Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-14
TAMMANYSRATIFICATION
THE LEADERS TNSINCERE BJJT.
THE VOTERS ENTHUSIASTIC.

THE LEADERS INSINCERE BUT
THE VOTERS ENTHUSIASTIC.
KeIly's Conviction that the Rank and
File Would Throw Him and His
Sachems Overheard if They BoIted
the Screw Which Compelled Them to
IndOrse the Tieket-Grady's Bolt
Laughed at.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The Sun this
morning does not refer in its editoria |
columns to the action of Tammany Hall
last night, but 1t deVotes over five columns
Of its first page to a report of the proceed
ings OF the meeting, of which two and a
half columns are given to ex-senator
Grady's speech.
The Journal Of Commerce makes no
editorial allusion to the meeting but
prints nearly column report of the pro-
ceedings, in which it summarizes the
remarks of the two ''Republican'' speak
ers in one paragraph as follows:
Senator Grady delivered strong speech in
opposition TO the resolutions. Grady's speech
occupied an hour IN its delivery, and was re-
celved with marked consideration by the as
sembly. The speaker was obliged to make
several pauses in his address to allow the an
9ience TO give expression to its approval of
ms views. When he had concluded Col
BOurke Cochran took the floor and made a
strong appeal to the members of Tammanv
HAN to support the resolution indorsing
the domination OF Cleveland and Hendricks
1t did not meet with as enthusiastic a re-
ceptlon as was expected.
THE ''TRIBUNE.''
The following is from the Tribune's edi-
torial:
The supporters of Hubert O. Thompson,s
candidate for the Presidency will get cold
comfort from the Tammany Hall neetIng Of
last night. The strongest Democratic organic
zatlon IN the city will give Cleveland more
scanty ana meagre support than any Presi-
dental ticket ever received from that body,
and 1t is certain that his vote below Harlem
river win fall far below that of Hancock
The sympathies of Tammany last night were
plainly with Mr.. Grady in his trenchant crit
icisms of the Governors course rather than
with Mr.. Cochran, who advocated the adop-
ton OF the address. Nine hundred men who
voted on the question are in the habit of
to which hr. Kelly has reduced his followers
is widely known. But even if only 81
votes were in the negative the majority
showed an utter absence of enthusiasm, or
even of good will for the candidates.
Several hundred members entered silent
protest by remaining away from the meeting,
or not answering to their names, while many
who voted were anxious to express their rea-
sons for their dissent. but were not allowed
10 do so. The gag rule was applied with
rlgor or the singing words Of Mr.. Grady
would have received variety OF bitter sup
PIGMENTS. With weak, unpopular and
tainted candidate, who has fallen daily lower
and lower ia public estimation as he has be-
come better knewn, TammRny Hall enters
the campaign with evident reluctance, and
the distrust at last nights meeting makes
palmer what was already plain enough, that
the Democratic Presidential candidate can
not possibly carry his own State.
THE WORLD"
The World says editorially:
The Endorsement of the candidates of the
Democratic National Convention by tine Tam
many organization has never been seriously
doubted and was to be expected. 1t is fair
to say that one-haf the Democrats of the
CITY sympathlze with Tammany, even il they
don't lndOrse all the acts Of the organization,
and II would have been simply impossible to
induce them to desert the party and repu-
diate a candidate fairly nominated by rem
resentative, able and honest National Demo-
cratic Convention. Tammany has wheeled
into line In good time and good form. There
has been some criticism of the supposed tar
diness of the organization in its ratification
OF the Chicago ticket, but it is scarcely Just
The regular meeting of the organization was
the moment for an Endorsement of the con-
vention's decision, and that previously to the
convention was fixed for the early part Of
September.
individual objections and regulations are
neither exteendd nor important. They never
amount TO much on election day when an or
ganizatiOn is loyal to the party or acts in good
faith. It is to be hoped that the Endorsement
of Cleveland and Hendricks will be followed
by public demonstration which will infuse
vlgOr into the campaign and prove that the
heart of Tammany Is, after all, enlisted
warmly in Democratic success.
