The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-09

sLiewn all AiopR hls shesd,le, bat ku
INC Object With which the resolution OF
Htsuy II now pMsed Ia 10 ati0e the yoic,
I'M tAe minority. trust that no Democro
n convention will ever lend itusli 10 /
W gagglng process At ths very momen. VII
he 10 going 10 ask the confidence OF /
n. country 90 a result OF iia labora In Tho ssl
m, tion ol platform. b,B 100
~, Whst, sir, are the tavdry sophjs
W winch tho gentleman from Now York. +
-. co!lta2nn, has advanced here for The co
se sideiA,ion of this convention, lis hi
od about the me ority OF stateoi qnocnly ria
n. which she may assume In terms which 4
", ", not proper In the practical. JIscnmlons
1e polls,,H. p,. Tho TACT 10 that by that sys.e
NJ OF political machinery which has grow
A. A. Sili be tho curso Of New York polite
al me expression is now eought to DO ma,
"a upon the floor Of this convention whit
~ ~ was concealed In the councils oI tho SLa
convention, which wss suppressed az
Ia eVaued by the very gentleman who no
% seeks TO take advantage Of tho subseriup
= Ry which they ciSim we sre Instructed
a vote rs unit. ApplauaA1 I am stain
=, mere, eli, nothipgbnt Whist the history ,
/, the convention Will justify. i ask The a
= trntion oil this convention 10 tho iurthr
/, lac! mat the unit rule has always bsen n
!, uaholy device by which political man
, sgers aad political engineers have sough
. oRlyh inlse expression 10 the yotesa q
= the state and to perfect rather tha,
, dtsIoy their effect upon the floor OF
asaos'asivs body. tAppiauae
I'.a4a IT HAS NOT iii,i. Ngl..
LAS the memoty- aL, 1850 passed ava,
IRON the mindsotthe dele egates, or Ia It her
upon this aaor, and has the lssson laugh
bya Republican Convention, q couyen.Io,
ola party which We accuse Of perjury, an,
Of every form Of political heresy, has its en-
lightened action been lost upon thlv body
representing that pure, patriotic iorc,
which we mean when we mention thu
Democratic party2 Applause.
III 1851 the attempt was made In tht,
very city. 10 deliver the convention OF lht
Republican party 10 support Geucral G ranl
Tor third term ior the Presidency Of M
United usiatea. Every mRn olHense through,
pnl ms community know. Il YVES only by
tho operation CT State ! instruction
and the unit rules tha: tho nomi.
aa.ion could be accomplished eud thv
letters which these political manarers
sought to place upon the Wrists OF the dele.
gates 10 convention were, broken BY The
act ol that body, and the managers who
s1usht to throw the epirit Of liberty and
Tree speech, which is tie great reliance Of
tao democracy, pfos!rate under the grind
ing hooi. Of al oslous machins were de-.
leatei by tho acts ot q party that we to dsy
tenounce as being unworthy ol consider.
alton. - -, l.. Il"
What Is the argument that the rea,le.
man from New York has to further ad.
yancsf He says that when his resolution
WIS olleEed In the State Convention the
gentleman who noT moves that every delo.
.a!e upon the door Of this convention
shall have right 10 free expression Of
opinion was silent, and did not raise his
volce IN opposition 10 It. I coniess, that
10 be uue, l waa in that convention
and l remstned silent, but giving The gen.
i!eman the tull length Of his argument our
Silence III Il convention cannot be,rsy the
rights Of great party, aud although We
were silent because We believed m,iority
OF the delegation were comiag here pledged
70 Candidate who Is not the choice ot the
delegation to-day. Still the TACT ren,sina
that whatever .nay haye leea done In the
State convention, New York caunot be az.
sumed to control THO uct;on Of menbIr, WIN
represent the National Democracy ia ibis
body. Now, sir, when that res ,luiion was
passed, II it hsd any meaning a, ali. iTthers
could be any sense In the uait rule. Il
would be when delegation WAS instructed
Tor y Certain man, Tor . certain candidate
or for cest4ln E1ipoiple. sa:' !;55st'
IT DOES Nor. al y"
Doea the resolution which the gentle.
