The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-21
TELEGRAMS.
NEw YORk DEMOCRACY.
The Regular aud Tammany
Conventions EIeet and
Adjourn.
Sammy Does nOE Decline, but
is SOIid-Tammany Goes
for Him.
THE REGULAR CONVENTION.

HOT 1EAHAs
THE REGULAR CONVENTION.
Syracuse, n. Y, 20.-There was 8
great crush at both rival democratic
conventions. Lester B Faulkner
called the regular convention to-
oder, and said the democrats would
not bow to a fraction and sacrifice
principles for success. Tley had
taken that stand in nominaung
Robinson. The name Of TIlden vas
received with mingled applause and
nisges, when the speaker declared
Hayes was elected to the presidency
by fraud, andtha Tilden forebOre the
assertion of his right out of regard or
peace. He was not informed whether
Tilden would again accept call to
official position. He was never beaten
and never would be, daughter land
applause.
Senator JacC bs was made temporary
chairman. At $40 the convention
Vas called to order aud awaited the
report of the committee on Contestsd
seat3. The committee reported all
sitting members as placed on the roll
bv the state committee entitled to
seats. and the previous question wac
ordered. Brown, Of Otsegc, de
neunced such a privation OF the
minority of their right to report, and
protested against this iufamy, lap
plause). The committees report
was then adopted.
Jacobs was chosen permanent
chairman, and a resolution was
adopted that the delegates from each
congressional district select state COM
nitteemen and send the names to
the chairman of each congressional
delegation. Thelconvention then pro
ceeded to name members of the COM
nlittees to select delegates 70 the Gin
c.nnali convention and presidential
electors. 4 resolution was adopted
in favor Of the twO-thirds rule at the
national convention.
A resolution was adopted informing
the Kelly convention that this con-
vention reciprOcates all the express
sions of a desire for harmony, and are
persuaded that the wisdom OF the
national convention viii assure a
Triumph of the democratic party IN
New YORK, and II q resolution favor
the tWo-thirds vote, which was
adopted.
Hewitt was chosen e!ectoT-at-large
The resolutions denounce the ele-i
vation Of Hayes to the presidency as
a fraud, and IN extended resolutions
declare Tilden elected in 1876, and
warmly eulogize MIN. While making
no instructions, they intimate that
the delegates should take such action
as would present this issue OF fraud
most strongly, that free voters may
have an opportunity to pass upon
that monstrous crime. The resolU-
tions adopted in the previous conven-
tions are readopted here declaring for
the unit rule, and the rest of the
resolutions deal solely with the al
legged fraudulent elevation of Hayes.
Following are the delegsies-al-
large to the national convention:
Lucius Robinson, Calvin E. Pratt,
Rufus ". Peckham, Lister w. Peck
ham. Alternstes: Vim. Henderson,
James F. Stsrbuck. e. B. Hart, R.
A. Parmenter.
Without filling the vacancies on
the state committee, the convention,
at 1880, adjourned.
KELLY's GATHERING.
The Kelly or anti-Tsmmany cor
vention filed Shakespeare's Hall.
Dorsheimer was temporary chairman.
He spoke in behalf Of harmony end
the consolidation on some candidate
who could unite the whole party
strength. Those who thought other
wise must take the responsibility. He
named Seymour as q man who would
lead the democracy to triumph. wild
cheers.
The anti-Tilden convention re-
assembled at 4.25, committee were
appointed and q resolution adopted
that the delegated from each coa
gressional district appoint two
delegates and alternstss TO the
Cincinnati convention. John Kelly
was voicerfously called for and
cheered. He briefly protested against
Tilden's nomination as g disgrace to
the party and the country. Amosa
J. Parker was made permanent chair
man and made speech. Resolu-
tons we're adopted affirming adher-
ence to the democratic principle and
the party, urging unity of action
among democrats everywhere against
republicans; urging an unpledged
delegation from New York; declaring
Tilden's nomination fatal to the
party and treason to the cause
On account of the powerful OF
position to him f; declaring that
the democracy of New York had
been forced into its present attitude
through their fidelity to principle and
devotion to the democracy of the ma
ton, and promise to stand |
by the party IN the enthusiastic sup
port OF any worthy representative |
democrat for president. An address
to the democracy of New York and
the states accompanies the resolutions
which denounces TiIden as 8 perton-
alism, false to the democracy and
dangerous to the republic. declaring
him unfit for Office and sure of de.
feat; the extravaganza and misruleo of
his political career have been selfish,
treacherous and dishonorable. His
name IS connected with attempts 10
bribe electors, and cipher dispatches,
and his nomination would sound the
knell of democratic defeat, as hun
dreds OF thousands of democrats ceald
not vote for him.
Recess.
The convention reassembled at
$50. Kelly reported the following
names as presidential electors-st-
large and delegates-at large: Amasa
]. Parker, VIM. Dorsheimer, jeremiah
Mcclure, J. G. Green. Altsrnstes-
Issac ". McConihe. E. 7. Wood,
James S. Grouse, AIanscn S. Page.
Electors-at large-Augustus Schell,
Erastus Co0neTy.