Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-16
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
In Convention Assembled at Rochester
A Large, Influential and Inter.
esting Gathering.
Resolutions Adopted IndOrsing the Gin
ciRnati Convention, its Platform
and Nominees.

ROCHESTER, May l5.-The Democrat
ic State Convention was called to order
/ by Samuel J. Tilden, in a short speech.
| Thomas Kinsella was appointed tempo
rary chairman. Hemade a short speech,
| in which he said he knew he was not
chosen for individual considerations, but
J because ne was one of the earliest and
most earnest advocates of a union of all
the liberal elements.
A committee of two from each judicial
district was appointed, to which all res
Olutions and platforms would be re-
ferred without debate.
Committees on resolutions and con-
tested seats We're appointed, and the
convention adjourned until three
o'clock.
On reassembling the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported the
name of Mr.. Kinsella for permanent
President of the convention.
Mr. Kinsella, on taking the chair per-
manently, remarked that it seemed the
young mems party were coming to the
front. He hoped that they would keep
its purity as unsullied as had those great
men who had before them.
The Committee on Contested Seats
reported in favor of delegation
from New York city, headed by John
Fox, as that delegation had been
elected regularly and directly to the
convention, in accordance with the
rules adopted last year. The report was
adopted.
Much discussion ensued on a Tesolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Dayton to the effect
that the committee be appointed to Sc
lect delegates.
Mr.. Farwell insisted that the dele
gates should be appointed by the Con-
gressiOnal District Delegations, and
moved a substitute to that effect, which,
after discussion was lost by a vote of 50
to 81. The majority representing the
unit system.
Messrs. Clark and Potter from the
Committee on Resolutions, made re-
port. They said that the committee had
given the subject the most careful and
thorough consideration. The resolu-
tions are as follows:
The Democratic party Of the State of
New York, assembled in regular con-
vention to elect delegates to the Nation
al Convention, to be held at Baltimore,
to nominate candidates for President
and Vice-President, declare and resolve,
in nature and in the constitution, and
without re-Opening questions of the past,
are ready now to cooperate with those,
whatever their previous party afiilia-
tiOns, who favor limited and localized
governments, who seek to restrain the
exercise, by Congress, of absolute and
general powers, TO prevent its entering
on private legislation, to restrain the
growth OF vast corporations, and to work
permanent civil service reform;
Ind be it further resOlUed, That the
recent declaration Of political principles
by the Convention of Cincinnati is an
evidence Of the progress of public Opin-
ion toward sound and wholesome views
of government; that we believe all patri-
Otic citizens may unite on that plat
form for the purpose of restoring honest.
administration of National affairs and
enforcing the obligations of the cOnsti-
tuition, and our delegates to Baltimore
are instructed to take the course best
calculated TO secure the triumph of these
principles and the selection of any can
didates representing them who shall
meet the approval -of the Democracy
in National Convention assembled.
The following were appointed as a
to select delegates to the Bal
timoTe Convention: James O. Spencer, /
Oliver Charlick, Robert Christie, Robert
Inroy, Joseph B. Olney, John H. Colby,
Isaiah Fuller, f. NJ Holdrock, J. A.
DazlOr, J. 3. Kerr, d. h. Bowman. n.
PaSon, c. J. Bissell.
The convention adjourned till ten
o'clock tomorrow morning.