The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-09
FEATURE UF THE DAY.
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Spcsci Defeated.
The cbair-Tbs question 10 upoa the
amendment Of the gentleman from New
Fork 10 the resolution offered by Mr.,
sus!!sy, OF Vermont Are you ready for
the question:
Mr. Fellows, Of New Tork-Mr. Chair.
man, desire to address the convention
few suggestions which /: seeuss 10 me
should govern their action with reference
to the amendment sent up by my colleague
from New York. The State convention Of
New York, whose ambassadors and repre-.
aentatiyes ere upop this loor elected
by lis will. clothed viih ali the
authority We POSSES by iss action
and by none other, hnve been directed.
pot requested, that in compliance with the
immsuloftat Usage Of the D .moc.a,ic psrty
in tha. State that the sentiment OF its del.
egation ahsll first be asse,tsiued thronph
the EXPRESSION Of a msl 'rity, and tna!
theresf .er shall give voice TO tha. expres
| sion BY tho unanimous vote Of its delpya.
ton IS s whole.
Bsldiy. cir, sud plainly, In no upiri. of
acFltaony, but viii lbs aesaass dectra that
the.tiust reposed shall be Gcconpsnisi by
the conditions which those who gave the
trus. laid OH us, chalienCo the rieht a
this Convention 70 defeat the will Of New
York ss Expressed by in Convention.
(Appause, Sirs, you shall not tatr le.st
strip from the brow OF our eoverisn queen
her crown, without protest on the part Of
rome Of hGr loyal subjsc.s. [Appisuse |
New Yora, repeat, gave us our authority.
We stand here - representatives elec,ed
by nc congressional district. = ruu.
vention was Gallet .. according : 10
tho us,ges 81 our psr:y Ia the State
Of New York and assembled at HaratcRa
where the every element Of our party In that
Htste was represented. That convention by
Ito vote chose = delega.os to represent the
S:sis Of NbB York 10 express her will upon
the hoor Of our National Gonpen,iun, ;.d
In comforting Hpoq US this hixh trus. they
told Us The mt,hods under which We mus.
exercise that trust in her behalf.
Tho Chsir-An amendment Is pending.
Senator frs3y is entitled to tho floor,
Pending which, however, gn amendment
has been offered 10 the aintndIre.t
gecre.ary Bsll-An amendment 10 the
amendment is oasred by Mr.. Mcnzic, OF
Indians, "'hnt no S,ais saoll change It's vote
until thn result Of the ballot has bear an.
nounccd." 3. ~
Tae Chalr-The gentleman from New
York, Senator Grady, has the floor.
+' eESAroK GRADY's SPEECH.
Sspa.or Grady-I desire to address this
convention i few plain remarks in refer.
enes 10 the amendment. II Ii q ps;t Of
this Misrepresentation which has 6lled the
hotels and the corridors o. your public
buillings regarding the poe;tion the dele.
CATION ifom New YORK and tho people st
that State to SLY there Gre less than sixty.
eight ,uiepenJsat delegates from New
York upon this faor isEregsutiug Cougres.
aional districts that no State rvnycption
and State machinery has the power to
!isircnchise. lAppIauae,) Our State con.
vention mel; the paople from each
Of tho assembled districts aent llloir dele.
gates. rne delegates from each Congress
ional district met sa Congressional con.
yan.ion, selected their delegates and bsnd.
oil In the namss to the committee on cleo.
tors and delegates to have them reported to
the convention as selected by tho Con.
sressional delegates, 80 that IRON tho Con.
grebsioasl delegations the chairman Of our
convention would nIske up the proper
credentiala for our appearance here, ;. u.