New-York tribune., 1891-09-17
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the other delegates TO the convention from the
City of Churches Their protest led to the great
est manifestation of dissenSion that has been wit
messed at State Convention of the
Democratic party since John Kelly led
the Tammany Hall delegates out of the Democratic
State Convention which met at Syracuse III 1879
and then nominated himself for Governor in OPP
position to Lucius Robinson. The discord in the
Democratic party, not only among the delegates
to the convention. but also in every county IN the
State, seems as great as in 1870, and will lead as
surely to the election of J. Soat Fassctt' the Re
publican candidate as Governor of the State as it
did to the election Of Alonzo b. Cornell in
1879, when similar Democratic dsensOns existed
KINGS COUNTY SPEAKS OUT.
The Kings County delegates entered the conven-
tion hall this morning resolved to make solemn
protest against the nomination Of a man merely
because ne was rich. Their sentiments were cX-
pressed boldly to the convention aicrward by Will
lam c. De Witt and General Isaac ). Catlin.
although they knew that this famboyant mill
ionaire, as Mr.. DE Witt termed him. would surely
be nominated by the convention. But the Kings
County Democrats were resolved to separate them
selves from the convention in its act of adopting
party policy Of nominating man merely because
he has a barrel of money. They once supported
Mr.. Tilden for Governor Loyalty; but then Mr..
Tilden not only had barrel but also had brains,
and in the very teeth of Tammany Halls con-
vention, William C. De Witt cast these
words: "You propose to take away
the sovereignty of the common people and
make the honor and power of the American Re
public a mere perquisite of the rich" 1t was
not necessary for him to say after that, he
did, to his honor and to Kings Countys honor,
be it said, I'VE come presenting "a face Of iron
TO the money power of the State, and we retire
from this convention hall with that sullen and
surly air which will not like the action Of this
convention"
q When the time came for nominating candidates
for Governor, the Mayor Of Watettown, Wilbur
7. Porter took the floor. lie nominated Mr..
Flower, he said, because the latter was entitled
TO it through merit He praised Mr. Flower at
length and concluded his remarks by saying The
Flower | offer to YOU will not fade"
Colonel John r. Fellows, Of New-E0rl,, seconded
the nomination for 1ammany Hell. lie thought
the Republicans had made mistake in nominating
the young Mr.. Fassett.7 Mr.. Flower
mature man. and maturity would tell in the esti-
nation of the people. Then Colonel Fellows
jauntily concluded his speech by predicting that
Mr.. Flower would receive the largest majority in
Now-Yorl City ever given to a Democratic candi-
date
Up to this time there had been no indication of
trouble, bur now William c. DE Witt OF Kings
County. came forward and the clouds began to
lower.
MR.. DE WITT ATTACKS Mr.. FLOWER.
Mr.. De Witt has the figure and the face OF a
Napoleon. lie also has the somewhat expression
less face of Louis Napoleon. His large. full eye,
once bright, is now dimmed by middle age. In
his movements he is somewhat slow His voice
when he began ais speech pitched low and
was more in the tone of an advocate speaking 10
Judge in small courtroom than that of an
orator addressing a great audience. The delegates
TO the convention and the 5000 spectators there
fore settled themselves back in their seats with
an air of expecting TO be bored ten or twenty min
utes with a wooden speech about Chaplin, prasing
him in a conventional manner and then nomina-
ting him for Governor in duh peroTation But
Mr.. DE Witt had not been speaking two minutes
in low key before those who sat near the plat
form and the front row Of TamInany Hall magnates