The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
PROTEST OF THE COUNTIES.
THE WINNER TAKES HIS BIIB AND
THE LOSER HAS HIS BARK.

THE WINNER TAXES HIS BITB AND
THE LOSER HAS HIS BARK.
Meanwhile che Basi..ss Before the De~ee.
raey 10 Licking Flat anA Eieeting the
State Ticket ana . Democratic I.egisis-
turc. witch Nobesy seems 20 Deny.
Tho County Democratic delegates to Cara
toga met In Cooper Union last evening. The
meeting was an adjourned meeting Of tho dele
gates and alternates to the Saratoga Conven-
ton. who were called together to take final
action and to decide upon tho plan which they
would follow during the campaign. AL tho
delegates and aternates gathered In tho
rooms Of tho County Democracy in Cooper
Union. Charles Anathema Jackson. who pre-
sided over the caucus at Saratoga. Hed tho
chair with mis- person and the room with his
voice. Maurice J. Power and all the other big
guns were present, but they kept behind tho
presiding officers shadow. The rank and file
were admitted.
Mr.. Jackson said that tho delegation had
been elected under the Cassidy resolution and
woro the only Democratic delegates and alter
mates so elected to represent the Democratic
party Of New York city in Saratoga It has
passed into history. he said. what happened to
these regularly elected delegates and alter
mates Of tho Democratic party. 1t had been
tho intention OF these same delegates and
Alternntes to parade the insult which had been
offered them before their constituents. and
they had concluded to deliberate before acting.
I'VE have adjourned from the hot blood Of
Saratoga" he continued. Ito tho cooler air OF
Row York for that purpose. When the con-
viots run away with tho engine 1t requires an
almost superhuman ability to guido tho tr ain.
Wo went to fight. and We fought with all the
Weapons that honest men employ. And now we
delegates and alternates want to know what
senator Daily moved that committee be sp.
pointed to prepare an address q protest and
ss follows: senator DAILY, j. n. Scott. John W.
%e ns T II SseEna KsaFSs s
committee was allowed fifteen minutes to COM
pose the protest. am. and brought back typewris-
r &c D.mcrrs'se Vots,' Of a: STAT. q Nss Fork:
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boon arbitrarily and unlawfully deprived Of
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put tho state. and renew their protest against
machinery in order to continue and strengthen
D2 sssss Se1ai o, 1884, realizing
ehe
pre- init s"s Should sppoios
REPRESENTATIVES from the county Of New York
spportoni,sSr epresentai,pes Jor Ee,e FORK county
for the previous year.. This resolution has never
B ee disreeasded It's maniest PURPOSE ss was to
confer upon the state COMMITTEES only ministe;
sRs
county ass as s9 do s9 tbot o, 1891
the representation from New York county was
equally divided between the County Democ-
Quoted State AS G1Hs
tee making Up the roll for the "
half Of the delegates from New York county.
Of the Convention and in the committees and
the u'q malicious Sa Ssn and ' unfoSnded iasehoods
which: in our absence were LETT necessarily
ants for recognition which was ours by right,
we presented protest to the Convention Con OF
tain, no notice whatever was taken. :. s..
We were elected delegates to the State
@ n es d sse tsss
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S0Sy the tes
Hall. II the unlawful usurpation by the State
be suffered to 60 unrebuked: It will be easy to
the holding Of Democratic primaries will soon
become o useless farce.
With our protest we may properly utter
note Of warning The proceedings Of the state
Committee and their ratification by the State
Convention must demonstrate even to those
who have hitherto been blind to the fact, that
the Democratic party Of to-day In this State
like the Democratic party OF those dark years
prior to 1871. is absolutely dominated and
controlled by q combination between Tam
many Hall and a Canal Hing. What conse-
Quences befell the party before. as the result
OF such a. ombination. We are none OF us
est, sober-minded Democrats Of the state to
proper time arrives to unite with US In the ef
tort to wrest the control OF the party machinery
from those who in the end eau bring to 1t only
Disgrace and defeat
Meanwhile, we advise all Democrats. as
opportunity shall afford itself. to strive to
secure the supremacy Of Democratic principles
in the State and nation.
With this statement and protest the dele.
gates duly elected to the Democratic State
Convention being without delegated power to
take action upon its outcome. return to the
people.who sent them.
ERNEST HARvIER. Secretary"
Tho address was received with great ap.
plsuse. and 1t was resolved to refer 1t to the
County Committee Of the County Democracy
Is warranted. Tho meeting then adjourned
quietly without stopping for discussion.
ON THE STUMP TOGETHER.