The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-13
the DEMOCRATIC CANVASS.
Measures for B.ingang Out the Pull
Rev York Vote tor Hancock.
The National Committees News OF q
Democratic Uprising in
Pennsylvania.
From the New York World. Aug. 9,


The democratic state executive commit
tee met at the Sc. james hotel yesterday
and its meeting brought large number oil
Democrats from both the city and state
Gratifying reports are received of the en-.
thusiasm prevailing among the Democrats
and Of the earnest manner in which the
campaign is being pushed in ali parts oil
the state. There is no holding back for
suggestions from headquarters, but de-
Termination to work and >organize ia spon-
taueUusly manifested all over. Among
the prominent Democrats present NOT
members OF the committee, were ex- Judge
Amasa j. Parker, of Albany, VIM III Lud-
low, of Suffolk county, Gen Pearsall. OF
Queens, Ct G Dean, of Richmond, and w
w Henry. of Clean. Two or three hours
were occupied in general consultation, and
finally at 2 p. II. the executive committee
assembled. Vi the members of that
committee the following were present:
VIM A Fowler of Kings, ID B hin of Che.
mung, Lester B Faulkner of Livingston,
Daniel Manning of Albany, John O'Brien
of Dutohnass, Hubert O Thompson of this
city, William e Smith of Clinton, VIM f
Moiler of Westminster, G Frank Brown of
Orange, and Edgar K Apgar, Col M g
Murphy appeared for John Fox, E A
Moore for George Bechtel, and W W
Henry for w A Poucher. MIR. Fowler
presided, rFn~
As soon as the roll had been called Mr..
MoAer announced that committee from
the Womans Suffrage association was in
waiting and desired to be heard and to
proferlts services for theIcampaign. The
women. MIR. Moller said. did not like the
way they had been treated by Mr. GAR
field and proposed to help elect General
Hancock. 1t was decided to sdmit them
and receive their propositions, and soon
after the committee. consisting of Mrs.
Little Devereux Blake, Susan King, Helen
Potter. Charlotte Smith and Harriet
Dob SON appeared before the committee.
Mrs. Blake. as the spokeswoman, said
they desired an opportunity to assist in
this canvass and presented at some length |
their reasons. roo e1
When the ladies had Withdrawn the
committee appointed at the Saratoga
meeting of the Shakespeare hall state
COMMITTEES were presented and asked for
theSoonside of their letter published
several days since. This committee
consists of Patrick CoWan, of Sar.
atoga, Z. w. Edmunds of Westchester,
Anthony Barrett of Kings, L. g. Pope of
Warren. and Edward j. Meeghan of
Albany. Mr.. CoWan.a the chairman,
ul seA tnsC state convention De called to
nominate chief Judge of the court OF
appeals and asked that the form of the
call be the form used in 1871. He and
hose who acted with him, he said, de-
'ired chance to get back into the Demo-
,ratin party and that the call for the
convention should be such as to give them
4 representation. He spoke at some
ength in reference to the earnestnessl
With which the Democrats he represented
are supporting Gen. Hancock. 4.
Mr.. Barrett desired that assurances of
/ representation in the convention should
De given. Those Democrats in Kings
county with whom he acted and who
Totec for John Kelly last fall cared moth
ng. lie said, about Kelly or oTammapy.
lnd had had no objections tn Gov. Rob
nson, who to their thinking had made
IN excellent governor. 1t was no friend
,hip Tor Tammany nor opposition 10 Gov.
Robinson that had led to their bolt last
tall. but they had bolted because they
had beeen denied che Representation in
me convention which they ask this year. t
MI. Faulkner, In reply to the requests i
ot the committee, then said that the OBJ {
lect ana purpose OF the state COMMITTEE /
was TO secure all the votes il could for .
Hancock and English, and that the CONS
mlttee would do all that it could to cet
the votes of Democrats who voted for