Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-24

plause. lie was q man who had no su.
perior In this or any other convention
Patriotic Devotion 10 the Democrats
Cause,
Kisses aud cheers several times renew
ed. lie then proceeded 10 state the case
OF his delegation. lie declared that
Tammany was practically the Demo.
cratic party Of the city and have over
10 600 votes outside OF the city In tho
State. lie referred to Thomas A. Bay.
ards championship OF Tammany
In the previous contes, and
was greeted with loud applause. which
was repeated and continued for nearly
a minute, when he declared emphaticaI.
ly that Tammany expected To bs pre-.
pared TO vote the ticket here nominated,
but ,hero was great difference between
n regiment fully armed, equipped and
recognized In the field and q regiment
stripped OF It's armor aud authority, the
latter would slink from hattie aud he no
factor In the engagement. He appealed
to the Convention to adhere 10 the pre-.
ccdent aud 10 have fair play and homes.
ty IN this matter. II had come to be-
considered tha, regular delegates were
those who wereselect.d by the machine.
There were two electoral tick &.
cts In the field. and II
the Tammany delegates were kicked out
what would be the rosultf Very many
Democrats would vote the Tammany
electoral ticket In New York State In
spite oi all that could be done by tho
leaders aud delegates. lie stated this,
not as a threat, but as TACT, and a. q
warning. lie closed with u plea for an
adjudication Of this point, which would
result In the best interests of the great
beloved aud, he hoped to be, victorious
Democratic party.
Judge Amasa J. Parker, Of Albany,
was then introduced by the Chairman
ass
Great aud Glorious Leader
oi the Democratic party, and a. another
representative oi the minority on this
contest. lilo declared that the Tamma-
nv delegation represented lb0.O Dem.
ocratic votes In New York State. They
came here In tho interest oi harmony
and consolidation Of the Democratic
tickets IN New York, They were ready
10 make any sacrifice Ia support any
candidate who Was nominated by this
Convention randidly aud honest
". Ito could speak more
fully because he did not vote Tor Mr.,
Kelley, hut for Mr. Robinson, In the
last Gubernatorial election. lie asked
the aid ol the Convention 10 allow them
"a go home or say they had been m
fairly treated as they had always been
in previous years by the Democratic
National Conventions
The chair then introduced, IN behalf
oi tho minority, Governor Hubbard, oi
Texas. who said hc Was
No Mans Partisan
IN the factions from New York, but he
stood ior the interests oi equity and
Justice Tor the Democrats oi the state oi
New York, who dared Ia give lWWO
majority Tor Samuel J. Tilden. There
Was great applause among the delegates
ai the mention ol rildnn n name, and some
waving oi hats In the gallery. The
Speaker thanked God that the South
was solid on the question oi Democracy,
and in view oi that TACT he asked that
everything he done to s0lidiiy the De
mocracy IN New York. The party was
not IN tho hey-day oi its power and
could not afford to ignore tho rights ot
minority; could not ignore the great bat
tie ground oi the coming contest In New
York aud Indiana. The day might come
In November when tho cry would W MP
OH for tho 77.ooo Votes of Now York.
lie did not question the regularity oi the
New York atting members, but
YOU might be No regular ~
10 bend backward Tho majority
report talked oi justice and fairness, and
its logic must be- recognized. IL was not
regularity aud technicality and form,
but votes that the Democratic party
wanted The issue was not now a scat
issue, but u broader one. II was
whether tho democracy was ready Ia
risk losing New York. The South were
asking Tor no presidents or yice'p 'presi
dents, but come on bendri
knees aud asked the Northern
democracy to agree among them
selyes-to place their loot on
schism and aiscord, aud their plea
should be- heard. u the New York
delegates could not agree among them
selves 10 admit the minority, thon let
the NOnyention do Il for them The
Democratic party were bound Ia sue
coed. They had carried 5ut all the
promises ol tho last campaign. Tho
management ot the finances, aud the
reductions oi salaries ani expenses had
shown State craft, and II the party fail
now,
The sun la Heaven
might never again rise on u successful
Democratic party lts cpitaph might be
"Discnrd ut home and violation 0i tho
jusiice and instincts Of the great Demt'
cratic party
Governor Hubbard was frequently
aud heartily applauded during the con
clusion ot his speech IN behalf oi the
majority report.
John X. Follows, oi New York. al.
dressed the Convention. lie affirmed
that this was question whether The
State oi New York Was great enough To
create It's own representative, or whether
her city statcsmen
should Vote that Power from Her.
aud dictate to her whom she would send
here. lie desired t0 make plain state
ment Of the facts. For tweniy-ihrse
years down Ia 1879. there had been but
one Democratic party organization in
New York State. On the 10Th of sep
temher, 1870, a Convention MAS held In
Syracuse TO nominate candidate ior
Governor. Tammany Hall Was admit
tel TO seats, and had been given mem
bers ON the state Central Committee,
and were represented on all committees
All the other New York delegates we're
shut out. What followed when u be-
came evident that Governor Robinson
would he nominatedp Kelly and his
followers arose and announced that
they would no, support him u nomina'
ted and subsel luently bolied on the can
didate aud nothing else. They nomina'
ted John Kelly,
Beat the PARTY In New rorh.
and 10 day, insulting aud adronling ths
psrty. they come into this Convention
They walk over the body OF that party
and ask for admission on M o'he'
ground than that they have shown
strength enough % defeat the
party II they are MOI