Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-13
new YORK DEMOCRACY.
Tammany Read Out and Sent
Home.
Ridiculous Speech by the Perma-
nent Chairman.
Highly Virtuous Platform
Adopted,
In Which Republicans are Indig-
nantly Arraigned
For All the Sins in the
Vocabulary.

ALBANY ~ l., OCtODoI lA.-dt
1:3O o'clock this morning the com
mittee on credentials of the Demo-
cratic convention decided to admit
only the New York county delega-
ton to the exclusion of the Tammany
and Irving Hall delegates.
ALBANY, October 12-The Tam
many delegation will leave for New
York at 3 o'clock. The weather is
cold and rather bleak. The attendance
in the gallery and ON the stage is
much thinner than yesterday or last
night. Printed circulars, signed by
the executive committee of the
Young Mems Democratic Club of
Brooklyn, have been distributed
among the delegates addressed to
the Kings County delegation, and to
members of the convention, strongly
opposing any compromise with
Tammany, and arguing that their
exclusion will strengthen rathrr in
than weaken the Democratic party
of New York.
Mr.. Hill called the convention to
order at 1925 this morning and an
nounced that the first business
would be the reports of the commit.
tee on the contested seats.
Mr.. Peckham, from the committee
on credentials, reported the contests
which had been considered and the
decision of the committee.
When the decision in favor of the
New York County Democracy was
announced there was some cheering
but not very much.
Mr.. Peckham concluded by NOV
ing the adoption of the report and
asked for the previous question,
There was no opposition and the re-
port was unanimously carried.
Mr.. Halliday, from the committee
on permanent organization, pre-
sented the committees report.
The name of Erastus Brooks fol
permanent chairman was received
with applause. The report was
adopted without dissent, and Mr.
Brooks, on being escorted to the
chair, addressed the convention al
considerable length. After express.
ing adherence at the crime which hac
deprived the country of its President
he said: It is impossible to forget, al
the first meeting of the Democrats
of this State in State convention
since the defeat of our National stand
ard-bearer, that his vote in November
last was some thousands in excess Of
the inaugurated President, nor Car
that canvass of 1876 escape our mem
ories. A distinguished citizen of oul
Commonwealth was made President
by g Constitutional election, botf
in form and substance, and by nu.
merical majority, in excess of E
quarter of a million of votes. Ht
said it becomes the Democratic
voters of this State neither to forget
the past nor to forgive an offenst
which practically .disfranchised foul
States of our Union and thousands
of American citizens in order to make
a man President who had received
neither Constitutional vote nor al
honest election. The present time
is propitious in this State, at least
of restoring power and responsible,
to the Democratic party. He de-
IFclared the Democratic principles il
brief to be honest elections, homes
men in office, honestmoneyf for the peo
pie, with gold and silver as the onl,
certain standard of value. Tariff
for revenue which, while it afford,
all necessary means for a liberal sup
lport of the government, paying al
it's debts and meeting al its obliga
tions, gives ample protection to ever,
great interest in the country; fre'
ships upon the seas by the restora
ton of that American commerce los
to US by the follies of Legislation
and home rule for our cities and s.
far as possible in our town
and counties. In the nam
of right, justice and liberty
we also demand the diminution O
tlidG central power III the feQefa
Government which make the State
and people servants of Federal pat
ronage and power.
| Reviewing the course Of the Re
publican party during the twent
years in which it had held the power
he commented upon its extravaganc
: and exposures of fraud and col
ruption which had marked it's career
The Star Route swindles had cos
the government more than millio,
of dollars in unnecessary taxatio
} each year. He referred to the al
tempted reduction of the appropris
/ tions by the Democratic Senators.
In one session they did succeed i
reducing the appropriations fort
millions of dollars. In this State
when in power, during five years c
control Democratic legislation re
duced the State debt from ffty-on
millions to nine millions of dollars
and the State taxes from sixteen t
seventeen millions.
| The report of the committee o