Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-23
NEW YORK FOR HILL
Delegates So Instructed by the
 Albany Convention.
SOLID DELEGATION TO CHICAGO.
Not One Cleveland Man Selected to Go to
 the National Convention.

Senator HIl Brought to the Hall and
 Delivered a speeCh, Which Was Greeted
 by Vigorous Applause-The ObjectOrs
 to the Early Convention Appear Before
 the State Committee, Enter Their
 Protect, Which Was Referred, Hold a
 Meeting, and Decide to Hold COnveu-
 tIon at Syracuse on May 31.
 ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 23.-After Gen. Daniel E. Sickles had taken his seat as Chairman of the Democratic State con vention yesterday afternoon, he spoke as follows;
 thank you for the honor you confer in choosing me to preside over your deliberations The Democracy of New York and of the Nation approach the Presidential campaigo of 1892 with deep sense of the responsibility imposed upon us by the signal victories of 90 and '91. We cannot fail to see the manifest purpose of the people of this country to dismiss the Republican party from any further con trol of the Federal Government. The policy of our adversaries having found its disastrous continuation in the Mckinley tariR, and in the Force bill and in the unmeasured extravaganza of the last Republican Congress, they will ap- peal in vain for the support of an indignant constituency.
 In our State the legislative department of the government has been restored to the con- trol of the Democratic party after long struggle, uneXampled in our historical his tory.
 Under the intrepid and masterly leadership of Gov. Hill, constantly supported by ma jOrity of the people, and sustained in the last conflict by our highest judicial tribunal, the voice of the majority ig once more potential in the capitol of our State.
 The State of New York has often had the good fortune to be honored by the choice of one of Its citizens aS the champion of the Ma tiona Democracy. If we shall again be invited by our comrades In other States te put forward a candidate for the chief magistracy of the NatiOn we are prepared to ask their suffrRges for a statesman whose record already places him in the group made Nutritious by the names of Van Buren, Wright, Marcy, Seymour and Tildcn. We shall present the name of a gallant leader whose banner is inscribed with many victories and under whom the Democracy of New York never has been and never will be defeated; a leader who was elected to the Sen ate of the United States without the expendi- ture of a dollar; a leader we love because the enemies of the Democratic party hate and fear him; a leader in whom the veteran SOL diers of New York have found a Steadfast fricnd a leader whose success is always the triumph of his party: a leader whose election to the Presidency of the United States would give to the whole people an administration guided and directed in all of It's measures by the principles the policy and the traditions of Jefferson and Jackson.
 The list of delegates and electors was then submitted. The IFS men selected include the Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and Comptroller.
 Delegates at-Large-RoswellP P. Flower, Edward Murphy, jr., Daniel E. Sickles, Henry w. Slocum.
 Alternates-Manton Marble, John Bige- low, Sydney Webster, and Alfred c. Chapin.
 The delegates selected were instructed for David E. Hill for President under the unit rule.
 A ccmmittec was then appointed to k.A 1,aIl
 When he appeared he was greeted by uproarious applause, which continued for several minutes. He delivered speech from manuscript which was ire quently interrupted by cheers from the assembly.
 Not one of the delegates chosen is Cleveland man.
 When the State Committee met before the convention was called to order the cards ot w. R. Grace, E. Ellery Anderson. R. G. Monroe and James Byrne were handed in. The delegation was received and the protest heretofore published was given to the Committee and read by the clerk.
 After the reading MT. Cochran asked Mir. Anderson if it was not true that the protest was prepared before the Conven- tion had been called or the date set, and if it was not true that they met at MT. Andersons s office for that purpose. MT. Anderson replied, "The committee met on the Saturday night prior to the 29th of January when the State com nittee met to decide the convention date. There was a rumor that the con- vention was to be held early" Thomas F. Grady said, II believe that 1 it is true that this committee met before l any date was announced and they de- cided to protest against the convention either as too early or too late. Then I also believe that it is true that this com mittee simply were opposed to candi- dates and not alone to the date of the convention. There is no good faith in this movement, it being simply antag- onistic and nothing else.' MT. Cochran moved that the question be referred to the committee, together with the papers. Adopted. Mir. Anderson then said: I've are very much obliged gentlemen for the hearing accorded us, and bid you | good morning."
 Directly after the adjournment ex- | Mayor Grace was heard to say: II have not mentioned Mir. Hill in my | interviews on protest because I have ] Gothing to say against him. It is not 1 the man, but the early convention that l deprecate.'
 The objectors afterward held a conven- tiOn, and after passing resolutions de- nouncing the early convention, voted to hold State convention at Syracuse on May 3l