Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-21
NON. SAMUEL sUALIrAv cox.
His Constituents Urge Him 90 re
fuse the Turkish Mission.

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Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The delegation
from the Fourth Assembly district Of New
York, which arrived in Washington last
| evening to present to the Hon. s. S. Cox
and TO the President series of resolu-
tions recently adopted in New York City,
held u meeting this morning in n parlor
at Wizards Hotel and organized by
selecting Judge John Henry Mccarthy
as chairman and William Geoghegean as
| secretary. Mr.. Cox had been sent for
and was present.
Judge Mccarthy stated that the object
of the meeting was to urge Mr.. Cox to
decline the Turkish mission. Turning to
Mr.. Cox, he said, he (Cox) had repre-
sented the district in years representing
all the people and all factions and senti-
ments. The people of the district felt
honored in having one of his ability,
wisdom and liberality to represent them.
II was Democratic district ut all times,
but it had taken pride in giving to MIR.
Cox one of the largest majorities ever
given any representative in Congress. In
the last election the people felt they were
sending him to represent them under II
Democratic administration. They unani-
mously felt that the government needed
him at home on account of Mr.. Oox's
ability and experience, and that he ought
| to remain where he could. be. of more SER
vice to his people and his country than
abroad. For twenty years he (Mr. Cox)
/ has been hampered to some oxtent but tho
future was dawning brighter before him
here ut home, and he would have wider
field for the accomplishment of good than
Il haf IttI ~ t1taYt
| sented an engrossed copy of the rosolu-
tions to which he said the people trusted
Mr.. Cox would answer in the affirmative.
The preamble and resolutions were read.
They are Us follows:
Preamble and resolutions adopted at a
mass meeting held under the auspices of
the Thomas jefferson Association of
| the Fourth assembly district of New
York on the 25th day of April,
| 1885 requesting Hon. Samuel Sullivan
Cox to decline the appointment as minis
ter TO Turkey, and to continue MS tho rep
resentative in Congress of the Eighth
| congressional district and also requesting
the President to advise Hon. Samuel Sui
liyan Cox to decline the appointment as
minister to Turkey:
WHEREAS, We, the citizens of the Eighth
| congressional district of New York, in mass
meeting assembled, have learned with pride
and qualification of the honor and distinc-
| tion recently bestowed by his excellency,
| Grover Cleveland, President Of the United
States, upon our distinguished representa-
/ tive, Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox, in appoint
ing him minister to Turkey; and
WHEREAS, While we appreciate this dis
| tinction and consider II an honor conferred
i upon his constituents rs well as himself,
| yet knowing him as we do for the wisdom,
ability, energy and parliamentary eXperi-
ence possessed by him and this in service
Of more than II qunrterof u century asa repre-
i sentative in Congress, during which period
| he had held some of the most honorable
| positions and that on the most important
committees as well as being speaker Of the
i House of Representatives and has accom-
| plished greater benefits for the good OF the
people than perhaps any other representa-
| tive; and
WHEREAS, We feel at this time more than at
any other, when Democratic administration
i is entering upon IL successful careerand has
i yet to form map out and endeavor to secure
its policy and to initiate legislation for that
| purpose, that 1t is all important and abso-
lutely necessary that we should have the
ability, energy, perseverance,, wisdom and
parliamentary experience OF Hon. Samuel
sullivan Cox in Congress to guide, mid and
bring to safe harbor and success all such
measures ; and
WHEREAS, We firmly believe that the Hon
Samuel Sullivan Cox can, as n member of
| Congress, be of decidedly more benefit to
the administration, the Democratic party
and the milton than as u ministert to Turkey
| where neither the customs nor the policy Of
| the United States controls, and where there
/ is no danger of the goodwill existing be-
/ tween both nations being dis
turbod, nor present necessity in scnd-
| ing ono of the first leaders of
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ResOlUed, That we hereby beg, urge and
demand that the Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox
shall decline the appointment us minister
| to Turkey so kindly rendered 10y his
excellency Grover Cleveland, President of
the United States, and, that he shall con
tinuo to represent the Eighth Congressional
i district of New York in the House of
| Representatives, where we feel he can do
more good to his party and the nation and
credit to himself than elsewhere; and
further be II
ResOiued, That we most respectfully re-
quest, pray and urge his eXcelency Grover
Cleveland, President of the United States, to
advise the Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox to
decline to appointment as minister to
Turkey, and that he shall retain him at
home, where, as u member of Congress, he
can do tho most good for his people and the
nation In guiding by his counsel, aiding by
his efforts, example and experience, and
accomplishing by his indomitable will and
energy the formation and successful carry
ing out of the policy OF this Democratic
administration.
R6sOtued, That the following named gen
tlemen be appointed II committee to wait
upon the Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox and
upon his eXcollency, Grover Cleveland
President of the United States, and present
to each draft of these resolutions with
suitable remarks, expressing the views ol
| IA al
The foregoing was signed by John
Henry Mccarthy, Chairman; William
Geoghegean, Secretary; Bernard. Kennedy
Thomas Shirk, Joseph p. Paiten
John Hodge, ST., John j. Ryan
Strengester, A. Levi, M. II. Whale1
William H. Townley, John Simpson
Charles Linderman, Isaac Cohen, NJ. d.
Ignatius Buchanan, M. j. Daniels, N. j
Kearney, p. Farley, james b. Mulin.
MIR. cox AND THE PRESIDENT uNALTERABLE
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Mr. Cox in tn
course of brief speech declined to with
draw from the mission on the ground tina
the President had appointed him withou
his solicitation and was determined
that he should go to Turkey. Thereupoi
! the delegation called upon the Presiden
and asked him to advise Mr.. Cox +
! decline. The President said Mr.. Cox wa
1 the man he wanted for the Turkish mis-
sion, and he could not spare him.
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y WASHINGTON, May 12.-Commissione
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