msn from New York read here contain the
slishssss irs:rucsIo4 to ths delegation as to
whom they shal! aupporl7 Dsc,, i: Say
wo1d IS to the ssnss Of the convention
and the action Of tho delegates heyeY.4(Ap-
plauss And if sinister iihuenccs% which
have caused revolution OF sentiment In
ihe 1SiHds Q; this majority OF the Nav
York delegation, u the nyslrrious ilasi,od
which caustd one large body Of de!ega.es
TO exprees their preferences at The very
eleventh hour and thereby decided the
complexion OF tho delegation i,sel'; il these
resaltl 81 tho 'labo;s' Of ss,a.t 'roit;cl-
aus ars to be taken ss an expr.g.
sion Of tho voice OF very great State
then, Mr: Chairman, In thia great conven.
ton, In this great council ( the great b m.
octn'ic marty, We gre prepared 10 announce
in Tact 1ia! tee speech aud Jree dig:usslion
are thrown Out through lhs Windows, and
tia. maj 'sity oi lho delegates ere pre-,
pared to submit the,uselEfc 10 tho N.aasae.
ment oil q feT gentlemen whose operations
In New York have not been aingula,ly
succeessdi, who ahcr two hundred thou.
sand miiority in 1882 left the State In .
minority OF 4l,0uu Tor our party Ia
1883. lApplause "Theswoids that have
snd, 6srs, are not for any particular
candidate. Nay, mors; they ars not de-
signed to defeat any particular candidate;
thus Know Of bhleG viii Ia iasks sJa eeI .ecosd.
Ing atcretsry place upon the minutes Of
this body u livinv lie, simply becaus, A
resolH.ion OF the Wv FORK stats COME
tian assumes TO 'fAlsily our votes, Tan.
plause II the chairman Of the Now
foFk Ge!egstloa rsgofds ,ae Mad twenty.
ioar q ny eolies9l.p ss voting ior . csr.
tsiu Candidate ior, whom they hayo already
ANNOUNCED their determination not 10 cast
thelt votes, he records, cir, what is not
true iu iaci, and when the secreta,y ei
:u!s convention proceeds to record tae
vstina 10 TIP way that my lips deny be
perpetratee HI cltrsad 4ltu tsgs upeech,
and reduces this representative Body 10
a comedy and q farce, 10 which hope
It will never be reduced in this land Of
the iree, and especially In this council ol
free and enlightened democracy. = [Ap.
plause. r7lNH19 F-f7 : Iy
| coME FOR a VAIN oDJEcr. IA
MI. CuHie, Of CAliioraia-Mt President
and gentlemen OF this conyonuon. :. We.
came al Tho way from California; to; yo.e
lor.As CREATES! political re!ormer Of the
age, sAulue! ]. Tiliea, 81 New ork.
[Aprlauae1 We look to tho grsa. Empire
S:-ta to lead us in this struggle, but We do
not ant to s!ars wrong. ~ W
apprOhsrd lha. every delegate in tbs
conTenlion who. 4 is patriotic enough to
como here, cane here ior the single pur.
poss oi euccess In the coming election. i
understand, Mr.. Pfeailent, That the call
lor delegates. TO-, this convention 1 was
made Tor ua msny from osoh
Congressional district, sud 90 many from
the Safe at large. think TINT 1t would be
undemocfatic, think that It would bs an
outrage to tho great National Democratic
Convention tn permit majority OF any
Stats in this Uaton to depriyee e minority
OF ihsir tsl.s eapiitstlon on Ibis q nor. Grsat
app}auss] I, in the aaRie, Of California,
can say to YOU that whoever may receive tbs
endorsement Of this conr sntIon will re.oiys
tho hsarty support OF the Golden State.
!applausel, bat we do not want to lot It 20
Sbruad that the great National p psmoeraiic