions of the
late New York Democratic Convention
and the author of the Democratic plat
form, writes a letter TO the Herald, Civ
ing an inside view of the dOings of that
body. He says:
StThe platform Of principles adopted
at the late Democratic State Convention
having met with general favor, and the
| portion of the article in which my name
occurs quoted in your paper of to-day
from the World of the day previous,
having been designed to convey the
impression that the platform, as adopt
ed, was the work of many distinguish-
ed cooks, and not of the committee of
which had the honor to be Chairman,
in their behalf, and for the facts, I state
that just before the organization of the
| committee, In my room at the Delavan'
House, Mr.. Calvert Comstock, one of
the committees formerly of the Albany
iRUite 8fr. Marble oJ the World, and afr.
C1ssidy gf the AI;gtts, to attend and par
ticipute III Gheir pToceeLltiiqS. L replied
that they LreTe not members Of the commit
tee; that the committee would first or
gantze, and afler they Ind considered
j
he might invite Messrs, Marble and
Cassidy before lheln for their suggestions
and views. These gentlemen did Slot.
hol1eUer, come bGiore the committee.
\ "Uponthe orgnniEnd ion OF the commit
tee 1 read for Its consideration eleven
resolutions, handed 70 me by Mr.. COM
1 stock, and which had been printed upon
slips in the ATgts office. Eight of these,
4 after being discussed in the committed
and amended, were adopted, and three
Of them-one on nrbitrary arrests,
military courts, suspension of kabeaS
corpus, &C.; another In favor of dis
banding the army, abolishing military
bureaus, &c. and another in favor Of
abolishing United StAtes revenue col
/ lectors and assessors, and of comforting
the performance of their duties upon
State officials; and still another endors-
ing the Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey pIotforns-the committee had
the good sense to reject as foreign to the
living issues of tho approaching State
I campaign. The ninth resolution of the
series adopted, the one heartily endOrs-
\ ing President Johnson, had tho
pleasure 20 propose and ask, to be In
corporated in the platform; and which.
after some opposition, was adopted
But with this resolution the distinguish
led gentleman named in the World arti-
4 ole Ind nothing Whatever to do. In
deed, as Mr.. Clayert ComstoclS, before
kALG was .VCte(i
upon by the convention, desired me TO
} omit this from the series, suspected
that some of these gentlemenIwere op-
J posed to 1t. know he urged IN tie
committee that the cold endorsement
of the Presidents Restoration policV'
contained in the fourth resolution was
a suthcient nlluston to and endorsement
y Of him, differed with him, and ntiyo-
Gated giving President Johnson a cor
dtnl and magnnnimous support. as we'll
for his past us his future cohstffuFionnl
measures, and with the assistance 81
} Msssrs. u ones and Childs, of your CITY
, delegation, carried the COMMITTEES with
;. me, and thus this resolution was adopt
ed.
!, During the night the resolutions
were adopted by the committee, Mr..
Marble dropped into my room and ex-
amtned them; a1eer doing which he de-
: sired to know whit the Committee had
done with the other resolutions sub-
, mitted, prepared Jointly by Mr.. Tilden
and himself I Uniformed him that Tie
committee had deemed them red undRfii
/ and had rejected them. 100 ~ = :
} The Committee on Platform are en-
I titled to credit for amending the resolu-
/ tions submitted, and for Cropping out
: Otthem those which were unnecessary
4 for making the platform symmetrical
+ comprehensiv and strong, and for the
D last resolution, frankly and honestly
= endorsing President johnson. knoN
3 that some of our 1eaders, fsolcalle6
!, desired simple endorsement of him ~
I divide and conquer the enemV.1 btii
4 with me the paramount fdea.sta1Fl5 4