St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-09

which he and had to meet at the coming presi-
DENTAL election, 1t was concluded that because
he and had shaken hands over the ''bloody
chasm' we should come here again to do the
same, and consequently was put on the tail Of
the ticket. Loud laughter and applause.
Mr. Fellows-My friend, Mr.. Kelly, has well
expressed the cordialty of relations OF per-
sonal character which exists between us, and
most heartily and cordially reciprocate them
here. We may differ as to methods, we may
differ as to organizations, but say for him, as /
say for myself, that we have but common end
to attain, and that is shared by every Democratic
delegate on this floor. Applause. But his ex-
PLANTATION 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 the or from different
congressional districts.
Mr.. Kelly-I intended to ask question: but
did not suppose that it was necessary to ask it.
Now as he has referred to the manner by which
delegates were chosen, | will say that he repre-
sents one Democratic party in the city and
county CT New York, and | represent another.
Laughter
the same party Renewed laughter and ap-
plause.
Mr. Kelly-Very WE'LL and because we repre-
sent different organizations il was consented that
he and | should represent the district. but the
great point for the convention to consider is this
This gentlemen proposes now to ignore me and
not to allow me to vote III the convention at all.
Laughter and applause. Therefore he is will
ing to vote for me and it is against that that l
protest to this convention. Applause and
daughters
Mr.. Feows-My friend is greatly mistaken,
it is quite possible during the progress of this
convention dozen questions may arise in the
New York delegation when he will be one of
very large majority, and l shall
be in the minority, then he having his will ex-
pressed in the debate ana the delegation finds his
voice, and that is the point OF this convention
through and by the forms prescribed by the
state whose authority we bear. That is all
there is of the question. Gentlemen of the con-
vention we not sent to this convention BY
congressional districts. The convention at Sara
toga appointed a committee to 60 on and report
the names of sevcnty-two nominees TO be elected
as delegates to this national convention. When
these names presented the convention of
the state of New York elected delegates,
and without that action we would
have no authority. No, gentlemen
of the minority here will contend for one moment
that if the convention had rejected those names,
or voted them down, any of the names thus pre-
sented would have had any business in this con
veution. 1t was only the action of The conven
ton of the state OF New York tnat gave to its
delegates any authority here. Now that brings
me to the question that my eloquent friend from
California seems to have overlooked. When
New York has expressed her Will by majority,
how shall that viii be indicated to the country at
large. The state convention said, as
it has said to every i'll this
convention whose hairs are whitened
by the light of time, as they sit before ne were
black with the hues OF youth, sad that its state
should vote unit when the will of
majority had been ascertained by fair Demo-
ocrdtic methods. Applause. Now, gentle
men, a word or two further. What do they pro-
nm. n do hapas I rfo do
alterations in the delegation rooms, because
presently the result of these deliberations is to
be indicated by our action, when l say that
after long conference it was agreed,
and such was the sentiment OF all ourdelegatlon,
that its will being ascertained by majority, the
chairman of our delegation should arise in his
place and say on the pending question, the state
of New York obeying the instructions laid upon
her delegates ohedient to the will of the majority
of the delegation casts seventy two votes and
so, and that the result arrived at by the fol
lowing vote, stating that vote to the convcntion).
Applause So you see, Mr. Chairman,
| that all we desire here is what
our state instructed us to do,
instruct its sentiment in certain
prescribed form. Do not take that right from
~. 1t is a dear right to the stite of New York.
She elaif.is the power inherent in herself, not
granted her by the will of her sister states, but
repused ia her strong arms. evolved from her
ment She claims the right to prescribe the
methods and forms by which her ambassadors
shall execute her will Do not undertake to
strip her of th sovereign right for | tell you
that New York viii feel degraded and dishonored
by the action of this convention,
| il not over QUESTION: which are to be the
objest of your entire deliberation, but ques
tons which refer only to forms and methods of
her own delegation, you shall undertake to right
her laws instead of permitting her TO do it her
self. Applause And apropos of this question
and this discussion, it seems TO me the delegates
must have learned something of the possible mo-
! tive which animates the convention. Now,
=. 'cGgh the expression which dropped from the
! lips of the gentleman fIom New York, Mr. Coch
! RIM when he said that the reason
! they did not oppose the adoption
of the unit rule at Saratoga was because
they supposed then then they had a majority of
the delegation. Applause and laughter.
/ Mr.. Cochran, of New York-aIr. Chairman,
l would like 10 ask him question; would like
to ask the gentlemen if he understands me to-
day that that controlled action, whether
did not say that we did not feel called upon to
oppose it because NOBODY knew how the delega
ton stood.
| Mr.. Fellows-oh, not at all
Mr.. Cochran-And that it was suppressed by
the engineer, who now give it expression for the
first time.
Mr.. Fellows-Not at ALL Mr. Chairman. l did
mot understand Mr. Cochran TO say anything of
| that sort.
| Mr.. Cochran-I desire to correct that gentle
man.
Mr, Fellows-In what respect:
Mr.. Cochfan-To correct You as to the words
which you have placed in my mouth.
Mr., Feilows-I stated the fact that he said the
reason they did not oppose the unit rule at Sara
! toga was because az that time they imagined that
the delegation would stand differently from what
4 t,a4-4t ,,Ii IL +,,.c ar,dt o fiotr
/ certainly did not understand him to say that it
was that which influenced their operations. May
the Lord of the Democratic hosts forbid of
course that such base or sordid consideration
should have actuated him, Laughter and
cheers al is harmony, all Is perfect accord
between Mr.. Kelly and myself, since we pre-
scented ourselves in the attitude. he the David
and / the Jonathan, before the Democratic
hosts of this country and shook hands
we in tender sympathy with each other,
| Laughter and cheers, and feel it distinction
to shake hands with him every hour in the day.
but confess have brighter hope set before
me of better methods and purer forms when !
find through the lips of these gentlemen such
eloquent denuncation of machine methods
| TCheers and laughter Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Grady
and myself beyond Us the country understands
so we'll that everything we do in
New York is a spontaneous outcropping
of the popular will, T6reat laughter That the
hand of an arbitrary power neither contests or
imposes or dictates action TO make their pro-
testations necessary now. Laughter and ap=
plause. | come to the question again in
solemn form of expression as ! can present to
you; let me say for q majority OF this delegation
that every vote the minority may east will be
proclaimed upon the floor and
every single expression of individual
sentiment they may be desired to utter will be
heard upon this floor: but New York has told us
that we shall meet in delegated form and take
Fote upon every question submitted to us for
action and when the majority Is fairly ascertajned
that majority represents our Democratic will and
sentiment, and he wants i. proclaimed to the ma
ton in certain way. In no defiant speech, /
say this in a spirit of the utmost candor and