The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-16
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NEW YORK, May 10. Inc Democratic
State convention 10 choose delegates to st.
Louis was called 10 order at l2.45 o'clock
in the Academy Of Music, and Frederick
Il. Coudcrt was chosen temporary chair
man. The building was crowded with
prominent Democrats and handsomely
decorated with flags. hr. Coudcrt in TAX
ing the chair made brici speech In which
he reviewed the outlook for the Demo.
cratic party four years ago aud today. lie
said: GLOW different the outlook 10 what
IL was even with our snguine hopes Of
1884. Then We could only make promises
Now We can stand upon facts and we say
10 all our fellow citizons OF the country
TO whom we made pledges Point out n
single one that We have broken APP
plnuse. We made you promises when we
were out Of power. Point out one OF them
that We have not kept. Applausc. You
were told that Democratic victory meant
financial distress and ruin. Look about
You. When has our name been morc
hOnorcd, nj home or abroad2 When
has our treasury been guarded more in.
diligently or honestly | asked what
promises We had broken or pledges We had
left untitled. / refer you 10 the history Of
the last three years. II u easy 10 draw
platforms aud pirate about moral ideas"
The speaker then spoke in terms Of praise
Of the courage and honesty Of President
Cleveland as exempliilcd In his tariff
measure. AZ the conclusion of Chairman
Couderts address the usual committees
were appointed and recess was then
taken until o'clock.
During the recess the committee on del.
eeatcs and electors, consisting Of one from
each oi the thirty-lOuf congressional dis
tricts Of the State, met and proceeded,
Grst 10 select delegates nj large. Gov. Da-
yid II. Hills name was iint proposed, but
he received only five vOlcs The delegates
nj large as finally chosen for submission
to the convention are ~ follows Alfred
q. Chaplin, brooklyn; Edward Cooper,
New York; George q. liaIncs, Rochester;
Roswell r. Flower, New York. The sclcc.
lion Of the congressional district dele
gates followed. Thcy afc. First district,
A. n. Miller, II. A. Reeves second,
David Body, John Ihnscomb; third,
J. W. Ridgcway, J. d. Adams; fourth,
w. II. Murtha, Edward Patchcn;
fifth, blank, sixth, Richard J. Croker. j.
H. Voorhis; seventh, M. G. Murphy,
Daniel Doughcrty; eighth, w. Bourko
Cochran, T. j. Campbell ninth, w. X.
Grace, Hugh j. Grant; tcnth, j. J. ODon-
ohue, j. Hampton Robl5 eleventh, VI. j.
Power, Roger A. Pryor twelfth, q. II.
Foster, Nelson j. Waterbury, thirteenth,
]. W. Fellows, w. L. Brown; fifteenth,
Fred Hcasingcr, H. P.Clnuson; sixteenth,
J. w. Iianlcy, Dubois Collier nineteenth,
Cady Iierrick, John Iafkin; twentieth,
James Shanahan, y. VI. Buell.; twenty
first, jeremiah w. Finch, &. T.. Martin;
twenty-sccond, O'Brien, Thomas $. Plat,
twcnty-thlrd, A. J. Goodwin, Oh. smyth;
twcnty.iourth, w. ID. Davenport, J. spin.
der twenty.flfth, Alexander II. Day,
Hugh Duly; twoniy-aixlh, John slebbins,
q. II. Hall; twcniysetpnih H. l.. Slork,
w. A. Poucher twcnly-oighih, q. j.
Rumsey, J. u. Thomas; thirty flrt, i. w.
Prem, l.. s. Coleman; thHyrcond, Col.
schuc, Geo. s. Fields; .hiHy.third, John
VI. Wiley, Geo. T.. EDDY.
Electors At large Oswald Oicrdoder, Il.
w. Bisscl.
Seven o'clock was tho time sot for the
rcaScmbling Of the delenics, but at that
hour not more than twciiy were In their
seats. AZ 100 O'Clock Chairman Coudet
came In, linked arm In hrm with Mayor
Grace. Tho attendance Of spectators was
not nearly M largo as At the afternoon SEES
sion, though many ladies were present.
About 7i4b o'clock the delegates began 10
pour in rapidly, and at ! o clock nearly all
were In their places. When $50 o'clock
came and passed, the spectators began TO
amuso themselves with calls for ox.Mayor
Gracc and District Ationcy fellows,an nj
el4 o'clock one for Mayor Hewitt brought
down storm OF misses, but they were inn
mcdately drowned By cheers for the
American mayor. Then some one said
Hill, and cheer that shook the house en-
Chairman Couderi opened the conycn-
ton nj 500 o'clock. The reports OF com.
mitlccs wcrc iint beard. Tie report oi