Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-09

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exercised my privilege of voting against the
choice OF the majority, but as a Democrat, as
q man loyal to my constituents and obedent
20 the orders OF the convention that sent me
here, / bow to the will Of the majority
Applause. recOllect very well. sir. that at
the Saratoga Convention this matter was thor
Oughly discussed, and theChairman of the dele
CATION, whom antagonized there. promised
his friends that there should be no attempt
made to instruct this delegation for a partic-
ular candidate, and the minority agreed that
we should obey the Old rule. the unit rule of
the state OF New \ GOrk, which gives 1t power
and voice in this convention. fApplausel .
were l, sir, to consult my personal feelings,
should support the motion made by the gen
tleman from New York. But nv duty to my
party in this emergency compels me to rise
superior to personal considerations and be
loyal to my party Lapplausej, and in saying
what II have
JACOBS GIVEN THE LAUGH.
Mr.. Grady, of New York-Viu the penfle
man allow me for a moment?
Mr. Jacobs-Certainly, Mr.. Grady.
II simply want to ask the distinguished
senator from New York. said Mr.. Grady, ''if
single word of debate, discussion or agree
ment as to the unit rule"
Mr.. Jacobs-Not word. because everybody
had agreed to it in advance.
At this reply there was a tremendous ont
burst Of derision and laughter with some an
plause from the New Y ork section.
Mr.. jacobs (contInuingl; And, Mr.. iChair-
AAAftAi1 NV tAiub hhG ulblluEuislGQ Senator has
interrupted me, will say further that it was
understood by the friends of another candi-
date. one chosen by the majority, that if they
would not attempt to force instructions upon
this delegation it would be satisfactory to
fight the battle out in this body, and we have
done 1t. We are beaten, we submit"
KELLY LEAPS INTO THE BREACH.
As1Alr. Jacobs took his seat the square out
line OF John kelly's face became visible above
the heads of the New York delegation and a
n from oil 81
which could be heard mingled cries OF
kelly ''Kelly," ''platform," platform
The Chair-The gentleman from New York
(Mr. Kelly will proceed.
Mr.. kelly-Mr. Chairman, l am pleased TO
see that liberal view is taken of the amend
ment offered by the gentleman from New
York.
Cries OF 'souder." "louder~ s.nIotforn, ,,
platform" a few Kisses, and more cries indi-
catiye OF the desire on the part of the conyen-
ton that Mr. Kelly should take the platform.
'Ihe principle involved in this amendment
goes 10 the very foundation Of the Democratic
party-the right to dsfranchise a minority
OF delegation IN the Democratic Convention
from the State of New York;
The hOwls of ''platform'' were reneyved and
persisted in to such an extent that the Chair
nnally felt called upon to rebuke the conven-
tion as follows: "By a vote Of the convention
every delegate must sneak from his seat
Applause The Chair, of course, viii take
pleasure In putting motion that any GENTLE
man before the convention shall take the
platform. The gentleman from~New York
will please proceed.
KELLY EXPLAINS THE SITUATION IN
NEW YORK.
Comparative quiet having been restored,
Mr.. Kelly proceeded as follows: There
are slXty-tW0 counties IN the State
Of New York. and there are
but ten of them Democratic and nv the argu-
ment of the Senator from the State Of New
ork the great Democratic county of New
! ork, winch elects your Democratic President
II an opportunity is given to it, is to be dis
franchlsed IN the Democratic Convention.
That IS the principle which is here and now
presented to this convention. When the
question Itself was before the State Conven-
ton II IS true, as has been stated here, that no
discussion took place and it was with the
greatest difficulty that we could pursuade and
prevail on the majority of the conven-
ton to admit us upon equal terms with
those VINO are opposed to the
county OF New York. Having accomplished
that, and having also pointed out to them the
danger OF what they were going to do, we
have no other resource. no other opportunity
but to appeal TO the Democratic Convention
to giTe to the Democratic delegates from the
great Empire State of New York an oppor-
tunity to vote for their choice in this conven-
ton. Gentlemen cay that there are prece-
dents for the position assumed by Mr.. Grady
HOW IT WAS IN 1874.
My recollection goes back to the convention
Of 1874. The very same question came up in
that convention, and by the wish, will
and good feeling. and the liberality
which prevailed among the delegates, it
was conceded that no mans voice represent-
ing a constituency in Democratic convention
shall be ignored. LApplause]. l will not
trouble the convention with the history of
the Democr ratic conventions from that day to
this, but hope that this convention will take
into consideration this important point which
] desire TO present to them. Suppose that
you disfranchise these Democratic counties
to which have made reference. what will
be the feeling of the constituencies that have
sent their delegates here to represent them In
view of the fact that majority of the dele
gates representing the State of New York are
in the minority in their own counties? WitlOur
voices then, representing the majority of the
constituents, be stiaed in Democratic cOn-
ventiOng l appeal to the good sense, to the
liberality, sound judgment and wisdom OF the
delegates here assembled, to give to the DEM
ocratlc constituencies the same right which
they expect for themselves, and having, Mr.:
not desiring to occupy the conven-
tion any further upon the subject,
which have stated to you as clearly as l un-
derstand it, l hope, as stated before, that the
question win be met with that liberallty
which it deserves from the Democratic con-
ventlon." Applause and cries OF ''ques-
tion.'
Mr.. Fellows, of New York, again spoke
against Mr.. Grady's amendment. There had
been, he said, an extraordinary misconcep-
ton of the issue involved. 1t did not look to
sitting the voice or repressing the sentiment
of any, delegate. The question was whether
the State of New York had right to say how
the will of her majority should be indicated.
She would not permit her Y separate units
to speak y separate desires on any question
before the convention. She recognized the
Democratic method of ascertaining what her
will was, but when the will of the majority
was aseertained she had the right to pre-
scribe the form in which that will should be
expressed.
TILT WITH THE BOSS.
He asked Mr.. Kelly how it was that they
too had obtained credentials which permitted
them to be here at all.
Mr.. Kelly replied that Mr.. Fellows repre-
sented one Democratic party in the city OF
New York and he kelly another.
Mr.. Fellows suggested that they represented
only different organizations in the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Kelly said that the gentleman's purpose
now was to ignore him kelly and not to
allow him in the convention. It was against
that that he kelly protested. fCheers1.
Mr.. Fellows proceeded with his argument
All that the majority of the New York dele
gates desired was to do what their State
her sentiments in q certain form The
convention should not take that aWay 1t
was right, dear to the State Of New York:
IL she was stripped of that right she would
feel degraded and dishonOred.
A LITTLE IRONY.
He declared. ironically, that Mr. Kelly and
himself were in tender sympathy with each
other. He confessed that he had a brighter
hope set before him Of better methods and
purer forms, when he heard from the lips of
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Grady such eloquent de-
nunciati0n of machine methods. fLaughter
and applause, They all understood
that everything which they did in
New York was the spontaneous out
cropping of the popular viii [laughterl,
and that the hand Of arbitrary power never
controlled their political methods. In con-
clusion he asked whether the national con-
vention would strip New York of her power
in this matter. [Ciies of "Ne.''l
Mr.. Bragg. of Wisconsin, regarded the ques-
tion as one whether an attorney with dele
gated powers would be permitted to violate
and exceed those powers and whether
the convention, sitting as a judge on that
question, would recognize such a violation
and be bound by it.
Mr.. Burke. of Louisiana, spoke of the quar-
rels and controversies and claims of the two
Democratic factions OF New ork, aud took
the same view Of the question as that pre-
sented by Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin.
HOW NEW YORK WOULD BE OUTRAGED.
If il would be an outrage, he said to de-