The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
THE WORK OF THE NEW YORK
STATE DEMOCRATIC OONVEN-
TION YESTERDAY.
Cleveland and Flower Factions
Boss Kelly Plays His Part
as Usual.
Democratic Conventions in Ten
nessee, Georgia, Michigan
and Other States.
Independents in Florida, and
PrOhibitiOnists I'm ChiO-A
Kick Against the Tariff.

SARATOGA, June 81 p. m
About 1890 delegates begau to fl
into the hall. There seemed durin
the morning to be considerable CONT
sion as to the interior arrangements G
the building and its capacity to hol
the people, who rightly or wrongl
succeeded in getting tickets of admis
sion, thereby involving some DANCE
of making confusion for the delegates
1t became evident as the hour for tn
convention to meet approached, tina
while the building would be densel
: crowded, there need be no confusion
The hall is devoid of banners or EN-
blems of any kind. The platform wa
densely crowded before the convention
opened, and the scene was that of {
perspiring crowd in desperate effort
to cool the heated atmosphere.
The morning had been spent by va
rIous committees in tolerably success
full efforts to cool the political air.
AT half-past one the convention was
called to order by Samuel L. Man
ming, of Albany; William Z. Smith
temporary chairman. In his opening
address ne laid stress on the fact that
the democratic party has gained large
accessions to its ranks from the re-
publicans. He said democrats every
where were looking anxious at the
action of this convention. Cheers
The roll of delegates was then
called, when contesting papers were
presented from the ninth district,
Kings county, by delegate, who said
the sitting members had title that
was given them only by fraud, cor
ruptlon, brides and other methods
repugnant to honest government.
Soon after the name of William Pur-
cell, Of Rochester, was called, and
elected immense cheering. He arose
and said the delegation from the sec
ond district of Monroe county would
not take part in the convention unless
their rights were fully recognized.
(Cheers.)
Assistant District Attorney Eel
lows of New York, arose and said
his party were willing to do anything
for harmony. (Cheers.)
The name of John Kelly was re-
ceived with prolonged cheers.
Daniel Manning, in calling the con-
vention to order, said: Gentlemen.
am directed by the unanimous vote
of the committee to nominate to you
for temporary chairman, William E.
Smith; for temporary secretary, Jas
e. Morrison, and Joseph Martin
These nominations unanlmou sly car
ried amid cheers. William E. Smith
then addressed the convention.
Mr. Henick, of Albany, offered the
following:
Resolved, That delegates from the
several congressional districts Sc
lect one delegate from each congress
sional district to constitute the COM
mittee on credentials TO which COM
mittee, as thus constituted, shall be
referred, all questions of contested
seats, but no member of such commit
tee shall sit upon any contest affect
ing his own congressional district.
Ex-senator Grady said he had one
objection to the resolution if the rep
reseatation should be for Kings coun-
ty democracy-four, Tammany three,
Irven Hall one.
The chairman said che could give
no information on that subject,
Mr.. A. @. Whitney, of New York,
offered resolution that a committee
composed of members from each con-
gressional district be appointed to Sc
lect delegates to the national conven-
ton from the state at large, three
presidential electors at large and one
elector from each congressional dis
trict0
MELrady, of New York. offered an
amendment that of the New
York representatives the county
democrats have four presidential
electors and seven national delegates;
Tammany three electors and seven
delegates; Irving hall one elector and
two delegates.
Mr.. Whitney accepted the amend
ment and the resolution was adop-
ted.
Mr.. Foulkner objected and offered
an amendment that no member shall
vote on contest affecting his own
district.
Senator Grady moved to amend
that no member shall vote on a con-
test affecting his own seat. Carried.
The convention called to order at
9:15. The report of the committee on
contested seats was adopted.
The committee on permanent
organization reported in favor
of continuation of temporary
officers of the convention.
The report was adopted.
In introducing the report of the
committee on resolutions, Mr.. N. J.
Waterbury said that the candidate of
the democratic party for president
must be what the candidate of the re-
publican party is not. Loud ap-
plauSe. He must emphatically be
what the candidate of the democratic
.rty has been in the past. We have
st II, and we all know, as a matter of
f.; in the political history of our
country, that, during a period of more
than fifty years, the government of
this country was administered with
honesty and with wonderful success.
After referring to the misgovern-
ment of the republican party and the
opportunity now offered the demo-
cratic party, Mr.. Waterbury read the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the democracy of the
state of New Y ork, in convention as
sembled to appoint its delegates to the
national convention of the party, COM
mits to those delegates, in association
with the representatives of the party
from other states, the general declar-
alton of democratic principles upon
the national issues, at the same time
recognizing the fact that no issues
can be more important than the cleo
ton of a president of the United
States whose character and
public reputation shall give to
the whole people assurance of
an honest, impartial and efficient adj
mipistration of the laws, without
suspicion of personal ends, or of priv
ate interests.
Resolved, That as q declaration
concerning matters of the state gov
eminent, this convention adopts AMI
affirms the resolutions of the conven
ton of the party in 1874-76 and 1881
to which the people of the state hav
given hearty approval; that it recog
nizes the duty of the legislature T.
respect 1.-THE popular vote in 1883, TO
the abolition of the contract system
of labor in prisons; and that it heart
lily commends anew the efficient an
upright administration of Governo
Cleveland.
Resolved, That the delegates to tn
delegates to the democratic nationa
convention, to be appointed, are herr
by instructed to enter that conyentio
as q unit, and to act and vote as
unit, in accordance with the will of
majority of the members thereo
every delegate or alternate occupyln
the place of a delegate to be bound b
this rale, and, in case of the abSen,
of both delegate and alternate, frol
q any district, the vacancy, to be fill,
by a vote of the majority of the del
cation.