New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-06
ERIE DEMOCRATS PROTEST.
DENOUNCING HILLS SNAP CONVENTION.
A MASS MEETING IN BUFFALO ADDRESSED BY
SECRETARY FAIRCIIILD. WILLIAM

r. GRACE AND OTHblS.
Buffalo, April 5.-A big mass meeting OF anti
Hill Democrats was held at Music Hall in this
city this evening. The principal speakers were
ex x-Secretary Fairchild, eX-Mayor William II.
Grace, of New-York, and Frank NJ. Thorn, of Bnf
falo. The presiding officer, who also was outspoken
against the practices of the Hill faction, Mayor
Bishop, of this city. Resolutions were adopted
denouncing Hilrs Albany convention OF February
~ as a packed mid-wnter convention, represent
ing not the party, but mere faction temporarily
In control of the machinery, and entailing disaster
at the spring elections and predicting that Hi,
if before the people of the State for their sufragcs
would be buried under an adverse ma jority of 20O
900 while any other Democrat could win by
25OOO majority. The meeting ratified the call
for the Syracuse Convention of May 81, and de-
cared that HIPS INSCRIPTIONS political methods
in this State since last November, his unseemy
and disgracefu efforts 10 obtain the Presidential
nomination, and his continued and contcmptuO'ls
neglect of Senatorial duty, have estranged nine
ienths of the Democratic voters of the State and
that his nomination. or that Of any man supposed
10 be under his influence would result in the over
whelming defeat of the National ticket III the
State.
In assuming the chair, Mayor Bishop condemned
Hills packed delegation TO Chicago, and SAID that
his programme to prevent possible remem-
brauce Of or reference to Mr.. Cleveland lie
spoke of the selfish and personal ends sought by
Hill and his licuenants their control OF legls-
latlon at Albany, and believed that the time had
come for rebuking them. Their overthrow was
necessary In order to achieve I triumph tor tarll
reform. honest money and economical government.
Ex-Secretary Falrchild spoke enthusiastically
Of the movement against Hill, reviewed the CAUSES
which brought il into being, and argued that the
action Of the Hill convention of February - was
not binding upon the Democracy of the state. lie
denied that seat in a convention was the personal
property of the delegate, and said:
A truthful history Of the caucuses. from which the
member, Of February convention their authority
Will that the Convention expresses not merely an
A-cOnsid'd. premature expression a Ne"-Nork's De-
nocacy. that II s false and fraudulent eNc>siOn
general conspiracy. covering the whole
state. dcHive the people Of thcir rshs. When We
aplehr before he National COnynuon IN Chicago We
wi. 20 before that body, recognizing that II Is court
u equity We'll court OF law. We will not only
urge the safe Democratic Committee o Ncw.iork.
Ia ,ang mia winter conyentiou. ycrstpDod their at
tlofity technical error but IN addition -
this, viii that the whole transaction Deimcatd
fraud action Of enton not only
Di-r ccnt- IA" DtmOcfay u the Stat" u Ncw-l 0rn
intended % u,r,p tnat DcnociacF.
.ud nat every action SSan bl hat convention Is a
nulll.y IN conscience a Hru !, liw.
And above al. dominating all other party con~iderl
lions. /, the fnct that the delegation oil the February
u .in.tfuctod 10y u,t convention, groA m>rcpre
Demo,r.cy OF this STATE great applause. anu
aJ must II 10 obey- taose instructions "a claim viii be-
nado IL Is Ia honor bound % GI - vote and act a.
D. O..Ag ds.st t. our uai:y And d,hoaor
Aow Democratic hrnds, II you ar not satisfied tnat
n. pretended commission given all these long months
b,1io uie will b. or 10 good OF tbs country
aud II your pirtv f believe that Tor Ogy fcaoon
either because mistake rao February. or because
Of later e,eut,. that party good cells Tor
new comm. sion l. closed against YOU yet
You have right = prefer recall that com
s..1g and out another With new and diferen,
bowers. 30 nut your wsho, shall be- carried out and your
POLITICAL Effort, be- crowned with and honor.
The only time leiofc his nat hd the hoAor Of stand
ine teton, Buffalo audience there spoke from N, platform
Democrat Of Democrats, man the soul o honor. IL
las god fortune 10 render our party such service
ity seldom falls to the lot Of any nan u render u
snv uarfy. would that / could 10 ribut" n him +.
