The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30
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Charles 0'Conor Heading the Reformed
Democratic Delegation to the
Rochester Convention.
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General John 4. Dix Declines Seat at the
Convention, Owing to Previous
Arrangements. ses.
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fns RESOLVES OF 1HE RiF0RMERs.


/, delegates to the Rochester Convention.
! The meeting was called to order by Samuel ].
Courtney Thomas J. McCahill and Thomas Boeso
being secretaries. s, 1921 Y .,-,-..s ~. n.
Mr. COURTNEY addressed the meeting, stating that
this was the General Committee Of the party, and
advancing such doctrines to be adopted as would
sweep Tammany Hall out OF the State.
Then the several election districts presented their
credentials. Exception was taken to the Fifth and
Eighth districts, and consequently committee OF
Eve was appointed to Investigate subsequently
Sheriff O'Brien moved to include the Seventh ward
Tor reconstruction, which was adopted. Later in
the evening 1t was announced that the Committee
pf Five would not come to determination until to.
nay.
TWAS then resolved that committee Of thirteen be
appointed by the Chair to effect permanent organi
Eatlon. few delegates were opposed to this, be-
levng that there should be delegate from every
ward. All opposition, however, was arbitrarily
Dverruled by the Chairman, ana the Committee Of
Thirteen retired.
Tue report Of this committee after short deibera-
lion, was as foilOws:-Presdent, William F. Have.
meyer; First Vice President, william 4. Curtis:
Second Vice President Max Goepp; First Secretary;
Thomas Boese; Second Secretary, Alexander +.
Davidson; Treasurer, Peter Gilsey.
Ex.Mayor HAvEMEYER, on being led up to the
char, spoke as follows:-
FELLOW CrTIzENs-I here tonight at the invitation
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woHd be more ttnGy BY one younger end
democrats party msin.sipiog equal Ish; exact Justice
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After ex-Mayor navemeyers address the result OF
The committees deliberations was announced as
Jollows:-
1as chairman Of the New YORK delegation; alternate.
Roswell d. Hatch. Eleventh district-Deegate,
satn dls.f,cs@DeieSate Augustus sohs; alternate,
Johu Wheeler. Sixteenth Observation-Disclosures, Ed
coSess H. %sn aenae
Thomas Maher. Tenth district-Delegate, Magnus
Sistmct@peesase, Tnomnas J. McGsRill alternate,
Edward J. Hamilton Ninth district-Delegate, J.
m s. clinton ast
Peter Gilsey. Fourth district-Deegate, William
Woa eSSa sf aR G.
Naloney. Thirteentn Distrlct.delegate Joseph Blu.
Gnsrcs sena John
Barrett. Fourteenth acknowledgements, J. W. Chand
1 MsX mT David Ta Rsees
ono dlstrict-Delegale. A: R. Lawrence; alternate,
Z Van schai;k; Sixth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Marcus
district Delegate, +. r. Robinson; alternate, Gil
pert N: spsr: Twelfth, qs;rlct-1Delegate: John
srict~DeIezste. W. H. wickhan; alternate, L. Van.
wart Eighteenth district Delegate, Christ.
SchwarZwaelder; alternate Solomon Mehrbach.
Ex-Judge Barrett then read the. following pre-
amble and resolutions which, Of course, were
adopted UNANIMOUSLY
Whereas few corrupt and designing have seized
mpon the ;honored demoeratc Organization known as
Hs :ad x
% voiers have used ns power and
thu. obtained to FOE, enrich ms and mpovessh the
n ns e sse ali
popry for Se:s and nnwu espemde
and Of false charges for work
been robbed 10 enrich these common spectators ana
s s ey .n Ss u pex uD S
from qdailns before ne indisnauon q ouased
oSsoariy, inenshca behind The political citadel Of Tanmany
sc wss% inS sass
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whereas there a fear that, through the per
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people sspsss:s make sIsssa:
ring he cd sSe. Of Rns and Whereas
sss... their PeSs. have stolen I.s$sa iSs pass
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nani,y as.inst public spirited citizens labor
r.mnas 70 hai eoadsn punhment which they justly de-
Il % q sh sy a.
6 sss make
Resolved, That the representative OF the democratic
party Of the city county, delegated by the demo-
thorn Do d
labor Increasingly 10 restore honest and economi
cal and correct the evils under which the
people labor through the debssng influences Of the corrupt
cahal In Tammanv Han.
Resovei That We invite all deupscras
awabidng ctzen TO Join with us in this work of re-
FORM and extend 10 them cordial Invitation
,. organization In their several wards.
Resolved, That this General Committee in conformity with
hS authority confded by constituents viii send
nemJcrAtc the and county 10 the approaching
Etate Conventions Rochester, and that pledge 10 tho
pr. - ~
kesoved That We VIII rive 10 tho Ct'reps Committee OF
cevcnW investigating frauds upon the public uca-
their good work. end fhst Inc cfrpt Rims NAV be
broken up the wrongs Of The taxpsyers the perpe
fame Of the democratic party, which these unworthy
wants nave dragged down 10 ignominy brisht
and unarnishedn al the ustrs Of lie ancient and honor
abe renown. $50