The daily gazette., 1880-08-09
SECOND EDITION
No Compromise.

NOmhl AND HIS THE
SUBJECT ONE WEEK.
Through the courtesy of ESQUIRE
Brady, the City Democratic Associa-
tion again met in his office, Saturday
night, and he called the meeting to Or
der, President Farrell not being pres
ent. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The first business was the report of
the committee appointed to confer
with the City Executive Committee
in relation to the alleged difficulty in
the party ranks and II. G. Turner,
ESD, arose to present the report. He
said he had prepared the text of a
proposition submitted to the Execu-
tive Committee, which he had given
to Mr.. Farrell.
President Farrell here entered and
took his official seat.
Mr.. Turncr-You have my report :?
Mr.. Farrell-No, you didn't give it
to me,
Mr.. Turner-Well, l gave it to some
one.
Mr.. Farrell-You gave it to Mr..
Quinn.
Mr.. Tmncr-iiave you got that re-
port, Quinn?
Mr.. Quinn-No, but | can get it in
few minutes.
He then started after the document
and Mr.. Turner proceeded to make a
verbal report. He said that at the
conference, the first proposition sub
mitted to the Executive Committee
was to come under and recognize the
rules adopted by the Association.
This was declined by the Committee.
President Farrell-If the gentleman
will put that statement in palmer Ian
guage will be obliged to him.
Mr. Turner can't put it any
palmer.
Mr., Farrell-Do | understand that
the Executive Committee to acknowl-
edge the right of this Association to
make rules for the party?
Mr.. Turner-I did not put it in that
way.
Mr.. Farrell-Well, l put it in that
way.
Mr.. Turner then detailed the other
propositions made to the Executive
Committee, the last of which was to
submit the matters in dispute to a
board Of arbitration composed of five
leading representative Democrats
two to be selected by the Association,
two by the Executive Committee, and
these four to select the fifth.
Tom Mellon moved that further
consideration of the subject be indefi-
nitely postponed, and the committee
discharged.
Said Mr.. Turner, "I have no obiec-
tion to any action the Association may
take in the premises, as it is now a
matter of entire Indifference to me but
| would suggest that the Association
at least accept the report of the COM
mittee as a compliment to the men,
bers who accepted thei. trusts honest
ly and endeavored to do their duty to
the best of their ability.
Mr.. Mellon said he would include
the acceptance of the report in his mo-
ton.
Loud calls were made for the ques-
tion on Mr.. Melons motion.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Farrell,
"that is momentous question"
Mr.. Toner said he differed somewhat
from Mr. Turner's statement. The
made before the Execu-
tive Committee were merely conversa-
tional and not definite, but the COM
mittees agreed to have the difficulties
settled by arbitration. Mr.. Toner
then argued in favor of waving all
personal considerations in this contro-
versy, and doing everything reasona-
BILE for the sake of harmony in the par.
ty. Let us think calmly and endeavor
to do something to bridge over this
trouble, said Mr.. Toner.
By this time Mr.. Quinn had return
ed with Mr.. Turner's official report,
which was read as follows:
Text of a proposition made at
meeting of the Conference Committee
of the Democratic City Executive As
sociation, with the City Executive
Committee of the Democratic party,
held at the Excelsior Club rooms, on
Wednesday, August 4, 1880.
The matters at issue between the |
Democratic City Association and the
Democratic City Executive Commit |
Zee to be referred to a committee COM
oosed of five leading and representa-
i've Democrats of the city of Whining |
on, the said committee to be elected |
vs. follows:
The City Democratic Association to
elect two, the City Executive Com
nittee TO select two, and the four so |
elected to choose the fifth. The City |
Executive Committee insist that the |
nen chosen shall be men who are not |
with the trouble on either |
side, and that the men chosen shall be |
rom among the recognized leaders of |
he party.
The Conference Committee adjourn
vi to submit the proposition to the |
Jity Democratic Association and in
he event of their ratification of the |
lbove proposition the Conference
Committee to meet the Executive
Committee on Tuesday evening next,
when the Executive Committee will |
lame its two, and the Conference Com !
nittee will present the two named by
he Democratic Association.
Members of the Committee present
It the meeting Messrs. Knight, Ware,
Mcguire, Cannon, Toner and Turner.
HENNY G. TURNER,
Chairman of Committee.
Quinn then started on his usual har-
angue. Who are these representa-
i've Democrats, he said. Is Mr.. Geo.
|. Bates one? Why, few years ago,
vhen | was chairman of the City Ex-
cutive Committee and asked him for
small contribution he declined and
aid he did not want to be considered