The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-12
One Way to Unite the City Democracy

Ono Way to Unite the City Democracy.
The Democratic organization of Tammany
Hall has this year enjoyed the benefit of
what may be called n double political advan-
tagc. 1t has been permitted to exercise cx-
clusively the support and advocacy OF Dem
ocratic principles and policies in this town.
Its once formidable opponent the County
Democracy, has been engaged in political
star gazing from the bottom of we'll dug
as would appear at tho instance of THOMAS
COLLIER PLATT, and chiefly for his benefit.
1t is very rare that any political organization
Is permitted to profit by such advantages
On Tuesday evening the County Demo-
Gratis, at meeting Of a somewhat turbulent
character. evolved an opportunity for addi-
tional astronomical research. If the late
Boss TWEED" says our contemporary,
the Herad could only have been present
at last nights meeting of the County Com
mittee OF the County Democracy organiza-
ton, he would have acknowledged that the
proceedings ecipsed his funniest days in con-
trolling convention. Such high-handed
and undcmocratic exhibition of bossism
has seldom been presented. 1t was too
transparent, and the muttcrings of a ma
jority after adjournment would indicate the
What was proposed was the surrender on
the part of the County Democracy OF all
representative character as a Democratic |
body; and this course, if carried out, !
will preclude any future Democratic State |
Convention from admitting its delegates. |
When, in December, 1880. the public mass
meeting was held which eliminated in the
foundation of the County Democracy,
under the advice OF eminent Democrats
like WILLIAM c. WHITNEY and EDWARD
COOPER, system was agreed upon which
should correspond with the method OF
Democratic representation prevailing else
where throughout the State. All Demo-
cratic voters were called upon in each poll
Ing place to choose, at a primary, delegates
to district committee. These delegates
having organized, sent In turn twenty dele
gates from each Assembly district to the
central body. This plan was approved by
Democrats generally, and the succeeding
State Convention OF 1881 admitted the dele
gates elected under it, and rejected all other
claimants from New York, the Tammany
Hall delegates included.
The plan offered on Tuesday night, by
gentleman who was himself defeated less
than year ago when a candidate for dele
gate TO the State Convention, is that ma
Jortty OF the members of the central BODY
may arbitrarily declare vacant tho member
ship from one or more districts and assume
10 NIL the places OF those they have expelled!
Such grotesquc supplementary and I'M
democratic proposal can reflect little credit
upon any political organization by which it '
is entertained ,
Ihe proceeding Is similar to what 1t would g
DC II tho House OF Representatives. should (
ueclare vacant the Congress elections of q
Kentucky and Texas, thus deprlving the t
Democrats OF twenty votes in the House: il
ana then, instead of sending the question II
pack To the people for new election. should |
q" on 10 Ill tn" vacancies with persons of its @
own selection absolutely ignoring the rights n
OF the voters Of Kentucky and Texas 10 he !,
represented in the House. n
Similarly under such IN absurd md II
revolutionary theory, the Legislature Of n
New York might declare vacant the tvoIvn O
Assembly districts OF Kings county and E
having expelled tina duly elected mcmhors q
NIL their places with individuals picked nm h
In Schenectady, Schohalle, Chenango, and $
Chautauqua, each representing lim,cls s
only. Such mOustrous invasion Of tho "
rights OF popular representation would not Y
10 tolerated in any dclberativc bOdv:ard il :
Is not remarkable therefore that the pro- d
DosaI should have provoked loud express d
iions OF dissent on Tuesday night. G
But few OF the distinguished gentlemen Fl
Who by speech, purse, or personal effort C
AVE contributed to the success OF the County
Democracy. attended!on Tuesday to endorse
- their presence this most anti-DCmocratlc s
ala tD..1 y.,.I 4
YARD COOPER, Comptroller MYEES, CHARLES u
7. CANDA, Commissioner POTTER G. C. BALD Il
VIZ, john H. FELLOWS, Gen. JonH MENTION, r
QUINN. Commissioner PARIS, S
lajOr MCLEAN, Judge MURRAY, Commits il
Toner HUTCHNs, ADOLPH L. SANGER and II
BRAN S. HEWITT.
This extraordinary resolution OF tho b.