The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-24


but if the convention would observe the
Democratic precedence and give the CON
! stants hero the opportunity to participate
in its proceedings, no could assure them that
the Democracy would be- carried
by tho state of New York. |
Applause He proceeded to say that the
sitting delegate here with tho representatives
Of machine polio against public sentiment
was partially in the Democratic as well ms the
Republican party. Unless some compromise
of the question should be made here, Il would
be impossible to prevent the running of two
Democratic electoral tickets in New York,
and this would tend TO defeat lie and his
friends could not control this result, try rs
they might unless this convention should
give them the twenty seats recommended by
the minority report Give them this and they
! could draw out and make effective the mag
nitcent Democratic vote of Now York.
which would secure victory next autumn.
AMAsA j. PARKER,
announced by the chairman as
n sterling old Democrat, followed
for tho contestants. He said the contestants
represented tho Democracy Of all the rival
districts, AT loast 10000 Of the Democrats
Of that state demand to be heard here, He
came in a spirit Of harmony, with great
desire that tho wisdom and patriotism of this
convention should unite the party and re-
deem the national government. He and his
associates from the rural districts should
support whatever ticket should DO named
here, [Applsuso,l He voted for Governor
Robinson. [Applause.l The contestants
represent much more than 10000
votes in New York city, on 10000
votes cast for Kelly for governor.
There was not time here to discuss in do
tail the merits of this contest, but no ap-
pealed to the precedents OF Democratic con.
ventions and urged that that of 1876 be
followed now in spirit. Then half the vote
of New York was given to the contestants.
They asked now only 20 of the 70 votes. If
tho convention desired them to join them in
the work of rodceming the country, with q
hope of success, hemplored them to give tho
contestants chance 30 to do.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Following are the synopsis Of the majority
and minority reports:
The majority report of the committee on
credentials was read as follows
Massachusetts-Tw convention are pres
ent from tho state of Massachusetts one
known as the Faniuel hall delegation and the
, other as the Merchants hall delegation. by
joint request made by the delegation to The
, committee on credentials, we earnestly re-
D commend both delegations be admitted to
seats in the convention AS a united delegation
0 TO cast the vote 10 which the state is entitled
Applause.l
a Pennsylvania case Of the contesting del
A. egations from the twenty.sixth congressional
districto Pennsylvania, we report that tn
r citing delegates are entitled to retain theil
seats as members of tho convention.
: New York-The committee has CAREFUL
# examined all the evidence brought before
# bearing on the contested case from the stat
of New York. 1t carefully and patient
+ considered the facts in the contes
I and weighed the evidence presented by bot
o Sides and by singularly unanimous vote
allows tho sitting members to retain the
= seats. General applause, except from. Il
Tammany benches With these exception
there are no contests before the committe
=, and we herewith submit the list of delegat
~ duly entitled to seats.
= THE MINORITY REPORT
~ was read by Mr.. Mr.. Carroll, Of Kansas, OIL
10 Of the committee, as follows
" After hearing the contestng delegation
:, from New York, we find thatstate is divid,
~ into two factions, each having all materials
a perfect party organizations, and each assur
an ing to represent regularly q large body of I
- Democratic votes of that state; tn
each Of said party divisions b
:, held state conventions under regul
s call, and has duly elected delegates to repI
y sent the stat. Of New York in convento
that the attitude of these factions Is precise
=. analogous TO that Of the Democrats OF tn
II state IL 1876, that 70 unite the party at tn
~ time the national convention divided the d
IA egation, allowing each TO cast half the vol
10 to which the state was entitled In that &C
= vention; that such action united the party
. the state of New York and eventually in
"a election of q Democratic president We
Y lieye similar course at this time will res
10 in kindred success, and. we therefore r
IS ommend the adoption of the following re
ton:
20 Resolved, That the Faulkner branch of
:, Democratic delegation from the state of N
. York DO allowed TO cast fifty votes in I
70 convention; that the Shakespeare hall
mocracy shall DO allowed to cast twenty 70
ir- in said convention, and that each OF said
visions shall determine Its modes of count
be such votes.
Mr.. HUBBARD, OF TEXAS,
lea sustained the minority report. lie was
alto here representing any faction In the par
ren but only great state which the cen
m would show now had two million people.
r delegates came here prepared to vote for Sa
Mr.. uel j. Tilden [great applausel or any other
IN the names to be presented hero. he rejolC
be that the south was solid for the Democr'
nv. party, Ispplausel but no presented him.
IN as an advocate OF compromise in order to 8
r coed. He did not question the regularity
he the New York sitting members. They n
tod be so regular that they bend backwi
hat daughter but they might by Stubborn
lind their Butcher in New York. Applau
ard They must not give the necessities of
situation in New York, New Jersey and e
where. [Applause. They must be wise
4. not technical merely if they hoped to
SER mere regularity in quotation marks. III
nv was not question but what it was Y
ork and best calculated 10 advance the DEF
cratic party and its principles. They, wan
of votes, and must avail of the means calcula
,ted to obtain them. The issue is one broa
rec than New York. The destiny of this co
" try, genuine and firm, the liberties OF
Vi a state and tho citizens all these are invol
The in this small issue now before this body.
lest the New Workers here could not Ill
this among themselves upon the convention
ire put up the bonus and join them in wedlo
n a and swear them to the union for the sak'
TO a common cause. Let the Democratic pa
,usa cot ia foot on The seeds of dlscord where