Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-23
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ALBANY. n. Y, Feb. 22.-In the recess
interim of the state convention, the
Blocker hall anti-winter convention men
gathered at Union hall in Eagle street, only
block from the executive mansion. At
2:30 O'Clock, Hon. Charles L. Fairchild,
chairman of the committee of fifty, called
the meeting to order and submitted state
mentS in the nature OF a report as chair
man of that committee. He SAID: To the
committee of fifty-I report that Sin pur-
suance of instructions given US by
mass-meeting held at Cooper Union Febru-
airy IL members of the state committee in
dividually. and the state committee as q
whole, had been requested to dissolve the
convention called by them for this day and
they declined to comply with that request.
Inothat event you were instructed take
such measures as you might deem well to
secure q proper representation of the DEM
ocracy of this state at the Democratic
convention to be held in the
city of Chicago, June 2lst, next. You
will now enter upon the work of consider
ing and adopting such measures. Your ex-
ecutive committee thought proper to invite
friends and members of the Democratic
party from parts of the state other than
New York city to meet you here to-day to
aid and join in the great and patriotic
work YOU are about to undertake
Fairchilds then presented Locke
of Buffalo as chairman, who said in
part. There are times in the history Of
parties as in the history OF states when it
sert and maintain their right. Such
an occasion now confronts the
Democratic party in the state
of New York. Its organization, which
was created and intended as a means
through which the viii Of majority would
be made manifest and given due
effect, has been seized by INSCRIPTIONS
a
and used as an instrument not to subserve,
but to Illustrate the will of the majority. 1t
arrogantly defies the law of the land.
1t arrogantly defies those rules Of pro-
cedure, which, from long and uniform
usage has received the sanction OF party
law. 1t represents not the party but few
who have received or hope to re-
ceive political benefits from one
ambitious politician. 1t Is self
perpetuating for it oegets its own kind. II
relies upon the patience Of the people. upon
short statutes of limitations for political
offenses and upon its outcry against any
thing in the way of attack as menace 10
the party"
Charles ]. Canda and Wallace Macfar-
lane were chosen to be secretaries A roll
of those present was then read by Macfar-
lane, thirty-six counties being represented.
T. Ellery Anderson was called upon and
made a stirring speech, which was fire.
The following speech, or address, to the
Democrats Of the state was read:
To the Democratic Electors OF the State Of
New York:
The present Democratic state committee
was appointed by the state convention of
1891. Its controlling membership
secured that convention by the
admission of numerous irregular con-
testing delegations and by the exclusion
of delegates regularly elected by a majority
of Democratic voters The state committee
has complete control over the machinery by
which delegates may obtain seats in
the convention. 1t exercises absolute
Jurisdiction in making up the preliminary
roll, which determines the membership of
the committee on contested seats. The
experience Of 1891 taught you. no matter
how complete ard emphatic the vote may
be in the c2ucuses or in assembly district
conventions, If the result is notsssatisfacsory
the delegation chosen by Democratic cleo
tors viii be set aside in favor Of delegaE