The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-06-07
MEETING OF THE ANTl-HILL
CONVENTION.
ColfESfNG DELEGATES CHOSEN,
Chairman John d. Herman Explains the
Position Of the Anti-Hills Democrats
/, In New York State-The Resolu-
lions Denouncs the Mckinley
BM and the Midwtnter
Observation-Disclosures

SYRACUSE, n. Y, June 1.-The con-
vention of the "anti-snappers" met
here yesterday to decide the
question whether they should
protest or contest at the Chicago con-
vention, and after spending a great
amount of enthusiasm they decided to
contest, and will demand the entire
seventy-one seats of New York.
The delegates-at-large chosen are
R.F. Coudert of New York; Alexander
E. Orr, Brooklyn; Charles F. Bishop,
Buffalo; and Edward Fitzgerald, ex-
mayor of Troy.
Exactly at noon a shout went up
from near the doors of the Alhambra
rink, which was crowded. and soon ex-
Mayor Grace of New York and John
D. Herman came down the aisle, side
by side, amid rousing cheers. Ex-
Secretary of the Treasury Fairchild
and Ellery Anderson greeted them.
Then Mr.. Fairchild, as chairman OF
the state committee, arose and called
the convention to order in a brief ad-
dress of congratulation on the great
attendance and spirit manifested.
John ID. Herman of Oneida, who was
introduced as presiding officer. in his
opening words sounded the keynote Of
the whole address. These were as fol-
lows:
This convention is a halt on the
march to the national Democratic con-
vention at Chicago of an army of 20),-
600 New York Democrats and of as
many more enlisted sympathizers.
They 60 to wage war against their dis
franchisement in that convention by
leaders who have made unwise and
crafty use of party machinery for per-
sonal ends. and who have overridden
time honored customs and usages of
the Democratic party.
1--WE admit that the unity and in
tegrity of the party demand at all
times that our representatives in the
organization be invested with broad
discretion, and that their motives and
acts be judged with federation and
allowance. Captious fault finders and
disgruntled place seekers are of no
use in any party; they lack weight for
ballast even; their wall should die I'M
heard, and never disturb Democratic
harmony or loyalty.
I'VE claim under these rules our
right to insist at Chicago that the call
for and manipulation of the February
convention was an abuse of trust and
a violation of Democratic rights in the
state"
The speaker then denounced thu
February convention in vigorous words
as playing Hamlet without any Ham,
let" and as willful, criminal violation
of the just rights of Democracy.
The Platform.
The resolutions open with Q vigorous
declaration for reform and denounce
the Republican party for abuse of
power and mismanagemeut in the past
four years. In reference to Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration, it says: Son
trasted with the history Of extrava-
gance and oppression we recall
with ever increasing satisfac-
ton the wise and prudent
Democratic administration of Grover
Cleveland. He pointed out in his
message of December II the true mis-
sion of the Democratic party and,
through temporary defeat, brought it
to the magnificent victories Of 1890 and
1891. All this has been remembered
by our brethren in other states from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and New
York, we emphaticslly declare, shall
not be q blank space upon the Demo-
cratic man."
The Mckinley tariff is denounced Is
excessive and as enacted in the interest
of the few for the oppression of the
masses, as an inexhaustible source of
corruption. q constant menace to free
government, which has Slapped the in
dependence of industry and induced
men TO seek to grow rich by official
favoritism rather than through their
own exertions-
The resolutions declare for gold and
silver money. but against free coinage
Of silver by the United States alone 1t
the present ratio.
Mr.. Pease of Saratoga, . member Of
the resolution. committee, then pre-
scented rs . supplementary to the plat
form, the following. which was
adopted:
Resolved, That this convention ap-
prove, indorse and point with pride to
the administration of Grover Cleve-
land and we recommend him to the
Chicago convention for nomination and
to the Democratic party and the patri-
otto people of the country for election
again to the presidency.
The delegation chosen by this con-
vention is instructed to act as q unit
according to the majority of its dele
gates"
Stricken by an Inebrlate Cure.
WICHITA, Kan, May 81. George
Bradshaw, who had been more or less
of drinking man, began the Hunt
singer treatment for the cure of in
ebriates last Saturday. This afflicted
his brain and after the fourth .sshof"