New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-22

rejecting upon my charatter q ana Democrat
State Committee until my character has been vndicatea
before . proper tribunal; OF which am confident !;
the State Committee this date.
The letter was signed W. p. Kirk. dated April 2,
| and was addressed to Chairman o Brien. smile wep'
around the committee at the date 40 was on'y
day before yesterday that Kirk had publicly sngmazed
lie tho report that he had resigned. Tho letter was
type writer manifold and bore the significant WORD
dictated" as though 1t had come out OF law oiace.
W. Bourke Cochran was elected to fl the vacancy.
Then Exile John Keenan's resignation was an
nounced. jocularly remarked that some
chloride lime ought to be brought In to purify the
roo.n E. Ellery Anderson and Maurice j. Power were
admitted to vacancies caused by the dean
OF Hubert O. Thompson aud the resignation OF Keenan,
Resolutions then adopted regrettng the deaths OF
Tilden, Hancock, Seymour, Mcclellan and Hendricks
Some comment was caused that John Ksllys name had
been left OF the list +. Elery Anderson then pre-
sented the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas The State Committee under all the pre-
cedens of the party this State has no power TO make
Whereas Many questions that affect great interests OF
people should receive consideration from the Dem
ocrstic party which is the natural representative VI
Resolr,d That state Convention of tho Democracy
OF the state OF New-YOrk De held at - on tne
day OF - that the secretary OF this committee be
directed to give the usua! public notice TO carry tns res
olution Into effect.
Mr. Anderson, on behalf OF the County Democracy.
advocated this resolution for calling state Conven
on taking the ground that authority had ever peen
given state Committee to mako any nomination OF
any candidate for any STATE Office He also asserseu
that it was the duty OF the Democratic party to meet
the issues before the people ana to define Its position
thereon Abiding to the labor question he SAID the DEM
ocratic party should hesitate to define Its position
on this subject in behalf OF those VINO are ils
allies and failure to give 1t an opportunity U Presoh'
It's lust demands would be considered grave potca
blunds He did think that the honest laoorers SYM
nd Auar
should express its dlsapproval OF such Things.
Mr. Cochran spoke against convention ana saiu
that the workingmen would not THANK Nr An
derson for referring to them as Co'nuunis'. >
and Anarchists. Mr. Anderson disclaimed having saiu
anything of the kind The resolution was lost by Vo'o
OF yeas 10 90 nays. The five affirmative votes were
given by f. Elery Anderson Maurice }. Power ana Ed
ward Kesrney, OF the County Democracy, and 'oFu
Never tr of suffolk County aud Isaac y. Cox. OF Ulster
County.
Register Murtha OF Brooklyn, then offered resolu'
ton for the appointment OF committee OF seven to
confer with the Republican State Committee on proper
non-parson candidate to be supported by ooth parties
for the Court Appeals vacancy speeches 10 favor favor
of this made by Aqrtha -Atopney b tady
Herrck, f. EIlery Anderson ana iho,as nIect az
Mssone's man. spratt spoke three four times and
was exceed ngly earnest, indicating that Magons was
by illusions to the Democratic hosts OF 81 Lawrence
| County. When was taken 1t stood lie do ioF
! Far the conference: John Y. McKane. OF Grayesend
Ridgway, McCary and Murtha OF BroOKlJn n1ugntou t
OF Irving Hall Cochran, Nicholas Mu4tf, C1uIi anu
Grant, OF Tammany; lluntinstOn OF "estchoslcr oou
| O'BrIen OF khine0eck william l." Muller, OF timia
Walker OF Corning; McAuey, proxy Tor Del4nl OF ar
por Lockwood and Wiley, OF Buffalo; ana Dooks'"'er'
| OF Dunklrk-l7. , -. c.,
| Opposed to the conference; Never, or sui
| folk. Anderson, Kearnoy and Power. OF tho
County Democracy. McCo.ky prSxy Tor r.9yl pePaus
| f. Murphy. jr.. OF Troy; Herrlck. Of Albany; AGaoe
proxy tor Bea OF Saratoga Bue OF saratoga; 1ieeu,
| or Malone spratt OF Orlensburs Dshler. OF uuca;
Beckwitn OF Herkincr; KIRK. OF Syracuse; Eastoh OF
Owego Poucher, OF Oswego; and stevens OF AtuIa-i. :.
| The suffolk membcrls controlled by Perry belmon.,
| who thus returns the favor OF the Administration III
making MIN chaIrman OF the Foreign Relations COM
mttee Spratt OF Ogiens ,urg auu OFecu' O' "''o"''
| are controlled by Collector Msgone " -,,
| Mr. Poucher, OF Oswego has control or the feuera
patronage there aud everywhere that the AdminstrS
ton reached votes were gwen against tno OoNetu
or programme. The result WAS surprise al ato0nd
| and an adjourn ment was taken Tor an hVut. - -. ~
When the up tho Governors Irlehus were al.
| promptly on nand, while Anderson, POWER heSrpey
and others stl eating dinner Mr. cochran bosel
an adournment 10 September 20. the committee then 10
| meet In the Hoffman House, New lorS dmas s
| was put through. ami though there were seFniai
votes is was carried before the aDsentees coud
| reach the ROOM In this way the Governors Irenus
| carried their point. The Republican stare COMMITTEES
also meets In New-York on September ~ 20 maAe "a a
nomination. The Manning men say that fechhau mu,e %
bo nominated In order TO show that an sua'on
| man can carry the state as well as Governor Hil c-
| The chance for Democratic union III New-lo Iltl
on city nominations is now further on thah oeto,c'
was discussed here to-day but nothing was done 10 inc
state Com nittee about IT, Mr. Andersen anu others Oh
| the County Democracy think that there VIII pe n'
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