, can. / need but name HIS name. Frederic X. Coudert!
lGf,at appau-l let gs also remember those good Old
Ncv.York Demo ratio names II Peckham and Hand zap
pae,eI 10 not forget Cater. Parsons. Robinson Horn
bower Or ~. kucy. [Nppau el They all bclieN" our
p, pes and VIII alwa,, give powerful help when We
arr true TO principles and % ourcNc loud cheer
.neJ
EN-Mayor Grace after congratulating the meet
ing on the interest which the Democrats Of Erie
County had shown in the movement. said:
W. I'm York. striving A. You nave hero to ifree
and Of Cleveland great cheering. has heretofore COM
nand,d our lo,a enthusiastic support from the cor
ruptng control o the present state tonutt" dominated "
IL 9, bv MI IIill-wc. too. are Democrats utu2htcr anu
cheers: Tut think ina. Democracy stands for some
lng moro than game where PERSONAL sdNin'
tag. /, exalted above principle AMI where organization j.
c>olcd A. the end OF party cIort and not the means
hroueh which political consciousness, u the nss''
manifest, itself tAppauseJ
rho,. i, in the ,ity Of Ncw.YorN q large body Of
norc,,tic voters who have ncycr been and never VIII
le reconciicl the present system 0 representations
Their opposition {, dceps"atd that, II they continue
70 be a. they are today unrrPr>Nt !" u,' 0.'".,N
= ina partv much oi their s,rceth VIII be Iot 20 ulr
no,oc,,rv Ia the Salatoca Convention last year. IL
VIII be remembered. The County D"nor'"cy Whatever IT,
.in. o' omission commission. justly GAINED % De i'
r,rdd a, the only regular organized body representing
,e democracy not anilia;d With Tanmany Han. us
doeoat.s wclo dcnlci admission 20 thc state ConNnt"
The then state Committee under The inspiration oil S'h'"
nm ard tho Tamnany leaders attoeai"d to itNrt III
d.n,nco Of an ne q preccdent> the dangerous
,o,er Of determining In advance OF the mee1hs
,h onv.ntion and without It's authority
,,o .houlI and who should not be permitted
Ia respond the preliminary 'O"''''' .
10 Tanmany Hall was given the soe r'p'''"','''"
., ,r cltv Of New.York at the state ConN huon
,d -, saratoga last August. Has not the career ol
mat organization during the pat few months ""''eyu
,.oute proof Of their unhtn's' t. represent th' '
,, NJ, true Democracy Of thi, cyl In my OPINION, IN
r,ov inc the dictates of the Albany boss, the eont"'t'
Of Tamnany Hall have run counter to the preferences q"
even their factiono Constituency
Mr. Grace described the work which he hau
undertaken i'm Ncw-lork, in forming an organ,
igatinn to represent at the convention to be hcd
l., Vav AT Svracusc the disiranchlscd Democracy
~ hi. own city and county, adding;
There =. therefore, every ra'on Tor all p'no1'i''
49,, IN sympathy with to feel encouraged on' S''u
" -, ,,,, from all pa,t, Of the State come the SAM
~ d,nq, Of "a grand uprising Of true. oya ana p'tlo''
nnuo,r,t. who wish TO elect a Democratic IF'9"h'
rh,s confirms the opinion which have always h'u' 'a'
- ...,i.r f,t,n OF Government r'sting upon sur
,,. nr,tcally universal. the good sense oil ulc i"'p
- ,elv he trusted to decide justly every question 'uo
m,t,ed to their determination ""er' ''e Su.O " W"
Do ,o,d tn,n1 has been given that WHERE ua' u''s
[ hecn reached 10 viii mud voice through oPP'"P''d
orc,uizauon which tie scheming mnchn''''lS Vi '"
ecker. will be powerless to throttle ana u'a. 'o ~
,nbf which il inspired BY pure and unSeu'h pa''o'
| , .soo,ilv certain U command a popular confidence
mnch ntr leaders cannot and dare not ignore 'Lons
continued applause) ,,, .v.
Wr Thorn referred to Mr.. Hill as Young
-, .ii' ~ ,rd rdiculcd lis Huclilcberry tOn-