New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-15
COUNTY DEMOCRATS FOR CLEVELAND.
A COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED TO MAKE


CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATION.
The County Committee of the County Democracy held
its first meeting since the election last evening" anu
It was able to show much better mont than its VIC
torious enemies In Tammany Hall had predicted still,
Room "a in the Cooper Union was large enough to
hold all the faithful who present, and there were
MANY vacant chairs Charles A. Jackson presided ana
Charles J. MCGEE and NJ J. Muqueen acted o. secsc
taries Maurice J. Power, Timothy J. Campbell
Thomas Costtgan, Henry II. Beekman, Charies >.
Canda Peter Bush, William Clancy, Edward Crosse
John W. Goh Patrick Keenan,, cx senator LansDen
and F.. A. schnabele were among the leaders IN at
tendance Mr.. Keenan, and Mr.. Gof. VINO came Id
late were greeted with enthusiasm
John HAYES OF the XXth Assembly District. offered
declaration of sentiments prepared By the committee
on resolutions which hailed with delight the Demo
cratic cycloner OF November 4, and on local matters
enunciated the following:
We do not propose 10 relax our enorH secure sounu
and business administration OF municipal aairs believing
that principle which our ticket represented CERTAIN
under more favorable conditions TO receive the hearty sup
mort Of the people. We want pure municipal govern
mmtwe have sriven honestly for II, and we VIII strive
aancopscious OF rectude OF purpose ana that
the sense OF the people will yet be with u.s.
Then Mr. Hayes made a long speech, evidently by
the authority Of the managers Of the organization winch
showed throughout purpose TO antagonlze I'LL ana
his supporters in Tammany Hall by booming Grover
Cleveland The speaker asserted that tho election
had made IL manifest that Mr. Cleveland was frst In
the hearts of the people, sentiment that was cheered
and cheered again. His "wtse craftsmanship ana
great foresight eulOgized and 1t was declared
that the people had ratified at the baotbox the views
he entertained upon National affairs and Natopai
measures, The way in which every mention OF Cleve
land was applauded, plainly by Encouragement was
enough 70 make HIPS friends, II he had any there
turn green with envy. Mr. Hayes regretted that no
could not congratulate his hearers on local victory
but he defended the banding together OF the County
Democracy with other organizations to defeat Ianmahy
Hail. and made the somewhat astonishing statemehs
chat there were "between 10000 and $4,000 Demo
crafts in Ncw-York who believe in this organization
lie called the recent statement Of G. e. Balwn chair
man Of the County Committee, that there was no
sa for more than one Democratic organization In New
York City, :" fatal mistake and accused Tammany
Hall of. repeated acts Of disOyalty to the Demo-
cratic party This made two organizations o
necessity. and he ended his speech insisting
that his brethren had reason TO be dismayed
Roger Foster followed closely in Mr.. Hayes's foot
stems and voiced the belief of the management that
cleveland, and not Hill, was their man. Mr. Foster
said that the keynote of the Presidential election had
been struck by Grover Cleveland at the thurman
dinner in Columbus tie night before The ex-Pres''
dents speech he said had disspated all fears that
his mind and body were decaying Mr.. Foster was
so emphatic in this that Z" TIM Campbell VINO mao
doing cOntcntcOly
nm and smiled The speaker would give some credit
to Hin slight s sas sssnsto os N but
Cieveand was the man for the White House, and tine
meeting gave vent 10 its acceptance Of this dsrbnt on
of offices. - .,o,,. ~ thu came
vein after the platform had been adopted
The chairman empowered 70 appont COM ,
rt,ne of nine one from each Congress district ana
rom the Twenty third and Twenty fourth waras 70
make necessary changes in the plan OF ORGANIZATION
Mr.. Jackson said that he would announce TINS com
mftce hereafter.