The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-19
TELEGRAP1:1HIC.
THE EMPIRE STATE.
Assembly of the Democratic State
Convention.
An Agreement Reached on the Tam
many Question---Kelly Gets Seat.
An Enthusiastic Gathering Other DEM
ocratic Councils---The Illinois Prohi-
bitionists---The Sun for Bayard
--Other Political News.

An Enthusiastic datherlng g---Othef Lem |
ocratic Councils---The Illinois Prohi-
bitionists---Th Sun for Bayard
---other Political News.
SARATOGA, N. Y, June l9-The state |
Democratic committee met ac IL o'clock and |
then adjourned to distribute tickets. At a |
meeting of the Tammany delegates at noon,
John Kelly presiding, Gen. Spinola an
nounced that at a conference be- |
tween the chairInen of the county |
Democracy and Tammany and Irving |
hall, it was agreed that the representa- |
tion from New York county be as fol- |
lows: The county Democracy will have 81 |
delegates, Tammany 81 and Irving hall lo. |
The delegates were then named, including |
John Kelly, and the caucus adjourned TO visit |
Judge Hilton.
The Irving hall and county Democracy
held caucuses and selected their delegates In
accordance with the agreement of their
chairman with Tammany. Irving hall in-
structed their delegates to vote for Cleve-
land.
A caucus of the county Democracy and the
state Democracy adopted the following reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, The New York county De-
mocracy, meeting with the Democracy of the
state to name candidates who shall receive
the vote of every Democrat and OF ma
jority of the people for president and vice
president of the United States, is prepared
to make all necessary efforts and concessions
to assure the Democracy of the state and
nation that the regular organization in the
city Of New York has at heart the true and
largest interests of the party everywhere,
Resolved, That the four members OF this
organization upon the state committee be
and they are hereby appointed committee
with full power to use all reasonable efforts
to secure harmonious representation for the
city of New ork
At the Tanlmany caucus zen. Spnoia
said William c. Whitney, chairman of the
county Democracy would announce to the
convention the apportionment agreed upon
by the Democracy of New York county, and
would offer short resolution that that ap-
| q. 'lanment be agreed upon. His remarks
were applauded,
y 20 ut 1870 the delegates began to file
| lu.o tho hall There seemed during the
morning to he considerable confusion as to
| the interior arrangements of the building
ana its capacity 10 hold the people who
| rightly cr wlorgfully succeeded In getting
| LANCER of making confusion among the dele
| gates.
| 1t became evident is the hour of the con
vention approached that, while the building
would be closely packe d, there would be nc
confusion The hail was devoid of banners
or emblems of any kind.
The platform was densely crowded. Before
| the convention opened the scene was that OF
/
to cool themselves in the heated atmos'
phere. The morning has been spent by the
various committees in tolerably success
full efforts to cool the political air. Thers
was not a woman in the convention and nc
provision for their comfort.
At l:30 the convention was called to order
by Daniel L. Manning, of Albany. William
E. Smith, the temporary chairman of ths
convention, in his opening address, laid stres:
on the fact that the Democratic party had
gained large accessions to its ranks from th'
Republicans He said the Democrats every
where we're looking anxiously to the actor
of this convention. Cheers.
In his address he incidentally mentioned
Gen. Hancock's name, which brought out {
storm of applause The name of Samuel J
Til zen Jr. was received with wild applause
The roll of delegates was then called. Con
testing papers were presented from tht
ninth dslrcf. Kings county, by delegat
who salt the sitting members had It'll
that vas given them only by fraut
, cJfrui ton, bribery, and other method
pus nant to an honest government
s on after the name of " illiam Pur
c,ll, of Rochester, WAS called, and elicite
Immense cheers He arose and said the dele
CATION from the Second district Of Monro
county would not take part in the couveI
lion unless their rights were fully recognized
ICheers,
When New York was reached. Col Eel
lows announced it had been agreed TO equa
ize repre sentation, giving county Democrac
and TaIumany each 81 and Irving hall 10.
Resolutions to this effect were unanimousl
adopted.
The most enthusiastic scene of the CONVEX
tion occurred when, after settlement of I'll
/, New York delegations dispute, the name c
IA John Kelly was read. The entire audienc
l. broke out into the widest cheers. The nois
was SO great as to cause interruption to bus
|, ness for several minutes
The rules Of the state assembly wei
- adopted.
|
ing resolution, which was adopted:
That the delegates from the several col
gressional districts select one delegate fro
each congressional district to constitute
committee on credentials, to which commi
tee as thus constituted shall be referred q
questions of contested seats; but no memb
of such committee shall vote upon al
contest affecting his own congressional d
trict.
Ex-senator Grady said he had no obje
ton to the resolution if the representati
be: County Democracy, 4; Tammany.
Irving Hall, 1.
h Mr. Faulkener objected, and offered
2 amendment that no member shall vote or
= contest affecting his own district
Senator Grady moved to amend that
member shall vote on a contest affecting
own seat Carried.
William c. Whitney, of New Yoik,
fered a resolu ton that committee, CO
posed of member from each congressior
district be appointed to select delega
to the national convention, fe
delegates and four alternates from the ST.
at large two presidential electors lar
and one elector from each congressiol
district
Mr.. Grady, of New York, offered
amendment that of the New York rep
sentation the county Democracy have II
presidential electors and seven national d.
gates; Tammany three electors and se'
delegates and Irving hall one elector
two delegates
MIR. Whitney accepted the amendment,
the resolution was adopted
Ex-senator Grady offered resolution
. in any case where the delegates Of congr
ional districts are unable to agree upon
choice, they shall report the tactic the c'
mittee on delegates .and electors, who 81
report their recommendation in any 81
case for action to the convention. Adop
At 2:15 an adjournment was taken u
Up. m.
President Blair, of the New York 81
Workingmen's assembly, is actively enga
in pushing the claims of the organization
. better legislation regarding convict lal
child labor, etc.
The city is alive with delegates Ros
P. Fiewer is the center of attraction and
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