The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-13
TAMMANY AND CLEVELAND.
The Braves Swallow the Dose, but
it Goes Down Hard.
GRADY, AND PROBABLY MANY
OTHERS, WILL SUPPORT BUT O
LER-JOHN KELLY RE
FUSES TO SPEAK.

NEW YORK, Sept Pam hour before the door
to Tammany Hall were opened this evening, great
crowd of people assembled on the outside waiting
to go into the meeting of the general committee.
Owing to the illness of Sidney P Nichols. the
chairman Hon. John Kelly presided. Gen. Spino-
la, chairman of the subcommittee appointed by
the committee on organization to draft address
and set of resolutions, then made report.
The address declares that since it's formation, the
Tammany Socieey has never fatered in its sup
port of the candidates of the Democratic party.
The wage earners had cast their lot with the party
expecting to ceve their reward in such legislation
as would ameiorate their condition. Labor had Sc
cured the passage, by the legislature, of the I'VE
cent fare bill bill limiting the working hours OF
car drivers ard conductors, and mechanics lien
BILL only to meet with executive veto. These
vetoes are deemed sufficient to justify Tammanys
opposition to the Democratic nominee at Chi ,ago.
The governors motives are OF impugned, as he act
ed conscentiously.
Considerable space is devoted to REPUTATION of
the charge that Tammany coDspired to defeat Gen.
Hancock aud the adoption of the unit rule by the
National Convention, thereby preventing delegates
from voting for the candidate of their choice in
several cases. The address concludes as follows:
The candidates of the Democratic party having
been nominated in the Natiinal Convention follow
ing the uniform and unbroken record sof organ
izatioI, aequesee in the will of the majority of
the representatives OF the party, although We be-
lieve that will 90 have been unwisely expressed
There s but alternative left u.s. aud that is to
sever our connection with the Democratic party.
This We cannot and will not do. In justice to our
conscience and Judgment We cannot pursue that
course for we believe that time will disconnect the
great Democr tic party from the leadership OF the
men who have used power unwisely and detri-
mentally to success.
We have always in our capacity as delegates exer-
cised the right to advocate men whom we knew wei
trusted by the people or oppose the nomination
of those who were not, and it was in the exercise
of this right and it was In the conscientious dis
charge of that duty that We took occasion at Chi
cago to advise against the nomination which was
VNo to hvTfH n Nnf ffnn III tInn
was without personal feeling and arose from our in
innate knowledge of the sentiments of the toiliug
masses OF our state as to the course OF 5overI or
Cleveland in reference TO their labor bflls. The
most charitable view to take of his course is that
he was ignorant and unenlightend concerning the
nature and making of these laws which
would have occasioned so much real benefit to the
working men and Could not have resu ted in loss TO
their employers. We do not impugn the governors
motives or views which he has expressed on these
subjects. They undoubtedly conscientlously con
siderd in the discharge of bis official obligations and
duties. We simply expressed our knowledge of the
antagonism against him which existed in the minds
of the wOrkingmen who compose the bulk OF the
Democratic voters of The State of New York That
expression of our ideas the policy of nomina-
tug as the candidate for the presidency q man
ag .inst whom SO much opposition existed was cor
rect and justified by existing circumstances But &C.
curences which have transpired since the adjourn
ment of the national convention have determined
We recommend this organization to support the
nominees of the Democratic party for president
and Vice President and submit the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That We, the Democratic Republican
general committee of the city and county of New
York. in iammany Hall assembled hereby ratifv
and eniorse the nominations made by the National
Democratic Convention, held in Chicago in july
III lS84-for President Grover Cleveland of Ne1
York; for Vice Pre- sident. Thomas Hendricks, of
1ndiana,-and hereby pledge ourselves to the ear
nest and cordial support of the candidates so non
mated.
