The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-30
The New York Democracy on Fraud.

The Democratic State Convention Of New
York has been summoned TO meet by the
State Committee. II Is the custom Of the
Democracy to commence preparations for
the nomination OF candidates for Congress
Immediately upon the issuing Of the call for
the State Convention. As the elections for
members OF the next House are to be OF UNI
usual Importance this year, we presume the
attention OF Democrats in all parts Of the
State is already turned to the grave ques-
ton OF making proper selections for noml-
nees. Inasmuch as a Democratic citizen OF
New York was, at the last national election,
frauduently counted out Of the Presidency
and n Republican citizen OF New York was
ut the same time fraudulently counted into
the Vce-Presidency. the Democratic voters
OF this State ought to clearly understand
the course Of their sixteen representatives
In the present House in June last concern
ing the passage OF the BURcHARD and the
HARTRIDGE resolutions, both Of which
aimed to condone,. sanction. and sanctiiy
this Great Fraud.
Only three Democrats OF this State voted
against both the BURcHARD and the HART
RIDGE resolution. They are ARCHIBALD NJ.
BLISS, who represents ono OF the Brooklyn
dASNiiNNS, HANAi. ~ tOAi VIM i'Il'o'Hbo
ono of the New York city districts, and
STEPHEN L. MAYHAM. who represents the
Fifteenth District, which is composed Of the
counties OF Schoharie, Greene and Ulster.
1t is proper to add TO this list the name OF
ANTHONY EIcKHoFF one OF the members OF
New York city. He was paired when the
two resolutions were passed. but caused 1t
10 be announced that II his pair were pres
ent he would have voted against the reso-
lutiOns.
100 mucn nonor cannot be- accorded TO
these four representatives, who, despite the
detection and cowardce Of their Democratic
colleagues, refused to sanction the Great
Fraud either by supporting both rcsolu-
tlons or neglecting to vote at all, or trying
TO split the difference between good and
evil by voting for one and against the other.
Eight Democratic members got down In
the dust at the footstool OF the Great Fraud,
and did all in their power TO condono one Of
the most Infamous crimes Of this century,
by recording an approving Aye on both
resolutions. Two of these unworthy mem
bers are JAMES w. COVERT, who represents
the eastern Long Island district and WILL
LIAM ID. VEEDER, who represents one OF the
Brooklyn districts.
The city OF New York furnished three OF
Tho recreant Democrats who. on the memo
rable lith of June, put 10 open shame con-
stituency that gave TO TILDEN and HEN
DRICKs a majority Of more than 10000
We refer TO NICHOLAS MULLER, FERNANDO
WOOD, and BENJAMIN A. WILLIS. They
voted for both resolutions. Scarcely less
reprehensible was the conduct Of ADRIAN
S. HEWITT, another city member, who had
been Chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee during the Presidential cam
paign. He voted against the BURCHARD
resolution, and In favor Of the HARTRIDGE
resolution.
Three Democratic members from the In
terror voted for both resolutions, viz,
GEORGE Nj. BEEBE Of the Fourteenth Dis
trict, +. KIRK HART OF the Thirtieth Dis
trict, and DANIEL n. LOCKWOOD Of tho
Thirty-second District. These gentlemen,
like their colleagues who shamefully be-
trayed their constituents can render no
valid excuse for thus condoning tho Great
Fraud.
Three Democratic members abstaincd
from voting viz, CLARKsoN n. POTTER OF
the Westchester district, TERENCE j. QUINN
OF tho Albany district. aud CHARLES b.
BENEDIcT of the ienesee district We have
heard that MI Potter was necessarily alb