The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-09

Lepernlits me, will make an explanation. VIII
| the gentleman permit met
Mr.. Felows-Ce Certainly
Mr.. Keiiy-There is a division Of the Demo
cratic party in the county of New York There
are three county organizations, all claiming to
| be the regular organization of the Democratic
party. In the good feeling which prevailed at
Saratoga, and in consideration of the great ques-
| ton which lie and had to meet at the coming
presidential election, it was concluded that be-
cause he and L had shaken hands over the,
| bloody ehasEn we should come hero again t@do.
| the same thing. and consequently was put on
the tail of the ticket.
| Mr.. Fellows-My friend, Mr. Kelly, has wen
Expresses the .cordiality of the relations
OF a personal character which exist
between us and / must heartily
and cordially reciprocate them here. We may
differ as to methods, We may differ as to organ
Iation4 forms, but / say for him, as / say for
| myself, that we have but one common end to
attain and that is shared by every Democratic
delegate upon this floor. But his explanation
hardly meets my inquiry that was directed to
the question as to how he and obtained the
credentials which permit us to be here at all,
either from che same or different congressional
districts.
Mr.. Kelly intended to ask a question, but L
did not suppose it was necessary to ask it. Now,
as he has referred to tho manner in which the
delegates were chosen, Twill say that he repre-
Sents one Democratic party in the city and
county of New York. and represent another
Mr.. Yellowstone Democratic organization of
the4 same party.
Mn Kellg--Fery well; and because we repre-
sent different organizations, and as neither Of
the organizations could chose two, it was con-
scented that he and should represent the dis
trict. But the great point for the convention
to consider is this: This gentleman proposes
now to ignore me and not to allow me to vote in
the convention at all Therefore he is willing to
vote for me- and it is against that that protest
to this convention.
Mr. Fellows responded as follows:
Ny friend is quite mistaken. # is quite pos
sible that during the progress of this conyen
ton a dozen questions may arise in the New York
delegation when he will be of very large
jcrity; and shall be m the minority Then he iav
ing his will exessedin the debate in the delegation
finds his voice and that is the point of this conten
ton through and by the forms prescribed by the State
whose authority bear. That is all that there is Of
this'question Gentlemen of this convention. we are
not sent TO this convention by congressional districts
The convention at $aratpga appointed committee to
out and report the OF seventy two nominees
TO be elected delegates to the national cpnven-
ton When thosd names were presented the
convention of the State of New York
elected rs Delegates and without that action we
would have had no authority No gentlemen of the
minority here viii contend for moment that if the
convention had rejected these names voted them
down that any of the nalnes thus presented would
have had any business in this convention. 1t was
only the action of the convention of the State of New
York that gave to its delegates authority here
Now, that brings to the question that eloquent
friend from California to have overlooked.
When New York has expressed her will by amajofity.
how shall that will be indicated to the country at
Target The State convention said it has said when
every man in this convention whose hairs whtened
by the flight of tinic they SIT before black
with the hairs of youth hatits delegates should vote
as unit when the will OF majority had been aseer
tanned by fair Democratic methods. Now gentlemen.
word or two further. What do they propose to do
hereg reveal no secrets Of our deliberations in the
delegation rooms because presently the result of
these deliberations is TO be indicated by action.
when say THAT after long conference it was agreed
and such the sentiment Of alour delegation that,
its viii being asceFtaned by mRisritY the chairman
of our delegation should arise in his place. and say
tjfapase hf af
ebeying the instructions laid upon her delegates,
obedient to the viii of the majority Of the delegation
casts seventy two votes and and that result
arrived ut ny the following vote stating that vote
the conyention) So you see, Mr.. Chairman. that
all we desife here is Whit our State m
structed us to do to express its sentiment
in certain prescribed form. Do not take
that right from us it sa dear right to the State Of
New York She Chains the power inherent in herself,
not granted her by the will OF her sister States, but
reposedm her own strong arms. evolved from her
own sense Of right the product Of her opn judgement
She claims the right to prescribe the methods and
forms by which her ambassadors shall execute her
will loo not undertake TO strip her Of that sovereign
right for tell you that New York will feel degraded
and dishouored BY the action of this convention IL not
questions which TO be the object of your
tire debefaton but over Questions which refer only
70 The forms and methods of her delegation. You
shall undertakes write her laws instead of permitting
her 20 do ithersef. And aprupos Of this question
and Of this discussion it seams to me that the dele
CATION must have learned something of che possible
motive which alfnates the contention now throngh
the expression that dEopPsd from the lips of the gen
that the they did not oppose the adoption of
the unit rule at Saratoga was because they supposed
then they had Il majority of the delegation
Mr. Cochrane, Of New York-Mr Chairman
wonld like to ask him a question. Iwould
like tosisk the gentleman il he understood nae
to say that that controlled our action or whether
did not say that we did not feel called upon to
oppose ii because nobody knew how the dele
CATION stood2
GIr. Fellows--Oh not at all.
Mr.. Cocfrane And that it was suppressed by
the engineers who now give It expression for the
ffsttimea
did not understand Mr.. Cochrane to say any
thing Of that sorts
AIr. COeh1ane4--I desire to correct that gentle
man thgn,
Mr. Fellows-In what respect
Mr. Cochrane-To correct yoif as to tile words
which y0a have placed IN my moath
Mr.. Fellows concluded by saying
stated the fact that he said tie reason they
did not oppose the. unit rule at Saratoga,
CATION wotild stand Aerently from what they find it
to stand today certainly did not understand him
the Lord of the Democratic hosts forbid of course
that any such base sorbid consideration should
have actuated him Sirs, all is unity, all is har
mpIy, all IS perfect. accord. Mr. Kelly and myself |
since resented ourselves in the attitude, be the
David and Ethe Jonathan, before the Democratic
hosts Of this country and:shook hands Are in teaer
sympathy with each other. and Ifeel it distinction
to shake lands with him every hour IN the fay But
confess tht have brighter hope set before me Of
better methods andpurer forms when find through
deAmscatioH Of machine methods. Mr. Kelly
and Mn Grady and myself, and beyond
everything do in New York is a Spontaneous out
cropping Of the popular will that the hand of arbi.
our action, to make their protssiatiuns necessary.
Now come to the question again in as solemn form
of expression as ca, present to you Let me say for
minority may will be proclaimed upon this floor