THE f'HERALD."
The Herald writes as follows:
The 1900 men who compose the Tammany
General Committee were summoned last night
to consider and adopt a report and resolutions
TO ratify the nomination Of Cleveland and
Hendricks. There were present about 900
members of the committee, while the galleries
were filled and crammed by an audience Of
Tammany voters. The resolutions Of ratifi-
cation were adopted by vote of $40 to 81.
The temper of the meeting showed that of
the committee men present fYe-eighths were
at heart opposed to the Democratic ticket
while three-eighths were strongly in its favor,
but that the Tammany voters who sat in the
galleries were unanimously and enthusiastic
cally tor Cleveland.
They listened in silence to the long pre-
amble, but burst out into prolonged and Wig
-Orous applause when the resolution indOrsing
Cleveland and Hendricks and ratifyIng their
nomination was read.
They chaffed Grady and hissed his denun-
citation of Cleveland, and they uproariously
applauded Gen. SpinOla and BOurke Cochran,
who replied to Mr.. Grady and defended the
resolutions Of Mr.. Kelly, who presided, but
was too i'll to speak, but showed his strong dis
approval Of Mr.; Grady's speech, and his
pleasure with that of Mr.. Cochran. Mr..
Grady, at the close OF his speech, formally
took his leave, not only Of Tammany, but, as
he took care to add, of the Democratic party,
and declared his purpose to support and vote
for Gen, Butler. His announcement Of
this purpose was received with derisive cheers
by the Tammany voters in the galleries, who,
throughout the meeting, eheered every favor
able mention of Gov. Cleveland's name and
showed what the Herald has asserted, that the
rank and file Of Tammany are loyal to tseir
Democratic faith and traditions.
Mr.. COchran's speech was understood to
represent Mr.. Kelly's opinions. He spoke
frankly, as WAS proper, and did not conceal
that he had been opposed to the nomination
of Gov. Cleveland, and that he does not now
like him, but with equal frankness and 10y
atty he declared that the nomination, having
been made, he would support it, and on the
ground that it Is necessary for the good Of the
country to have change. that 1t is the duty
OF all Democrats, and Of all who are opposed
to Republican misrule, to do their utmost to-
ward the election OF Cleveland and Hendricks,
and that Tammany cannot be behind hand in
its support of the Democratic ticket.
THE TIMES"
The following is from the Times:
Tammany has declared for Cleveland and
Hendricks and pledged itself to 'an earnest
and cordial support of the candidates." and
Thomas +. Grady has declared for BENJAMIN
f. Butler, soldier, jurist, statesman and
patriot" still Tammany and Grady do not
seem to differ very widely in their opinion of
the Democratic candidate for President The
address, which was adopted with very slight
opposition, was made up of a glorification OF
Tammany and adefense Of that virtuOus body
from tne Sl5nuers OF enemies ana an eXplana-
tiOn Of its objections to Cleveland's nomina-
ton.
While promising ''earnest and cordial sup
port" it did not recognize one redeemIng
quality in the candidate. 1t maliciOusly mis-
represented his record and especially his atti-
tude toward workingmen. BOurke Cochran,
IN his speech in favor of the resolution, lost
no opportunity to stab the candidate he pro-
fessed to be supporting. The course of Mr..
Grady, inspired as 1t is by personal malice. is
more respectable than that of Tammany.
There is no difference in the spirit between his
long and bitter speech and the address
adopted by the committee, but he acts in ac-
cOrdance with his prOfessed convic-
tlons and the committee bellies those
to which 1t pretends. 1t claims to do so out of
devotion to the Democratic party. 1t does so
in fact because the mass of voters which it
assumes to control is not animated by any
such sentiments as the leaders express. The
Workngmen of this State have no grievance
against Gov. Cleveland. The Democratic
voters Of this city are not disaffected toward
him II is the Tammany leaders thaN dis