Applauee and Kisses greeted the reading of the
address, and for some time il was doubtful which
prevailed, but finally the cheers had the best of it,
In ntnU In6f hn inn off "a
la said that the mere wheeling into line of ramma.
ny Hall would not secure the election OF the Chica
go candidates. The Democrats of the whole coun-
try must also wheel into line. 1t was possible even
at this late date to snatch victory from the jaws Of
defeat. " hen Gen. Spinoa sat down, ex-senator
Thomas F. Grady demanded recognition of the
Chair. Mir. Grady cheered even more heartily
than Mr.. Kelly had been earlier. Tie chairman
pounded on the table for quiet. but in vain; the
crowd would not become quiet. During the nproar,
MIR. Grady took position OH The platform, next TO
the Chair. He at last permitted 10 proceed
but after his first sentence he was again loudly
applauded, and rounds OF applause punctuatsd his
en- ire speech
Ex-senator Grady then took the floor and deliver
ed carefully prepared czech in vindication of his
and in condemnation of the official &C g
of Gov. Cleveland. He would protest against the
passage OF the resolution, although he knew it
WOMB be of no avail. There was no pretense, he
said, that the nomination Of Cleveland was yindi-
cation of Democratic principles Referring to the
Governors veto of the Elevated Railroad bin he
said that similar measure had failed 10 pass three
preceding legislatures owing, as he believed, to the
corrupt use Of money; yet ia 1888 these railroads
allowed it to pass the legislature without attempt
ing 10 delay it, satisfied that their interests
protected and the Governor vetoed the BILL giving
as his reason the unconstilutonality of the bill up
yers placed no reliance. Now ask you if public
judgment condemns as corrupt the representatives
who placed their opposition 10 the bill upon the pre-
else grounds stated in the Governors veto why
should less severe Judgment be pronounced against
him? Mr.. Grady then referred to other
acts of the Governor which he claimeu were in
ODDOSitiOn to the interests the working nnOnla
He then referred to the national platform which
claimed was quite in harmony With the candidates..
1t procaims tor Honest civil service reform" un-
der which Republican Office holders at the north
are beisg guar 4nteed by Independent Republicans a
pro- ectorate by continuance in office during good
behaviro while South 1t is accepted as assurance
that fedo1a patrol age shall be p ced in the hands
of those through whose influence the candidate
hopes to get So electoral voIes. The speaker
closed with these words 'tPreferring shining
liz hit to dull mediocrity, true reformer to sham
reformer statesman to bangman, an illustrious
citizen to political adventurer, decline sup
port Grover Cleveland for the presidency; and here
and now in the presence of the leader whom have
always regarded my political sponsor in the midst
OF my brethren and com AIDES with whom / have
shared many hard fought political feuds and before
the eyes of all the country to whom / have this
night laid bare my motives and my purposes, / de-
clare myself in favor of Benz. F. Butler, soldier,
Jurist, statesman and patriot and appeal to time
for vindication.
When the ex-senator had concluded W. Burke
Cochran who, 1t was expected, would side with
Grady, said There is a duty VII oh every DEM
ocrat has to perform the present crisis He must
subordinate mis- action the interests of the party.
No person commended more vigorously than did
against the nomination of Cleveland and no one
opposed more earnestly the folly of passiOg
silence and indifference the heroes of the party
passed over to nominate man who was forced on
the attentions of his party merely by the press and
few refractory Republicans who had never failed
to express Their adherence OF our principles and
their contempt for ourselves. Had such a man as
we wanted been nominated we would have
given him majority such as we
are asked to give Grover Cleveland.
base my action. and hope that the action this
commi tee will take will be based upon the broad
ground that it is essential to the preservation of
The institutions and prosperity of OUT land that the
political changes in the administration of this
county SHOULD occur in the year of Lord 1884
and that delay in that change may be fatal every
citizen. Ii we proceed to the support of a third
candidate, said Mr.. Cochran, it is apparent to
every man of common sense that the Inevitable
resHlt must be the election of james IT, Blaine and
triumph OF the Republican ticket. That would mean
a triumph for an 'ther quarter of a century.
Beyond revenge lies patriotism; beyond dissatisfac-
tion lies loyaltY. Under these master impulses
you will win. believe in this organization declar.
ing itself not for man, but for party not for a
candidate, but for principle We the old guard
of the Democratic party AMI there we will stay
(1oDg and continued cheers, du lug which Mr..
Cochran seconded the resolution and sat DOWN.
Then there were frantic cries for John Kelly, but
that gentleman sh Jok his head and spoke Bot
The chairman order ed the secretary to call the
roll on the adoption of the resolution. The result
of the vote was 8lO yeas and 81 nays.
A committee was then appointed to make ar
rangemeAts for grand ratification meeting to be
held al an early date, after which the meeting ad-
journed.